Computing with Windows 7 for the Older and Wiser (PDF)

Acknowledgements. About the Author. Publisher's Acknowledgements. Icons used in this book. Chapter 1 Introduction. Age considerations. Stretching the mind. Guardian angels. The uses of a home computer. Using the Internet. Communication. Information. Shopping. Hobbies. Sports. Holidays. Fears of using a computer. Financial security on the Internet. Equipment needed. How to use this book. PART I Basic computing. Chapter 2 Getting to know the computer screen, keyboard and mouse. Turning the computer on. The computer screen: Desktop. The keyboard. The computer mouse. Turning the computer off. Chapter 3 Windows. The anatomy of a window. Chapter 4 Navigating drives, folders and files. Disks and drives. Memory and storage. Libraries, folders and files. Navigation. The Address bar. Favorites. Chapter 5 Getting to know your Windows 7 Desktop. Personalising your Desktop with Themes. Changing the mouse pointer. Gadgets and Side bar. Start menu. Creating and deleting shortcuts. Task bar. Windows Explorer. Chapter 6 Opening your first program: word processing. Cursor and pointer. Selecting text. Formatting. Dropdown menus. Inserting text. The Backspace and Delete keys. Saving your work. Quick Access toolbar. Chapter 7 Getting help. Windows Help facility. Chapter 8 Installing software. Getting started. Installing a program. Copyright issues. Part II The Internet and email. Chapter 9 Understanding email and Internet concepts. The concept. Choosing an ISP. Type of service. No such thing as a free service. Dialup and broadband connections. Dialup. Broadband. Dialup versus broadband. Wired or wireless. Setting up an Internet connection. Registration window. Usernames. Passwords. Chapter 10 Introducing the Internet and World Wide Web. Using Internet Explorer. Setting your home page. Using the Web- a couple of practical lessons. Alternative web browsers. Chapter 11 Finding things online. Search engines. Other search engines. Metasearch engines. Directories. Finding answers to your

Adrian Arnold (Colchester, UK) is a computer trainer with Age Concern in Colchester, UK and author of Computing for the Older & Wiser and Internet for the Older and Wiser. With more than a decade of experience in computing training for the over-50s, Adrian knows how to get the best from his students.

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