Course Aims

To familiarise participants with the Windows OS environment and enable them to use the features efficiently and with confidence.

The skills participants will develop will be to

Load the operating system

Navigate round the interface

Understand menus, folders and files.

Load, open and close programs

Understand the purpose of toolbars and use them#

Print

Understand the 'My computer' feature, shortcuts, icons and the desktop

The course is for

Those who are new to PCs or unfamiliar with the Microsoft Windows interface and need a quick but practical and detailed introduction.

Topics covered

Getting started

Exploring

Menus, folders and files - contents, properties, views, functions

Different methods to launch programs and exit them.

Toolbars and their features

Printing documents

The control panel and its features

How to use the recycle bin

The find assistant

System tools - defragmenter, scandisk, system backups

The benefits

The course will enable the PC user to manage their PC efficiently, using, storing and backing up data and programs effectively and maintaining a PC for maximum benefit.

Stand alone module duration: 1 day