Beginner All-Rounder
The topics below are the skills you can learn under The Office Expert’s Beginner All-Rounder course. If you are interested in this training or are enquiring for another person, please register your interest using the form below. This curriculum was actually design especially for Retirees, however, other individuals can certainly also register for this course. It targets topics which interest Seniors and also equip them with precisely the knowledge required to keep in touch with loved ones. Whether it’s transferring and emailing camera images or browsing the internet, this course covers it. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to register a business of your own? This course has everything you need. It will demonstrate just how easy technology can be. Also check out our Basic PC course or the essentials of computing which are closely related to this course.
This level includes:
Emailing
- Setting up a free Gmail account
- Configuring program for mail
- Creating new address book
- Writing a new email
- Replying to an email
- Forwarding an email
- Attaching a picture/file to an email
- Saving attachments from email
Internet Basics
- Google searches
- Which links to follow
- Learning about links/icons
- Printing browser pages
- Zooming in/out while reading
- Accessing your email via browser
- How safe are online purchases?
- Checking availability of business names
- Checking if a Domain Name is available
- Purchasing a domain name
- Finding and Downloading Music
- Selling something on eBay
- Sell something in Gumtree
- Shopping on eBay or Gumtree
- General Browsing techniques
Transfer Images from Camera
- Identifying correct ports and cables
- Connections & notifications
- Accessing your Images
- Connecting your Camera to your Computer
- Where to put your camera Images
- How to find your Images again
- Naming your Folders smartly
- Sending your Images to loved ones
Mysterious things your Computer can do
- Free up space on Hard Drive
- Perform frequent Virus Scans
- Manage Windows Updates
- Skype to keep in contact with loved ones for FREE
- How do I download Zoom and is it FREE?
- Task Manager to handle Backups and Reminders
- What to do if computer freezes
- What to do if you can’t turn your computer off
- Calculator or Calc
- Virus Protection – do you need it?
- Windows Defender App for Windows 10+
- Manage Storage Space and Settings
- Cloud Storage Options
Managing Computer Files & Folders
- Saving files correctly
- Naming Files correctly
- Copying Files to another location
- Deleting Files
- Getting your Deleted Files back
- Creating/Naming & Renaming Folders
- Moving Folders and Files
- Dragging Files
- Opening & Printing of Files
Basic Computing Functions
- Searching for Documents/Files
- Copying/Pasting information
- Cutting/Pasting information
- Right-Clicking vs Left-Clicking
- Double-Clicking
- Mouse practice/exercises
- Screen Captures, screenshots or screengrabs
- Backing up information
Cool PC Tools & Programs
- Microsoft Paint
- Snipping Tool
- Skype
- Turn on the Windows Search Bar
- Notepad
- The Cloud vs Physical Storage
- Onedrive
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- We Transfer