Get your own email address.
We are running an extra session this month on Monday 27th April 2009 10am - 12pm.
The session will be focused on getting an email account and some basic tips.
Everyone welcome.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Email bits and pieces
Email
Each email has its own unique email address
e.g. computerclubtraining@yahoo.com
Yahoo email is a free Web based email account.
How do I check for new messages?
Yahoo!7 Mail automatically checks for new messages every 10 minutes. You can also use a keyboard shortcut to check your mail by pressing the "m" key, or by clicking on the Check Mail button.
Where's my Address Book? You used to add contacts into your address book, which is now a folder called Contacts. To add a new contact, click on the Contacts folder, and click on the Add Contact button. After sending a message you can now add a contact's email address, and first and last name.
How do I delete a message?
You can delete a message by selecting the check box next to the message and clicking on the Delete button, dragging it to the trash, or pressing the Delete key on your keyboard.
How do I move a message into a folder?
Simply click the check box of the desired message and select Move to send into a specific folder. Alternately, if you highlight the message with your cursor and hold down the mouse button, you can drag and drop the message in to any folder you choose.
Email etiquette
Subject - helps reader to judge how important/urgent the email is. Greeting – Hi, Hello, Dear Sign off – Thanks, Cheers, Regards Using capitals can imply that you are shouting Do not forward chain emails When receiving any warning emails – check source before forwarding it on May wish to use smileys/emoticons e.g. J :-) ;-) :-(
Each email has its own unique email address
e.g. computerclubtraining@yahoo.com
Yahoo email is a free Web based email account.
How do I check for new messages?
Yahoo!7 Mail automatically checks for new messages every 10 minutes. You can also use a keyboard shortcut to check your mail by pressing the "m" key, or by clicking on the Check Mail button.
Where's my Address Book? You used to add contacts into your address book, which is now a folder called Contacts. To add a new contact, click on the Contacts folder, and click on the Add Contact button. After sending a message you can now add a contact's email address, and first and last name.
How do I delete a message?
You can delete a message by selecting the check box next to the message and clicking on the Delete button, dragging it to the trash, or pressing the Delete key on your keyboard.
How do I move a message into a folder?
Simply click the check box of the desired message and select Move to send into a specific folder. Alternately, if you highlight the message with your cursor and hold down the mouse button, you can drag and drop the message in to any folder you choose.
Email etiquette
Acronyms and abbreviations
lol – laugh out loud He he he – laughing
L8r – later Atm – at the moment
Fyi – for your information Cya – see you
b4 – before
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Basic Internet and searching
Internet – The internet is a worldwide network of computers holding information
WWW – The world wide web or web for short, information that is stored in files and linked by the internet.
Webpage – a page of information. A collection of Web Pages is a Website
Browser – a program required for viewing websites.
e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo, msnsearch, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, Netscape Navigator, Google Chrome, Camino (Mac)
Home page –
The front page of a website
The first page that loads when your browser is opened
ISP – Internet Service Provider – a company or organisation needed to connect your computer to the internet.
Modem – Equipment that connects the phone line to the Internet.
Search engine – A tool that enables you to search the www.
The GO button sends the browser to the Web Page address you have in the address bar.
Webpage address – Each webpage has its own unique address URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and do not contain spaces.
e.g.
http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/library
http:// stands for hypertext transfer protocol and is the set of rules used to establish a connection between your computer and the webpage. Your browser automatically inserts this.
www stands for world wide web and starts most webpage addresses
frankston.vic.gov.au/library is the domain name
Frankston the first part of the domain name describes the company, organisation or website and is often an acronym e.g. www.bom.gov.au is the Bureau of Meteorology Australia
.vic.gov.au/library is the domain extension and can have several parts
Vic identifies it as Victorian
.gov identifies that it belongs to a government body some other examples are
.com – a commercial entity or business (the most common)
. net – a commercial entity or business
.org – a charity or non profit organisation
.edu – an educational institution
.au in this case identifies which country the website belongs to (Australia)
.fr French
.nz New Zealand
.uk United Kingdom
Entering a web page address
- Click in the address bar of your browser
- Type in the address and click GO or hit enter on the keyboard.
Useful tips
Back and forward keys move between previous pages you have viewed and back to the newer pages.
Home – returns you to your browser’s Home Page
Refresh – gets you the most up to date version of the page you are on.
Stop – Stops a Web Page loading.
Useful Web Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
www.acma.gov.au
An initiative of the Victorian Government - Public Internet Access Website
www.internet-access.vic.gov.au
Buying a computer and Internet connection - Consumer Affairs Victoria
www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Searching the Internet
When searching the Internet use a few specific words to help refine your search.
e.g. weather Melbourne forecast
Adding a Web Page to favourites
- Go to the Web page you wish to add to favourites.
- Click on favourites button in the Toolbar.
- Click Add .You can change the name if you wish.
- Click OK
WWW – The world wide web or web for short, information that is stored in files and linked by the internet.
Webpage – a page of information. A collection of Web Pages is a Website
Browser – a program required for viewing websites.
e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo, msnsearch, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, Netscape Navigator, Google Chrome, Camino (Mac)
Home page –
The front page of a website
The first page that loads when your browser is opened
ISP – Internet Service Provider – a company or organisation needed to connect your computer to the internet.
Modem – Equipment that connects the phone line to the Internet.
Search engine – A tool that enables you to search the www.
The GO button sends the browser to the Web Page address you have in the address bar.
Webpage address – Each webpage has its own unique address URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and do not contain spaces.
e.g.
http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/library
http:// stands for hypertext transfer protocol and is the set of rules used to establish a connection between your computer and the webpage. Your browser automatically inserts this.
www stands for world wide web and starts most webpage addresses
frankston.vic.gov.au/library is the domain name
Frankston the first part of the domain name describes the company, organisation or website and is often an acronym e.g. www.bom.gov.au is the Bureau of Meteorology Australia
.vic.gov.au/library is the domain extension and can have several parts
Vic identifies it as Victorian
.gov identifies that it belongs to a government body some other examples are
.com – a commercial entity or business (the most common)
. net – a commercial entity or business
.org – a charity or non profit organisation
.edu – an educational institution
.au in this case identifies which country the website belongs to (Australia)
.fr French
.nz New Zealand
.uk United Kingdom
Entering a web page address
- Click in the address bar of your browser
- Type in the address and click GO or hit enter on the keyboard.
Useful tips
Back and forward keys move between previous pages you have viewed and back to the newer pages.
Home – returns you to your browser’s Home Page
Refresh – gets you the most up to date version of the page you are on.
Stop – Stops a Web Page loading.
Useful Web Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
www.acma.gov.au
An initiative of the Victorian Government - Public Internet Access Website
www.internet-access.vic.gov.au
Buying a computer and Internet connection - Consumer Affairs Victoria
www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Searching the Internet
When searching the Internet use a few specific words to help refine your search.
e.g. weather Melbourne forecast
Adding a Web Page to favourites
- Go to the Web page you wish to add to favourites.
- Click on favourites button in the Toolbar.
- Click Add .You can change the name if you wish.
- Click OK
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Club Meeting Monday 2nd February 2009
Planner so far for 2009
March
Basic Internet and searching
April
May
Internet
June
Photos - managing photos on your computer
July
Basic Ebay
August
Managing music using Windows Media Player
Sessions will not require bookings everyone is welcome.
Sessions may be changed as required so keep checking for updates.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Meetings 2009
No meeting in January 2009
Next Meeting:
Monday 2nd February 2009.
Frankston Library Public PC Area
Plan the events and dates for 2009.
Everyone welcome.
Next Meeting:
Monday 2nd February 2009.
Frankston Library Public PC Area
Plan the events and dates for 2009.
Everyone welcome.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Next Meeting
Next Meeting for the Seniors Computer Club
Date: Monday 1st December 2008
Time: 10am - 12pm
Place: Frankston Library in the Public PC Area
Everyone welcome.
Date: Monday 1st December 2008
Time: 10am - 12pm
Place: Frankston Library in the Public PC Area
Everyone welcome.
The Computer School
The Computer School
RE: ONLINE COMPUTER TRAINING RESOURCE
As a valued library member we would like to extend to you, free access to one of our newly added library services: the computer school is an online computer training organisation that specialises in easy-access online computer education.
All you need is one link ... and one password THAT'S IT!(See below for details)
The Computer Skills Index link contains hundreds of comprehensive computer training tutorials, with more continually being added. Tutorials include full colour, easy-to-follow screen-shots with step-by-step instructions covering an extensive and varied range of entry-level "How do I ?" learning topics;COMPUTER BASICS - EMAIL & THE INTERNET - INTERNET RESEARCH & DESIGN - eCOMMERCE - VISTA - WORD 2007 - PHOTOSHOP - PUBLISHER - DREAMWEAVER - MOVIE MAKER - FRONT PAGE - POWERPOINT - ACCESS - EXCEL ... and much more.
As a current library member you now have full access to thecomputerschool.net - Skills Index Link. You will be able to gain access via the following:
http://www.thecomputerschool.net
a) From the drop down menu next to Log in to (top right hand of screen) :
>> Select - Skills Index
b) Enter the following;
Username- flsmember
Password- your Frankston library card number
>>> Then click GO
Go To Login
RE: ONLINE COMPUTER TRAINING RESOURCE
As a valued library member we would like to extend to you, free access to one of our newly added library services: the computer school is an online computer training organisation that specialises in easy-access online computer education.
All you need is one link ... and one password THAT'S IT!(See below for details)
The Computer Skills Index link contains hundreds of comprehensive computer training tutorials, with more continually being added. Tutorials include full colour, easy-to-follow screen-shots with step-by-step instructions covering an extensive and varied range of entry-level "How do I ?" learning topics;COMPUTER BASICS - EMAIL & THE INTERNET - INTERNET RESEARCH & DESIGN - eCOMMERCE - VISTA - WORD 2007 - PHOTOSHOP - PUBLISHER - DREAMWEAVER - MOVIE MAKER - FRONT PAGE - POWERPOINT - ACCESS - EXCEL ... and much more.
As a current library member you now have full access to thecomputerschool.net - Skills Index Link. You will be able to gain access via the following:
http://www.thecomputerschool.net
a) From the drop down menu next to Log in to (top right hand of screen) :
>> Select - Skills Index
b) Enter the following;
Username- flsmember
Password- your Frankston library card number
>>> Then click GO
Go To Login
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