Computing with Windows 7 for the Older and Wiser: Get Up and Running on Your Home PC - Softcover

Arnold, Adrian

9780470687031: Computing with Windows 7 for the Older and Wiser: Get Up and Running on Your Home PC

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470687037 ISBN 13: 9780470687031

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Computing with Windows� 7 for the Older & Wiser is a user friendly guide that takes you step-by-step through the basics of using a computer. Written in an easy-to-understand, jargon free language, it is aimed at complete beginners using PCs running on Microsoft Windows� 7.

Inside, you will find step-by-step guidance on:

Using the keyboard & the mouse
Navigating files and folders
Customising your desktop
Using Email and the Internet
Word processing
Organising your digital photos
Safely downloading files from the Internet
Finding useful websites and much more

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From the Back Cover:

Computing with Windows� 7 for the Older & Wiser is a user friendly guide that takes you step-by-step through the basics of using a computer. Written in a jargon-free language, it is aimed at complete beginners using a PC that runs on Microsoft Windows� 7.

Using his experience as a teacher with Age Concern, Adrian Arnold explains the fundamentals of computing. From setting up the computer and understanding the equipment, to using the INTERNET to shop, explore hobbies and book holidays, you will be up and running on you home PC in no time.

Inside, you will find easy-to-follow guidance on:

Using the keyboard & the mouse
Navigating files and folders
Customizing your desktop
Using Email and the Internet
Word processing
Organizing your digital photos
Safely downloading files from the Internet
Finding useful websites and much more...

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About the Author:

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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