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3-24-15 Special Class Notes - Social Media Social media is the new method of connecting and developing relationships Facebook - connect with Family, Friends and Organizations Linkedin - connect with business colleagues Twitter - connect with organizations, design your own magazine of content specific to your interests Terminology Like - used by Facebook to connect to a person or organization Follow - used by Twitter to connect to a profile Remove someone from your feed/inbox -Click on the users name to view their profile. -Click "liked" or "following" to remove yourself Add or find someone or something to follow -Look for the search bar on the top (Facebook) top-right (Twitter) -Type in the name -Choose the organization from the list to view their feed and content -Click Like or Follow to add them to your list   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www....

3/17/15 Macintosh Notes Adjusting your Wifi connection Be sure your device is connected to SFTInternet or your personal connection. If you connect to the wrong connection, like xfinity, you will have to remove the connection from your list of saved connections to avoid future errors. 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Network 4) Click WiFi on the left 5) Click Advanced 6) Choose the connection you DO Not want 7) Click the - symbol to remove the connection Turn off Sharing for your computer 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Sharing 4) Remove ALL check marks beside the options to share Turn off Printer Sharing 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Printers and Scanners 4) Remove the check mark to share the printer Scanning to your computer 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Printers and Scanners 4) Choose your scanner 5) Click Scan abov...

Connect to the Internet. Check the indicator on the top left of your device Should see radio waves   How to connect to a wifi connection. Access "settings" 1.tap wifi on the left 2.tap the connection you want on the right 3.type in a password if needed   Searching for an application like settings in your device. 1.          From the top portion of your screen, swipe down. 2.          Type in what you are searching for. 3.          Tap the selection that appears   Using Safari Use the back arrow in the top left to go back to the previous page. Push the book to access the bookmarks or reading list. Tap the arrow in a box to share a page, print a page, etc. To access a website: 1.          Tap on the top bar below the clock 2.          Type in the website you wa...

PC Class Notes for 3/3/2015 Searching for Applications in the Computer Windows 7 – Click on the start menu and in the bottom search bar type in what you are looking for Windows 8 – Click the start menu and in the panels view, click on the magnifying glass in the top right and type in what you are looking for XP – Click on the start menu and search in All Programs   --Preinstalled Software-- Pin the application to the taskbar to keep it readily available. Right-click on the icon on the taskbar and choose "Pin This Program to Taskbar" Calculator Character Map Notepad Solitaire Snipping Tool Health & Fitness (Windows 8) Copy(Duplicate) and Paste(Place) 1. Select what to Copy, Highlighting(click hold and drag over text) 2. Choose "Copy" function -> Edit menu choose Copy OR hold CTRL + Press C OR right click on the selected item and choose copy 3. Click where to put the content 4. Choose the "Paste" function -> Edit menu choose Paste OR hold CTRL + P...