Computer Help for Seniors

Manipulating/Resizing the Windows Click the Green Dot or place your mouse on the outer edge of the window, when you see two arrows click hold and drag to resize the window Move the window by clicking + holding on the top of the window Download and install bettersnap tool: Windows like function of snapping the window to the right/left or maximize Exit - Full Screen Mode Push the green dot hidden in the top left corner -or- Press ESC (on the keyboard) Access additional features and functions specific to the program you are using. Hold Control + Click what you want to alter Antivirus Sophos Free Stop/start a video Click on the image collection of news newsmap.jp online university courses [MOOC - massive open online course] edx.org coursera.org mooc.org shorter online lessons Khanacademy.org   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Train your brain Lumosity.com tests=free, games=paid Search Engine Yahoo Google Bing Duckduckgo Ask Change the default search engine. Google Chrome:  1.click on the three bars on the top right 2.choose settings 3.under "search" change the preferred search engine Firefox: 1.On the top bar look for the search box (usually with google/bing/yahoo) 2.Click on the name of the provider 3.Go to "Manage Search Engines" 4.Change your default search engine Price comparison search tool shopping.google.com Video Search Tool  Youtube.com Online Classified craigslist.org Collection of News Content news.google.com Astronomy Picture of the Day by NASA apod.nasa.gov Nov 10 Symantec speaking at Aquatic Park Senior Center call Jan to rsvp 415-725-5869   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net