Computer Help for Seniors

Creating customized news alerts to be delivered to your email inbox. Sign up with Google and keep your existing email address (for those with aol.com , yahoo.com , hotmail.com , etc) Go to Google.com/alerts Click Sign In (top right) Choose Create Account Fill in your name Click Use my existing email address Type in your email address Fill out the rest of the information and submit the form Create the keyword alert Visit google.com/alerts login if needed type the first keyword alert you want to create Review the suggestions below to see if they are what you want Click Create alert Done Choose how often google will send you an email alert Before clicking Create Alert Click Show options Choose to have alerts arrive immediately, once a day or once a week Choose the languages, regions where the news will be retrieved from Click Create Alert   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA

Managing the size of the image [Macintosh/PC] 1. Click hold and drag on one of the 8 circles/squares in the corners or edge Thank you, Jason Dare Executive Trainer 415-240-4843 San Francisco Computer Training Here for you every step of the way. 

Add an image to a word document [Macintosh/Word 2008] 1. Place the blinking cursor where you want the image 2. Go to the insert menu 3. Go to picture 4. Choose from file 5. Click desktop on the left 6. Click on the image you want 7. Click choose 8. Your image will appear Thank you, Jason Dare Executive Trainer 415-240-4843 San Francisco Computer Training Here for you every step of the way. 

Save an image from the web [Macintosh] 1. Hold control and click on the image 2. Choose save image as 3. Select desktop on the left 4. Notice the name of the file above and rename it if needed 5. Click save Thank you, Jason Dare Executive Trainer 415-240-4843 San Francisco Computer Training Here for you every step of the way. 

Finding images on the Internet to add to a word document [Macintosh] 1. Go to google.com 2. Type in what you want ***add graphic, illustration or photo*** 3. Press return 4. Click images under the search bar 5. Click on the image to see a bigger view and confirm its the image you want Thank you, Jason Dare Executive Trainer 415-240-4843 San Francisco Computer Training Here for you every step of the way. 

Macintosh Notes 6-21-16 Customize the computer for your needs. SYSTEM PREFERENCES Click on the Apple Menu (top left) Network = Internet ///////Display\\\\\\\  Change the Resolution / Make the content on your screen larger (smaller number =  larger image) Change the Brightness of the Screen **Tip to save on battery life = lower the brightness** Working with Multiple Displays ////////Mouse/Trackpad Controls\\\\\\\\ Tap the device related to your computer to see a tutorial of what gestures are available to you. Turn off or on what you would use. ////////Energy Saver\\\\\\\\ Increase or decrease the amount of time the screen remains on while inactive before going black ////////Keyboard\\\\\\\\ Change the language of the keyboard Increase the delay of the repeat key to reduce duplicate letters while typing Change the repeat rate of a key when held down ////////Printer\\\\\\\\ Add a printer 1)click the + 2)Choose the printer to add View ink levels, clean the heads, view printer settings Cl

Type whatever you want New line = return Delete/backspace = x Numbers = .?123 Symbols = #+= Shift = arrow pointing up Caps Lock = tap shift twice 🐼🙈😂👌emoji = happy face Speech to text = microphone Copy and Paste 1.Select what to copy - tap and hold on text, drag the blue dots to extend selection 2.Choose copy 3.Go to where you want the copied text to go, be sure the blinking cursor is there 4.Hold on the blinking cursor and choose paste   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Free Windows 10 upgrade ends July 29th, 2016 *If you haven't done the upgrade and you are happy with your computer, don't do it. *1 month is the time you have to revert back to your previous version of windows. ///////Start Menu\\\\\\ Managing the windows 10 start menu Tiles are the squares that are avaiable in the start menu. ///Tiles\\\ Some might be live tiles, which means that they update themselves with recent information. Edit Start Menu Tiles **When in doubt, Right-Click** Remove a tile -  Right click and choose remove from start menu Resize a tile - Right click and resize Turn off the Live updating of the Tile - Right Click and turn off ////Access all Applications\\\\ Applications = Software = Programs = Apps 1.Open the start menu 2.Click All Applications (bottom left) Move an application from the menu to the desktop Click hold and drag the icon to the desktop Add an application as a Tile to the Start Menu Right Click on the Application Choose Pin to Start ///Windows Se