Computer Help for Seniors

Watch Streaming Video Go to the source of the video, ex. www.pbs.org PBS: Public Broadcasting Service Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS shows, explore music and the arts, find in-depth news analysis, and mor... Search for the content or title you want. ex. Acorn Choose the show to watch from the results that appear Volume on a video can be controlled in TWO places 1. on the computer/device, PC volume is on the bottom right, MAC volume is on the top right 2. Volume icon on the video Need a manual, reference for an electronic device? Look it up on Google Search for "Manual" the manufacturer and model of your device **Be sure to look at the source of the content in green to be sure it is coming from the manufacturer and not a website trying to infect you with malware** Look for a PDF format (digitized version) and save it to the computer for future reference by going to the bottom middle and clicking the arrow pointing down. Or Bookmark the p

Macintosh Notes May 15, 2018 Zooming in and out to make seeing fonts/type easier Default Font size 10pt to 12pt Default Towers Font size 14pt to 16pt To increase the size of the text on the screen and NOT printed, Zoom. Pages Zoom is on Top left Word Zoom is on the Bottom Right Mail or Internet Zoom using      Zoom In - Command (CMD) & +      Zoom Out Command (CDM) & - Does zooming change the size of the text when it prints? NO If you get an email that is too small or large, Select, Copy, Paste and Change the size of the Font in Pages or Word. Open the email Click the Edit Menu Choose Select All Click the Edit Menu Choose Copy Open Word, Pages, Notes, or any other word processing program Click the Edit Menu Choose Paste Change the size of the Font as needed or zoom in to make it bigger Personalizing the Toolbars to fit the functions you use the most. 1.Open the program you want to customize. 2.Hold CONTROL and click on

Bing - Search tool by Microsoft Bing Desktop - Changing background picture 1. Search online for Bing Desktop 2. Click the related search that is from Microsoft 3. On the microsoft page, click Download 4. Click Run, or Open the downloaded file and install it Bing Desktop can be used as a search tool, looking up the weather and news Change your desktop background to another picture 1. Click the start menu, bottom left icon 2. Type in background 3. Choose the option to change the background 4. Click Browse and choose your picture Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net