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Looking up a Facebook friend 1. Open the Internet 2. Go to Facebook.com 3. Click on your name on the top left 4. Click friends in the middle 5. Find your friend 6. Click on their name 7. View their wall, photos, etc Find a friend on Facebook 1. Type in the friend's name or email on the top Facebook search bar 2. Click on the correct match Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Search for an app, contact, email etc. (iOS) 1. From the middle of the screen swipe down 2. Type in what you are looking for 3. Select it from the list

Save photos from your messaging app (iOS) 1. Press and hold(lightly) on the photo 2. Choose save 3. Your photos will now be saved in your photo gallery 4. Confirm they are there Delete the photos in messages so the duplicates don't take up storage space 1. Press and hold(lightly) on the photo 2. Choose more 3. Choose delete 4. Tap any additional photos to delete 5. Tap the trash can to delete 6. Confirm deletion Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Everything Google - Special Class notes for 8/23/16 What is Google (Alphabet)? Advertising Company! They created their own audience for their advertisers. How do they get their own audience? Search Engine - Look up anything you want and get an answer. "Google it" is a verb Search for: Information on a webpage - fact, travel, company, person… Images Directions - maps.google.com News - news.google.com Books (Archived) - books.google.com Videos - www.youtube.com Airline Flights - flights.google.com Shopping - shopping.google.com Why get a Google Account? go to gmail.com Click "create account" Fill out the information (mobile phone and alternate email are not necessary) Email - gmail.com Create your newspaper with the news you want to read. news.google.com   Click personalize on the top right Edit the categories Create a jukebox of the songs you want to listen to. www.youtube.com Search for the song you want Click on the song to preview it Click the ...

Resizing an image 1. Click on the image 2. Click and hold on one of the corners 3. Drag to resize it

Add an image to Word (Mac) 1. Open Word 2. Click the insert menu 3. Choose picture 4. Choose from file 5. Click on desktop on the left 6. Find your picture in the list 7. Click the name of the file 8. Click insert Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Find an image from the Internet and save it (Mac) 1. Go to google.com 2. Type in a description of the image you want 3. Click images 4. Locate the image you want 5. Hold control and click on the image 6. Choose save image as 7. Click desktop on the left 8. Check the name on the top, rename it if needed 9. Click Save

Macintosh Notes for 8/16/16 Backup your computer Time Machine on an External Hard Drive [Desktop Drive, Notebook Drive, Flash Drive] Open Time Machine Click the Apple Menu Go to System Preferences Choose Time Machine External Storage Devices Desktop Drive / larger storage for a lower cost / needs a power source Notebook Drive / smaller in size / does not need a power source Flash Drive / small capacity / reads and writes information quickly Do I need to back my email? Your email is automatically backed up in the cloud on your email providers servers/computers. Photos Can be backed up for free to: Google Photos [free] - https://www.google.com/photos/about/ Flickr [free] - https://www.flickr.com Shutterfly [free] - http://www.shutterfly.com Amazon Photos [prime members] - https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/primephotos Apple [5gb free] - http://www.apple.com/osx/photos/ (50GB: $0.99, 200GB: $2.99, 1TB: $9.99) Backup Word Processing Documents / Spreadsheets / Etc. Dropbox [50GB Fre...

////Windows Search [Windows 7, 8, 10]\\\\ Click the start menu icon (bottom left). Type in part of the name of the document or application you are looking for. Choose the best result that appears above. ////Windows App Store [Windows 8, 10]\\\\ Click the start menu Type in Store Click the first result on the top **Note you may need to fill in your birthdate and location** When the store opens, suggested apps will be displayed. //Search for a specific app\\ 1.Click the search bar on the top right 2.Type in what you are looking for i.e. Tunein Radio 3.Select the choice below 4.Click FREE to install //Browse the Top Apps\\ 1. Click Home 2. Click Top Apps 3. Click the App you want and click FREE or the $Price //Remove an Installed App\\ 1. Click the start menu 2. Find the App to uninstall 3. Right Click on the App 4. Choose uninstall Suggested apps TuneIn Radio Photoshop Express PBS Video Crackle - streaming TV, Movies ////Need Word Processing or Spreadsheet Application\\\\ Free alternativ...

You Are Blessed, Calvary Greetings in the name of the LORD Almighty and Our LORD JESUS CHRIST the giver of every good thing. Good day and compliments of the seasons, i know this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take the time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will go off a long way to determine my future and continued existence. I am Mrs.Rose Johnson of 62 years old suffering from long time illness.I have some funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of ($18,500,000.00 Million Dollars) and I needed a very honest and God fearing  who can withdraw this money then use the funds for Charity works. I WISH TO GIVE THIS FUNDS TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS. I found your email address from the internet after honest prayers  to the LORD to bring me a helper and i decided to contact you if you may be willing and interested to handle these trust funds in good faith before anything happens to me. I accept this decision b...

Special Class 7/26/2016 Test Internet Speeds (over 10mb is good) www.speedtest.net Click "Begin Test" *Download is most important to your usage of surfing the web, watching videos, listening to audio Hotspot - Mobile Internet Access via a Cellular provider (ATT, Verizon, Tmobile, Sprint) Use a Apple or Android Phone to create your own WiFi connection. Benefits: Security, only you on the network. Free, if you are in a hotel that charges. Remote, if you are not near a wifi connection and need to create your own. Traveling Internationally??? Want to use your cell phone as a phone and for Internet??? You can use your cell phone overseas and not pay expensive roaming charges so long as you follow these steps! 1.Must have a phone with a SIM Card Unlock your phone at the Apple store, cell phone provider! Bring your phone to a cell phone store where you're traveling and buy a prepaid sim card to use When you return home insert the original SIM card. Text Messaging Apps (c...

Dear Jason, I have not received a reply to this message, so I am sending it again. Many thanks, Eunice   From: Alfred Childs [mailto:alfredchilds@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 4:53 PM To: 'sftowershelp.n0t3s@blogger.com' Subject: mail list disappeared   Dear Jason,   Three email mail lists have disappeared from Outlook Express. Do you have a suggestion how I can retrieve these lists? I’m not sure I have the information to reconstruct them.   Many thanks. Eunice Childs

Creating an email group [Mac 10.6] 1. Open the address book 2. Click the + below the column labeled group 3. A new group appears, type in a name for the group 4. Your new group has been created Add a contact to a new group 1. Open the address book 2. Click All Contacts under group 3. Click, hold and drag the contact onto the group (a green + will appear) 4. Release and the contact has been added to the group Check if it worked by clicking on the group name to view the contacts within it.  Delete a contact from an email group 1. Click on the group 2. Click on the contact 3. Press delete on the keyboard Jason Dare Computer Trainer and Repair 415-240-4843 jason.dare@sfct.net Here for you every step of way.

Macintosh class notes 7/19/16 Need last classes notes? Visit www.sfct.net New Macintosh Operating System 10.12 "Sierra" computers 2009/2010 or newer can upgrade What does it do? http://www.apple.com/macos/sierra-preview/ How can I check if my computer can be upgraded? http://osxdaily.com/2016/06/14/macos-sierra-compatibility-list/ /////////Cut/Copy & Paste\\\\\\\\\ Select what to copy Edit menu -> Cut/Copy (Command + X or C) Click where you want to put it Edit menu -> Paste (Command + V) /////////App Store (Apple Menu)\\\\\\\\\ Download software and update the computer Visit Top Charts or Categories above to view different apps available for download I've downloaded an app how do I find it? Open "Launchpad" (use spotlight, magnifying glass in the top right) Find the application in the list Remove an app that I don't want. Open "Launchpad" (use spotlight, magnifying glass in the top right) Find the application in the list Click a...

Typing on an iOS device Use the suggestions at the top of the keyboard to help you quickly complete the sentence you want. If the suggestions don't appear, locate the white bar on the top of the keyboard and pull it up. Undo a correction the device makes for a word. Backspace and choose the correct spelling. Red underline = misspelling  Tap the word and choose the correct spelling Changing keyboard settings  Go to settings  Tap general  Choose keyboard  Text replacement - create a shortcut to autocomplete a phrase Go to settings  Tap general  Choose keyboard Tap text replacement Tap the + Create a phrase and shortcut to type to pull up the phrase (be sure the shortcut isn't a word) **tip** Search for a setting Pull the list on the left down Type in what you are looking for Copy and Paste Select what to copy - tap and hold on text, drag the blue dots to extend selection Choose copy Go to where you want the copied text to go, be sure the blinking cursor ...