Computer Help for Seniors

Scanning a Document or a Photo using HP Scan Pro into iPhoto to email it as an attachment   1. Place the document or photo you want to scan on the scanner in the right corner (top of document/photo to the right)   2. Click "HP Scan Pro" on the dock   3. Click "new scan" on the top left   4. Look at the preview that appears, make any needed changes   5. Choose below, scan to "jpeg to iPhoto" for images OR pdf for a document which you will save to the desktop   6. Click Accept to complete the scan   7. wait for the scan to complete   8. if you chose jpeg to iPhoto, iPhoto will open and you will see the image, click on it once and then click Email on the bottom right and follow the instructions     Jason Dare Executive Trainer San Francisco Computer Training 415/240-4843 jason.dare@sfct.net www.sfct.net   “Here for you, every step of the way.”  

Change the Desktop Background with iPhoto Picture   1. Open iPhoto 2. Click on the photo you want as your desktop background 3. click "set desktop" on the bottom right of the screen ~~~if set desktop is not available, add it to your bottom toolbar by going to "view"->"add to toolbar"->choose "set desktop" To access the option in the menus, go to "share" -> "set desktop"     Jason Dare Executive Trainer San Francisco Computer Training 415/240-4843 jason.dare@sfct.net www.sfct.net   “Here for you, every step of the way.”  

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Receiving an attachment 1. open your email program 2. locate the paperclip that represents a attachment 3. click on the file or the name of the attachment to download the file to your computer 1.Locate the downloaded file on your computer, usually on your desktop, or in the user folder (labeled by your name and with a house open Mac HD to locate it) 2. Double-Click the file to open it **Troubleshooting I get a message saying..."there is no default application to ..." What do I do? 1. Reply to the sender of the attachment and tell them to resend the file in a universally acceptable format especially for a Macintosh. OR Become your own techie, and try to solve the problem 1. For the downloaded file, a 3 letter extension will be added to the end of the name. 2. The extension is like the language of the file that need a specific translator in your computer to make sense of it. 3. Note the 3 letter extension 4. Go to Google.com and type "what is a (3 letter e

Watching Video from KQED on your computer   1.open your Internet Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer) 2.on the top address bar click in the white bar where it says “http://” 3.type in “video.kqed.org” 4.press Enter on the keyboard 5.once the KQED page appears click the video you want to view or look for arrows that allow you to scroll between different shows 6.once the video appears click on the bottom right corner of the video to change the small video size to full size of the screen 7.to return to regular size, push ESC on the keyboard 8.enjoy your video     Jason Dare Executive Trainer San Francisco Computer Training 415/240-4843 jason.dare@sfct.net www.sfct.net   “Here for you, every step of the way.”