Computer Help for Seniors

Backup your computer Only Documents, Tax Files, Spreadsheets Free Backup is okay – https://drive.google.com http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/home https://www.sugarsync.com/ If you have Photos, Movies, Music (more storage less hassle) http://www.carbonite.com http://mozy.com/   Google Chrome – Web Browser with App like capabilities 1.    Go to chrome.google.com 2.    Download google chrome 3.    Install the application once the download completes 4.    Choose next ….next…ok…finish….. 5.    Google Chrome will appear on your desktop or in the start menu Adding apps to Google Chrome 1.    Open Chrome 2.    Hold Ctrl + press t 3.    Click the first colored icon title Chrome Web Store 4.    Navigate to different categories of apps on the left and choose the app you want from the right 5.    Click the title to view a description that usually includes a video or screenshots(samples of the app) 6.    Install the app by clicking the blue &qu

Picasa – Photo Viewer, Photo Management, Photo Editing Tools 1.     Go to picasa.google.com 2.     Click Download Picasa 3.     Allow the download to complete 4.     Locate the downloaded file on the desktop or in the downloads folder in documents 5.     Once you find the file titled picasa, double click on it to start the installation 6.     Confirm and okay any messages and click agree, next, ok, click finish 7.     Choose to scan ONLY Documents, Pictures folder (NOT ENTIRE COMPUTER) 8.     For the screen that asks which files to associate with picasa, just click finish Navigating in Picasa On the left are folders and albums On the right are the thumbnails/previews *Enlarge/Edit a photo, double click the thumbnail Delete a photo – Click on the photo and press Delete on the keyboard Star/Favorite a Photo – choose the photo click the star below Creating an Album to categorize/group photos from different folders 1.     Go to the "file" menu 2.

Changing the line spacing in Microsoft Word 1.      Create your document 2.      Select ALL the text (ctrl + A) 3.      Right click on the text to open up the menu 4.      Choose "paragraph" 5.      Change the line spacing to single and extra space at the end and beginning of the paragraph to 0 6.      Click OK ***If you want these settings to be used EVERYTIME you open a word document, you can click default in the paragraph attributes window before clicking okay before step 6 above*** Changing the size of the Desktop Icons (Windows XP) 1.      Right click on the desktop picture 2.      Choose Properties 3.      Click the Appearance Tab 4.      Click the Effects Button 5.      Remove or Select Use Large Icons 6.      Click OK Changing the size of the Desktop Icons (Windows 7) 1.      Right Click on the desktop picture 2.      In the menu, go to View 3.      Choose the size of the icons you want Printer problems? Step 1. Go to the manu

Faxing from your computer Many options A) Internet Faxing using eFax or a similar service B) Buy a all-in-one printer/copy/fax machine and send faxes from your computer to the printer/fax to send via a phone line Webcams (live video feeds around the world) Yosemite Webcam http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/new-webcams-show-yosemite-national-parks-top-sights-on-the-internet-around-the-clock/2012/05/15/gIQAfEI7QU_story.html Falcon Webcam http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/nestcamSF.htm Clean your computer screen use the Belkin Screen Cleaning Kit How long does my computer last? Hard to say, be prepared from the start and have a backup of your data so if your computer fails within the 1st year or on the 10 year you can still retrieve your information. Macintosh Antivirus Sophos http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition.aspx Moving Desktop Background - $30 http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/18648/my-living-desktop Jason Dare Computer Train

My Microsoft Office Word/Excel is performing slowly/strangely. Run an office diagnostic to repair it 1. go to the help menu 2. choose "detect and repair" 3. follow the prompts OR if you have a newer version 1. go to the start menu (or flag in the lower right corner) 2. go to "all programs" 3. find the "office tools" folder (might be in the office folder) 4. open "microsoft office diagnostics" 5. follow the prompts   Free Photo Management and Editing (you can also use it for scanned images/documents) picasa.google.com locates all the photos in your computer, organizes them, and has face recognition   If you want to edit clip art in word, right click on the image and choose "edit image"   How do I know my antivirus is working? Look at the icon that represents the antivirus software you have installed in, by looking at the bottom right If it has a yellow or red icon on it, it needs your attention, click on it twice to o

Streaming (downloaded) Video from the Internet www.hulu.com www.netflix.com xfinitytv.comcast.net www.kqed.org including ( www.espn.com , www.cnn.com , www.foxnews.com , www.bbc.com ) *Create a new email account Go to gmail and click "Create an Account" on the top right Follow the steps *How can I notify everyone of my new email address Create a new email add your new email address to the to and in the BCC add everyone from your address book, fill out the message and send *If an email is stuck check your outbox, open the message and confirm the email address is entered correctly *Sending Attachments – Create a new email message, attach a document by clicking the paper clip/attach file/insert->file, locate the file to attach which should be on the desktop or in My Documents/Documents   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Back to the Basics Terminology PC vs Mac – PC (Personal Computer) is any computer not manufactured by Apple OS – Operating System, software that controls all functions of the computer, i.e. Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, Ubuntu/Linux ISP – Internet Service Provider, company who gives you access to the internet, i.e. Comcast, Cognify, Towers Wifi URL – Universal Resource Locator – Website address the companyname.com or companyname.org or companyname.edu or companyname.gov Domain – the .com, .gov, .tv, .whatever that can be purchased through a domain registrar on the internet Program/Application/Software – Set of instructions installed in your computer that allow you to perform certain actions, i.e. Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Games, Internet Browsers, Music Players, Video Players, Photo Management, Database/Information collection Browser – Software used to explore or view pages on the internet, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome