Computer Help for Seniors

Macintosh notes for 2/18/14 Dictation tool - Speech to text Turn on the Dictation tool 1) Open System Preferences (apple menu - top left) 2) Choose Dictation & Speech 3) Choose the On radio button **note which button needs to be pressed to activate the dictation tool, i.e. fn key twice Using the dictation tool 1)Push FN twice in a text editor, pages, word, email 2)A microphone will appear 3)Speak clearly what you want it to type and the text will appear **You must SPEAK the punctuation you want to appear. i.e. period, question mark, new line, etc.** Speech Tool - Reading text to you Turn on the Speech tool 1) Open System Preferences (apple menu - top left) 2) Choose Dictation & Speech 3) Choose "speak selected text…" **note which combination of buttons need to be pressed to active the speech tool Backup your computer using TIMEMACHINE Look for External Hard Drive, with 1 wire (USB) connection ($130) Setting up Time Machine 1) Connect new external hard drive to the b

On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:36 AM, Jason D <sftowershelp@yahoo.com> wrote: "Special" Computer Class New Years Resolutions for Technology Users (topic I will introduce over the year in our "Special Class" and then explain in more detail at the platform specific classes) Backup your data 1/28/14 Go green, reduce paper waste Relax while exploring technology Get organized Discover new technology Reconnect with friends online Make the Internet work for you Train your brain Get the technology support and instruction you need   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

iPad notes 2/11/14 Change the font size of text 1) go into settings 2) choose general 3) choose text size and slide the slider to the desired size Make the system font bolder and easier to see 1) go into settings 2) choose general 3) choose accessibility  4) turn on bold font *note. Your iPad will need to be restarted Change the brightness of your screen 1) go into settings 2) choose wallpapers and brightness 3) turn off auto brightness 4) slide the slider to your desired level of brightness *note.the brighter your screen, the more energy used from your battery Change the background of your lock/home screen 1) go into settings 2) choose wallpapers and brightness 3) tap the screen to change and then choose the background your prefer How can I add uber to my iPad? 1) open your App Store 2) search for uber in the top right bar 3) if your results don't return what you expect, change the filter from "iPad only" to "iPhone only" on the top 4) uber should appear, ins

PC Notes for 2/4/14 Preview window - displays on the right side of an open file/folder window and shows a preview of the file you click on. Turn it on and off by going to the view menu and choose preview pane. Alt + P Resize the preview pane by going to the middle bar that separates the preview pane from the list of documents/files and when you see two arrows…click hold and drag to resize it. Printing Web-Based Emails WITHOUT the ads, mailboxes and header information. Gmail - Look for the printer icon, top right of message Yahoo - Click "Actions" -> "Print Message" Try listening to music www.youtube.com www.pandora.com www.spotify.com Backup (Free) Text Documents - Mozy Automatic online Backup Photos/Videos - Google Photos (http://photos.google.com)/ Flickr (www.flickr.com) Address Book - iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, web-based email Misc Files - Sugar Sync, Cubby, Dropbox   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121

Backup your data Online vs Offline Backup Online Backup - ( mozy.com , carbonite.com , cubby.com , icloud.com ) - free with a limited capacity (5GB), then a monthly fee - Automatic - no hassle Offline Backup (using an external device, flash drive, external hard drive, memory card, CD/DVD) - no monthly fee - must setup automation (Mac Time Machine/Automatic) **TIP** Buy a USB extension cord for easy access to a USB port, add a (powered) USB Hub for more port) Backup your Contacts (then sync that address book with your computer and devices) Use web-based email (yahoo, gmail, outlook, me, aol) and import/build your address book in your web-based account Setup your address book on the computer or portable device to sync with your web-based email address book Backup your files into a cloud based filing system Google Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive, iCloud !Google Chromebook is a laptop that stores most of the files automatically on the web which is why the device

"Special" Computer Class New Years Resolutions for Technology Users (topic I will introduce over the year in our "Special Class" and then explain in more detail at the platform specific classes) Backup your data 1/28/14 Go green, reduce paper waste Relax while exploring technology Get organized Discover new technology Reconnect with friends online Make the Internet work for you Train your brain Get the technology support and instruction you need   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Macintosh Notes for 1/21/14 Find a document or file lost in your computer 1) Click on the Magnifying Glass/Spotlight (top right corner) 2) Type in the PARTIAL name of what you want to find (be unique but general) 3) A list of files found matching your criteria will be displayed 4) Click to open the item **Tip** Create a "new" page/document depending on the application you are using —— Hold Command + Tap N Locate a document that was recently created 1) Click on the Apple Menu (top left) 2) Choose "Recent Items" 3) Find your file/document in the list of the last 10 documents opened ****REMEMBER**** Create your own system for naming files and where to save files. ex. letter to Jon Smith, 2014 Estate Financials Save files/documents to the DESKTOP so you can see exactly where it is. Once you've finished editing or using the file/document move it from the desktop to the documents folder. (Drag and drop the file into the "Documents" folder) **Tip** From the