Basic Computing Skills - Orientation - Summary

Summary

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The text is a tutorial on how to use some basic features of Windows, such as the desktop, the taskbar, the start menu, the web browser, and Microsoft Word. It explains how to access different programs, search for information, format text, save and print documents, and log off the computer. It also provides some keyboard shortcuts and tips for using these features.

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- The desktop has two parts: the large space and the taskbar.
- The taskbar contains the start menu, program icons, administrative icons and the shutdown button.
- The start menu contains all the programs on the computer and a search bar.
- Windows Explorer allows you to browse all the information and files that are stored on your computer.
- Internet Explorer is a web browser that can access the World Wide Web.
- Google is a search engine that can find information on the web, including Google Scholar for academic papers.
- Microsoft Word is a word processing program that can format, copy, paste, save and print text documents.