Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing (eBook)

Wallace Wang (Autor)

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2016 | 1st ed.
XXVIII, 493 Seiten
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-2289-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book teaches anyone how to use their new Windows computer. You will learn and understand how you can perform a wide range of tasks, including managing files, browsing the internet, and protecting yourself, as well as interacting with Cortana.

Using Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing you will learn how to use Windows, and how you can connect and communicate with others. You will learn the basics of browsing the web, how to send email, and sign up for services. You will learn about some of the social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. You will also learn how to connect and use external hardware, and process digital music, photos, and video.

Written by an author who has written multiple computing titles, this book is friendly and approachable, and can teach anyone how to use a computer. With simple steps, easy troubleshooting, and online resources, it's the best place to learn how to make computing a part of your life.

What You'll Learn:

How to get pictures onto your computer to share.

How to listen to digital music.

What clubs, groups, and other resources there are to help.

Wallace Wang has written dozens of computer books over the years beginning with ancient MS-DOS programs like WordPerfect and Turbo Pascal, and graduating up to writing books on Windows programs like Visual Basic and Microsoft Office.

When he's not helping people discover the joys of personal computing, he performs stand-up comedy and appears on two radio shows on KNSJ in San Diego called 'Notes From the Underground' and 'Laugh In Your Face Radio.'

He also writes a screenwriting blog called 'The 15 Minute Movie Method,' a blog about the latest cat news on the Internet called 'Cat Daily News,' and a blog about the latest technology related to Apple products called 'Top Bananas.'

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Learn and understand how you can perform a wide range of tasks on your new Windows computer, including managing files, browsing the internet, and protecting yourself, as well as interacting with Cortana.Using Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing you will see how to use Windows, and how you can connect and communicate with others. You will learn the basics of browsing the web, how to send email, and sign up for services. You will learn about some of the social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. You will also learn how to connect and use external hardware, and process digital music, photos, and video. Written by an author who has written multiple computing titles, this book is friendly and approachable, and can teach anyone how to use a computer. With simple steps, easy troubleshooting, and online resources, it's the best place to learn how to make computing a part of your life.What You'll Learn:Get picturesonto your computer to shareListen to digital musicWhat clubs, groups, and other resources there are to helpWho this Book Is ForAnyone that wants to learn all the latest Windows features. Beginners who want to use their new Windows computer to share pictures or video clips on YouTube or Facebook to those seeking a common sense approach to safe computing. 

Inhalt

Part I. Basic TrainingChapter 1. Understanding ComputersChapter 2. Giving Commands with the Mouse, Trackpad, and KeyboardChapter 3. Running ProgramsChapter 4. Typing and Editing TextChapter 5. Understanding Files and FoldersChapter 6. Manipulating FilesChapter 7. Sharing FilesPart II. Customizing Windows 10Chapter 8. Using the Start Menu and TaskbarChapter 9. Installing SoftwareChapter 10 - Customizing the ScreenChapter 11.Customizing the File Explorer WindowChapter 12. Organizing WindowsPart III. Having FunChapter 13. Playing with PhotosChapter 14. Watching Video and Playing AudioChapter 15. Drawing and Editing PicturesPart IV. Getting on the InternetChapter 16. Browsing the InternetChapter 17. Talking to CortanaChapter 18. Using EmailChapter 19. Getting NewsChapter 20. Chatting with SkypeChapter 21. Keeping Track of PeoplePart V. Getting Work DoneChapter 22. Using OneNoteChapter 23. Keeping Track of Dates and TimesChapter 24. Capturing Screenshots and AudioChapter 25. Using the CalculatorPart VI. Useful Computer InformationChapter 26. Backing Up Your DataChapter 27. Protecting Against MalwareChapter 28. Maintaining Your Computer

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.11.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XXVIII, 493 p. 436 illus., 417 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berkeley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: Absolute beginners guide • Beginners guide • Computers • Computing for beginners • Guide for seniors • personal computing • Using computers
• ISBN-10: 1-4842-2289-X / 148422289X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-2289-8 / 9781484222898