Computer Skills & Free E-Mail Accounts

Computer Skills	Searching the Internet
Evaluating Internet Resources	Software Basics
Internet Sites that Offer Free E-Mail Accounts	Tutorials

Computer Skills & Free E-Mail Accounts
- Computer Skills
  Choosing Between the Internet and Databases for Information
  
  Club Digital
  
  Basic information for families on the use of the Internet to obtain information on health, finances, education, employment and more. Speakers or headphones are necessary for video tutorials. In English & Spanish.
  
  Custom Guide (computer software skills)
  
  Printable quick guides on popular computer programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and WIndows
  
  GCFLearnFree.org
  
  Free tutorials on a variety of computer basics and programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access), Reading, Math (basics like subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, times tables and percents). Free registration.
  
  HP Learning Center -Free Online Courses
  
  Register and sign in to take one of the many, available 24/7, free classes on digital photography, home office, Microsoft Office and Adobe, PC security and maintenance, business basics, graphic arts and others.
  
  Internet Essentials (Comcast)
  
  Comcast's free Internet Essentials online Learning Center helps you get started with websites on Job Resources, Healthcare Resources, Educational Resources, Financial Resources Protection, e-mail and social media basics, videos & tutorials. In Spanish also.
  
  JobScout
  
  Digital literacy skills for California job seekers features ResumeBuilder, One Stop Job Shop, and Social Network. The self-paced platform teaches basic computer and Internet skills with lessons on how to use a web browser, search engine, set up an e-mail account, write a resume, and use job search engines.
  
  Webopedia
  
  Dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.
  
  Word Processing
  
  SkyDrive
  How to Create an Account
  How to Create a New Document
  General Instructions
  How to Manage Documents
  Inserting Clip Art
  Inserting a Hypertext Link
  Opening a Document from a Flash Drive
  Saving to a Flash Drive
  GoogleDocs
  How to Create an Account
  How to Print
  General Instructions
  How to Manage Files
  Inserting and Image
  Inserting a Hypertext Link
  Sending an Attachment
  Saving to a Flash Drive
- Evaluating Internet Resources
  Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
  
  A quick checklist of questions to ask yourself when you are evaluating a web site. It covers topics such as authority, affiliation, currency, and purpose. Developed by InfoPeople.
- Internet Sites that Offer Free E-Mail Accounts
  Top 15 Free Email Services
  
  Find the top 15 free email services reviewed here.
- Searching the Internet
  Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
  
  A tutorial from the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. This covers information from basic topics such as what is the World Wide Web to advanced Internet searching techniques.
  
  Search Engines Quick Guide
  
  This is a chart of the most popular search engines and their features. It includes information on truncation, Boolean searching, special features, and strengths of each search. Created by InfoPeople.
- Software Basics
  ExcelTips
  
  Provides tips about Microsoft Excel form specific topic links for information on e.g. charts, formatting, page setup or request an answer from the website creator.
  
  In Pictures Online Tutorials
  
  Based on pictures, not words, the tutorials walk you though tasks with step-by-step instructions and simple textbook illustrations. Covers Microsoft Office, web coding & openoffice.org software.
  
  Microsoft Publisher Tutorials
  
  Provides Information about using Publisher (2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010) from getting started, creating a calendar, newsletter, publicizing an event to creating on the web.
  
  Windows Basics
  
  Provides tips about the Windows operating system including on: the elements of a window; moving a window; hardware vs. software; and cutting, copying and pasting in Windows.
  
  WordTips
  
  Provides tips about Microsoft Word from topic links on e.g. headers and footers, bullets, shortcut keys or enter your question to receive an answer from the website creator.
- Tutorials
  - Library & Catalog
    
    Enhanced Catalog Video Tutorials
    
    Creating Saved Lists (Video)
    
    EZ Login
    
    Suspend Holds (Video)
    
    Traditional Catalog Video Tutorials
    
    How to Renew a Book Online (Video)
    
    How to Search the Catalog and Place a Hold Online (Video)
  - Mouse
    
    Computer Comfort: How to Use the Mouse (Video)
    
    Mouserobics
    
    A series of exercises to practice using the computer mouse.
    
    New User Tutorial
    
    This site is from TLN (The Library Network) Technology Committee located in Michigan. It is designed to help people who have never used a computer before. The main focus is on using the mouse. Also available in Spanish.