Internet and email
Description:
This course provides a basic introduction to the concepts and practicalities of the Internet and Email.
Content:
1. The Internet
Basics
， Opening and closing Web browsers.
， Understanding Web addresses.
， Browsing and collecting data from specified sites.
， Changing the Home Page, displaying and customising the toolbar.
， Choosing whether or not to display images.
， Using hyperlinks.
， Modifying page setup, previewing and printing Web pages.
Searching
， Searching: using keywords and logical operators.
， Printing search reports.
Bookmarks
， Creating and opening bookmarks.
， Organising bookmark folders.
2. Email
Basics
， Create a new message, enter a subject and send it to a specified address.
， Auto-signatures.
， Using the spell checker. Low / high priority.
， Attaching files.
， Moving and copying text within the message and between active messages.
， Inserting text from other sources.
， Deleting text, and file attachments.
， Receiving email.
， Opening attachments.
， Deleting email.
， Using the reply to sender, or all, features including, or not including, the original message.
， Forwarding a message.
Organising addresses
， Creating address lists.
， Adding and deleting addresses from address lists.
， Creating and using distribution lists.
Managing messages
， Creating folders.
， Moving messages to folders both manually and automatically.
， Searching for messages.
Sorting messages by name,
subject etc.
Objectives:
On completion of the course participants should:
， Be able to surf the internet
， Be capable of sending and receiving email
， Browse the World Wide Web by URLs, hypertext links, Favorites and the Toolbar.
， Customize the features of your browser to your specific preferences.
， Use Favorites to immediately access sites you enjoy or need.
， Research information about virtually any topic using Web search engines.
， Obtain up to the moment data by accessing sites, government agencies and the like.
， Communicate via Internet e-mail. Avoid long distance and postal charges.
， Understand encryption, virus protection and other security issues.
， Speak knowledgeably with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other providers of Internet related services.