WINDOWS 7
        TRAINING OUTLINE
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          • Configure the computer to suit your requirements
            • Every computer is different! Configuring your computer allows you to
                      get to "know" your system. What colours do you like?
            • Does the Monitor screen resolution suit you?
          • Using the Mouse & Keystroke combinations properly
            • Learning what's on your computer
            • Checking on how much space is left on the Hard Drive
            • Moving or copying files safely between directories or folders
          • tweaking the OS
          • USING WINDOWS HELP FILES
            • In trouble? HELP is just a keystroke away
          • File Management
            • Using WINDOWS EXPLORER effectively
            • Organising program and system files
              • know what to leave alone
            • "cleaning" the system - removing unused and unnecessary files
                      that accumulate over time and usage
            • Viewing "hidden files"
            • Understand the meaning and purpose of file extensions
            • Searching the Hard Drive for specific files
              • You created a file! You saved it! Now you can not find it!
            • Proper Software Installation methods & protocols
          • System Management
            • Finding out what kind of computer you have
              • Processor speed?
              • How much RAM?
            • Defragmentation of the Hard drive
            • ScanDISK
            • "Cleaning" the Registry
              • The REGISTRY is an essential component of WINDOWS! It can become
                          corrupted very easily if you do not know what you're doing!
            • Using Sound files to help learn and operate system
            • File & System Back-ups
            • Choosing, installing and configuring an Anti-Virus program
          • Trouble-shooting
            • Properly dealing with "system hangs"
            • Dealing with peripheral equipment [printers] problems
          • FAX set-up
            • Send and Receive a FAX with your computer (MODEM required)
          • Custom Configuration of the Desktop
            • Managing Desktop Icons (fewer = less confusion)
            • Custom Configuration of the Start Menu
              • Creation & Organisation of Program "shortcuts"
            • WinZIP -- File Compression Utility (must-have)
              • The importance of a compression utility
              • How to create ZIP files
            • Recommendations of specific software and Shareware/Freeware
              • What you should get and what to avoid
              • Avoid cluttering your system with useless "Stuff"
            • Graphics Viewers
              • Viewing Image files (JPG - GIF - BMP - PCX - TIF files)
            • Acrobat (free)-- for reading PDF (Portable Document Files)
              • Common file format for presenting Information (Software manuals)
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