Directed at the new computer user, this tutorial provides a basic understanding of hardware, software, and computer maintenance. It gives an overview of computer parts and peripherals such as scanners and printers. Topics include data storage, licensing basics, installing software, file maintenance, and cleaning your computer. An interactive mouse tutorial is included.

[url=http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Details.aspx?Tutorial=Windows+98&tutorialID=11]Computer Basics - Windows 98[/url] This tutorial provides a basic understanding of Microsoft's Windows 98 operating system. Topics include the desktop, parts of the window, moving and sizing windows, Windows Explorer and My Computer, files, folders and drives, and using Help.

[url=http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Details.aspx?Tutorial=Windows+XP&tutorialID=23]Windows XP - Computer Basics[/url] This tutorial provides a basic understanding of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. Topics include the desktop, parts of the window, moving and sizing windows, My Documents and My Computer, files, folders and drives, and using the Help and Support Center.

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Web Site Basics
• How to Search the Web
• Email Basics
• Setting Browser Home Button
• Using Bookmarks & Favorites
• Changing Browser Font Sizes
• Browser Basics

PC Basics
• Desktop Basics
• Window Basics
• How to Get Around Your PC
• How to Save Files
• How to Find Files

Beyond Web Basics
• How to Download
• How to Control Web Cookies (IE)
• How to Control Web Cookies (Netscape)
• How to Compress/Uncompress PC Files
• Basic HTML: An Introduction
• Intermediate HTML

Fun Stuff
• Changing Your Screen Background
• Save Images from the Web
• Create Multimedia Letters
• Y2K Preparation for the Home PC

Learn everything you need to know about digital imagining with tutorials on the basics, publishing, restoring, sharing and so much more!

Email Basics does not teach specific email client software. Rather, it provides a general overview of email functionality. Topics include sending and receiving messages, attachments, email client software, web mail, instant messaging, formatting, mailing lists, newsgroups, and email etiquette. For instructional purposes, pictures of Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook are displayed.

This page will teach you about Hotmail accounts and how to set your own new account.

Learn about registering for a Yahoo account and signing in. This page also offers help in your mail account and address book.

This tutorial provides a basic understanding of the Internet and World Wide Web, but assumes students have basic web surfing skills. Topics include modems (56K, ISDN, DSL, and cable), web browsers (Internet Explorer and Netscape), Internet Service Providers, surfing strategies, secure transactions, cookies, Anti-virus software, and firewalls.

This portal explains what the web is and the components of a webpage. It offers useful information on using a mouse, click and dragging, viruses and online shopping.

[url=http://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/www.html]Surf the Net[/url] This site will provide users with the anatomy of a webpage, the web at a glance, the web browser and how the web works.

This tutorial presents an easy-to-follow process on using search engines and subject directories for finding what you need on the World Wide Web.

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Are you concerned about your safety and security online? Would you like to know more about keeping your kids safe while they surf the web?Internet Safety discusses the most common threats to your online safety, such as viruses, spyware and worms, and presents strategies to stay safe online. In addition to showing you how to configure your browser and email programs for greater security, this tutorial also discusses common third-party software packages such as: Spybot, AdAware, and Web-Blocker.

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MacWindows Tutorials contains information on how to use Mac OS and Windows together.

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View tutorials on finder basics, system preferences and Mac gems.

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These pages are intended to help those who are new to the Mac Operating System (OS) get acquainted with their new environment. Many of the tips will also be valuable to more experienced users.

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General articles, Networking, Email, Internet, Cross platform, Appleworks, Applescripts and information on other programs for the Macintosh system.

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[url=http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Details.aspx?Tutorial=Excel+2002+(XP)&tutorialID=30]Excel XP[/url] Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP) is a spreadsheet application in the Microsoft Office Suite. A spreadsheet is an accounting program for the computer. Spreadsheets are primarily used to work with numbers much like Microsoft Word is used to work with text. Spreadsheets can help organize information, like alphabetizing a list of names or ordering records. Spreadsheets can calculate and analyze information by using mathematical formulas, such as totaling a column or row.

[url=http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Details.aspx?Tutorial=Access+2002+(XP)&tutorialID=32]Access XP[/url] This tutorial provides a solid foundation for understanding Access XP databases. It will teach you how to use and maintain information in a simple database. A sample Contact Management database is provided for student interaction and exercises while mastering Access concepts. Topics covered include an introduction to database terms, the Access environment, adding, editing and deleting table and form records, finding records, creating a running simple queries, and creating reports.

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Find information on:

• CHRONOLOGICAL RÉSUMÉ
• SKILL-BASED RÉSUMÉ
• COMBINATION RÉSUMÉ

The purpose of a cover letter is to introduce yourself and your résumé. Whereas a résumé tends to focus on an industry or type of career, a cover letter lets you speak directly to a particular position or company. It is an opportunity to match your qualifications with the qualifications of the position being filled

In this section you will learn:

• The benefits of writing a Résumé
• The three main styles of resumes
• How to create your own Résumé
• How to submit electronic resumes

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Typing lessons with characters

Start by learning the positions of all standard characters on the keyboard.

Typing lessons with text

Improve your typing skills, and stay informed at the same time! Practise with actual news articles.

[url=http://visualbasic.about.com/c/ec/1.htm]Visual Basics for Non-Programmers[/url]
If you have always wanted to write a computer program ... but you just didn't quite know how to get started, this course is for you! This tutorial starts from the very beginning and shows you how to write programs using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) that you can put to work immediately on the job. One lesson is delivered each week to your email inbox and there are four lessons in this tutorial.

[url=http://www.w3schools.com/]W3Schools - Web Building Tutorials[/url]
At W3Schools you will find all the Web-building tutorials you need, from basic HTML and XHTML to advanced XML, Multimedia and WAP.

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If you're looking for the HTML 101 free course, you've found it here. XHTML is the next version of HTML. This class will teach all the same concepts as the HTML 101 course, but focused on valid and well-formed XHTML. After you finish this free course, you will understand the basics of XHTML, and some more advanced topics. With interactive lessons and the option to work with other people in the course, you'll be able to learn XHTML the way you want. Go at your own pace, or follow along with the weekly syllabus.

[url=http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/word/word7.shtml]Creating a Website Using Microsoft Word[/url]
Create your own Free Website with Microsoft Word '97. No programming or previous computer experience required. Just follow the tutorial, and in about an hour or less, you will have your own free personal or small business site.

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Within this section at WebsiteTips.com you'll find over 2,400 categorized, annotated links to resources to help with your Web site presence, whether educator, site owner, designer, or developer.