Learn to Use the Internet & Outlook Express Course Details
The Internet part One
- Understand and distinguish between the 'Internet' and the 'World Wide Web (WWW)
- Understanding the terms:- HTTP, URL, Hyperlinks, ISP, FTP, 'Web Addresses' and 'Browsers'
- Understanding and using a 'Search Engine'
- Understanding 'Cookie' and 'Cache'
- Using 'Protected' Web sites
- Digital certificates
- Understanding 'Encryption'
- Dangers of virus infection when downloading files
- Be aware of risk of fraudulent use of credit cards on the Internet
- Understanding the term 'Firewall'
The Internet part Two
- Open and close a web browsing application
- Change the web browser 'Start' or 'Home page'
- Display a web page in a new 'Window'
- Stop a web page from downloading
- Refresh a web page
- Use help functions
- Display and hide built-in toolbars
- Display and hide images on web pages
- Use the browser address bar to display previously visited URL's
- Delete the browsing history
Web Navigation
- Go to a URL
- Activate a 'Hyperlink' or 'imagelink'
- Navigate backwards and forwards between previously visited web pages
- Complete a web-based form entering information to carry out a transaction
- Bookmark a web page
- Display a bookmarked web page
- Create a new bookmark folder and add a web page to the new folder
- Delete a bookmark
Web Searching
- Select a specific search engine
- Carry out a search for specific information using keywords and phrases
- Combine search criteria in a search
- Duplicate text, images and a URL from a web page to a document
- Save a web page to a location on a drive as a file
- Download files from a web page to a location on a drive
- Preview a web page before printing
- Modify page settings before printing
- Select web page printing options
Electronic Communications part One
- Understanding Email addresses
- Understand the advantage of using Email
- Understand the importance of Network Etiquette (Netiquette)
- Be aware of the possibility of receiving un-solicited Email
- Understand the dangers of infecting the computer with a virus associated with unrecognised Email messages and attachments
- Understand 'Digital Signature'
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Electronic Communications part Two
- Open and closing an Email application
- Opening a mail inbox
- Opening messages
- Switch between open messages
- Closing a mail message
- Using help
- Add and remove message box headings
- Display and hide toolbars, modify toolbar content
Mail management
- Flag/Unflag a mail message
- Mark a message as read/unread
- Open and save file attachments
- Using the 'Reply' and 'Reply to all' functions
- Reply with/without original message
- Create a new message
- Insert addresses in to the 'To' field
- Insert addresses in to 'CC' and 'BCC' fields
- Insert a title in the 'Subject field'
- Use 'Spell-checking' tool to amend text
Messaging part One
- Attach a file to a message
- Send a message with low/high priority
- Send a message using a distribution list
- Forward a message
- Duplicate/Move text within and between messages
- Duplicate text from other sources into messages
- Delete text in messages
- Delete file attachments from messages
Messaging part Two
- Create a new address/distribution list
- Add e new address to an address list
- Delete an address from an address list
- Update an address book from incoming mail
- Search for messages by sender, by subject, by content
- Create a new mail folder
- Move messages to a new mail folder
- Sort messages by name, by date
- Delete a message
- Restore message from the mail bin/deleted items folder
- Empty the mail bin/deleted items folder
- Preview and
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