Computer lessons for beginners. To learn how to work on a computer and laptop from scratch, you need: a good tutorial and your desire

Nowadays, almost everyone has such a device as a laptop. For example, people… They also want to keep up with modern technologies. Therefore, this article will help you understand the basics of using a laptop.

The training system is divided into several stages.

First of all, it is worth mastering some concepts of a computer. Studies show that there is nothing difficult in using a laptop. However, a large amount of information inspires fear about the impossibility of using the device. But here everything depends only on the desire of the pensioner.

Mastering a laptop easily with the help of video tutorials

Here are the first features of the laptop:

• A clear advantage among communication devices is a program that provides free video contacts with any subscriber around the world who has a computer with Skype installed and the Internet in his arsenal.
• It can be used for typing, followed by printing, while you can create a large number of copies without using carbon paper. If you make a mistake in the text, you do not need to use an eraser, you can simply delete it with a single keystroke. So, you don't need a typewriter anymore!
• The laptop does a good job with, or made on the phone. That is, it is able to edit, correct the necessary qualities, or remove some effects.
• Using a laptop, you can send a letter to relatives or a friend anywhere in the world.

As you already understood that you are a laptop user, the device itself has an operating system that has several versions. At the same time, this system is capable of performing many tasks. If the laptop is connected to the network, accordingly, it has a large amount of information that can be obtained from the results of a search query.

You can search for information on the Internet by entering the email address of the site or simply its name in the address bar. Remember, if you are looking for a site using the address, enter the characters very carefully, if at least one letter or sign is incorrect, you will be taken to a completely different site, and accordingly it provides different information.

The site address is always written in Latin characters. can be done with a combination of two keys "Alt + Shift". The most popular search engine is Google. It is she who will provide a large selection of information that matches your request.

To perform this or that operation, you can use hot keys or the mouse. are a combination of keyboard buttons, sometimes there is one button. This tool is used mainly by those who do not have skills in using the mouse.

However, there is an opinion that in order to master a computer, at least at the initial level, it is not necessary to know all the principles of its operation and technical characteristics. Computer programming should not bring you excitement.

Remember that the more often you return to a particular task on a laptop, the faster the use of skills will become moderate.

The most difficult moment is the development of the mouse. Double-clicking with the right mouse button... Some people replace one double-click with two single-clicks. However, these are completely different things. Therefore, a pensioner can stop at this stage of training for a certain period of time. But in the future, you can confidently make such a click with any number of clicks.

A laptop is no longer a luxury, so even an elderly person sometimes has to turn to it for help, since typewriters and paper letters have long been out of fashion and much harder to use. This device can perform a wide range of diverse information.

For quick and more understandable learning to work on a laptop, it is better to use training video courses recorded on DVD discs. For a better understanding of the course, watch the video review from Uncle Sasha. Everything is simple, easy and not expensive!

A good disk for mastering a laptop. Helped me a lot!

Alexander Sergeevich Kokovikhin, Kirov

After reading this article, the thought comes to mind that it is impossible to understand computer basics by reading these recommendations not only to people of age, but also to young people. Oh, it hurts everything is somehow confusingly described, nothing to understand.

It’s much easier to gain skills with illustrative examples while working in programs, by watching Grandpa’s review in a video clip, or, in extreme cases, viewing screenshots (pictures from a monitor screen) with step-by-step explanations.

The most realistic method remains when smart heads take the hand and lead to the goal, forcing you to press the necessary keys on the keyboard, direct the mouse pointer for you, forcing you to click in the indicated places. But this method requires your mentor to be with you at all times, being the most expensive of all training options.

The cost of computer courses for pensioners:

Start dates

PC course program for beginners

1 lesson. Microsoft Windows operating system.
1.1.Basic concepts (file, folder, desktop, taskbar, shortcut, window).
1.2.Desktop.
1.3.The structure of the Windows window.
1.4. Information units
1.5.Using the help system.

2 lesson. Program "Explorer", "This Computer".
2.1. Create folders; movement.
2.2 Deleting and copying a file and a group of files
2.3. Working with USB flash drives.
2.4. Create a shortcut on the desktop.
2.5.Setting up the mouse, keyboard, date and time, monitor.
2.6. Installing and removing programs.

3 lesson. Microsoft Office Word program.
3.1. The structure of the Word program window.
3.2 Entering text.
3.3 Selecting text
3.4 Text editing
3.5. Working with fonts.

4 lesson. Microsoft Office Word program. (Continuation)
4.1 Saving, opening, creating a new document
4.2 Paragraph formatting
4.3. Text alignment.
4.4 Setting page parameters.
4.5 Preview of the document.
4.6 Printing a document.

5 lesson. Microsoft Office Word program. (Continuation)
5.1.Creating a frame and background.
5.2 Inserting pictures
5.3 Inserting shapes
5.4 Spell check.
5.5.AutoCorrect.
5.6. Superscripts and subscripts.
5.7.Page numbering.
5.8. Creating headers and footers.
5.9 Inserting symbols.
5.10.Changing the case of the text.

6 lesson. Microsoft Office Excel program.
6.1 Program interface
6.2 Entering data and editing the contents of cells.
6.3. Cell formatting (borders, fill, data format).
6.4.Setting page parameters.
6.5 Preview.
6.6 Printing a document.
6.7. Creation of numerical sequences.
6.8.Creating formulas.
6.9.Copying formulas. 6.10.Using autosum.
6.11.Creating formulas using the function wizard.
6.12. Work with sheets (insert, rename, delete, move, copy).

7 lesson. Internet and e-mail.
7.1 Basic Internet terminology.
7.2 Connecting to the Internet.
7.3 Browser programs Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome.
7.4. Ways to view and search for information
7.5. Saving information on your computer.
7.6. Saving photos, music, videos on your computer.

8 lesson. Work with e-mail.
8.1. Create your mailbox.
8.2. Receiving and sending letters using the mailbox.
8.3.Processing letters (changing the encoding, sorting, deleting, saving the application).
8.4.Use and fill in the address book.
8.5.Add attachments to letters as a file.
8.6 Indication of the importance of the message.
8.7. Assignment of the magazine and favorites folder.
8.8. Acquaintance with mail clients.

Offset. Interview.

Greetings, dear blog visitors. In touch with you, as always, Dmitry Smirnov, the author of this blog. In this article I want to tell you about how to learn a computer, actually how to learn how to work on a computer and what you need for this!

Since the beginning of the 21st century, people have become much more active in using various kinds of technology. Most devices are extremely easy for a person to master, but as for computers, this is another more difficult issue. The fastest way to learn new computers and gadgets is children, and this happens because they do not fool themselves for a long time by reading various literature. Toddlers want to practically touch and press everything, and in the course of such studies they learn what and how to do. Adults take this issue more seriously, they are afraid to experiment in order to avoid equipment breakdowns and other unpleasant moments. Every adult, and especially an elderly person, wants to know how to learn how to work on a computer quickly and, most importantly, without financial investments. By the way, in my last article I wrote about

The process of learning computer literacy at first glance seems very difficult, older people consider this an unattainable goal for themselves. Opening the manual for this technical device, everyone immediately begins to be afraid of complex and incomprehensible terminology, but it turns out that it is not so scary.

If we consider in detail the supporting literature in the form of an application guide, we can understand that names and terms that are incomprehensible to a person denote a part of a computer or software. If a term is not clear in the instructions, you can always find a step-by-step guide with detailed explanations in the form of pictures.

When a person has figured out the instructions, turned on the computer, he needs to learn how to work on it - print texts, run various programs, work on the Internet and deal with both creating and storing multimedia files.

The beginner will be able to see the first hints directly on the monitor. Many icons and pictograms, due to their appearance, give a person a specific hint, an exact indication of what is hidden behind them. For example, if an image of a note is viewed in a small picture, a person will guess that he is dealing with a music player, and not with the settings menu. The same settings can be displayed on the wrench icon. This story is repeated with almost all programs on the desktop.

When a person starting work with a computer figured out intuitively what image hides behind it, it's time to check it in practice. Here the question arises of how to do this, because with so many buttons it is not always clear which one to press.

The keyboard is a good thing, but in this case it is necessary to do without its participation. That's what a computer mouse is for. To direct the cursor - an arrow to the desired object, you need to scroll the small wheel located on the mouse between the two buttons. Bringing the cursor to the object that you want to open immediately on the monitor, you can see the name of the object or text indicating its purpose.

In order to open the desired object, you must double-click on the mouse button located on the right side. After opening the program, many stop there, not knowing how to work with it. But it's actually not that hard. Almost every program or game has a step-by-step explanation of how to use it.

The main condition for quickly mastering the nuances of computer literacy is to perform all actions independently without outside help. Having learned to work with the software, many people cannot master the skills of printing for a very long time. At the beginning, it is difficult to even find a letter on the keyboard. To learn this quickly, you do not need to read any literature or ask someone.

In order to learn how to type, there are online simulators that stimulate a person’s observation and are able to concentrate his attention on a specific object or symbol. This is done very quickly and a person, without noticing it, very quickly gets used to the keyboard layout, even though he knows where everything is. Thus, you can already safely print with two hands.

Now, there are many online training courses, but in most cases they are all paid. In order not to spend money on learning from the Internet, you can download special applications absolutely free. Thanks to such small, simple programs, you can learn how to quickly work with the appropriate software, presentations, text documents and discover other fascinating possibilities of the computer mechanism.

Thinking about how to learn how to work on a computer, you can come to the conclusion that this is quickly done using screenshots - screenshots of the same computer, which shows what and how to do. A person sees a screenshot and the actions performed on it, thanks to this he focuses on his computer and eats to do the same. If there is reason to be afraid that your own actions will not be remembered, you can take a screenshot yourself - this is done by pressing a special button on the keyboard.

Working on a computer only at first glance seems complicated and incomprehensible, but in fact everything is extremely simple and you can get used to it very quickly. The main thing in the learning process is the presence of daily practical exercises, because without them even the most understandable courses and programs will not be able to help anyone.

The younger generation masters computer technology very quickly due to their courage and willingness to experiment - this is exactly what older people lack and becomes a mechanism that slows them down.

Drawing conclusions on the topic of how to learn to work on a computer, we can say the following - fast learning depends on the assertiveness of a person and his readiness for new experiments. In life, everything almost always seems complicated and unattainable, but when you soberly assess the situation and get closer to the problem, it will turn out to be a funny trifle. So it is with a computer - do not be afraid of complex terms and a large number of unfamiliar programs, if you open them all in turn and try to work in a couple of days, you can become a computer pro.

Now you know about how to learn a computer!

I am glad that you have decided to take the initial video course - Computer Basics. This course is a textbook, which many who have passed it already call - The Computer for Dummies.

If you immediately want to start learning it, then first watch the video lesson about how to pass this tutorial, you can watch the video lesson (click on the word "here" once with the left mouse button), and then return here (it will tell you how), rewind down to the content of the video course, and start studying. Well, those who want to read the preface to the textbook - you are welcome.

A computer for dummies, or what is a computer and what is it eaten with?

For many people who are just starting to use a computer, this "use" is a real problem. After all, this ill-fated PC (personal computer, means the same as just the word “computer”, so don’t be scared) has a huge number of functions, and as I already wrote on, after a person finds the answer to one question, on its place immediately appears another fifteen.

Once, while teaching my mother and aunt, I realized that if a person is taught certain, basic, computer knowledge, then after such training, all other knowledge will be easily superimposed. But how can this base be determined, where to find such words in order to present information to novice users in such a way that computer for dummies became clear.

I decided to take on this business and wanted to create computer courses for beginners in such a way that their learning went from the simplest to the most complex. You say that everyone does it. And here it is not. Before doing my course, I read three thick textbooks on teaching a computer for dummies, looked through a bunch of sites with video lessons and articles, and noticed this thing - they begin to tell beginners literally from the first lesson what a registry is, and. But these "teachers" forget one thing, that sometimes a person does not know how to turn on a computer, and they are already starting to rub him in about what a registry is, a terribly scary word for a "teapot" (By the way, if it becomes interesting later, you can then read it, but only after going through the textbook).

My computer courses for beginners.

Let me tell you how my first course differs from others (I also have a second course - but I strongly recommend that you take it after passing the first one). And it differs in that in the very first lesson (the first video is an Introduction, but it is not considered a lesson), we will learn how to work with the mouse, yes. Believe me, knowing this will save you a lot of problems, one of these is when to click once with the mouse button, and when two (sometimes even the “oldies” get confused). mouse you will work the hardest, however, other "teachers" sometimes do not even mention the mouse, and it is with it that you will "fidget" all the time while sitting at the computer.

After that, a deeper study of what is located on the desktop will go, because it is he who opens in front of you after turning on the computer. It will be discussed in great detail about, which for many beginners is a rattling forest. After watching this tutorial, you will understand that the Start menu, one of the most convenient tools, for quick work with programs.

In the next step, we will go through the tab (sometimes it is also called "My Computer") and everything that is in it. More precisely, not everything, but what you need, since there is some files and folders, into which even good masters "climb" for a very urgent need. By the way, a couple of incomprehensible words slipped through - you will also be told about them in detail.

After which we again back to the mouse, only now to, because it requires special attention and it is imperative to know how to work with it.

After we have mastered everything that I talked about above, we will move on to more complex things, such as: and. Do you think it's difficult and scary? But no, after passing the first five lessons, you will lose this same fear, which used to slow down your learning. Here another feeling will wake up - interest. This is exactly what we need. After all, what is interesting to learn will always encourage you to learn something new, and in the end, you will not have time to blink an eye, as you will understand the PC at a good level.

Well, in conclusion, I will show you how to record anything,. I think it's important to know this because learning how to write information to disk, with recording to a USB flash drive, you will not have any problems at all. A flash drive is a very necessary thing, and you need to be able to handle it.

Well here's a brief overview of the tutorial and finished, its meaning is very simple:

1. In the beginning, we study what is the basis of the basics (mouse, desktop)
2. After that, the environment in which we will work (My computer, Start)
3. Working with the program (Installation, and in fact, the work itself (for example, Word, Excel))

As you understand, we go from simple to complex.

Well, it remains for me to wish you a successful passage of this tutorial! To understand how to watch video tutorials correctly, be sure to study this short article - (click once, with the left mouse button). And then you can start going through the tutorial. Good luck!

Incorrect handling can damage your laptop. A laptop computer is a complex technical device, and the ability to handle a desktop computer will not quite help to deal with a laptop. Of course, there is an instruction manual for each laptop, but, unfortunately, few people read it. It is good if the user quickly looks through the bans. If you belong to the category of people who decided to buy a laptop, or bought and did not read the instruction manual, then this article will tell you how to use a laptop so that it will serve you faithfully for many years.

Consider the rules of how to work on a laptop:

• You need to install the laptop on a solid, flat, horizontal surface. Do not install in locations subject to vibration.
• Do not overcool or overheat the laptop.
• Do not leave the device in the sun.
• You should not put a laptop on your bare body during work, as, according to theory, you can get burned.
• It is worth making sure that moisture does not get on the laptop or any of its parts.
• Care must be taken to ensure that dust and dirt do not get into the laptop.
• You need to transport the laptop in special bags.
• Do not lift the laptop by the display.
• Keep your laptop away from devices that generate strong electromagnetic radiation.
• Do not work with the device for a long time, placing it on the bed and piled.
• Do not wipe the lens in the CD-ROM. That's what cleaning discs are for.
• Don't hit the laptop.

According to statistics, 80% of laptop failures are related to the inability to use the keyboard. This is mainly due to spilled liquids on it. The complexity of the repair and the expensive cost of replacing the keyboard, as well as other parts, especially the motherboard, leads to the fact that you have to purchase a new computer.

When liquid enters

• Turn off laptop.
• Power off.
• Pull out the battery.
• The laptop should not be shaken or turned upside down.
• Contact the service center.

An important point in the question of how to properly use a laptop is the battery. The battery can last, with proper use, 1.5-3 years, after which it will need to be changed.

Battery operation

• A new battery should be discharged 5-6 times. It's called training.
• Approximately once a month, the battery should be completely discharged. Then remove it from the device (at least for 1 minute), then insert it back and charge.
• If the laptop battery began to discharge quickly, it is worth repeating the workout with pulling it out. If this does not work, then use the power saving mode.

How to work on a laptop

• When the laptop is running, do not connect or disconnect various peripheral devices. Exceptions are USB and liC cards, as well as external drives.
• Improper use of the battery will shorten its life. Read the instructions for using the battery device carefully.
• You should create backup copies of the software from the very beginning of using the laptop.
• Install a good antivirus program. Carefully check the information received on the laptop for viruses. Use licensed programs and trusted sources. If a virus somehow gets on a computer, it can damage data and programs, disrupt the operation of the operating system.
• It should be remembered that "treatment" of a portable computer from malware and restoration of the operating system is not included in the warranty service.
• Do not press hard on the power button, as well as the "Reset" button, and you should not use force when inserting the disk into the drive. All these actions can lead to mechanical damage to the laptop.
• Do not slam the laptop lid, because the matrix may break.
• You should be careful about blocking access to your computer or hard drive.

Laptops are becoming more and more popular, they occupy a large niche among people who use computer technology. After all, it often happens that a desktop computer is not the best option. Many users who have purchased a laptop are faced with the fact that you still have to get used to a portable device, because working on it is different from working on an ordinary desktop personal computer. Some differences between laptops and desktop computers should be given.

Main differences from PC

• Laptops are geared towards the task. That is, they lack universality. All laptops are divided into classes, the category will depend on the purpose of the machine. Creating a universal laptop today is impossible. And all due to the fact that many requirements for a laptop are mutually exclusive.
• Laptop computers are mobile. Laptops can be easily moved, while the device can work offline for some time. Also a big plus is the possibility of wireless communications. You can also connect a wireless device to a desktop computer, but you will lose the ability to move freely, which is the main advantage of such devices.
• Differences in technology. For a desktop computer, the point of increasing performance is important. But for a laptop - the duration of battery life, maintaining the temperature regime and the weight of a portable device within the normal range.
• Integration of embedded devices. For the user, it is not so important how the devices work, the main thing is that they work. But if suddenly the sound cannot be output to external speakers, for example, then in a laptop, replacing a broken device is no longer enough. It will be necessary to get rid of the problem in a complex way. This is a kind of payment for mobility.
• Upgrade. Unfortunately, it is not possible for laptops. After all, it will not be possible to replace a network card or modem that is built into the motherboard. You can work with increasing the RAM. With some difficulty, you can replace the hard drive. Even greater difficulties will have to be faced when replacing the processor. And that's it. For many laptops, such replacements are not possible. But with desktop computers, everything is much simpler. You can buy the most ordinary computer and "build up" it as needed.
• functionality and performance. Notebook optical drives operate at a slower speed than desktop computers, and hard drive speeds are much slower on laptop computers. Similar situations can be traced with other nodes. Everything is better with functionality. Many laptops contain various ports, optical drives are often found. The unified set of ports found on desktops is not available on laptops. You can read their instructions on how to properly use the laptop and everything that is included in it.
• Reliability. The question is twofold. On the one hand, a mobile device is more reliable because newer technologies were used in its manufacture. But on the other hand, you can damage the laptop during transportation. And there are many such nuances.

Now you know the basic requirements and rules that will help you answer the question of how to learn how to work on a laptop. The main thing to remember is that caring for your laptop will help you enjoy its services longer.