Distance Learning

Distance Learning

Computer Skills Tutorials
These tutorials and instructions are not meant to teach you about word processing, using email, or the Internet. These helpful pages focus on the primary tasks that you will be asked to perform in your online course.  For a complete lesson in Windows, consider the following courses:
CIT 140: Microsoft Office. 
CIT 101: Computer Fundamentals
CIT 105: Microsoft Windows
CIT 110 & 111: Keyboard Fundamentals and Document Processing
CIT 135: The Internet
 
Please click on the link of the skill that you wish to study.

A Few simple guidelines:
Unless otherwise noted, to "click" means to perform a single click on the left-hand mouse button.

Most of the tutorials are created with the Windows Operating System for the PC.  If you are using a Macintosh operating system, the graphics and directions will be slightly different than described.
Computer Basics Tutorials

The Computer: Turn on and Shut down

Plug-In and Software Installation

Useful Media Plug-Ins


Word Processing Skills Tutorials

Create and Save a Document

Saving documents in different ways and in different locations

Opening files or documents and saving to other areas


Saving a Document as a .pdf

Cut-and-Paste or Copy-and-Paste

To Change Size, Style and Color of Font

Highlighting Portions of a Document

Setting Margins

Page Orientation

Line Spacing, Text Alignment, and Indents

Spell Check, Grammar Check, and Thesaurus

Create list with Bullets

Add Page Numbers, Headers and Footers

Create Tables using Word

Import Tables

Printing a Document in Black or Grayscale

Inserting Graphics, Clipart, etc.

Changing the Window Size


Asynchronous Discussion Tutorials

Discussion Board: Posting a Message 

Discussion Board: Editing or Deleting a Message

Discussion Board: Posting a Message w/ an Attachment

Discussion Board: Reading an Attachment 

 
Email Tutorials

Creating and Sending Email 

Creating a Free Email Account

Opening Email

Replying to and Forwarding Email

Creating an Email Group 

Deletion of Email Messages

Adding Attachment to Emails

Locating and Opening Email Attachments 

Saving Attachments 


I
nternet/Browsing Tutorials

Opening the Internet 

Site Visitation via Hyperlink and URL 

Re-visiting a Site using Recent History 

Moving Backward and Forward through Sites 

Using "Refresh," "Reload," and "Home" Buttons

Bookmark Creation and Save to Favorites 

Organizing Saved Bookmarks and Favorites 

Using a Search Engine 

Web Files Saving and Downloading 



Synchronous Discussion (Chat) Tutorials


Synchronous Chat Room: Logging In 

Live Chat Participation 

Internet Communication Shorthand/Abbreviations 

"Emoticons" 

Acceptable Net Etiquette
 
 
Are there any additional tutorials you would like to see added to this site? Please contact  Renee Drake
 
 
 
 
updated: 1-19-07

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