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Essential Computing Skills For Working Women

 

[ Buy this book ] W hat Do Employers Look For?Whether you want to return to work, change job or simply develop your career, you will be aware that a major revolution has taken place in the field of computing. Today, computers are an intrinsic part of most higher level professions and nearly all the j... [ Read More ]

About the Author

Jackie Sherman - Having run workshops and courses for women returners and administrative staff over the past 8 years Jackie Sherman is very much in touch with the concerns women have about working with computers. She is well aware of the fears female learners and work returners have of being out of date. If you are one of these, there is no other book that specifically covers the issues that concern you.

 

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1.Introduction
What Do Employers Look For?; What You Need To Know; Using This Book;

2.Getting Started
Logging In; Computerised Filing Systems; Creating Folders On The Desktop; Using Windows Explorer; Creating Folders When Saving;

3.Taking Control
Special Keys On The Keyboard; Toolbars And Buttons; Missing Items; Setting Defaults; Carry Out A Search; Organising The View; Opening Files; Using Help;

4.Word Processing
A Word About Grammar (Business English); Letters And Memos; Minutes Of Meetings; Long Documents; Tabs; Tables; Publicity Material; Macros; Symbols And Special Characters; Detecting Other People’s Settings;

5.Spreadsheets And Charts
A Few Words About Using Numbers; Bodmas; Protecting Cells; Functions; Importing Data; Inserting New Columns Or Rows; Absolute Cells; Formats; Printing; Give It A Tick; Create A Series; Working With Worksheets; Finding Information; Pivot Tables; Charts;

6.Relational Databases
A Brief Overview; Primary Key; Entering And Amending Records; Replacing Entries; Sorting Records; Forms; Searching; Reports; Linking Tables; Copying Data; Importing Data From Elsewhere;

7.The Internet And World Wide Web
Downloading; Internet V. Intranet; The Browser Window; Saving Web Pages; Saving Pictures; Web Addresses (Urls); Basic Information Websites; Search Engines; Favorites; History; Video Conferencing;

8.E-Mails And Diary Planning
Start Up; Relationships; The Calendar; Tasks; Notes; Contacts; E-Mails;

9.Zipping (Compressing) Files
Using Windows Xp; Using Winzip;

10.Digital Cameras
The Basics; On The Computer;

11.Scanners
Optical Character Recognition (Ocr); To Scan A Picture; Add Images To Other Documents;

12.Creating Your Own Cds
How Cds Are Created; Using Windows Xp; Alternative Software;

13.Presentations
Managing Slides; Making Changes; Backgrounds; Speaker’s Notes; Master Slides; Printing; Slide Shows;

14.Desktop Publishing
The Basics; Using Ready-Made Designs;

15.Pdf Files
Downloading Pdf Files; Moving Through A Document; Views; Copying Contents Of A Pdf File;

16.Relevant Qualifications
New Clait; Ecdl; Open College Network; Learndirect;