WELCOME TO COMPUTER LITERACY

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WELCOME TOCOMPUTER LITERACY
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Basic Computer Components
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Context or Alternate Button
Select Button
MOUSE
Scroll
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MONITOR
Power Button
Screen Adjustments
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CD Rom Drive
COMPUTER
Power Button
Floppy Drive
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KEYBOARD
Function Keys
Number Pad
Main Key Area
Direction Keys
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Logging into the Computer

• You Must have a Teacher present the first time
  you log
• in and set your password.
• The first time you log in we will help you set a
  password.
• Make sure the password is something simply that
  youll
• remember each day.
• Passwords are case-sensitive.

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Setting Your Password

• Type your first six letters of your last and the
  first
• letter of your first name here.
• Now click on OK to set your password.

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• Type a simple password that you will remember
• each day in the New Password box.
• Remember passwords are case-sensitive.
• Now retype your passwords in the Confirm
• New Password box.
• Then click on OK

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Terms to Remember

• Username The name used to log on to the
  computer. On the virtual high school computers,
  you use your first and last name.
• Password You must set up your password the first
  time you log onto the computer. On the virtual
  high school computers, you can set you password
  to be anything you want. 
• Desktop The first screen you will see after you
  have logged on to the computer.
•  Icon(s) Pictures that are placed on the desktop
  that represents a program on the computer. An
  icon is also referred to as a shortcut.
•  Taskbar The gray bar across the bottom of the
  desktop. It is where you can find the start menu
  and any programs that are currently open.
• Start Menu The start menu is where you can find
  all of the programs on the computer that are
  available.
• My Documents A folder on the desktop that is
  used to save your work in. Folders can be created
  in My Documents to categorize your files.
• Minimize, Maximize, and Close Use Minimize to
  send the folder or program to the Taskbar. Use
  Maximize to enlarge the size of the folder or
  program. Use Close to close the folder or
  program.

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Terms to Remember

• Program(s) Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint,
  Microsoft Excel, and Internet Explorer are all
  examples of programs. These programs are
  referred to as the software on the computer.
• 3-½ floppy disk A portable device that you can
  save your work to. The size of a floppy disk is
  1.44 megabytes. This is the amount of storage
  space available on the disk. Floppy disks can be
  damaged by magnets, so keep away from cell phones
  or speakers. A floppy disk is considered
  hardware.
• 3 ½ floppy drive Also referred to as the A
  drive on the computer. This is where you insert
  the floppy disk. This component of the computer
  is hardware.
• Hard drive Also referred to as the C drive.
  This is where all programs and files are stored
  inside the computer. This component of the
  computer is hardware.
• CD Rom Also referred to as the D drive. This
  runs your CDs and CD Rom disks. This component
  of the computer is hardware.

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Saving Your Files

• Open up the Microsoft Word program from the Start
  Menu.
• Type the following

• New Documents
• Go to file
• Select Save As
• Name your file Saving Files
• Click on My Documents
• Then click save
• Old Documents
• Go to file
• Select Save

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Location Of Saved Files

• The Save icon will save to the drive that you
  used last. Example if you opened the file from
  My Document, the file will be saved in My
  Documents. In order to change the saving
  location you must use Save As.
• To save to the floppy disk you must select Save
  As, then change the location to 3-1/2
  Floppy (A)

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Logging Off The Computer

• Save all of your work to the My Documents folder
  and to your floppy disk.
• Close all open programs.
• Press Ctrl-Alt-Del.
• Select Log Off, then click Yes.
• If you dont log off, others will have access to
  you files.

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Setting Up Hotmail

• Double click the Internet Explorer icon on your
  desktop.
• Click on Favorites, then MSN.COM.
• Click on the link for Hotmail.
• On the Left side of the screen you should see a
  box the reads Sign Up, Click There.

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After clicking sign up

• A window will open showing three (3) options.
• MSN Hotmail
• MSN Hotmail Plus
• Microsoft Office Outlook Live
• Click on the link that reads Get it Free.

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On the next window

• You will be ask to supply a e-mail address your
  e-mail address should the same as your username
  with _vhs after it.
• Example My name is Bryan Meade. My username
  would be meadebr so my e-mail address should be
  meadebr_vhs.
• For your password you can make it whatever you
  want just make sure you have a strong password.

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• MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION ON THE
  PREVIOUS TWO SLIDES!!

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• After you have set your e-mail address and
  password you can fill out the rest of the
  information on the page.
• After you click I Accept another window should
  open. Scroll All the way to the bottom and click
  on continue and do the same on the page following
  that.