| Acknowledgements |
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| About the Author |
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| Publisher's Acknowledgements |
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| Icons used in this book |
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The uses of a home computer |
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Fears of using a computer |
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Financial security on the Internet |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (4) |
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Getting to know the computer screen, keyboard and mouse |
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15 | (22) |
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15 | (1) |
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The computer screen: Desktop |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (8) |
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25 | (8) |
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33 | (4) |
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37 | (8) |
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37 | (8) |
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Navigating drives, folders and files |
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45 | (10) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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Libraries, folders and files |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (4) |
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53 | (2) |
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Getting to know your Windows 7 Desktop |
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55 | (14) |
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Personalising your Desktop with Themes |
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55 | (2) |
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Changing the mouse pointer |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (2) |
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Creating and deleting shortcuts |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (6) |
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Opening your first program: word processing |
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69 | (14) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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The Backspace and Delete keys |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (5) |
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83 | (10) |
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88 | (5) |
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93 | (8) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (3) |
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Part II - The Internet and email |
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Understanding email and Internet concepts |
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103 | (16) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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No such thing as a free service |
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106 | (1) |
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Dialup and broadband connections |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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Setting up an Internet connection |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (5) |
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Introducing the Internet and World Wide Web |
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119 | (14) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (1) |
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Using the Web- a couple of practical lessons |
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125 | (5) |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (14) |
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133 | (4) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (3) |
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Finding answers to your questions |
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142 | (1) |
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Just a note about YouTube |
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143 | (4) |
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147 | (12) |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (5) |
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Price comparison websites |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (12) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (6) |
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Buying and selling on Internet auctions |
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171 | (14) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (6) |
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Downloading a program from the Web |
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185 | (10) |
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185 | (2) |
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Downloading and installing Picasa |
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187 | (8) |
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195 | (16) |
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195 | (2) |
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Installing Windows Live Mail |
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197 | (4) |
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Opening Windows Live Mail |
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201 | (5) |
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206 | (5) |
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Part III - Advanced techniques |
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211 | (86) |
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Getting started with digital photography |
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213 | (30) |
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Transferring photos from camera to computer |
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214 | (4) |
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218 | (2) |
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Using digital photo services on the Web |
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220 | (4) |
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224 | (12) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (16) |
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244 | (7) |
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251 | (5) |
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256 | (3) |
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259 | (16) |
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259 | (2) |
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Viruses and other nasties |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (4) |
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269 | (2) |
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Additional email addresses |
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271 | (4) |
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Advanced uses of the Internet |
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275 | (10) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
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Listening to the radio on your computer |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (5) |
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Using Windows Live Essentials |
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285 | (12) |
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Downloading Live Essentials |
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285 | (12) |
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297 | (14) |
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299 | (12) |
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