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How to Use a Desktop/Laptop How to search on Google Compose and Send an Email Pay your Utility Bills Online Skype with your Grand-children How to create a Word Document How to Use your Android Phone Compose and Send a WhatsApp Message How to Use an iphone How to Use an ipad 1-2 3 4-5 6 7-8 9 10-11 12 13-14 15-16 Contents
How to Use a Desktop/Laptop Switching your PC on/off If you have a Desktop, then you need to switch on your CPU and monitor. CPU Monitor Simply press the on button on the CPU and the Monitor. Either a vacuum type voice is heard or the on button turns blue/green. If you have a laptop, then just press the on button on the top of the keyboard. (on the left or right) To switch off your computer, you need to first close all your programs. Then go to the start button on the bottom-left corner of the desktop, select the option shut down. Click on the turn off option. Once the screen goes black, press the on/off button of the monitor. On a laptop too, select the start option, and select shut down. The laptop is switched off now. Open a program To open any program, go to the start button on the bottom-left corner of the desktop. Select the program from the options displayed. If you want to open any other program, type the name of the program/file in the search bar and click on the search symbol (magnifying glass). Search Bar in Start Menu 1
How to Use a Desktop/Laptop TO CREATE A NEW FOLDER Right click on your desktop in an empty space. Go to new and then select folder. A new folder is created and you can change its name. After this you can just drag any file you want to organise in the new folder. TO CREATE A SUB-FOLDER Click on the start button on the desktop and then select documents. Double-click (mouse) the folder that you want to create a sub-folder in. Right click (mouse) on a blank spot in the window. Select new (like above) and then folder. A new folder will appear, type a name and press enter on the keyboard. COPY A FILE/FOLDER Open the location that contains the file/folder you want to copy. Right click the file/folder and select copy Open the location where you want to store the file/folder and right click to select paste. 2
How to search on Google Opening the internet Once your PC has an internet connection, you can do your web search on Internet Explorer. Open the required web browser (internet explorer). In the web address bar which is on the top of the screen, type the web address www.google.com and press enter on your keyboard. How to search You are now on Google homepage. There you can type what you want to search in the search bar and click on Google search. From the many links Google shows, you can select the one most relevant by simply clicking on the link. The page will open and you can read the information. To go back to a page you already visited, click on the back button next to the address bar and to go on the next page, click the forward button. The refresh button reloads a page. Points to remember Be very specific in typing the words for your search. Use only KEYWORDS. eg. (Hospital name Rockland or Location new Delhi ). Do not write full sentences or questions. 3
Compose and Send an Email Composing and Sending an Email Click the Compose button on the left side of your email page. Type your recipient s email address in To field. Enter a subject for your message in the Subject field. Click on the blank area below the subject line and write your message. Click the send button at the bottom of your compose window. To make an attachment, click on the attach option shown at the bottom of your compose window. Select the file from the displayed window and click the send button at the bottom of the compose window. For formatting of text, like changing the font, size, bold, italic, underline, text colour, alignment, select the formatting symbol next to the send option at the bottom of the compose windows. 4
Compose and Send an Email Reply to Email To reply to an email, just click reply in the box below the message and type. Or, you can click the arrow icon on the top-right corner of the message you received. If there are multiple recipients of the message and you want to respond to all of them, click reply all or on the arrow icon on the top right corner of your email screen. Once the message is typed, click on the send option. Forwarding an Email Open the message you want to forward. Click the forward link in the box below the message. Or, you can click the down arrow next to the reply option in the top-right corner of the message and select forward. Click send and your message is forwarded. Sending Pictures via Email Open the picture library by clicking the start button on the home screen and then click pictures. Open the folder which has the picture you want to send and select the pictures. On the toolbar click e-mail. In the attach files select the picture size and click attach. Windows opens a new e-mail message and attaches your picture. Type a message and click send. 5
Pay your Utility Bills Online Pay your Electricity/Water Bill Online Open the website of your electricity/water supply company which is mentioned in the printed copy of your bill or search it through Google. For example, in Delhi the electricity suppliers website is www.bsesdelhi.com Click on the bill payment option which will be shown on the page of the website you have opened. If you are a registered consumer, fill in the user name and password to access your account. Or, you can create a new account also. Some websites might ask for your identity number or CA number (contract account number) when you create your account. Go on the pay bill option and fill in the required details like your account number, PIN number and email address, depending on the details asked. Have your printed copy of bill ready with you. The payment can be made via debit or credit card. You should have your card next to you so that you can easily fill in your card number, the CVV (card verification value), also known as the security code. Once the payment is made, you will receive a receipt or confirmation number. Save it for future records. 6
Skype with your Grandchildren Adding a contact Sign-in on Skype and on the home page tap on the icon displayed on the bottom-right corner. Then select Add people option. Search for a contact by their Skype name, Phone number, Name or Email address. Select the contact and tap add to contacts. The contact appears in your people list. Skype-to-Skype call Once you sign-in on Skype, go to people and select a skype contact. Tap the call icon. Select Skype call. To turn your video on, tap the video symbol displayed on the bottom part of the screen. Beside this options are available of microphone, speaker/headset, and. The + (plus) sign shows more options like the Dial pad, View Messages and Send Files. To end a call, tap the red phone icon. You can only receive a skype call only when you area signed-in. when you receive a skype call, an incoming call notification screen appears. To answer the call tap the green Answer icon and to reject the call, tap the red Decline icon. Skype to Mobile/Landline call Sign-in on Skype. Tap people and select a contact to view their profile. Tap voice call and the call is made. If the number is not available, use the dial pad to enter the phone number. 7
Skype with your Grandchildren Video calling Select the contact from your contact list. You will see their details in the main window. Click the blue video call icon to make a video call. If you cannot hear or see the person, or if they cannot hear or see you, settings can be made by selecting the respective symbols. Messaging on skype Sign-in on skype and select the contact from the contact list to which you want to send a SMS text message. Right click the contact and then select the send SMS message option. Enter your message in the conversation box and click the send button. If the contact is not saved in the contact list, click the call phone icon in the toolbar. The dial pad is displayed on the right side of the screen. Enter the phone number and click the SMS button. Type the message and click send. Messages you type will show here Your contacts will show here Type your message here Send pictures on skype Right click on the contact and select send file. An explorer window will open. Search for your file and click open. This method can be used only if the contact is online. 8
How to create a Word Document Creating a WORD DOCUMENT Click the start button on the bottom-left corner of your screen. Select the Microsoft word option to open the word page. All Programmes > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Word In this word document you can write anything and even copy texts and images from the net. Font, size, colour, text alignment can all be set in the tool bar on the top of the page. To save a word document, click on file in the top-left corner of the screen. Go to save as and then type the name of the file in the file name bar. Click the save option. The file is saved in documents (my computer). If you want to save your file on desktop, click on the desktop option in favourites and then select save. Similarly, there is an option of pictures in libraries. File Formatting toolbar Type text here 9
How to Use your Android Phone SWITCHING PHONE ON and OFF To turn on/unlock your device, use the power button (side of your phone). Then swipe the screen or slide the lock symbol, depending on the phone. This opens the home screen. To switch off your phone, press the same power button for longer till the option for switching off/on is displayed. Tap the switch off option and the screen goes blank. SAVING CONTACTS Open the contact option displayed on the home screen. Click on the symbol. Type the name of the person and the phone number in the respective bars. Click on the save option and the contact is saved. DIALING A NUMBER Open the phone option on the home screen and click on keypad Tap on the numbers you want to dial, just like you do on a phone with real buttons. Click the symbol of a phone to begin dialling. MESSAGING / SMS Tap the message option on the home screen. Select the writing symbol. Simply enter the name of the recipient and then enter the message. Click on the message sending symbol. 10
How to Use your Android Phone CAMERA Open the camera option on the home screen. This will open the camera on the screen. Press the centre camera button on the bottom of the screen. A clicking sound is heard and your picture is clicked and saved in your gallery. For a selfie, click on the camera reverse option on the top/right of the screen and take the selfie with the same centre circle. Gallery Icon Main Camera Screen where picture will show of what you want to click Camera Button Click once to take picture Camera Reverse Icon to take a Selfie 11
Compose and Send a WhatsApp Message WHATSAPP Open the WhatsApp by selecting the option on the home screen. Select the person from the contacts tab to whom you want to send a message. (If a contact is not in the list, first save the number to your phone contacts.) Type the message and click the arrow symbol. CHATS SCREEN Chats Page This is where you will see your chats (people you are talking to) Contacts page This is where you will see all your contacts who also use WhatsApp CONTACTS SCREEN Name of Contact you are chatting with NEW MESSAGE SCREEN Type Message Here Message you type will show here Keypad Type message from here 12
How to Use an iphone Switching on/off your iphone To turn on your iphone, press and hold the sleep/wake button at the top right of your iphone until the screen starts. To turn off your iphone, press and hold the power button until you see the slide to power off on the screen. Slide the control and your phone is turned Slide to unlock button off. Sleep/Wake Button Saving a contact Go to phone on your home screen and then tap keypad. Enter the telephone number and tap the icon + (plus) on the topleft corner. Tap on create new contact. Enter the information like the contact name and email address. Tap on done. Dialling a number Tap the phone icon at the bottom of your home screen. Scroll down and select the contact you want to call. Next tap the number and the call is made. If the contact is not saved, then select phone icon and then keypad. Enter the number and tap the green call button. Messaging Press the home button and then go to the message button on your home screen. Tap the new message button (paper with a pencil) at the topright of the screen. Enter the contact name/number in the to field. Then type the message and click send. A delivered message is shown below your text. 13
How to Use an iphone Camera Press the home button and then go to camera app. Once you are ready to click the picture, press the shutter button (white circle in the centre) at the bottom of the screen. You can switch the camera modes by swiping through the options just above the shutter button. For a selfie, switch mode from the button on the top-right corner. WhatsApp Open your WhatsApp from the home screen. Tap chats in the navigation bar (below). Tap the pencil icon in the top-right corner and select a contact to start a new chat. Type the message and click on send. Face Time Click on the phone icon. Then click on contacts. Select the contact you want to Face Time with. Click on the friend s name and then tap the Face Time button. Your call is made. Wait for the phones to connect on the internet. To end the call, press the red phone icon. 14
How to Use an ipad The Mail App COMPOSING AND SENDING MAIL Open the mail app from the home screen and tap the new message icon. Enter the recipient s email address in the to bar, add a subject in the subject bar and then type the message in the body. Click send. REPLYING AND FORWARDING Once you have read an email, you can respond to it or forward it. Select the reply/forward button. A menu of options appears. To reply, select the reply option. To forward the message, select forward option. Type the message and click send. Camera and photos Open the camera app from your home screen. Or, you can quickly access camera from the lock screen by simply dragging the camera icon up. To take a picture, click on the centre white circle. To take a selfie, tap the flip camera button in the top-right corner of the screen. To record a video, select the video option and then tap the record button. All the photos are saved in the photos app. Here you can even edit your photos using the edit option. The editing options appear at the bottom of the screen. To share photos, simply tap the share button in the bottom-left corner of the photos app screen. Select the photos and then choose the option of how to send the photos. Safari Safari is a web browser that comes built-in on the ipad. It helps access websites on your device. 15
How to Use an ipad Turning the ipad on and off To unlock the ipad, press the sleep/wake button (top of ipad) or the home button. The lock screen appears; simply slide to unlock it. To close the ipad, press the sleep/wake button again. This will put the ipad in sleep mode. In case of completely turning on/off the ipad, press and hold the sleep/wake button for few seconds. Installing and deleting apps Go to app store option on your home screen. Select the type of app you want from the options given - games, all categories, kids, newsstand and more. If you re new to the app store, click on new to the app store? This will show a list of popular apps. To delete an app, press and hold the app on the home screen. Tap the x (cross) in the top-left corner. The app is now deleted. Adding a contact Tap the contacts icon on the home screen. Click on the + (plus) option. Enter the contact information and tap done. To edit a contact, select the contact and then tap edit. Sleep/Wake Button Messaging There is a pre-installed message app, but that is only for imessages. This means that only those contacts which have access to an ipad, iphone or ipod, can receive your messages. Open the message app and tap the compose button (a square with a pencil). Type the name of the contact and the message and click send. 16