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understandable and valuable tools to help people utilize technology more
effectively. The guides are all still here and freely available, although
they are quite outdated now. You are welcome to use the guides here
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AOL Basics - learn the basics of America Online's services, including basic navigation, reading e-mail as well as sending and receiving attachments. Buying a Computer - buying a computer can be a daunting process. This ShortGuide will help you wade through the computer jargon that you will need to understand to buy the computer that best fits your needs. Booking a Low Fare with Travelocity - a step-by-step guide to finding low priced airfares with Travelocity. The method shown in this ShortGuide generally finds prices at excellent rates. Bookmarklets - a quick and short way to browse the Internet. Employment Research on the Internet - a brief guide to the most useful employment web sites available. Finding Your Roots Online - a basic introduction to some of the most interesting genealogy sites on the Internet. FrontPage 2000 - FrontPage is an excellent web editing tool. If you are just beginning to learn how to create your own web site, this ShortGuide will help get you started. (It is quite long, so it may take a while to download). If you are not sure whether you should use FrontPage or not, I have put a presentation online that will give you an overview of the benefits of the product. Select this link to view the overview presentation. Getting to Know Your Computer - get to know the basics of a Windows 95/98/ME desktop. This includes some of the things that all computer users should know about their computer, such as installing and uninstalling software. |
Internet Explorer 5.0 - learn about the basics of this Internet browser. Mail Merge with Word 2000 - performing a mail merge is actually a fairly simply task with Microsoft Word, although there are many steps involved in the process. This ShortGuide will walk you through the process step by step. Making Sense of Searching the Internet - a brief overview of some popular search tools, along with some search strategy development tips. MapsOnUs - utilize this excellent mapping site to plan your door-to-door directions. This is by far the most useful mapping site on the Internet. Netscape Composer - Netscape Composer is an easy to learn, easy to use program to create and manage small web sites (and it's a free program). This ShortGuide will help get you started creating your own site. (This is a very large document, so it might take a while to download). Netscape Navigator - learn about the basics of this Internet browser. Outlook Express - this ShortGuide will help you get the most out of Outlook Express by showing you how to create and use signature files, read and send e-mail messages with attachments, create and use your address book for individuals and groups, manage mail folders and create rules to message rules to manage incoming mail automatically. Travel Info on the 'Net - an overview of the most useful Web sites for planning a trip. Using Yahoo Mail - Yahoo e-mail is an extremely easy to use, free web based mail system. This ShortGuide will give you an overview of the basic functionality of using Yahoo Mail. This Guide also includes information on sending and receiving attachments.
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