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To download the guides as PDF files click on the titles. *

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Gerry's guides for your PC

These guides were written by Gerry * for people who attended the training sessions at KWW Computers.
Please let Gerry know if you want help; call or email him at gerrypainter@googlemail.com

	Description	Author
1	How to print screen shots of problems & bring them in to Gerry or Knowle West Web	Gerry
2	Using Myguide	Gerry
3	Using Google-talk to talk to other PC users for free	©Google
4	Writing a CV checklist & resources with screen shots of Ipoint	Gerry
5	Making your CV match the advert	©BBC
6	Websites for Improving your Memory	Gerry
7	Natural Reader information – how to use the free version of this excellent screen reader	Gerry
8	Using a card reader to download image from your digital camera	Gerry
9	Digital photography guide from BBC BiteSize revision site	©BBC
10	Digital photography guides available from virginmedia.com	©virginmedia
11	How to download the Google Toolbar with pop-up blocker	Gerry
12	How to clean up Internet temporary files	Gerry
13	Adding a webpage to your ‘Favorites’ in Internet Explorer	Gerry
14	Using Windows to write files/folders to a CD	Gerry
15	Setting up Magentic for desktop images & screensavers	Gerry
16	Using the Google toolbar	Gerry
17	Adding gadgets to your Google 'side bar'	Gerry
18	Setting up a free email account with Google Mail	Gerry
20	Using Google Mail to reply to an email	Gerry
21	Using Google Mail - Forwarding a message	Gerry
22	Using Google Mail - How to attach a file - image etc.	Gerry
23	Using Google Mail - How to download & print an attachment	Gerry
24	Adding images & text boxes to Word	Gerry
25	Security issues - information from BBC & Virgin media	Gerry
26	Using the Google route finder available from Google	Gerry
29	The basics of using Google to search for information	©Google
30	Using Google's advanced search features	©Google
31	Printing your pictures with Picasa	Gerry
32	Work out your carbon emissions - www.direct.gov.uk	Gerry
34	How to pay your car tax online - www.direct.gov.uk	Gerry
35	Stop unwanted phone sales calls - www.direct.gov.uk	Gerry
36	How to get music from your CDs on to the PC	Mark
37	How to apply for a refund on your car tax	©direct.gov
38	Keeping healthy (e.g. over 50's) - www.direct.gov.uk	Gerry
For help with reading or hearing text read form your PC go to the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/win/sub_root.shtml Below are a few extracts; for help call 0800 634 0269 ask for Gerry.
39	Making the text larger in Windows XP	©BBC
40	Magnifying the screen in Windows XP	©BBC
41	Making the text larger in Internet Explorer 7	©BBC
42	Making the text larger in Microsoft Word	©BBC
43	Making your mouse pointer larger in Windows XP	©BBC
44	Adding trails to your mouse pointer in Windows XP	©BBC
45	Finding your mouse pointer in Windows XP	©BBC
46	Changing colours in Internet Explorer 7	©BBC
47	Changing colours in Windows XP	©BBC

50	Taking Good Pictures - Britain In Pictures from BBC	Gerry

* You are free to use any materials produced by Gerry but please take care where other sources have been quoted. Use them for yourself & friends but don’t distribute them.
The contents of some of these documents come from websites such as www.bbc.co.uk, www.google.co.uk & www.virginmedia.com etc. They may not be reproduced for sale or used without permission from the author.

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