Windows 7 eLearning Kit For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Fulton, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118031598 ISBN 13: 9781118031599

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

Self-motivators will get moving with Windows 7 using this interactive eLearning course! Windows 7 is the number one operating system in the world and if you're eager to get started using all it has to offer, this value-packed eLearning kit is essential to your learning process. A complete Microsoft Windows 7 course, it includes a full-color printed book and a Dummies interactive eLearning course on CD. Each lesson opens with an introduction to the content and explains the importance and potential uses for every task described. Featuring both written and animated step-by-step how-tos, practice labs, helpful videos, numerous examples, and a host of Dummies hints and tips, this package makes your learning process easier. Follow the material sequentially or jump in and out as you wish?it's set up so you can learn at your own pace. Throughout, you will benefit from illustrations, animations, voiceover explanations, and the option of closed captioning if you find you learn better when you can read the instructions. * Helps self-motivated learners get familiar with the most popular operating system in the world: Windows 7 * Includes an easy-to-follow, full-color book and an interactive Dummies eLearning Course that corresponds with the book on CD * Allows you to follow the material sequentially or choose separate sections at your own time and pace * Offers chapter summaries, practice exercises, discussions of concepts and essential terms, and much more Windows 7 eLearning Kit For Dummies is the ultimate guide to a productive and flexible learning experience. NOTE: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

About this title

About the Author

Jennifer Fulton is an experienced computer consultant and trainer with more than 20 years in the business. In addition to Windows, her areas of expertise include Microsoft Office, Paint Shop Pro, and Photoshop Elements. She is also the bestselling author of more than 100 computer books.

From the Back Cover

Learn to use Windows 7 quickly and easily with this multimedia kit!

Want to get up to speed on Windows 7 without a lot of hassle? This eLearning Kit takes you step by step through handling user accounts, working with programs, organizing your photos and music, setting up a network, touring the Internet, securing your system, and more. Best of all, you can learn from the book, the CD, or both!

• Make friends with Windows 7 learn about accounts, good passwords, using menus, and managing files

• Get with the program launch programs, manage them with the taskbar, and navigate folders and libraries

• Master media create playlists for music and video, organize your photos, and burn CDs

• Network PCs and devices set up a home network to share devices and files

• Explore the Internet discover different browsers, add plug-ins, set up e-mail, download programs, and stay secure

Open and find:

• Why each person using the computer needs an account

• Hints for making Windows 7easier to use

• What the right pane of the Start menu is for

• How to rip music and burn CDs

• What you can do with Windows Media Center

• Where to place a router

• Tips on installing new programs from the Internet

• How to protect your PC against viruses with Security Essentials

Includes:

• Book, CD, or both pick the way you learn best

• Three hours of Windows 7 instruction

• Easy-to-follow format that lets you learn at your own pace

The For Dummies eLearning Kit lets you choose your ideal way to learn from the book, the CD, or both!

Learn Windows 7 from this full-color, richly illustrated book.

If you prefer learning from a book, this one is perfect. Full of colorful illustrations and screen shots, hands-on tutorials, summaries, definitions, and ways to assess your progress, this book makes learning Windows 7 easy.

The book includes:

• Six lessons covering the essentials of Windows 7

• Step-by-step instructions illustrated in full color

• Lesson summaries, term definitions, and interactive exercises

Learn interactively and see how it's done with the CD-ROM.

If you like to see and hear instructions, the CD offers narrated screencasts, illustrations, animations, exercises, resources, and more. Learn Windows 7 from interactive lessons and pre-assessment questions.

The CD-ROM includes:

• Three hours of interactive training to get you up and running with Windows 7

• Progress-tracking features that allow you to leave the course and return later

• Easy-to-navigate audio and video instruction

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118031598
• ISBN 13: 9781118031599
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304