Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Two clues to new computer skills

Clue #1 - Google it!

Clue #2 - Try it repeatedly


Say you are interested in using Google Docs to create and save word processing documents, “typed” pages that look a lot like this page or a typical essay.  You can do that on a computer or a tablet at no cost.  How?


You say you haven’t got a clue but you are interested.  Make your way to the famous Google search page.  Search the words “use Google Docs” and use the results to try a few findings to see if you gain an understanding.


If you find you have acquired a new skill, you have succeeded.  If not, try alternative words in a search, such as “Google Docs” or “word processing in Google Docs”.  If you want to be a little adventurous, you can Google “Bing”, the name of the alternative searcher instead of Google.  It is created and run by Microsoft, one of the main competitors of Google.  I don’t use Bing often but there have been times when Bing has found something I am looking for that Google did not.


But suppose none of the results of the Google search bring you new satisfaction.  Depending on your level of energy and interest, try again.  Follow up on what you do find.  If every day for a while, you try using Google Docs for 5 to 15 minutes, by the end of the week you will know quite a bit more about free word processing in the cloud (which only means there is no charge and that you can use the browser (IE, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) to get to your saved creations from any device with an internet connection.


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Bill
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