Internet Skills Course

Understanding the background of the Internet, using Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, using links in the Pitman Training Web Site, using the Back, Forward and Home toolbar buttons. Recognising the structure of Internet Addresses (URLs), entering a URL and load the corresponding web page, editing a URL, understanding the use of search engines to find information, performing simple searches using a variety of search engines, using the internal search facility on the BBC web site, using Edit/Find command to find a specific item on a web page. Including: Using the Favorites feature, creating a folder in Favorites, using the History feature, saving a Web page, saving a Web Picture, printing a web page, understanding the benefits of shopping online, knowing how to shop securely on the Internet. Including: identifying the main items on the Outlook Express screen, using the four main folders: Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items, composing and printing messages, sending and receiving messages, organising messages by creating a new folder, attaching a file to a message, saving an attached file, copying a URL into an e-mail message, using the Address Book, using Spell Check.