Basic computer usage
To open any software/application
Move the cursor to start button click the start button right the
name of software you want to open click the software.
To view your computer’s information(computer model,
RAM, processor)
Click start write system information on the search box click
system information press enter.
To adjust your computer’s display direction(should be
landscape)
Click start write settings on the search box click settings
click display click on the display orientation drop down menu
click landscape.
To connect your computer to other new devices through
bluetooth
Click start write bluetooth on the search box click bluetooth
and other devices settings turn on your bluetooth if it was
turned off click add device click bluetooth click your device
click done after the device connected.
To recover deleted file from recycle bin
Double click recycle bin on desktop right click on the file you
want to restore click restore.
To make an application your default opening
application(example pdf)
Right click on your pdf file close up your cursor into open with
click choose another app click Adobe reader thick Always use
this app to open .pdf files click ok.
To zip folder
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Right click on the folder you want to zip click compress to zip
file give folder name for the zipped folder.
To extract zipped folder
Right click on the zipped folder click extract all select a folder
for the zipped folder to be in click extract.
To scan your computer with smadav anti-virus
Click start write smadav on the windows search box click
smadav click scanner select your drives to be scanned click
scan read the messages after scan completes.
To turn on your battery saver on a specific percentage of
your battery
Click your battery click all settings click power and battery
click battery saver click turn battery saver on automatiacally
drop down menu click your choice.
To make an application always available on the
bottom/taskbar
Open your application right click on the app on the taskbar
click pin to taskbar.
Microsoft word
To open microsoft word
Move the cursor to start button click the start button write
the word word click Microsoft word 2010.
To make your text bold
Select the written word click B.
To underline your text
Select the written word click U.
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To add Subscript
Select the letter to be subscript click x2.
To add Superscript
Select the letter to be superscript click x2.
To change the font size of text
Select the word to be changed click A to enlarge or A to reduce
font size.
OR
Select the word to be changed click font size drop down list
click the number you want.
To change your text capital/small
Select the word to be changed click Aa click
UPPERCASE/lowercase/others.
To change the color of your text
Select the word to be colored click font color drop down list
click the color you want.
To list your items/things in the way you want
Click the bullets drop down list click the symbol you want list
the items.
To add new bullet/symbol
Click the bullets drop down list click define new bullet click
symbol/picture click ok click the symbol you want list the
items.
OR
Click the Numbering drop down list click the Numbering format
you want list the items.
To add new numbering format
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Click the Numbering drop down list click define new Number
format click number style drop down list click the number
format you want list the items.
To increase/decrease the spacing between lines of text
Select the written document click line and paragraph spacing
drop down list click the spacing number you want.
To insert a blank empty page
Click insert place the cursor on a place you want where a blank
page inserts click blank page.
To insert data with table
Click insert click table choose the number of rows and
columns you want write data on the table.
OR
If you want more than 10×8 table,
Click insert click table click insert table write the number of
columns and rows you want click ok write data on the table.
To insert a picture into your document
Click insert click picture go to the folder where your picture
saved click the name of photo click insert.
To insert Header
Click insert click header click the header format we want
edit header content.
To give page number for your document
Click insert click page number choose the position of page
number click the format of page number.
To make our document decorative
Select word click insert click WordArt click decoration style.
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To insert Mathematical equation
Click insert click equation click the equation you want edit
the equation.
To insert Symbol
Click insert click symbol click the symbol we want or more
symbols.
To change orientation
Click page layout click orientation click portrait/landscape.
To add watermarks
Click page layout click watermarks click custom watermark
click picture watermark click select picture go to the picture
location select the picture name you want click insert click
apply click close.
OR
Click page layout click watermarks click custom watermark
click text watermark click language drop down menu choose
the language you want select dafault text edit your text
click font drop down menu choose your font style matched with
your language click apply click close.
To insert page color
Click page layout click page color click the color we want.
To insert the border for your pages
Click page layout click page borders click box click your
border style click ok.
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To save your word document
Click file click save write file name select and click saving
location/folder for the file to be saved click save.
To print your document
Power on your printer Connect your computer to your printer
with a printer data cable Click file click print click printer
drop down menu select/click your working printer name
check weather your printer is ready or not on the drop down
menu click the settings drop down menu click print all
pages/print current page click print one sided/print on both
sides click portrait orientation/landscape orientation increase
the number of copies to print click print.
To secure your document with password
Click file click info click protect document click encrypt with
password write your password click ok reenter the same
password click ok click save.
To remove your password
Click file click info click protect document click encrypt with
password leave your password empty click ok click save.
Microsoft powerpoint
To select your presentation lauout
Click home click layout click the layout you want.
To add new slide
Click home click new slide click the layout of the new slide
you want.
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To delete slide
Choose and click the slide you want on the left side of your
powerpoint right click on the slide click delete slide.
To change the setup direction of our text
Click home select text to be changed click text direction
select direction you want.
To change the alignment of our text
Select text click home click align text click your alignment
you want.
To write our text with different decorative smartarts
Click home click convert to smartart click smartart you want
click related smartart to the previousely selected.
To choose the color and shape of our slide
Click home click quick styles click the style you want.
To change slide orientation(portrait/landscape)
Click design click slide orientation click portrait/landscape.
To change a theme for all slides once
Click design click your favourite theme located next to slide
orientation.
To set the color of a selected shape inside your slide
Click home click shape fill click the color you want.
To add a transition style from slide to slide during
presentation
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Click transitions click the transition style.
To change the direction of the transition
Click transition click effect options click from the options.
To apply the current transition to all slides
Click transition click apply to all.
To add movement/animations to your text, symbol or
other objects
Click animations click or select the object to be animated
click the animation you want to apply.
Microsoft excel
To rotate text in the cell to a diagonal, vertical or other
direction
Click home click ab click direction.
To use mathematical and logical functions
Click home click on the cell where your returned value from the
function inserted click fx select your function click ok
enter your range based on your function(example B3:F3) click
ok.
To choose how the values/numbers in the cell displayed
Click the general drop down menu click the format you want.
To format as a table
Click home select your table click format as table click the
format of table.
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To merge multiple cells into a single cell
vertically/horizontally
Select cells to be merged click home click merge and center.
To customize values (example green cells to values
greater than 50)
Click home select the range of values click conditional
formatting move cursor to Highlight cells rules click greater
than enter 50 to box click the colors drop down menu click
ok.
To remove the applied formats of the values
Select the cells click home click conditional formatting
move the cursor to clear rules select your option.
To sort/set your contents in order
Select your contents click home click sort and filter click
the sort method you want.
Internet/Network
To turn off airplane mode to use networks
Click sign click sign again to make Airplane mode on.
To use new wifi on your computer
Click sign click manage wifi settings drop down menu click
hidden network click connect enter the network/wifi name
click next enter security code/password for the wifi click next
click on the wifi name click connect.
To open internet browser
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Click start write the name of your browser(example mozilla
firefox) click your browser.
To get data from your internet browsing history
Click settings and more click history click the history you
want.
To get your downloaded files
Click settings and more click downloads click your file.
To delete your internet browsing history
Click settings and more click history click more options
click clear browsing data click time range drop down menu
click time range you want click clear now.
To open any site from internet
Click on the search box on your browser write your
domain/website name for example www.ethiotelecom.et press
enter.
To view the release date of an information on a website
Open a website see the date on the heading or if not available
open the the details of the website.
To download video from youtube
Open youtube click and write the name of video on the youtube
search box click your video select and copy the video link on
the top search box open new tab write any downloader site
name example savefrom.net on the search box press enter
paste your video link on the downloader box click download
click save as choose and open folder to be saved click save.
To download document from internet
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Write your document name on the search box click one of the
options related to your document download it(it is different
from site to site).
Email
To open your internet browser
Click start write the name of your browser(google chrome,
mozilla firefox, internet explorer, microsoft edge, baidu etc).
To sign into your gmail account
Click on the search box on your browser write www.gmail.com
press enter click sign in enter your email click next
enter your password click next now you have signed into your
gmail account.
To send file to other email
Click compose write the email you want to send on the first
box(To) write the subject forwhich your file can be identified
click attach files button find and click the file you want to send
click open click send.
To download your file received
Click inbox click on the file click on the file click download
button click save file choose and click the folder you want to
download to click save.
To store your file on your gmail
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Click google apps click drive right click My Drive click file
upload go to the location folder for your file click your file
click open.
To store your folder on your gmail
Click google apps click drive right click My Drive click folder
upload go to the location folder for your folder click your
folder click upload click upload.
To download your file/folder stored on your gmail
Right click on the file/folder you want to download click
download click save file/save as click the folder you want to
download file/folder to click save.
To delete file/folder stored on your gmail
Right click on the file/folder click remove click trash right
click on the file/folder click delete forever click delete forever.
To sign out
Click on the photo/first letter of your name/email account click
sign out.
Telegram
To search telegram channel/page
Click on the search box write the channel name click the
channel if you haven’t joined the channel, click join channel at
the bottom of the channel.
To send file through telegram
Click the menu icon click contacts search/write a contact you
want to send click contact you want to send click the attach
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files sign go to the folder where your file saved click your file
click open click send.
To download file received from telegram
Click contact(holds file) which is displayed as a notification and
includes file name to receive right click on the file click save
as select a folder to save click save.
To logout from telegram
Click menu icon click settings click 3 dots click logout
click logout click ok.
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