Online tutorials for popular software

Would you like to get more out of your favorite computer programs? Would you like to learn how to design a website, install computer parts, or network your computers?

For just about everything you want to learn, you can find tutorials online. Tutorials walk you through the process, step by step. There are tutorials in text, in audio, in pictures, and in video - Choose the medium that works best for your learning style.

To find tutorials for a specific program or task, do a simple search engine search. Your search terms will look something like these:
microsoft excel tutorial
web design tutorial html video
powerpoint mac tutorial step by step

If you want to browse tutorials on a wide range of topics, here are a few "hubs":

InPictures - Simple pictorial examples of common tasks that you might do on Microsoft Office programs, OpenOffice.org, web layout, web graphics, and web programming

Intelligentedu.com - Mainly technical topics related to programming and web design

Microsoft.com - tutorials for Microsoft program. There are also tutorials especially for teachers and classrroms.

Newark Public Library - Basic beginner's guides to email, internet, Microsoft Word and other programs

Lynda.com - A subscription-based tutorial hub ($25/month.) Sign up for a free 1-day subscription to get access to over 28,000 video tutorials for $25/month. There are also free sample tutorials and podcasts.


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