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Minutes from Memorial Hall meetings in 2020

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Minutes from Memorial Hall meetings in 2021

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No meetings held due to Covid-19 restrictions

Tips for Safer Shopping

• Pay with a credit card or use PayPal to gain some protection against fraud
• Use well known brands for preference (eg Amazon, Asda, Marks and Spencer, Debenhams, or B&Q etc.)
• Check that a web site address is https before entering personal data into it
• Avoid saving your bank card details where possible
• Have a different and strong password for any sites where you enter personal data or engage in money transactions.
• Strong passwords contain a mixture or capital and lower case letters plus numbers - and even symbols.

An Office Suite is a collection of general productivity software used to create documents, presentations, diagrams, charts an calculations etc. Office Suites usually comprise: wordprocessor, spreadsheet, database and some form of presentation software.

Microsoft Office has become the 'industry standard' but other online and free versions exist which may be perfectly adequate for the home user - and they are FREE!

All applications listed below are capable of sharing files with each other and with the paid for MS Office.

• Microsoft Office vs OpenOffice / LibreOffice - (YouTube Video)
• LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office - PC World Review

Contact details of friends and family for example, can be entered into a spreadsheet or database application to create lists which can be stored, edited, sorted and used to produce outputs such as address labels.

Common 'Office Suites' of software include both a spreadsheet application and a wordprocessor which, when used in combination, can accomplish the task.

• See the section on Using Office for further details.

Minutes from Memorial Hall meetings in 2022

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Minutes from Memorial Hall meetings in 2018

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Venue: Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall - a registered UK Online Centre (No 3455051)
Tel: 0789 4442227
Email:  online@hampsthwaite.org.uk
URL: www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/memorialhall

See Memorial Hall Noticeboard or the online Events Calendar for confirmation of all sessions. Sessions are aimed at complete beginners through to those who have some experience of using computers - but no previous knowledge of computers is assumed.

Venue: Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall - a registered UK Online Centre (No 3455051)
Tel: 0789 4442227
Email:  online@hampsthwaite.org.uk
URL: www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/memorialhall

See Memorial Hall Noticeboard or the online Events Calendar for confirmation of all sessions. Sessions are aimed at complete beginners through to those who have some experience of using computers - but no previous knowledge of computers is assumed.

Introduction: Explore the many free resources on the Learn My Way web site. Here you can see the resources available, plan your own learning and decide if you wish to 'do it yourself' or join one of our tutored sessions. The aim of our tutored sessions is to provide a supportive environment where there is always someone to ask if you need help.

• Sign up for a Learn My Way Account (Centre No.3455051) - see https://www.learnmyway.com/user/register#step1
• Explore the many free resources available - see http://www.learnmyway.com/whats-online
• Teach yourself at home or join the low-cost planned sessions here at Hampsthwaite Online.

Tutored Sessions: For each session a key focus is suggested but participants can work on topics at their own pace and in any order - see below for payment details.

BLOCK 1 : Getting Started

• Session 1 – Getting Started with Keyboard
• Session 2 – Getting Started with Mouse
• Session 3 – Getting Started with Email
• Session 4 – Getting Started with the Internet (1: safe use)
• Session 5 – Getting Started with the Internet (2: searching and saving)
• Session 6 – Photos on-line
• Session 7 – Shopping and Services Online
• Session 8 – Socialising online