Computer Group Articles

Your Computer Questions

Published 14th November 2022

The next few group meetings will be given over to answering questions and dealing with topics that don’t warrant a series of session to cover.

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Internet and Email Safety

Published 22nd February 2022

The group will be starting a new topic on April 4th looking at staying safe when browsing the web or handling email.

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Introduction to Spreadsheets

Published 2nd November 2021

Starting Monday November 15th. In the forthcoming weeks we’ll run a beginners course in using spreadsheets for basic calculations, producing graphs and storing and sorting records.

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Using LibreOffice Draw to create posters, cards, diagrams, plans and more

Published 6th September 2021

Resuming on Monday 20th September. We will be using Zoom for this topic. If you have are interested in this topic but have not attended previous sessions this would be a good time to join as the session on 20th September will be a review of what we have covered so far. Draw is a […]

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Working with Files

Published 27th November 2020

In this topic we’ll focus on working with your computer’s File Manager application. We’ll cover finding files, opening files, renaming or moving files, copying files to and from USB memory sticks and external hard drives, using “cloud” storage, working with zip files and anything else you might want to know about files. The sessions will […]

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Photo Editing and Creative Art using the GIMP Image Editor

Published 26th September 2020

Starting Monday 5th October at 2:30pm. Virtual meetings using Zoom. An introduction for those completely new to photo or image editing or for those with experience of other applications who would like to know more about the GIMP software. Handouts and worksheets for this topic are still available. Please contact the group leader if you […]

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Previously covered topics

Published 20th April 2020

Upcoming topics are discussed and agreed by the group, and members are then able to join in for any topic of interest. Where a topic attracts a lot of interest we may break into two sub-groups. Topics we have covered in the past include the following: Internet Safety: phishing, scams, virus and trojans Buying and […]

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