Last week we had a presentation from Barclays Digital Eagles. This week we will download their app (Barclays Digital Driving LIcence) and register, using the device user email and name (yourflower boot) However, with Spring around the corner, we need to undertake a number of “tidying” tasks on the tablet. we need to check the […]
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One Drive on the tablet
Once you hae installed One Drive you will need to access it by tapping on the app. The first time you use it you will be asked to log on – after you have done that once it should remember your user name and password. The options are very straightforward with the ability to create […]
Week 4 – Gmail
Email and attachments In depth gmail on the tablet: You can access your gmail account from any device that can connect to the internet with a browser. On a tablet or a phone there is a special app that provides that access directly. Gmail has different versions which may look or work slightly differently. Which […]
Week 4 – browsers and one drive
Last week we covered browsers in great detail, so today we are going to use some of that new found knowledge! There are a number of websites which are useful for specific tasks or information and to have easy access to them can be beneficial both for saving time and because they are easily forgotten. […]
Week 3 more email
Temporary email addresses setting up an outlook.com email address https://sc.imp.live.com/content/dam/imp/videos/Outlook/SizzleChilliPepper/en-gb/MSFT_OS_SizzleVideo_640x360.mp4 register an account – sign up now: login.live.com First name is your Flower Last name is Boot Account name is flower77.boot@ password is Slipper2014 the postcode is YO42 4HH DOB is 1/1/1970 alternative email address is the gmail one Now add the onedrive app from […]
Week 3 – more on the internet and your browser
Having turned your device on and connected to the internet we need to look in some more detail at your web browser: Samsung have their own browser Some devices have Google’s Chrome installed There’s also a version of Firefox for android Another popular browser is called Dolphin The Samsung browser the Tabs at the top […]
Week 2 – Wifi, screens, apps and email
A Tablet is really best used when connected to the internet. Connecting to the internet is normally acheived either by having a SIM card in the tablet which you will be paying for or by connecting through wifi. Before doing anything else, look at the wifi settings on our tablet. Your tablet picks up the […]
Week 1 – starting from scratch
So, you’ve just got your new tablet; what next? Let’s start with some words that will help you as your skills develop. Many of these words are simply words used in computing and the internet. A tablet has it’s own words as well: App Tap/Double tap Pinch Home Settings Customising the Home Screen Exercise: Open […]
Twitter – send a private message
Although Twitter allows you to broadcast to everyone by default, you can send a personal message to an individual person. When you Tweet, your message is just out there for anyone to find and your followers actually receive a copy of your Tweet. So, if a message is to be personal, you DO NOT Tweet, […]
Help
Samsung provide an app on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 called Help. Going through each of the different options teaches you the basics of your tablet. If you choose the menu option it lists all the different topics it has help on. These are the essentials that you need to understand! Samsung is also making […]
