Digital help guides
Digital Help Guides
General Help Guides
Digital Unite
Digital Unite help people learn basic digital skills through their Digital Champions Network. They have produced a number of user-friendly how-to guides:
- How to connect to the internet
- How to get an email account
- How to open an attachment
- How to back up your computer
BBC Guide to getting online
The BBC have produced a Beginner's guide which you could work through independently, covering getting started with a PC and using the internet
Age UK Guides
Age UK have lots of tips and useful information on their website including:
Social Media Guides
Facebook
Web-based guide from Bolton College
Downloadable factsheet from Bolton College
Twitter
Twitter is a 'microblogging' system that allows you to send and receive short posts called tweets. Tweets can be up to 140 characters long and can include links to relevant websites and resources.
Instagram is a social media platform that emphasizes photo and video sharing via its mobile app. You can take, edit, and publish visual content for your followers to interact with thorough likes, comments, and shares.
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