Guides and Tutorials

Tile.Net Listservs
lists by name, description, and domain plus a search engine

The Unofficial Smiley Dictionary
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Internet

Netiquette Home Page
Your first stop on the information super highway! Learn the rules of the road before you travel....

Beginner's Central
dedicated to helping people learn to use the information on the Internet in a coherent manner

Beginner's Guide to Understanding and Using the Internet
everything you need to know to get started from PBS

C-Net Central
online companion to the television show...latest computer and online news plus downloads and web building tips

Common Internet File Formats (PC and Mac)
Confused by .aiff, .arj, .au (and that's just the a's)? Site provides information on the various file formats and tells you what software/plug-in is needed to deal with them and where to get it.

HotWired: Webmonkey Guides
lots of information presented in an easy to understand format - be sure to check out the archives

Internet Error Messages Explained
a list of the most common error messages, complete with what they mean and what you can do about them

Internet Use Guidelines
resources for Internet etiquette (netiquette), copyright information, computer user rights, and computer ethics

Internet Web Text
goal was to create an interface students could use to familiarize themselves with the Internet, how to use it, how to find information, and how to connect with people

InterNIC 15 Minute Series
a collection of Internet training materials that can be viewed online or downloaded in either HTML or PowerPoint formats

Learning with the World
Now that you have an Internet connection, here's what to do with it!

Life on the Internet
online companion to the PBS television show

NetLingo
definitions of hundreds of words which are emerging as a new vocabulary surrounding the technology and community of the Internet and the World Wide Web

NetSpeak: Definitions of Words Commonly Heard on the Internet
find out what flamebait, spam, or snail mail means...

Net User Guidelines
the guide for internet use that includes the Ten Commandments from the Computer Ethics Institute

Traveling the Internet
tutorial that ranges from "What is a Browser?" to "Search Tools on the Internet"

BrowserWatch: Plug-In Plaza
links to all of the plug-ins available on the net for both PC and Mac

Searching the Internet

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
learn ways to refine and focus your search

Guide to Meta-Search Engines
brief discussion of search tips and major features of 13 meta-engines, together with the author's recommendations for three of them: MetaCrawler, MetaFind, and Dogpile

How to Search the Web
designed to help the new user get the most useful "hits" when using the various tools

RES-Links: Hints for Searching/Troubleshooting
tips for searching plus overcoming problems and links to other tutorials

Search Engine Watch
news, tips, and more about Search Engines

Windweaver's Search Guide: How to Choose and Use Top Search Engines and Directories
includes basic search information and how to use specific search engines (Yahoo, Magellan, AltaVista...)

Web Page Construction

Monroe City Schools How Do I ...Pages with Publisher
Handout for the Instructional Technology Department's Publisher workshop. Includes step-by-step instructions for creating a class web site.

Monroe City Schools Adobe Pagemill
Handout for the Instructional Technology Department's Adobe PageMill+ workshop. Includes links to Pagemill Tutorials, Web Style Guides, HTML Help, Graphic Help, Graphic Collections, and Web Site Evaluation

Beginner's Guide to HTML
NCSA guide designed to introduce users to the hypertext markup language (HTML) used on the World Wide Web

BigNoseBird
features over 160 pages of easy to read original tutorials to improve your webmastery skills and perk up your site

CyberBee Web Construction
step by step instructions for making a school home page, a template, design tips and design tools

Great Website Design Tips
includes tips for the beginner as well as the expert

HTML Help by the Web Design Group
founded to promote the creation of non-browser specific, non-resolution specific, creative and informative sites that are accessible to all users worldwide

Jelane's Free Web Graphics
lots of copyright free graphics to use on your web pages

PageTutor.com
free html tutorials, tables, frames and forms tutorials, a MouseOver tutorial, a solid javascript tutorial, password protection script and lots of resources for the beginning and advanced HTML author and web designer

Weave Your Web
web design tutorial with examples

Webmonkey: Design Collection and Webmonkey: HTML Collection
more than you ever wanted to know about web design and HTML - not for the beginner

Microsoft Word

Monroe City Schools How Do I ... Microsoft Word
Handout for the Instructional Technology Department's MS Word workshop. Includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions to the most commonly used tasks.

Introduction to Microsoft Word 97 Module
good tutorial with easy to navigate contents for beginners

Microsoft Word Tutorial
provides the help you need to get started using Microsoft Word - covers text entry, formatting, spell check, bulleting, numbering, tables, ...

MS Word 6.01 Introduction and Basic Formatting (Mac)

MS Word 97 Introduction and Basic Formatting (Win)
excellent illustrated Windows and Macintosh guides from the Technolgoy department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Word Perfect (Windows)

WordPerfect 6.1 Introduction

WordPerfect 6.1 Basic Formatting

WordPerfect 6.1 Merging

WordPerfect 6.1 Increasing Efficiency
4 lessons from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Word Perfect (Macintosh)

Monroe City Schools Guide to WordPerfect 3.5
handout for the Instructional Technology Department WordPerfect workshop

WordPerfect 3x Guide
explains and demonstrates how to understand and enhance your knowledge of word-processing

WordPerfect for the Macintosh How to Guide
provides an overview of basic features to help you get started with WordPerfect for Macintosh

Other Applications

Application Error Messages

Claris Works Spreadsheet Basics