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Microsoft Translator Quick Start
Microsoft Translator is a useful communication tool that allows you to interact with other cultures. Perhaps you can use the keyboard to find a friend from another country. Basically you select your language, the language of your friend and converse, through your tablet. This Quick Start Guide provides a general overview Video but the text…
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Microsoft Translator Reference
Microsoft Translator is a useful communication tool that allows you to interact with other cultures. Basically you select your language, the language of your friend and converse, through your tablet. You and your friend can converse through typing on your keyboard or better yet, talking to each other. If your friend has a compatible device,…
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Week 8 – Class Wrap up, Zoom, Links, Music
Welcome to the Week 8 Tech for Seniors Lesson. Thank you for participating in our Tech for Seniors (TFS) Learning Program. Over the last 8 weeks, we have been exploring a range of tablet topics. Week 8 is our wrap up where we will complete some paperwork and review a few topics that you have…
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia – Your online encyclopedia When most of us were growing up, many families had an encyclopedia in their homes. Whether it was the Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book or Compton’s or an encyclopedia that you accessed at your local library, encyclopedias were a comprehensive source of information about almost any important topic. Your tablet includes…
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Working with the Amazon App Store – Library
As part of opening up our tablets for more apps and such, we can unlock the Amazon App Store to allow you to add your own set of applications. The App Store Library contains all the applications that have been tested or partially tested by Tech For Seniors. Applications that are tested will have corresponding…
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Using Libby for Fun and Travel
The “Spark” here can be both for being able to remotely access a large number of books, magazines, etc from your local library. And you enjoyed the “Spark” about using MapQuest, Wikipedia and Alexa to explore the world, this can be one more avenue for exploration. History, Travel Guides, and magazines can allow you to…
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Week 7 – Camera & Calendar
Welcome to the Week 7 Tech for Seniors Lesson. The Week 6 Lesson for the community has two primary topics: Tap the buttons below to move directly to the desired topic. Photography using the Camera and Gallery Apps The Calendar App Homework Mastering your tablet requires study and practice. To help with the mission, complete…
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Calendar
Introduction to the Calendar App Use your tablet as a calendar that never run out at the end of the year. Use it to record the dates and times meetings and events, receive reminders before the events and even record repeating meetings for regular events in your life. Launching the Calendar app The icon for…
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The Clock App
The Clock app on your tablet offers several functions that help you manage time effectively. Here is an overview of those functions: Here is a rundown of the four primary features of the clock app that are all accessed using the icons on the image above. Launching the Clock App The icon for the Clock…