Windows XP for Seniors : For Senior Citizens Who Want to Start Using Computers (Computer Books for Seniors series) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Addo Stuur (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005 | Series: Computer Books for Seniors series

Beginning or intermediate senior computer users will enjoy this large-print guide that introduces the computer, leads users through the components that make up a PC, and describes the fundamentals of Windows XP. Users will become comfortable with computer terms, make sense of all the information on the screen, learn to install software, and perform basic troubleshooting operations. Tips on improving keyboard skills, working with a word processing application, managing folders and files, surfing the Internet, and making work with a PC a pleasant experience are included.

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About the Author

Addo Stuur is a technical writer and the author of Windows for Children and Microsoft Word 6.0 for Children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Visual Steps Publishing; large type edition edition (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9059050444
• ISBN-13: 978-9059050440
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches in simple steps, "hands-on", but doesn't overwhelm beginners, January 6, 2006

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Blair Martin "computer and photography instru... (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows XP for Seniors : For Senior Citizens Who Want to Start Using Computers (Computer Books for Seniors series) (Paperback)

I work with a team of volunteer computer instructors at the Seniors Association in Kingston, Canada. Our courses cover basic home computing and digital photography. Most of our students are older people who didn't have a chance to learn about computers when they were younger. (Well... let's be honest, none of us oldies did!) They come to our classroom motivated to learn, but sometimes anxious as well, fearing it will be too difficult. Often they've been buffaloed by the children in their families, whose easy familiarity with consumer electronics is unimaginable to them.

All our instruction is done with every student in front of a computer. We don't lecture; we don't quiz anybody; and we don't drown them in technical mumbo-jumbo. Our students learn everything by *DOING IT*, and our curriculum gives them time to do so.

For years we've been looking for supportive textbooks that match this style of teaching. When Addo Stuur's books were published in Canada last year (2005), we felt we had found what we needed. We now use Windows XP for Seniors in our beginning courses, mainly as a source of homework assignments. We cover each topic in class, hands-on. Then, when the students get home, Addo takes them through the same topic, step by step, with a picture of the screen after each step.

He avoids mentioning extraneous facts not necessary to the reader's immediate success. He also recognizes that everyone will forget things as they progress, so the books contain reminders of where to go to re-read things that might have slipped from memory. As well, each chapter tells you what to do if anything doesn't work as you expect.

There are other pictorial teach-yourself books that look PRETTIER than this one. They're printed in colour and therefore they cost more. But for beginners who are seniors, I can confidently give a confident recommendation for "Windows XP for Seniors."

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gold Standard, June 14, 2005

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Lynn M. Slitzan "nyshea65" (Long Island, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows XP for Seniors : For Senior Citizens Who Want to Start Using Computers (Computer Books for Seniors series) (Paperback)

I know very little about computers but this book has opened up a new world for me! It is better than any of the many I have in my library. I highly recommend it to everyone, not just seniors. Thank you Mr. Stuur!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Book That Really Works, February 18, 2006

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Meradel Romain "Teacher" (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows XP for Seniors : For Senior Citizens Who Want to Start Using Computers (Computer Books for Seniors series) (Paperback)

The whole series of Addo Stuur books for Seniors is excellent because it goes the extra mile to reinforce each learning episode. The Visual Steps method allows a cross referencing which helps Seniors immensely to have backup. Tie in the screen shots with emphasis on the step at hand and large type and you have a first-class book. I have taught adults and now seniors for 18 years and I have most of the books out there including books for seniors--there is no doubt these are the best. I have been ordering them for my students and recommending them to my computer clubs and every senior I talk to who is technophobic and wants to learn!! I have purchased them all to use as a teaching tool and anxiously await the new one on Word in April of this year.