Throughout your career, you will constantly move between different software packages and operating systems. You can make these transitions as smoothly as possible by understanding the commonalties that unite these software packages and operating systems. When you develop this understanding you will be able to make some reasonable assumptions about what you will be able to do within any program you are using. Not only will your work go more smoothly, but your life will be a lot easier.

This tutorial will give you pointers that will get you out of the inevitable jams you'll face when you begin to use computers on a regular basis. Developing these skills is an ongoing process: as technology changes, so do the troubleshooting tricks. But taking the time to develop a set of basic skills at the very beginning of your computer training will help you immeasurably later on!