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Basic Computer Skills - Skills To Help You Succeed (Udemy.com)

Learn skills fundamental to using your computer well. Learn how to successfully take online courses.

Created by: Todd McLeod

Last updated March 2025

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What you will learn

  • Learn basic computer skills
  • Learn how to succesfully take an online course
  • Learn from a Microsoft Certified Master Instructor with over 20 years of experience teaching individuals of all ability levels
  • Presented with high-quality video lectures, this course will show you how to easily do things on your computer
  • Lifetime access to this class allows you to easily review material and continue learning new material

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Course Description

This training will give you the fundamental skills necessary to take online courses well and use computers well.

This course is designed for individuals who are just getting started with computers. This course will show you basic computer skills.

In this course, you will learn all of the following about using your computer: 

  • Learn how to copy and paste

  • Learn how to use undo and redo

  • Learn how to use "find" to quickly locate information

  • Learn how to take screenshots

  • Learn how to view your computer's properties

  • Learn how CC & BCC are used for in email

  • Learn how to use email attachments

  • Learn how to use Google drive

  • Learn how to use a Google calendar to manage your time

  • Learn how to successfully take classes online

This class is guaranteed to teach you fundamental skills for using your computer.

Knowing how to use a computer well is essential in today's world. Pretty much every job today relies upon computers. When you know how to use a computer well, you become more efficient at getting things done. Knowing how to use computers will help you succeed in life. This course will give you skills to succeed.

Try this course for yourself and see how quickly and easily you too can learn to more effectively use your computer. 

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Instructor Details

Todd McLeod

Fun, Quick, & Easy

Learning can be fun, quick, and easy if you have the right teacher. I come from a family of teachers, I've taught at the college and university level for over 20 years, and I have been recognized as one of the top teachers in the California college system. I became a teacher because I love sharing knowledge and seeing how it transforms people's lives. Learning is the noblest of all endeavors. The more you learn, the more you improve your life.


Learn Quickly & Effectively

All of my courses include step-by-step tutorials and hands-on exercises. The tutorials show you what to do. The hands-on exercises allow you to practice what you have just seen. These hands-on exercises also come with all of the files you need and video solutions so that you can learn more quickly and effectively.


Great Courses for Beginners

I work with beginners all of the time. I understand how to take topics and make them easy to understand.


The Human Element

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Reviews

4.4

1,199 ratings on Udemy

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By Guinny on 8/10/2026

This was really helpful. I learned how to do things that seemed simple, but weren't at first. Todd is great at explaining how to do things and it was really easy to follow along. I would highly recommend this as one free online course if you want to learn some essential computer skills.

By Nancy C. Burke on 3/20/2026

Not a bad match, however I learned even more that online learning would not be for me as I strongly prefer the structure and live atmosphere of the classroom as I feel I would learn better in the physical environment of a live teacher and other students.

By Mohlabane Japhta Madigage on 1/31/2026

This is an old course I will appreciate latest version of it..

By Hyunjin Choe on 4/8/2025

I had a little difficulty because you use window 7 and i have window 11 (not my choice) Microsoft updated automatically, but i finely got it except the blackboard. i assumed if i enrolled the class i should see it?, otherwise i have to use email or word ??? Thank you very very much!!!

By Jesse on 10/1/2024

at first i didnt know what to expect being this is my first course ever taking but i learned some stuff aced all my quizes and i didnt even cheat lol good instructor liked his energy and am looking forward to his future courses especially heartmindway.com

By Beverly Engdahl on 9/17/2020

I loved the course.But no completion certificate,and at the beginning of the course he dragged on and on about the same thing,that I was saying omg get on with it.

By Anonymized User on 5/30/2020

Mr. Todd McLeod is a very friendly, cooperative instructor. I greatly enjoyed doing the course. All the sections were very easy to understand. I understood & wrote down necessary things. In todays COVID 19 situation, this course will help me effectively to continue taking online classes & courses. Thank you very much & Best regards.

By Nicholas Beck on 1/11/2019

Although there was a lot in this course that I already knew, I was surprised by how much I learned as well. I would recommend the course so that you can go through Todd's Hands-On Skills and Communications Sections to get some really basic information about keyboard commands/shortcuts and E-mail. Thanks Todd!

By Lynda Niland on 4/10/2016

This is a great course! This course covers computer essentials, plus the skills needed to do well with online learning. Highly recommended for every college freshman just starting out, but also for anyone at any age setting out to learn something new through online learning. Thanks Todd!

By Quantum Sam on 11/17/2015

Delivery and content were great! However a few videos had incomplete audio. I was also thinking that Lecture 24 would have more info on goal setting and making rather than a video of an assignment required for those who were taking this course at Fresno. That would be my only suggestion. I think replacing it with a video that describes a little more of the goal making/setting process would be extremely helpful to all taking this course. It did have some great info on what to expect and how to succeed as an online student. Though I'm not a novice at computer skills the bulk of the class was very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to post this Todd and for the work you've put into educating others!

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