Windows 11 lessons, by topic

These lessons are for a computer with Windows 11. Each one teaches one task in numbered steps, in plain words, and can be printed. Choose a lesson to read its steps.

Mouse, keyboard and screen

• Point, Click and Scroll with a Mouse or Touchpad7 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Double-Click, Right-Click and Drag5 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Type Capital Letters, Spaces and Corrections7 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Find Start, the Taskbar and the Clock7 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Find Your Way Around the Taskbar13 steps PracticeRead steps →

Signing in, turning off and updating

• Turn On a Windows 11 Computer6 stepsRead steps →
• Sign In to a Windows 11 Computer6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Change the PIN You Use to Sign In to Windows 1113 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Put a Windows 11 Computer to Sleep and Wake It Up6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Shut Down or Restart a Windows 11 Computer5 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Update Windows 117 steps PracticeRead steps →

Apps and windows

• Recognize Apps, Windows and the Parts of a Window10 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Open an App2 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Close a Window3 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Make a Window Bigger or Smaller6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Install a Free App from the Microsoft Store9 stepsRead steps →
• Play a DVD with VLC Media Player9 stepsRead steps →

Files, folders and USB drives

• Create a New Folder6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Rename a File or Folder7 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Search for a File by Name7 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Look for a Downloaded File in Downloads5 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Check Whether a File Is a PDF8 stepsRead steps →
• Delete and Restore an Empty Practice Folder10 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Copy a File or Folder to a USB Drive16 stepsRead steps →
• Move a File or Folder to a USB Drive16 stepsRead steps →

Saving, opening and printing

• Save a Document in the Documents Folder8 stepsRead steps →
• Open a File You Saved5 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Save a Word Document from an Email in New Outlook and Change It13 stepsRead steps →
• Take a Screenshot of Part of the Screen10 stepsRead steps →
• Print a PDF Document9 stepsRead steps →
• Change a PDF Document's Print Size11 stepsRead steps →
• Change the Default Printer8 steps PracticeRead steps →

Typing and fixing text

• Copy and Paste Text5 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Undo a Mistake While Typing4 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Replace Words in Text4 steps PracticeRead steps →
• See the Password You Typed on a Website5 steps PracticeRead steps →
• See a Saved Password in Google Chrome9 stepsRead steps →

Wi-Fi and websites

• Connect to Wi-Fi6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Go to a Website by Typing Its Address in Microsoft Edge7 stepsRead steps →
• Open a Link and Go Between Tabs in Microsoft Edge8 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Go Back to the Previous Page in Microsoft Edge4 stepsRead steps →
• Make a Web Page Bigger in Microsoft Edge7 stepsRead steps →
• Save a Website as a Favorite in Microsoft Edge7 stepsRead steps →
• Fill In and Send a Form on a Website9 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Download a File from a Website in Microsoft Edge5 stepsRead steps →
• Upload a File to a Website10 stepsRead steps →
• Install a Website as an App in Microsoft Edge8 stepsRead steps →
• Let a Website Use Your Camera and Microphone Again in Microsoft Edge6 stepsRead steps →
• Attach a File to an Email in Gmail10 stepsRead steps →
• Stop Gmail Suggesting an Email Address You Do Not Want8 stepsRead steps →

Staying safe online

• Close a Suspicious Warning in Microsoft Edge7 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Stop Notifications from a Website in Microsoft Edge8 stepsRead steps →

Sound and microphone

• Change the Volume6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Check That Your Microphone Hears You8 stepsRead steps →

Text size, mouse and desktop picture

• Make Windows Menu Text Larger6 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Make the Mouse Pointer Move Slower or Faster5 stepsRead steps →
• Give Yourself More Time to Double-Click9 stepsRead steps →
• Change Your Desktop Picture7 steps PracticeRead steps →

Checking battery and storage

• Check How Much Battery Is Left4 steps PracticeRead steps →
• Check Available Storage7 steps PracticeRead steps →

For an Apple Mac computer, open the Mac lessons. For an Android phone, open the Android phone lessons.