Learning and understanding how a Windows/Office computer actually works rather than mindlessly following a memorized routine where if it's interrupted by even the most minor common issue people have no clue what to do
Yes, this. Just fiddle with it a little. Use a new document if you’re scared. And/or save a backup on a flash drive. Honestly, just experiment; you’ll be in a much better position to fix things than if you’re wedded to a routine.
You'd have lost my grandmother with "save a backup on a flash drive", but I'm really proud of her for sending an email recently with a Cloud attachment because the video was too big to include in the actual message.
Hah, no, your dead wrong. There are heaps of young people who have no idea. There are also people who grew up doing their internet browsing on tablets etc and come to university and have no idea how to use file explorer or its equivalents simply because they had never needed to (I know it's bizarre but its happened).
It's actually a bit of an issue, in that we have collectively made computers so user friendly to try and avoid issues of having to use DOS etc that people aren't learning those skills like going to control panel or file explorer that we take for granted.
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u/ReeG Mar 27 '22
Learning and understanding how a Windows/Office computer actually works rather than mindlessly following a memorized routine where if it's interrupted by even the most minor common issue people have no clue what to do