Technology Tutorials

The following tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor and outlines steps that you can take when you first open up MS Outlook versions 2013 and 2016 in order to make folders such as the Inbox and any sub folders easier to view with a screen reader. Important: Make sure you …Read More about Tutorial: Configuring Outlook 2013 and 2016 for easier viewing

This tutorial has been written by NCBI IT Trainer Roisin Mulligan. MICROSOFT EXCEL What is excel? Microsoft Excel is part of the Microsoft Office Suite and is used for: Data storage and analysis Calculation and sorting of data Chart generation Each Excel file has the extension .xlsx and is also called a WORKBOOK. Each workbook …Read More about Technology Tutorial: An Introduction to Using Microsoft Excel

This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. First type up your article in the normal way. If you are using office then write up the document and “Save it” into the documents folder on your computer. Now open up “Thunderbird”. When Thunderbird opens now open up a “new blank email”. …Read More about Technology Tutorial: Attaching files to emails in Thunderbird

This tutorial has been written by Mr. David Moore and done with the latest update of Google Chrome. I will also use JAWS 18 and NVDA 2017.2 for this tutorial, because they both work the same in Chrome. Finally, I will use Windows 10 Creators Update latest public build. I will assume that you have …Read More about Tutorial: Using the Google Chrome Browser with JAWS or NVDA

Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10. This guide describes how to use Narrator with the Windows 10 Creators Update on desktop PCs, providing you with enough info to start exploring Windows, using apps, and browsing the web. It’s written for those who use a screen reader regularly. Download the Get started with Narrator Guide

This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. Here are some useful instructions on configuring an email account in Mozilla Thunderbird. After the installation of Thunderbird and it is opened up on screen, open the “View menu”, “Alt + V and arrow down to “Toolbars submenu”. Right arrow in here and …Read More about Tutorial: Configuring an Email Account in Mozilla Thunderbird

This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. Here are some useful instructions for using ITunes on your computer to play radio: Go to your desktop using keys, “Windows key + M”. Now press the letter “I” till you hear your screen reader announce, “ITunes” and then press the “Enter key” …Read More about Tutorial: Using ITunes on a Computer to Play Radio