Mission

Supporting Lives mission is to support people and communities in reaching their potential by improving safety and health status, and increase educational and employment success.

Volunteer

Getting involved with Supporting Lives is enriching — you can make a real difference in the lives of the men and women in Suncoast Area who are willing, ready, and able to become self-sufficient

Computer Skills

Learning to use a computer, to communicate through email, and to research on the Internet are valuable job searching skills. Let us show you some everyday skills that may be needed to help you excel in this area.

In this section you will learn:

  • Tools in Your Hands – the mouse & keyboard.
  • Windows – Menus, toolbars, minimize, maximize, close.
  • Editing – How to copy (or cut) & paste.
  • Saving – Don’t forget to save your work!

Windows

Windows – Menus, toolbars, minimize, maximize, close

  • FILE = save, print, open
  • EDIT = correct a mistake
  • VIEW = magnify
  • FORMAT = change font (size, underline, bold, etc…)
  • TOOLS = spell check

 

How to copy (or cut) & paste

  • Step 1: Highlight (click & drag over text)
  • Step 2: Right-click, then left click “Copy” (or “Cut”)
  • Step 3: Left-click where you want to paste
  • Step 4: Right-click, then left click “Paste”

Saving – Don’t forget to save your work!

  • Step 1: Left-click the FILE menu
  • Step 2: Left-click “Save As…” from the menu
  • Step 3: If saving to your floppy disk, click arrow & select “3½ Floppy (A:)” from the drop down menu
  • Step 4: Type in the name of the document you want to save in the “File name” bar
  • Step 5: Click the “Save” button

 

Email & the Internet

The Internet is an essential job searching tool. In this section you will learn:

  1. Web Basics – 3 Options
  2. Searching the Web – Short & specific
  3. Finding Jobs Online – Do your research
  4. Email – Check daily
  5. Attaching Resumes – Practice makes perfect

 

 

Web Basics – 3 options

  • Address Bar
  • Favorites Menu
  • Search Engines (like Google…)

 

 

Searching the Web – Short & specific

 

Finding Jobs Online – Do your research

 

E-mail – Check daily

Key things to keep in mind:

  • Be professional.
  • Check daily.
  • Reply – responds to sender.
  • Forward – sends to someone else.
  • Address Book – saves email addresses so you don’t have to remember them.

New to email? Start by signing up for a FREE and easy-to-use Yahoo email account.

Click here, fill out your information and get started!

Attaching Resumes – Practice makes perfect

  • Step 1: Write your email first.
  • Step 2: Click the “Attach” button.
  • Step 3: Browse to your disk & click on your resume file to select it.
  • Step 4: Click the “Open” (or “Insert”) button. After it’s attached, your resume file name should appear below the body of your email under the paperclip icon.
  • Step 5: Click the “Send” button & your resume along with your email will be sent.