Information Technology
Group Leader: Phil Harker. Contact Phil by sending an email via the Blue Bird Link on this page.
Venue: Ashton Methodist Church, Wellington Road, Ashton, Preston PR2 1BU.( See the link to the map on Venues Page)
Day/Date: 2nd Tuesday of each month (10:00 – 12:00), from September to June giving 19 sessions as we do not meet on the 4th Tuesday in December.
The aim of the Information Technology group is to help members deal with the challenges posed by ever changing technology. We will look at the useful and interesting aspects of Information Technology while responding to the needs of our members. We will endeavour to publish the topics to be covered in the weekly newsletter and inform group members via email. Members are welcome to attend all the sessions or just the ones they feel would be useful. The sessions will consist of talks, discussions and demonstrations of software. At the sessions members will not be required to undertake any practical tasks, so there is no need to bring a laptop.
We are happy to help individual members with their technology related problems, if we are able.
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a free office suite of programs. It includes a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet (Calc), presentation software (Impress) and database software (Base). It is a good, free alternative to purchasing Microsoft Office 365. If you wish to install LibreOffice see the link on the right of the page.
When you open the Libre Office Page, Click the link on the right "How do I install Libre Office" ? Follow the instruction from here paying note of whether your PC is 32 bit or 64 bit. Then you will know which Download you need.