Wikiversity computer skills

Welcome to Wikiversity Computer Skills, a learning project that helps Wikiversity participants efficiently use their computer to get the most out of Wikiversity.

## Contents

* 1 Browser tune-up
* 1.1 Spelling checkers
* 2 E-mail and Wikiversity
* 3 IRC and other chat
* 4 Creating media files
* 5 Aids for editing and MediaWiki
* 6 See also

## Browser tune-up[edit | edit source]

### Spelling checkers[edit | edit source]

When editing Wikiversity webpages it is good practice to use a spelling checker. Browsers with built-in spell checkers:

* Macintosh OSX: Safari and Firefox
* Windows: Firefox
* Linux: Firefox

## E-mail and Wikiversity[edit | edit source]

## IRC and other chat[edit | edit source]

See: Wikiversity:Chat.

## Creating media files[edit | edit source]

Tools for creating internet content

Tools for image creation and manipulation

| See Category:Graphics

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) \- Review:Inkscape \- Adobe Photoshop | Images for use in animation: 2D Animation process

Tools for video creation and editing.

content development project \- Internet audio and video

Landscape rendering \- computer-generated landscape scenes
Rendering models of living organisms \- computer-generated characters
Lesson:3D Storyboard \- at Narrative film production, Wikiversity Film School
Course:Digital Puppet Animation \- 3D computer-generated animation  | See also: Category:Video

Tools for digital audio file creation and editing.

Audacity \- Free sound editor for recording and editing

Apple GarageBand \- Macintosh software for manipulating digital audio
Wiki Campus Radio \- Live internet chat and podcasts
Podcasting \- how to make a podcast
See also: Category:Audio

Text files

ICAU1129A - Operate a word processing application

Word processing challenges \- develop your word processing skills
HTML \- content development at Topic:HTML.
blogs \- create a web log at Wikiversity or at another website
Wiki and Introduction to Wikiversity \- wiki websites and Wikiversity in particular
See also: Category:Writing

See also: Digital media workshop \- Related discussion: Free content

## Aids for editing and MediaWiki[edit | edit source]

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Computer Skills
* Computer problems help desk
* Introduction to Wikiversity \- additional skills for new Wikiversity participants