How-to guides
With so many different types of technology available to us, we thought it would be helpful to share with you some resources on how to access some of the most popular devices.
Video conferencing guides
Downloading and Installing Zoom Cloud Meetings on a Windows 10 Computer
Joining and Participating in a Zoom Meeting using a Windows computer
Joining and Participating in a Zoom Meeting on an Apple iPhone
Joining and Participating in a Zoom Meeting on an Apple iPad
Joining and Participating in a Zoom Meeting on an Android Device
Setting a background image in Zoom Cloud meetings
An Introduction to Microsoft Teams
Creating a Desktop Icon for a Zoom Meeting
Guides for Android users
Creating a Home Screen Shortcut to a Web Page
Connecting your Android device to a Wi-Fi network
Listening to RNIB Talking Books on Android Devices using Dolphin EasyReader
An Introduction to the Voice Assistant Screen Reader on Samsung Devices
Setting up and using the NHS COVID-19 Test and Trace app on an Android Smartphone
Joining and Participating in a Zoom Meeting using Synapptic
Changing the screen timeout on Samsung devices
Inverting screen colours on Samsung devices
An Introduction to using the Live Transcribe App on Android Devices
This short video below shows Google Live Transcribe in action.
Guides for Apple users
Changing the auto lock setting
Showing All Contacts in the Contacts App
Sending a text message using Siri
Connecting your iOS device to a Wi-Fi Network
Creating a WhatsApp Group and Making a Video Call on iOS Devices
Spelling and Defining Words Using Siri
Creating and Using Text Replacements on iOS Devices
Listening to RNIB Talking Books on Apple iOS Devices using Dolphin EasyReader
An Introduction to the Logitech K380 Keyboard with VoiceOver
Backing Up Data to iCloud on an Apple iOS Device
An Introduction to the VoiceOver Screen Reader on Apple iOS Devices
Inverting Screen Colours on Apple iOS Devices
Setting up and using the NHS COVID-19 Test and Trace app on an iPhone
Smart home and other devices guides
Alexa and Echo
Setting Up Your Amazon Echo Device
Amazon Echo – 20 useful skills and functions
Amazon Echo – what do the light colours mean
Keyboard shortcuts
Useful Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts for Selecting Text
Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Text
Other
Customising the Mouse Pointer in Windows 10
Turning on subtitles on YouTube video
The virtues of a refurbished computer
Creating a Desktop Icon for a Specific Web Site
Screen readers – what they are, how they work and what’s available
Easy read guides with images
The easy read guides are not screen-reader friendly because of the way we have to put the pictures in these guides. If you would like a plain text version of these guides with no pictures, please let us know.
Easy read: what do I need for a video meeting
Easy read: why can’t we have our usual meeting
Easy read what to do just before the video meeting
Easy read using zoom for the first time and downloading the app
Easy read Echo Dot instructions
A list of possible Alexa commands
App reviews
