| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| When: | Weekly 2:00 pm on Monday or 10:00 am on Tuesday |
| Venue: | Zoom |
Our Computer Courses are run by Widney u3a, with other Solihull u3a groups invited to attend via Zoom.
You can do the whole 10 week course or just join in with the sessions that interest you or where you would like to learn more about the topic covered.
The facilitator for this group is Bob I.
Course Schedule July 2026
NOTE: Dates shown in bold type indicate a day change from the normal Monday or Tuesday session.
| Week No. | Date | Topics covered |
| 1 | Monday 6th July Tuesday 7th July | Word Activites - Formatting text, creating Card Snip & Sketch/Snipping tool |
| 2 | Monday 13th July Tuesday 14th July | Flyers, Columns, Tables - inserting images |
| 3 | Monday 20th July Tuesday 21st July | Labels, Dropbox/Google Drive, One Drive (Cloud Storage) |
| 4 | Monday 27th July Wednesday 29th July | Zoom, File Minimiser (reducing the size of photos) |
| 5 | Monday 3rd August Tuesday 4th August | PowerPoint (Text, Images, Sound and Video) Sound (Audacity - Tapes and Vinyl to Digital Format - MP3) |
| 6 | Monday 10th August Tuesday 11th August | Video Slide Shows (Photo Story3 and W10 Photos) |
| 7 | Monday 17th August Tuesday 18th August | Excel Exercises, Spreadsheets (1) |
| 8 | Monday 24th August Tuesday 25th August | Making Videos WMM, Spreadsheets (2) |
| 9 | Monday 31st August Tuesday 1st September | Email and attachments, cc and bcc, recovering lost files (Recuva) |
| 10 | Monday 7th September Tuesday 8th September | Photo Editing (Picasa 3 and Google Photos) Computer advice, free software, utilities |
Software Used
- File Explorer, Zoom, Internet Explorer & Edge
- WPS Office 16/19, Windows 10, Windows 11
- Google and Google Drive, Google Photos App, MovieMaker
- G-Mail, Photo Story 3, WMM, Audacity, File Minimiser, Picasa 3, Photos App
Forthcoming events
Monday 13th July 2026
2:00 pm
Other
Tuesday 14th July 2026
10:00 am
Other
Monday 20th July 2026
2:00 pm
Other
Tuesday 21st July 2026
10:00 am
Other
Monday 27th July 2026
2:00 pm
Other
Wednesday 29th July 2026
10:00 am
Other
Zoom, File Minimiser (reducing the size of photos) NOTE: Change of day
Venue: Zoom
Monday 3rd August 2026
2:00 pm
Other
PowerPoint (Text, Images, Sound and Video)Sound (Audacity - Tapes and Vinyl to Digital Format - MP3)
Venue: Zoom
Tuesday 4th August 2026
10:00 am
Other
PowerPoint (Text, Images, Sound and Video)Sound (Audacity - Tapes and Vinyl to Digital Format - MP3)
Venue: Zoom