Notation uses menu commands to form “sentences.”  For example, the Copy command groups together four actions: 1) place the cursor by the text, 2) hold your left mouse button and drag over the type, 3) go to the Edit menu and 4) Click on Copy. Grouping these four steps into one word builds comprehension.[1]

The Computer Mama Guide is a primer for how to write down and remember the various steps required to create a check book, a newsletter, or an automated form. The beginning lessons use the commands available with File, Edit, View and Insert. The intermediate lessons demonstrate Format, Tools, and Table/Data/Slideshow. The advanced lessons illustrate the design, development, and automation of complex tasks. No other computer training organizes the topics in this manner.