Learn computer basics with LearningExpress Library

Learn Computer Basics with LearningExpress Library

LearningExpress Library isn’t just for students: Adult learners can use it to achieve educational and career goals with practice tests and study materials for occupation exams, GED, ACT, SAT, reading skills, ASVAB and more. Plus, its Computer Skills Center offers video courses to help you learn popular software and computer basics.

Getting Started

Select LearningExpress Library from the list at www.tulsalibrary.org/online-learning and log in with your last name and TCCL card number. Click Sign In/Register from the top right to register for an account or sign in to an existing one.

Registering for an account gives you access to a variety of educational resources from LearningExpress Library’s interactive, online learning platforms. Creating an account is required in order to save work in progress, store score reports and revisit any practice tests, tutorials or eBooks. Registration only requires a valid email address and a password.

Computer Skills Center

Once signed in to your LearningExpress Library account, select the Computer Skills Center from the center of the homepage. Simply click the image or title to view a dropdown list of five categories: Get Started with Your Computer, Get Started with the Internet, Popular Software Tools, Learn Computer Graphics and Illustration, and Understanding Your Operating System. Each of these five categories offers video tutorials and additional resources to help you learn the subject.

Tutorials in the Computer Basics category include:

  • Getting to Know Your Computer
  • Using Windows
  • Computer Hardware and Connections
  • Setting Up and Using Printers

Get Started with the Internet includes tutorials on these subjects:

  • Discover the Internet
  • Learn About Websites and Search Engines
  • Using Your Email
  • Social Media Tools
  • Internet Safety

Popular Software Tools video courses cover the following Microsoft tools and software:

  • Microsoft Access 2010 and 2013
  • Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019
  • Microsoft Office 365 (The Basics of Microsoft 365 plus Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word for Microsoft Office 365)
  • Microsoft Office OneDrive
  • Microsoft Outlook 2010, 2013 and 2019
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019
  • Microsoft Project 2010 and 2013
  • Microsoft SharePoint 2010
  • Microsoft Visio 2010
  • Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019

Learn Computer Graphics and Illustration with video tutorials on Adobe software:

  • Adobe Illustrator CS5 and CS6
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS6

Understanding Your Operating System covers Windows 7, 8, and 10

Additional Resources and Help

The TCCL Academy offers short, informative video tutorials to help you get started with many apps, databases and online learning resources, including LearningExpress Library. Find the TCCL Academy at https://my.nicheacademy.com/tulsalibrary, then scroll down to find LearningExpress Library (all tutorials are listed alphabetically). 

Within LearningExpress Library, there is a Help section in the upper right of the homepage. For additional help navigating this database, visit the FAQs or Video Guides sections.

Get help from TCCL staff by calling our AskUs hotline at 918-549-7323 or emailing us at askus@tulsalibrary.org.