Everything you need to know about Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer is presented in a series of easy-to-follow tutorials in Show Me How to Use the Web.

The programme starts with setting up an internet connection and runs through the whole process of logging on to the net.

Users are shown how to set up their browser to a specific homepage.

They are taught to navigate around the web efficiently and how to run a web search using the Explorer search engine.

Finding things a second time can present serious problems for newcomers so the package takes time to explain how the "favourites" feature works and points out how the history file can help to track down sites that have been visited recently.

Accessing email is covered at length. Use of the inbox and outbox, creating and sending email, attaching a file and setting up electronic signatures are explained thoroughly with plenty of well-designed screens to make things clear.

The calendar and contacts section gave me a lot of information about sorting out my address book and keeping my appointment book up-to-date.

There is also a section about the Notes feature that many people seem to ignore.

Perhaps the most useful part of Show Me How to Use the Web is the newsgroup explanation that describes subscribing to newsgroups and managing the content, well arranged with a mass of useful information.

If you still have not got to grips with the internet, this package is just what you need to get right up to speed.

Price: £12.99.

Contact: 01480 496600.

Feel good factor: 8 out of 10.