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Contents

Topics

Contents Screen

Movie Control Panel

Step-By-Step Window

Topics Browser Dialog Box

Demo Window

Course Options Dialog Box

Index Dialog Box


Contents Screen
The course is divided into five units.  To access a different unit, click it.

Each unit of the course is divided into several sections.  To access a section, click it.

The completion pies next to each section show you what portion of a section you have finished.


Contents Screen Components

Units

Sections

Completion Pies

Topics Browser

Course Options

Return to Course

Exit


Units
The course is divided into five units.  To access a different unit, click it.

We recommend you take the course in order, starting with Unit One: Windows Basics.


Sections
Each unit of the course is divided into several sections.  To access a section, click it.

We recommend that you view each section in order.


Completion Pies
The completion pies next to each section show you what portion of a section you have finished.


Topics Browser
Click this button to display the Topics Browser dialog box.  Use the Topics Browser dialog box to see where you are within the course hierarchy, and to locate a particular topic.


Course Options
Click this button to display the Course Options dialog box.  Use the Course Options dialog box to change course tracks, restart the course and to display information about the people who developed the course.


Return to Course
Click this button to take you back to the topic with which you were last working.


Exit
Click this button to close Microsoft Windows 95 Starts Here and to restore the desktop to the state it was in before you started the course.


Movie Control Panel

Play Button

Stop Button

Slider

Previous

Contents

Next


Play Button
Click this button to play a movie.


Stop Button
Click this button to pause a movie.


Slider
Drag this to the left or right to see a different part of the movie, then click the Play button.


Previous
Click this button to move to the previous topic in a section.  If you are working with the first topic in a section, clicking this button will display the Contents screen.


Contents
Click this button to display the Contents screen.


Next
Click this button to move to the next topic in a section.  If you are working with the last topic in a section, clicking this button will display the Contents screen.


Step-By-Step Window
The Step By Step window displays the sequence of steps needed to complete the example.


Hint
Click this button to display a hint on how to complete the step with which you are working.


Do It
Click this button to make the system complete the step-by-step exercise for you.


Topics Browser Dialog Box
Use the Topics Browser dialog box to see where you are within the course hierarchy, and to locate a particular topic.


Outline Controls
The outline shows three levels of hierarchy: Unit, Section and Topic.

Click the plus sign to expand a portion of the outline and click the minus sign to collapse it.

To access a topic, click on it.  You can tell the topic type by the icon that appears next to it:

Movie

Demo

Step-By-Step exercise


Find a Topic
Click this button to display the Index dialog box.  The Index dialog box allows you to search for topics based on the word or phrase you type into it.


Expand List
Click this button to expand the outline to show all Units, Sections and Topics.


Collapse List
Click this button to collapse the outline and show only Units.


Close
Click this button to close the dialog box.


Demo Window
When a demo is being played, you will not have control over the mouse as the course needs it to complete the demonstration.


Course Options Dialog Box
Use the course options dialog box to change course tracks, review how to use the sytem and to reset the system.


Review how to use system
Clicking this button displays a movie on how to use Microsoft Windows 95 Starts Here.


Switch to . . .
If you're in the New User course, click this button to change to the Upgrader course.  If you're in the Upgrader course, click this button to change to the New User course.


Reset course and start over now
Click this button to reset the course, start over, and display the opening movies.


Reset course and exit
Click this button to reset the course and exit the system.

You use this feature if you share a login with someone and want to make sure Starts Here plays the opening movies.


Credits
Click this button to see a list of people who created Microsoft Windows 95 Starts Here.


Index Dialog Box
Type a topic you want to find, or search the list of index entries. Click the index entry you want, and then click Display.