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Windows Basics

What's in Windows Basics

Looking at the Desktop (movie)

Working with a Window

Introducing WordPad

Using Programs

What's in Using Programs

Working with two programs

Customizing Windows

What's in Customizing Windows (movie)

Managing Files

What's in Managing Files

Using The Microsoft Network

What's in Using The Microsoft Network (movie)

Installing the Microsoft Network (movie)

Using a modem (movie)

Signing on the first time (movie)

Starting the Microsoft Network (movie)

Tour of the Microsoft Network (movie)

About networking with Windows 95 (movie)

Windows 95 in large networks (movie)

Advantages of small networks (movie)


What's in Windows Basics

What's in Windows Basics (movie)


Looking at the Desktop (movie)

Desktop

Recycle Bin

Taskbar

Start button

My Computer:Icon


Working with a Window


Working with a window (movie)


Starting a Program (step by step)

Starting a program

Start button


Moving a window (demo)

Moving windows

Moving windows:Demo

Windows

Windows:Moving demo


Moving a window (step by step)

Moving windows

Moving windows:Procedure

Windows

Windows:Moving procedure


Resizing a window (demo)

Resizing windows

Resizing windows:Demo

Window sizing

Window sizing:Resizing demo


Resizing a window (step by step)

Resizing windows

Resizing windows:procedure

Window sizing

Window sizing:Resizing procedure


Maximizing a window (step by step)

Maximizing windows

Window sizing

Window sizing:Maximizing procedure


Restoring a window (step by step)

Window sizing

Window sizing:Restoring procedure

Restoring windows, procedure


Comparing maximizing and restoring (movie)

Window sizing

Window sizing:Restore versus Maximize

Maximize button

Restore button


Minimizing a window (movie)

Minimizing windows

Minimizing windows:Movie

Window sizing

Window sizing:Minimizing demo


Minimizing a window (step by step)

Minimizing windows

Minimizing windows:Procedure

Window sizing

Window sizing:Minimizing procedure


Reactivating a window (step by step)

Reactivating a window

Windows

Windows:Reactivating


About scroll bars (movie)

Scroll bars

Window scroll bars

Moving through a document


Navigating with scroll bars (step by step)

Moving through a document:Procedure

Scroll bars:Procedure

Navigating with scroll bars


Using toolbars (movie)

Toolbars


Using toolbars (step by step)

Toolbars:Procedure


Using menus (movie)

Menus


Using menus (step by step)

Menus:Procedure


Toolbar buttons versus menus (movie)

Toolbars:Vs Menus

Menus:Vs Toolbars


Using dialog boxes (movie)

Dialog boxes


Using dialog boxes (step by step)

Dialog boxes

Dialog boxes:Procedure


Understanding what's in a dialog box (movie)

Dialog boxes

Dialog boxes:Features

OK button

Cancel button


More on using dialog boxes (step by step)

Dialog boxes

Dialog boxes:Procedure


Using the right mouse button (movie)

Right mouse button

Mouse, using right button

My Computer

My Computer:Right mouse button


Changing properties using the right mouse button (step by step)

Right mouse button

Mouse, using right button


Closing a program (step by step)

Closing a program

Close button

File Exit


Introducing WordPad


Introducing WordPad (movie)


Starting WordPad (step by step)

WordPad

WordPad:Starting

Starting WordPad


Saving a document (movie)

Saving


Saving a document (step by step)

WordPad

WordPad:Saving procedure

Saving:WordPad procedure


Entering text and saving changes (step by step)

WordPad

WordPad:Entering text

WordPad:Saving changes


Closing a document and exiting WordPad (step by step)

WordPad

WordPad:Exiting

Exiting WordPad


Deleting a file using the Recycle Bin (step by step)

Recycle Bin:Deleting procedure

Deleting a file

Files

Files:Deleting


Recovering a file from the Recycle Bin (movie)

Recycle Bin:Recovering procedure

Recovering a file

Files

Files:Recovering

Recycle Bin:To empty


Using online Help (movie)


Using online Help (demo)

Help

Help:Accessing

Accessing Help

Context-sensitive help


What's in Using Programs


What's in Using Programs (movie)


Opening an existing document (step by step)

Files

Files:Opening

Open dialog box

Opening a file

WordPad

WordPad:Opening a file


Saving a file with a new name (step by step)

Files

Files:Copying

Copying a file

Save As dialog box


WordPad menus and toolbars (demo)

WordPad

WordPad:Features


Editing text in WordPad (step by step)

Editing in WordPad

WordPad

WordPad:Editing


Copying and moving text (movie)

Copying text

Moving text

WordPad

WordPad:Copying and moving text

Cut and Paste commands

Paste command

Clipboard

Windows

Windows:Clipboard


Drag and drop versus cut, copy, and paste (movie)


Selecting, cutting and pasting text (step by step)

Moving text: Cut and Paste procedure

Cut and Paste commands:Procedure

Moving text


Using drag and drop to move text (step by step)

Moving text:Drag and drop procedure


Formatting text in WordPad (step by step)

Formatting

Formatting:Text

Text, formatting

WordPad

WordPad:Formatting text


Undoing an action (movie)

Undo command

Edit Undo


Saving a file and exiting WordPad (step by step)

WordPad

WordPad:Exiting


Working with two programs


Working with two programs (movie)


Working with two programs (step by step)

Opening two programs


Copying between programs (step by step)

Copying between programs


Using Object Linking and Embedding (movie)

OLE

Object Linking and Embedding

Paste Link command

Paste Special command

Embedding

Files

Files:Linking

Linking files


Accessories overview (movie)

Accessories


Accessories guided tour (movie)

Accessories:Guided tour

Animation

Audio files

Backup

Calculator

CD Player

Character Map

Communications programs

Compression

Disk Defragmenter

Drive Space

Hard drive maintenance

HyperTerminal

Media Player

Memory use

Multimedia tools

NetWatcher

Notepad

Phone Dialer

ScanDisk

Sound Recorder

Special characters

System Monitor

System Tools

Taskbar:Volume control

Video files

Volume Control


Playing a video (step by step)

Video files:Playing procedure

Media Player:Procedure


What's in Customizing Windows (movie)

Desktop:Customizing


Opening the Display Properties dialog box (step by step)

Display Properties dialog box

Display Properties dialog box:Opening


The Display Properties dialog box (demo)

Display Properties dialog box

Display Properties dialog box:Features

Desktop:Customizing

Desktop:Appearance


Choosing a background (movie)

Screen background

Desktop:Background

Background

Wallpaper


Viewing the Background tab (movie)

Screen background

Desktop:Background

Background Tab

Wallpaper


Choosing a wallpaper (step by step)

Wallpaper:Choosing procedure

Screen background


Removing a wallpaper (step by step)

Wallpaper:Removing


About screen savers (movie)

Screen savers

Passwords

Security


Choosing a screen saver (step by step)

Screen savers:Choosing procedure


Changing screen saver settings (step by step)

Screen savers:Changing settings


Setting a screen saver password (step by step)

Screen Savers:Passwords

Passwords:Setting


Other screen saver features (movie)

Screen savers:Features

Energy saving


Opening the Appearance tab (step by step)

Appearance Tab

Screen colors

Colors

Screen fonts


Changing the color scheme (step by step)

Colors:Changing procedure

Screen colors:Changing procedure


Changing screen resolution (movie)

Screen resolution

Resolution


Changing screen resolution (step by step)

Resolution:Changing procedure

Screen resolution:Changing procedure


Setting the time and date (movie)

Clock

Time:

Date:


Setting the time and date (step by step)

Clock:Setting

Time:

Time:Setting

Date:Setting

Time Zone tab


Adjusting volume controls (movie)

Taskbar:Volume control

Volume Control

Sound settings


Using Control Panel (demo)

Control Panel features

Hardware installing

Installing hardware

Add/Remove programs/features

Programs, adding/removing

Removing programs/features

Installing programs/features

Startup disk, creating

Date/Time icon

Display Properties icon

Keyboard speed

Cursor blink rate

Blink rate

Language settings

Foreign language settings

Date formats

Number formats

Currency formats

Formatting

Formatting:Dates numbers currency

Mouse settings

Sound settings

Printers

Printers:Settings

Installing printers

Printers:Installing

System Properties sheet

Hardware settings

System configuration

Multimedia settings

Communications settings

Network settings


Creating user profiles (movie)

User profiles

Multiple users


Setting a password (demo)

Password icon

Security

Passwords:Setting user profiles


Moving the taskbar (movie)

Taskbar:Moving

Moving the taskbar


Resizing the taskbar (movie)

Taskbar:Resizing

Resizing the taskbar


Adding programs to the Start menu (movie)

Start menu

Start menu:Adding items

Adding to the Start menu


Adding a program to the Start menu (step by step)

Start menu

Start menu:Adding procedure

Adding to the Start menu:Procedure


What programs should I add to my Start menu? (movie)

Start menu

Start menu:Adding items

Adding to the Start menu


Removing an item from the Start menu (step by step)

Start menu

Start menu:Removing items

Removing items from the Start menu


About the Startup folder (Demo)

Startup folder

Starting Windows

Windows

Windows:Starting


What should I put in my Startup folder (movie)

Startup folder:Contents


Putting a file in the Startup folder (step by step)

Startup folder:Adding a file


Removing a program from the Startup folder (step by step)

Startup folder:Removing a file


About shortcuts (movie)

Shortcuts

Customizing access to programs

Access to programs, customizing

Desktop:Adding icons

Icons, adding to desktop


Creating a shortcut to a program (step by step)

Shortcuts:Creating


Deleting a shortcut (step by step)

Shortcuts:Deleting


What's in Managing Files


What's in Managing Files (movie)

File Manager


What is a file? (movie)

Files

Files:Defined


Drive, folder and file icons (movie)

Icon types

Folders


Folders and file hierarchies (movie)

Folders:Hierarchy

File management

Organization


Opening My Computer (step by step)

My Computer

My Computer:Opening procedure


Viewing the My Computer Toolbar (movie)

My Computer

My Computer:Toolbar


Checking the hard drive capacity (step by step)

Hard drive capacity


Viewing files on your hard drive (step by step)

My Computer

My Computer:Viewing files

Files

Files:Viewing

Files:Hierarchy


Renaming a file (step by step)

Files

Files:Renaming

My Computer

My Computer:Renaming files


Using Up One Level (step by step)

Up One Level

My Computer

My Computer:Up One Level


Naming files (movie)

Filenames

Files

Files:Naming

Naming files and folders

Folders:Naming


Viewing file details (step by step)

My Computer

My Computer:Large Icons

My Computer:Small Icons

My Computer:File details

Files

Files:Sorting

File size, viewing


Creating a new folder (step by step)

Folders:Creating


Using cut and paste to move a file (step by step)

My Computer

My Computer:Moving files

Files

Files:Moving (cut and paste)

Moving files (cut and paste)

My Computer

My Computer:Copying files

Files:Copying (cut and paste)

Copying files (cut and paste)


Using Drag and Drop to move a file (step by step)

Files

Files:Moving (drag and drop)

Moving files (drag and drop)

My Computer

My Computer:Moving files


Copying files to a floppy disk (demo)

Files

Files:Copying to floppy disk

Copying files to floppy disk

My Computer

My Computer:Copying files to floppy disk


Copying and moving many files (movie)

Files

Files:Moving many

Moving many files

My Computer

My Computer:Copying and moving many files

Copying many files

Files:Copying many


How should I organize my files (movie)

Files

Files:Hierarchy

Organization

Multiple users:File organization


Deleting files (movie)

Files

Files:Deleting movie

Deleting files

Deleting files:movie

My Computer

My Computer:Deleting files movie

Recycle Bin


Deleting files in My Computer (step by step)

Files

Files:Deleting procedure

Deleting files

Deleting files:Procedure

My Computer

My Computer:Deleting files procedure


Restoring deleted files using Undo (demo)

Files

Files:Restoring demo

Restoring files

Restoring files:Demo

My Computer

My Computer:Restoring files demo


Restoring files from the Recycle Bin (demo)

Files

Recycle Bin:Restoring files demo

Files:Restoring from Recycle Bin demo

Restoring files

Restoring files:From Recycle Bin demo

Empty Recycle Bin


Restoring deleted files from the Recycle Bin (step by step)

Files

Restoring files

Recycle Bin:Restoring files procedure

Files:Restoring from Recycle Bin procedure

Restoring files:From Recycle Bin procedure


Finding a file (movie)

Lost files

Files

Files:Finding movie


Using Find to locate a file (step by step)

Start menu

Start menu:Find

Files

Files:Finding procedure

Find

Lost files

Find

Files:Finding procedure

Finding file contents

File contents

File contents:Searching for


Formatting a floppy disk (demo)

Floppy disk, formattng

Formatting

Formatting:Floppy disks

My Computer

My Computer:Formatting a disk


About Windows Explorer (movie)

Windows:Explorer

File manangement

Organization


Opening Windows Explorer (step by step)

Windows:Explorer


Looking at Windows Explorer (movie)

Windows:Explorer


Viewing files with Windows Explorer (step by step)

Windows:Explorer


Using shortcuts to access documents quickly (movie)

Shortcuts:Movie

Shortcuts:Movie


Creating a shortcut to a file (step by step)

Shortcuts:Procedure


Creating a folder on the desktop (step by step)

Folders:Creating on the Desktop

Desktop:Adding folders


Moving a shortcut using drag and drop (step by step)

Shortcuts:Moving

Desktop:Moving shortcuts


Using shortcuts to manage projects (movie)

Organization

Desktop:Organization

Shortcuts:Project management


Using Backup to safeguard your data (movie)

Backup

Files

Files:Safety


What's in Using The Microsoft Network (movie)

Networking

LANs

Local area networks

Microsoft Network


Installing the Microsoft Network (movie)

Microsoft Network:Installing


Using a modem (movie)

Microsoft Network:Modem

Modem for Microsoft Network


Signing on the first time (movie)

Microsoft Network:Signing on

Passwords:Microsoft Network


Starting the Microsoft Network (movie)

Microsoft Network:Signing on


Tour of the Microsoft Network (movie)

MSN Central

MSN Today

E-Mail

Favorite Places (Microsoft Network)

Categories (Microsoft Network)

Bulletin Boards

Chat Rooms

Microsoft Network:Tour

Internet


About networking with Windows 95 (movie)

Networking

LANs

Local area networks


Windows 95 in large networks (movie)

Networking:Architecture

Novell Netware

Briefcase

Networking:Large installations

Files

Files:On networks

Plug and Play

Passwords:Networks

LANs

Local area networks


Advantages of small networks (movie)

Peer-to-peer network

Networking:Peer-to-peer

Networking:Small installations

Files

Files:On networks

Networking:Security

Security:On networks

Plug and Play

Networking:Installation

LANs

Local area networks