Windows XP Basics

							                            Windows XP Basics



Chapter 1, XP’s New Look
1. The Windows Desktop
2. Desktop Icons
3. Double-Click Icons to launch them and open a window
4. Close a Window
5. Arranging Desktop Icons
6. Arrange the Desktop Icons by Name
7. Drag Icons to Rearrange Them

The Start Menu & Opening Programs
1. Start button
2. Name of user appears at top of Start menu
3. Accessing Programs
4. Popular Windows Programs
5. Mine – All Mine

Browse My Computer
1. Access the My Computer Window
2. Under the Hood of your Computer

Minimizing and Maximizing Windows
1. Minimizing Windows
2. Maximizing Windows
3. Show the Desktop

The Quick Launch Toolbar
1. Add or remove programs to the quick launch toolbar




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Chapter 2, Working with Files
The Basics of File Management
1. Creating Files … Write a Letter
2. Save the Letter
3. Creating a file ... Using Microsoft Paint
4. Create a file … Save as Type of GIF
5. Use the Windows Explorer to locate and Open a File
6. Create a New Folder
7. About Cut, Copy & Paste
8. Copy and Paste Files
9. Move, Cut and Paste Files
10. View Thumbnails
11. Copy and Entire Folder
12. Move Between Different Windows
13. The Clipboard Viewer
14. Toggling Between Windows

Chapter 3, Answers to – What Do I Do When?..
Searching the computer
1. Finding a File ( a Picture)
2. Previewing the found pictures
3. Change the View – View Details
4. Using the Advanced Search

Help Features
1. Accessing Help and Support
2. Search by Keyword
3. Change your Computer’s Date and Time
4. Use the Help Index
5. Update the Animated Character in the Search Window

Use the Control Panel – Add/Remove Programs
1. Add/Remove Programs

Run
1. Install a Program Using Run
2. Launch A Program Using Run
3. Browse to a file You Want to Run




Turning Off Your Computer


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1. Shut Down Options
2. When to Turn Off the Computer

Volume Controls & Playing Music
1. Adjusting the Volume
2. Access Advanced Speaker Controls
3. Play a Music DC in Windows Media Player

Desktop Fun
1. Desktop Themes
2. Desktop Backgrounds
3. Add a Screen Saver
4. Screen Saver Settings

Printing
1. Printers
2. Setting a Default Printer
3. Printing a File

Using a Floppy Disk
   1. Formatting a Floppy Disk
   2. Save to a Floppy Disk from a Program Window
   3. Save Multiple Files to a Floppy Disk
   4. View Contents of a Floppy Disk




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                            Windows XP Advanced


Chapter 1, Windows & Dialog Boxes
1. Standard Characteristics
2. The Control Button
3. Reposition or Resize a Window
4. Selecting Menus and Commands
5. Dialog Boxes
6. Scrolling
7. List Buttons
8. On/Off Options
9. Slider Bars – Adjusting Screen Resolution

Deleting Files
1. Delete Files and Folders
2. The Recycle Bin
3. Using Dialog Boxes to Delete Files

System Tools
1. System Tools
2. System Cleanup
3. Check Disk – Scan Disk
4. Defragment
5. Troubleshooters

Saving
1. Saving Your Work
2. Scheduled Tasks
3. Places to Backup Files

Chapter 2, Make Shortcuts
1. Add a Desktop Shortcut
2. Rename Files or Folders
3. Undo and Redo


Getting Online!
1. Adding a Dialup Connection
2. The Internet Explorer Browser




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Chapter 3, Awesome Tools
Windows Media Player
1. Media Player’s Snazzy New Face
2. Copy from a CD
3. My Music

Making Movies
1. Windows Movie Maker
2. Importing Video
3. Importing Audio
4. Edit A Movie
5. Trimming Video/Audio
6. Add a Still Image
7. Transitions
8. Saving a Project
9. Saving a Movie


Digital Cameras and Scanners
1. About Digital Cameras and Scanners




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