Microsoft® Windows® XP Plain & Simple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, Jerry.

Contributor:

Resources, Moon Joyce.

Moon, Marianne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Local Subjects:

Computer software.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Microsoft Windows XP plain and simple

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Easy numbered steps in FULL COLOR Here's WHAT you'll learn: Record music, make movies, play gamesSend e-mail, browse the Web, have a voice-and-video chatSet up your printer and a simple networkOrganize, print, and share digital photosPerform easy tune-ups and fixesUse the new security features in Windows XP Service Pack 2, ready to download at http://www.microsoft.com/windows Here's HOW you'll learn it: Jump in wherever you need answers-for the simplest

Contents:

Cover; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: About This Book; No Computerese!; Useful Tasks...; ...And the Easiest Way to Do Them; A Quick Overview; What's New in Windows XP?; A Few Assumptions; A Final Word (or Two); Chapter 2: Jump Right In; What's Where in Windows XP?; Starting Up and Shutting Down; Start Windows XP; Shut Down Your Computer; Switching Users; Change Users; Starting a Program; Start a Program; Accessing Your Documents; Open My Documents; Open Any Folder; Switching Among Open Windows; Select a Window; Mouse Maneuvers; Managing Windows

Use the Buttons to Switch Between SizesUse the Mouse to Resize a Window; Move a Window; Getting Help; Use the Help And Support Center; Use Program Help; Use Dialog Box Help; Using Shortcut Menus for Quick Results; Use a Shortcut Menu Command; Chapter 3: Running Programs and Playing Games; Composing a Document; Create a Document; Format the Document; Saving, Closing, and Opening a Document; Save a Document; Close a Document; Open a Document; Copying Material Between Documents; Copy and Insert Material; Dialog Box Decisions; Inserting Special Characters; Find and Insert a Character

Crunching NumbersUse the Calculator; Make Complex Calculations; Having the Computer Wake You Up; Set the Alarm; Shut Off the Alarm; Customize the Alarm; Running Commands; Run a Command; Find a Command; Get Information About a Command; The Microsoft Plus! Packs; Microsoft Plus! Standard Pack; Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition; Playing FreeCell; Play FreeCell; Playing Hearts; Play Hearts; Playing HyperBowl; Go Bowling; Playing Labyrinth; Move Through the Maze; Playing Minesweeper; Play Minesweeper; Playing Pinball; Play Pinball; Playing Russian Squares; Play Russian Squares

Playing SolitairePlay Solitaire; Playing Spider Solitaire; Play Spider Solitaire; Playing Games over the Internet; Play a Game; Running Older Programs; Set the Compatibility; Starting a Program When Windows Starts; Add a Program to the Startup Submenu; Changing the Way a Program Starts; Modify the Shortcut; Quitting When You're Stuck; End the Task; Chapter 4: Exploring the Internet; Finding a Web Page; Explore; Setting Your Home Page; Reset the Home Page; Returning to Your Favorite Sites; Save a Location; Return to a Location; Access Your Frequently Visited Sites; Going to a Specific Web Page

Specify an AddressSaving a Web Page; Save a Web Page; Viewing Web Pages Off Line; Store a Web Page; View an Offline Web Page; Synchronize Your Offline Web Pages; Controlling Pop-Up Windows; Use the Pop-Up Manager; Copying Material from a Web Page; Save a Picture; Save Some Text; Transferring Files with FTP; Transfer Files; Finding Something on the Internet; Search for an Item; Transferring Your Settings; Save the Information; Transfer the Information; Chapter 5: Communicating; Sending E-Mail; Create a Message; Saving and Sending a Draft Message; Create a Draft; Send the Draft

Receiving and Reading E-Mail

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780735635104

0735635102