Table of Contents
: Get Going with Windows® XP
Table of Contents ,
Welcome to our basic computer course!,
Hard- or software? Your computer in an overview!,
What is Hardware?
Maybe even more important: Software,
A program for every task,
Windows is the operating system,
The package: Computer, Components and Attachments,
The grey box: The Central Processing Unit (CPU) ,
Connections to the CPU ,
Keyboard and mouse: The PS/2 sockets ,
USB-, COM- and the Parallel-Port ,
Good for printers: Parallel Port,
Classic: The COM Port ,
The Printer ,
Optimal: Laser Printer ,
Inkjet printers ,
Indispensable for colour printing ,
The mouse – a quick overview,
The right way to hold the mouse ,
Keep the tracking ball of the mouse clean,
Keyboard and Monitor,
Monitors: Flat Panel or CRT,
Resolution and Dynamic Range,
Where to connect the monitor ,
The Notebook computer is also a PC! ,
Connect other equipment to your Notebook computer ,
Play and have fun with Multimedia,
Mini Loudspeakers, a must! ,
Switch on the Computer: Hard Disk and RAM memory,
The very first time ,
Start the Windows: Booting,
The Hard Disk, your data storage ,
Computer memory for current applications and processes (RAM) ,
Installation of Windows ,
Activate the Legitimate copy ,
Move, Point, Click: The first exercise with the Mouse ,
Try to move the mouse ,
Point and Click,
Select the Recycle Bin,
Meadow with Clouds: Important recommendation for beginners! ,
The new Layout: For and against ,
Windows in the office environment ,
Start Menu: „XP“ or Classic?,
Select the „Classic“ Start Menu! ,
Activate the Quick Launch feature!
,The Classic Desktop,
The Classic versus the new Windows layout ,
You may apply the known Layout ,
The Windows Desktop,
Overview of the Windows Desktop,
The Double-Click: Open [MY DOCUMENTS]!,
Double-Click with the Mouse,
Problems with the Double-Click ! ,
Escape! ,
The folder containing [MY DOCUMENTS]: An overview,
Windows exercise: Minimize, Maximize, Slide ,
Minimize your window,
Re-open your window ,
Maximize your window,
Restore your windows,
Practice makes perfect! ,
Individual size changes to the window ,
Switch on the Status Bar,
Move just one side,
Again: Practice makes perfect! ,
Shift the window,
Close the windows and only then turn off the PC,
Close the windows,
Switch off the PC ,
Stand By ,
EXERCISE A: General questions about the PC ,
My Computer: Hard Disk, Diskette- and CD/DVD drives,
Practice makes perfect! ,
My Computer ,
Juggling: Work with multiple windows ,
Several windows simultaneously,
Change by Using the Taskbar,
Practice makes perfect! ,
Minimize all windows! ,
Tips and Tricks for those with some experience ,
Double-click the Header,
Change quickly between Tasks,
Minimize all windows ,
Exercise B: How to Manage windows,
Clean-up and re-arrange the Desktop to your taste ,
Move icons,
Tidy up again ,
Align according to the Grid,
Individual background ,
Appearance ,
Dialogue window effects ,
Time and Sounds: The Notification Area of the Taskbar ,
Date and time ,
The loudspeaker icon,
At your fingertip: How to use the „help“ function ,
The Direct Assistance,
F1 activates Full-scale Assistance ,
Easy: Adjust the Double-click,
How to set up your Screen Saver ,
Important: Screen Resolution and Dynamic Range ,
800 x 600 or 1024 x 768?.,
Adjust Monitor Parameters,
Tips and Tricks for advanced users,
Hide the Taskbar ,
Activate both options,
Auto-hide the Taskbar,
Energy Saving Functions ,
More than one user ,
Screen Saver with Password ,
Own Background Image,
Monitor may not flicker,
Exercise C: Desktop Options and Help Functions ,
How to start an application program in Windows XP ,
Save is easy: Store your Data on the Hard Disk,
Save for the first time,
Reminder to save,
The speciality of Save As,
Save on a Diskette with the instruction Save As,
Switch off the Writing Protection ,
START menu by the [WIN] key,
Exercise D: Open and Save a Document ,
How to open your files ,
Open a Document from the Desktop and the Document Menu ,
Open from the Desktop,
My Recent Documents,
File Format , Document-extension and the Relationship ,
Different file formats,
Extra: Tips and Tricks for experienced PC users ,
More Information from the Opening Menu,
Explore Start files (for those with computer experience),
Exercise E: Exercises in the opening and different file types,
Windows Explorer as the Universal File Manager,
Structure of the Hard Disk and the path to the files,
Structure of the Hard Disk,
Why not [MY DOCUMENTS]? ,
Create your own folders in Windows ,
Copy, delete and move files and folders,
Exercise: Explore the Recycle Bin ,
Select and move batches of files in Windows Explorer,
Random selection of files,
Select a list of files,
Move several files in one go,
Views: Thumbnails and tiles,
It is so easy: Save in sub-folders ,
A clever detail: Save files direct in subfolders,
Extra: Tips and tricks for experienced PC users ,
Quick change of name of a file,
Quick deletion of files ,
Properties of the Recycle Bin,
Copy the folder and its contents,
Copy a diskette ,
Format a diskette,
Writing protection to save files ,
Drag and Drop in Windows Explorer ,
Storage capacity of the Hard Disk,
Create a link to your folder ,
View the Notification Area: ,
Exercise F: Create, copy and shift folders ,
An invitation to use the word processor ,
Important basic information,
Create an invitation ,
So easy: Add text. ,
Correct errors,
Also easy: move text,
Make a drawing: Tips and tricks with the program Paint ,
Overview of the program Paint ,
Line drawing and airbrush: Trunk and crown,
Copy the tree ,
Intermediate memory: Copy your drawing onto your letter ,
Print a document,
Retrieve: This is how you search for a document ,
The simple and easy search ,
Impressive search trick ,
Exercise G: The final „examination“,
If a program fails to work,
Application switches itself off ,
The famous ,
Last resort: Press reset ,
A little extra for the friends of Windows,
System control ,
Maintenance of the Hard Disk ,
Installation of hardware,
Installation of software ,
Virus protection,
What is the next step with the computer,
Get on to the Internet and surf ,
e-Mail with Outlook Express,
Your own Web Page (Homepage) ,
MS Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint ,