- Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Tell Us What You Think!
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
- What Is Windows 2000 Professional?
- Starting Windows 2000
- Understanding the Windows Desktop
- Using the Mouse
- Using the Start Button
- Using the Taskbar
- Shutting Down Windows 2000 Professional
- Lesson 2. Working with a Window
- What Is a Window?
- Opening a Window
- Sizing a Window with Maximize, Minimize, and Restore
- Sizing a Window's Borders
- Using Scroll Bars
- Moving a Window
- Viewing a Window's Contents
- Closing Windows
- Lesson 3. Using Menus
- Using Toolbar Buttons
- What Is a Menu?
- Choosing Menu Commands
- Reading a Menu
- Using Shortcut Keys Instead of Menus
- Using Shortcut Menus
- Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
- Getting Help in Windows 2000
- The Help Window
- Using Windows Online Help
- Using Web Help
- Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
- What Is a Dialog Box?
- Using the Components of a Dialog Box
- Using the What's This? Feature
- Using Text Boxes
- Using Option Buttons
- Using Check Boxes
- Using Command Buttons
- Using Property Sheets and Tabs
- Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
- Opening a Windows Application
- Viewing an Application's Window
- Exiting an Application
- Arranging Windows on the Desktop
- Moving Between Applications
- Moving Between Windows in the Same Application
- Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
- Using the Clipboard
- Selecting Text for Copying or Moving
- Selecting Graphics
- Copying Information Between Windows
- Moving Information Between Windows
- Sharing Information Between Applications
- Understanding Linking
- Creating Links
- Understanding Embedding
- Embedding Objects
- Using the ClipBook Viewer
- Lesson 8. Using My Computer
- What Is My Computer?
- Browsing Folder Options
- The My Computer Menu
- The My Computer Toolbars
- Customizing View Columns
- Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
- Selecting Files and Folders
- Moving Files and Folders
- Copying Files and Folders
- Deleting Files and Folders
- Renaming Files and Folders
- Using Windows Explorer
- Creating Shortcuts
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Lesson 10. Using WordPad
- What Is WordPad?
- Moving the Text Insertion Point
- Inserting and Deleting Text
- Selecting, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
- Formatting a Document
- Saving a Document and Exiting WordPad
- Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
- Filenames
- File Size
- File Creation Date and Time
- File Attributes
- Viewing Properties
- Managing the Recycle Bin
- Opening the Recycle Bin
- Emptying the Recycle Bin
- Restoring Files
- Recycle Bin Properties
- Lesson 12. Printing
- Installing a Printer
- Printing from an ApplicationControlling the Print Job
- Working with the Print Folder
- Controlling the Print Job
- Using Drag and Drop
- Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
- What Is a Network?
- About Clients and Servers
- What Is My Network Places?
- Logging On to a Network
- Accessing My Network Places
- Logging Off a Network
- Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
- What Is the Control Panel?
- What Can You Accomplish in the Control Panel?
- Selecting a Screen Saver
- Configuring Video Options
- Configuring Sound Options
- Configuring Multimedia Devices
- Configuring Your Keyboard and Mouse
- Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
- Opening and Closing Outlook Express Mail
- The Outlook Express Mail Window
- Sending a Message
- Using the Windows Address Book
- Retrieving and Reading Your Messages
- Saving a File Attached to a Message
- Replying to a Message
- Deleting Old Messages
- Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
- Assigning Passwords to Screen Savers
- Changing Your Password
- Sharing Resources on Your Computer
- Sharing Folders and Disk Drives on Your Computer
- Setting File Permissions
- Creating and Sharing a Printer
- Sharing an Already-Defined Printer
- Setting Printer Permissions
- Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
- Starting Internet Explorer 5
- Navigating the IE5 Window
- The IE5 Toolbars
- Navigating a Web Page
- Reading URLs
- Visiting a Web Site
- Understanding Links
- Understanding Caching
- Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
- Understanding Searches
- Creating a Web Search
- Searching for Text on a Web Page
- Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
- Task Manager
- Restarting Windows 2000
- What is a Computer Virus?
- Curing and Preventing Computer Viruses
- Creating a Startup Disk
- Troubleshooting Windows 2000
- Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment
- Creating Shortcuts
- Arranging Icons
- Choosing Colors and Backgrounds
- Changing Fonts
- Customizing the Taskbar
- Changing the Time or Date
- Creating Custom Toolbars
Using the ClipBook Viewer
Windows 2000 also contains a program called the ClipBook Viewer. The ClipBook is used to create pages that can be shared with others over the network.
To view the ClipBook, click the Start button, choose Run, and type Clipbrd . The ClipBook Viewer opens, with one window representing the Local ClipBook and one window representing the Clipboard (see Figure 7.6).
Figure 7.6 View and even save the contents of the Clipboard. Use the ClipBook to share data.
When you open the ClipBook Viewer, one window represents your Local ClipBook and another shows the contents of the Clipboard. To save the contents of the Clipboard into the ClipBook to share with others, follow these steps:
- From the source application (such as Microsoft Word), copy the data or graphic you wish to share in the ClipBook Viewer.
- Open the ClipBook Viewer and click the Local ClipBook window to make it the active window.
- From the ClipBook Viewer menu, choose Edit, Paste. The Paste dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7.7.
Figure 7.7 Save ClipBook data as a page so others can access and share your data.
- Enter a name for your new page, click the Share Item Now check box, and click OK .
- The Share ClipBook Page dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7.8. Choose one of the sharing options:
Figure 7.8 Choose Permissions to select who can see, edit, and change the page you are saving.
- Start Application On Connect— When someone tries to access the shared data, the application used to create the data is started. If your data is plain text, it's not necessary to choose this option.
- Run Minimized— If you chose Start Application On Connect, choosing Run Minimized will open the source application minimized on your desktop so as not to disturb you.
- Permissions— Click this button to choose the rights you want to give to your file. For example, do you want others to read this file only or to be able to write to this file? Choose the rights you wish to give in the Type of Access drop-down list.
- When you finish making your selections, click OK to close each of dialog boxes. You can share as many pastes as you like by repeating these steps.
In order for others to use your ClipBook, they must connect to your computer first. The same is true for you—if you want to share the ClipBook on another computer, you must first connect to that computer. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open your ClipBook Viewer and choose File, Connect from the menu.
- The Select Computer dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7.9. From the list of computers, select the one to which you want to connect and click OK
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Figure 7.9 Connect to the ClipBook of another computer by selecting it from the Select Computer list. You must have permission to do this. If you are unsuccessful and need help, contact your network administrator or help desk.
- In the other computer's ClipBook viewer, select the page(s) you want. To open a page, double-click it. To copy a page, select it and choose Edit, Copy.
- When you are finished, choose File, Disconnect to break your connection to the other computer.
In this lesson, you learned about copying, pasting, linking, embedding, and how to place data and objects. In the next lesson, you learn about My Computer.