Easy Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Description

• Copyright 2002
• Edition: 1st

• Book
• ISBN-10: 0-7897-2659-9
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-2659-9

Easy Windows XP Home is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Windows XP and who prefer a visual, four-color approach. This book covers more than 150 of the most important tasks, ranging from simple features such as opening a folder, to more advanced topics such as installing new hardware or restoring a system.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

I. GETTING STARTED.

 1. Understanding the Desktop.
 2. Understanding the Start Menu.
 3. Opening and Closing a Window.
 4. Minimizing a Window.
 5. Maximizing a Window.
 6. Moving a Window.
 7. Resizing a Window.
 8. Arranging Windows on the Desktop.
 9. Using Menus.
10. Using Shortcut Menus.
11. Using a Dialog Box.
12. Getting Help.
13. Getting Context-Sensitive Help.
14. Restarting and Shutting Down the Computer.

II. WORKING WITH PROGRAMS.

 1. Starting a Program from the Start Menu.
 2. Exiting a Program.
 3. Starting a Program from a Shortcut Icon.
 4. Switching Between Programs.
 5. Saving and Closing a Document.
 6. Opening a Document.
 7. Switching Between Open Documents.
 8. Creating a New Document.

III. WORKING WITH FOLDERS.

 1. Opening My Computer.
 2. Opening the My Documents Folder.
 3. Opening the My Pictures Folder.
 4. Opening the My Music Folder.
 5. Selecting a Folder.
 6. Navigating Folders.
 7. Changing the Window View.
 8. Sorting the Contents of a Window.
 9. Grouping Icons.
10. Creating a New Folder.
11. Displaying the Folders List.
12. Copying Folders.
13. Moving Folders.
14. Renaming Folders.
15. Deleting Folders.
16. Changing the Folder Options.

IV. WORKING WITH FILES.

 1. Selecting Files.
 2. Viewing File Details.
 3. Viewing File Properties.
 4. Renaming a File.
 5. Moving a File.

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