Microsoft Windows XP Plain & Simple

Jerry Joyce, Marianne Moon

  • 出版商: MicroSoft
  • 出版日期: 2001-11-30
  • 售價: $1,000
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$950
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 256
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 073561525X
  • ISBN-13: 9780735615250
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Your fast-answers, no-jargon guide to Windows® XP!

Get the fast facts that make learning Windowsâ XP plain and simple!

Here’s WHAT you’ll learn:
• Find the simplest ways to get stuff done in Microsoft® Windows
• Play DVDs, download music, burn CDs—all in one spot
• Send e-mail, browse the Web, make phone calls with your PC
• Organize your digital photos—even make a movie!
• Run programs and play games
• Perform easy tune-ups and fix problems fast

Here’s HOW you’ll learn it:
• NUMBERED STEPS show exactly what to do
• Color SCREEN SHOTS keep you on track
• Handy TIPS teach easy techniques and shortcuts
• Quick TRY THIS! exercises put your learning to work
• CAUTION notes help keep you out of trouble

 

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments x
1  About This Book 1
    No Computerese! 1
    A Quick Overview 2
    What's New in Windows XP? 3
    A Few Assumptions 4
    A Final Word (or Two) 4
2  Jump Right In 5
    What's Where in Windows XP? 6
    Starting Up and Shutting Down 8
   
    Switching Users 10
    Starting a Program 11
    Accessing Your Documents 12
    Switching Among Open Windows 14
    Mouse Maneuvers 15
    Managing Windows 16
    Getting Help 18
    Using Shortcut Menus for Quick Results 20
3  Running Programs and Playing Games 21
    Composing a Document 22
    Saving, Closing, and Opening a Document 24
    Copying Material Between Documents 26
    Dialog Box Decisions 27
    Inserting Special Characters 28
    Crunching Numbers 29
    Running Commands 30
    Playing FreeCell 32
    Playing Hearts 33
    Playing Minesweeper 34
    Playing Pinball 35
    Playing Solitaire 36
    Playing Spider Solitaire 37
    Playing Games Over the Internet 38
    Running Older Programs 39
    Starting a Program When Windows Starts 40
    Changing the Way a Program Starts 41
    Quitting When You're Stuck 42
4  Exploring the Internet 43
    Finding a Web Page 44
    Setting Your Home Page 45
    Returning to Your Favorite Sites 46
    Saving a Web Page 47
    Viewing Web Pages Off Line 48
    Copying Material from a Web Page 50
    Finding Something on the Internet 51
    Exploring with MSN Explorer 52
5  Communicating 53
    Sending E-Mail 54
    Receiving and Reading E-Mail 55
    Designing Your Default Message 56
    Sending or Receiving a File 58
    Replying to or Forwarding a Message 60
    Subscribing to Newsgroups 61
    Reading and Writing the News 62
    Reading E-Mail and News Off Line 63
    Managing Your E-Mail Contacts 64
    Transferring Files 66
    Adding Online Contacts 67
    Sending Instant Messages 68
   
    Having a Voice and Video Chat 69
   
    Sharing Items with Your Contacts 70
   
    Illustrating Your Conversation 72
    Sending a File by Windows Messenger 73
    Formatting Your Message 74
6  Working with Pictures and Movies 75
    Drawing a Picture 76
    Editing a Picture 78
    Scanning a Picture 80
    Downloading Digital Camera Pictures 82
    Viewing Pictures 84
   
    Publishing Pictures on the Web 86
    Recording a Video Clip 87
    Making a Movie 88
    Editing Your Movie 90
    Adding Audio to Your Movie 92
    Making Movies that People Actually Enjoy 94
    Adding Slides to a Movie 96
7  Working with Music, Voice, and Sounds 97
    Playing a Music CD 98
    Changing Media Player's Skin 99
    Copying CD Music 100
    Playing a Saved Media File 102
    Playing Media Using a Playlist 103
    Controlling the Volume 104
    Letting Your Computer Do the Talking 106
    Creating a Sound File 107
    Creating an Audio Clip 108
    Associating a Sound with an Event 110
8  Printing and Faxing 111
    Printing from a Program 112
    Printing a Document 113
    Specifying a Default Printer 114
    Controlling Your Printing 115
   
    Printing Your Photographs 116
    Printing Web Pages 117
    Sending a Fax 118
    Receiving a Fax 120
    Reviewing a Fax You've Received 121
    Viewing and Annotating a Fax 122
    Creating a Fax Cover Page 124
9  Managing Files and Folders 125
   
    Organizing Your Files 126
    Recovering a Deleted Item 128
    Changing the Window View 129
    Windows Views 130
    Compressing Files 132
    Adding Files and Folders to the Desktop 134
    Sharing Files with Other Users 136
    Creating Quick Access to a File or Folder 137
    Copying Files from and to a Removable Disk 138
    Managing a Removable Disk 139
   
    Copying Files to a CD 140
    Finding a File 142
    Navigating with Toolbars 144
10  Networking 145
    Exploring Your Network 146
    Sharing Items over the Network 148
    About Networks 150
    Creating a Connection to a Network Folder 151
   
    Controlling a Shared Dial-Up Internet Connection 152
    Communicating over the Network 153
    Controlling a Computer on Your Network 154
   
    Controlling a Computer at Your Workplace 156
    Connecting to a Network Using a Modem 158
    Connecting to a Network over the Internet 160
    Connecting to Your Computer from Another Location 162
11  Setting Up 163
   
    Transferring Files and Settings 164
    Adding or Removing Windows Components 166
    Installing a Software Program 168
    Setting Up Dial-Up Internet Access 169
    Setting Up Outlook Express 170
    Setting Up for Faxing 172
    Setting Up a Printer 173
    Setting Up a Network 174
    Adding Hardware 176
12  Customizing 177
    Changing the Overall Look 178
    Customizing the Desktop 180
    Creating a Custom Desktop Background 182
    Displaying and Arranging the Toolbars 183
    Customizing the Start Menu 184
   
    Customizing the Taskbar 186
   
    Changing the Logon 187
    Customizing Your Folders 188
    Changing the Way a CD Starts 190
   
    Changing Your Account Picture 191
    Using Alternative Ways of Working 192
    Using a Screen Saver 194
13  Maintaining Security 195
    Keeping Your Files Private 196
    Know Your Rights, Know Your Format 197
    Setting Your Password 198
    Changing Your Password 199
   
    Resetting Your Password 200
    Protecting Your Files with a Password 201
    Restricting User Rights 202
   
    Protecting Personal Information on the Internet 203
    Restricting Internet Access 204
   
    Configuring an Internet Firewall 205
    Locking Your Computer 206
14  Managing Windows XP 207
    Adding and Deleting User Accounts 208
   
    Tidying Up the Desktop 210
   
    Changing the Date or Time 211
    Changing the Display 212
    Compressing a Drive or a Folder 213
    Changing the Disk Format 214
    Maintaining Your Computer 215
    Controlling the Power Options 216
    Updating Your System 218
    Preventing Hardware Problems 220
    Removing a Software Program 221
    Starting Up When There's a Problem 222
    Fixing System Problems 223
    Documenting Your System 224
    Managing Everything 225
   
    Helping Each Other 226
    Editing Windows XP Settings 228
INDEX 229