Easy Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition - page 1
- easy Computer Basics
- easy Computer Basics
- easy Computer Basics
- Copyright
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
- IT S AS EASY AS 1-2-3
- INTRODUCTION TO EASY COMPUTER BASICS
- Part 1. UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR COMPUTER WORKS
- THE PARTS OF YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM
- GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SYSTEM UNIT
- INSIDE THE CASE
- HARD DISK DRIVES: LONG-TERM STORAGE
- CD AND DVD DRIVES
- KEYBOARD
- MOUSE
- SOUND CARDS AND SPEAKERS
- VIDEO CARDS AND MONITORS
- PRINTERS
- Part 2. SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER
- TYPICAL CONNECTIONS
- CONNECTING THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD
- CONNECTING THE MONITOR
- CONNECTING THE AUDIO SYSTEM
- CONNECTING A PARALLEL PRINTER
- CONNECTING A USB PRINTER
- CONNECTING THE MODEM
- CONNECTING THE SYSTEM POWER CABLE
- POWERING ON
- LOGGING ON TO WINDOWS XP
- SHUTTING DOWN
- Part 3. USING MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP
- EXPLORING THE WINDOWS DESKTOP
- POINTING AND CLICKING
- DOUBLE-CLICKING
- RIGHT-CLICKING
- DRAGGING AND DROPPING
- HOVERING
- MOVING A WINDOW
- SCROLLING A WINDOW
- RESIZING A WINDOW
- MAXIMIZING, MINIMIZING, AND CLOSING A WINDOW
- USING THE WINDOWS START MENU
- OPENING A PROGRAM
- CREATING A NEW SHORTCUT ON THE DESKTOP
- SWITCHING BETWEEN PROGRAMS
- USING MENUS
- USING TOOLBARS
- MANAGING PC RESOURCES WITH MY COMPUTER
- MANAGING WINDOWS WITH THE CONTROL PANEL
- CHANGING THE SIZE OF YOUR DESKTOP
- SELECTING A NEW DESKTOP THEME
- PERSONALIZING THE DESKTOP BACKGROUND
- CHANGING THE COLOR SCHEME
- SETTING UP ADDITIONAL USERS
- USING A SCREENSAVER
- GETTING HELP IN WINDOWS
- Part 4. WORKING WITH FILES AND FOLDERS
- THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER
- CHANGING THE WAY FILES ARE DISPLAYED
- SORTING FILES AND FOLDERS
- NAVIGATING FOLDERS
- NAVIGATING WITH THE FOLDERS PANE
- CREATING A NEW FOLDER
- RENAMING A FILE OR FOLDER
- COPYING A FILE OR FOLDER
- MOVING A FILE OR FOLDER
- DELETING A FILE OR FOLDER
- RESTORING DELETED FILES
- EMPTYING THE RECYCLE BIN
- COMPRESSING A FILE
- EXTRACTING FILES FROM A COMPRESSED FOLDER
- Part 5. USING MICROSOFT WORKS
- THE WORKS TASK LAUNCHER
- LAUNCHING A PROGRAM
- STARTING A NEW TASK
- OPENING AN EXISTING DOCUMENT
- MANAGING A BIG PROJECT
- Part 6. USING MICROSOFT WORD
