F

/F command switch, ChkDsk, 639

Fast Ethernet, 551

Fast User Switching, 69, 74, 84-85

FAT (File Allocation Table), 617, 620, 637

FAT32, 617, 637

Favorites Center, Internet Explorer window, 486, 501

Favorites folder, 75

Favorites Link panes, dialog box, 30

Favorites menu, Internet Explorer, 494-495

Favorites Menu option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

Fdisk program, 625

Feeds button, Internet Explorer, 486

Feeds Property settings, RSS feeds, 501-503

File Allocation Table (FAT), 617, 620, 637

File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks, 421, 566, 570

file associations, 305, 685

File element, Disk graph, 647

file extensions, 44-46, 119, 685

file icons, 19-20, 113, 118

file systems, 617, 620, 627-628

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 533, 535-541

Filename command switch, ChkDsk, 639

filenames, 19-20, 109-110

files, 107-128

See also backing up files; configuration files; Windows Backup Status and Configuration; Windows Explorer

addresses, 111-112

associating types of with programs, 684-685

audio formats, 344

common sound formats, 343-344

container, 63

deleting temporary with Disk Cleanup, 641-643

and digital IDs, 614

downloaded by Internet Explorer, managing, 603-608

fixing mistakes, 126-128

folder trees, 109

HTML, opening with Internet Explorer, 489-490

making and working with, 117-121

making CDs, 125-126

management of, 129-154

attributes, 132-133

compressed folders, 133-134, 144-146

file and folder properties, 130-132

folder templates, 136

hidden files and folders, 134-135

overview, 129

Recycle Bin, 151-154

searching for files and folders, 146-151

shortcuts, 130, 142-144

opening and saving with WordPad, 313

overview, 107-108

printing to, 262-263

privacy of on shared computers, 86-88

program, 13

rearranging, 121-124

Recycle Bin, 117

searching by type, 149-150

sharing

with LANs, 548

with other users, 88

using Windows Live Messenger, 529

signed and unsigned, 364

swap, 650

text, 309-313, 462, 689

transferring, 42-44

types of, 110, 310-311

types of virus, 594-595

uploading, 539-540

Windows Explorer, 112-117

Windows Mail, 471-472

Files Of Type boxes, dialog box, 31

Fill With Color tool, Microsoft Paint, 336

Film Grain effect, Windows Movie Maker, 386

Filter Keys, 289, 296

filtering email with message rules, 472-477

Find An Answer area, Help And Support tool, 50

Find Answers section, Help and Support Center window, 668

Find button, WordPad, 317

Find dialog box, 312, 317

Find Message dialog box, Windows Mail, 471

Firewall, Windows, 599-601

firewalls, 586, 591, 596

FireWire ports, 243

First Day Of Week setting, Windows Calendar, 92

Fix Tools, Windows Photo Gallery, 327-329

fixed-pitch typefaces , 256

Flicks tab, Pen And Input Devices dialog box, 275

Flip/Rotate tool, Microsoft Paint, 337

folder icons, 113, 118

Folder Options dialog box, Windows Explorer, 136-137

Folder Options icon, 594

Folder Pictures and Folder Icons setting, Properties dialog box Customize tab, 132

folders, 107-128

addresses, 111-112

assigning drive letters to, 631

e-mail, Windows Mail, 456, 470-471

filenames, 109-110

fixing mistakes, 126-128

folder templates, 136

folder trees, 30, 109, 114-117, 538-540

making and working with, 117-121

making CDs, 125-126

management of, 129-154

attributes, 132-133

compressed folders, 133-134, 144-146

file and folder properties, 130-132

folder templates, 136

hidden files and folders, 134-135

overview, 129

Recycle Bin, 151-154

searching for files and folders, 146-151

shortcuts, 130, 142-144

overview, 107-108

privacy of on shared computers, 86-88

rearranging, 121-124

Recycle Bin, 117

shared, 580-582

Start menu, 174-175, 179-181

Windows Explorer, 112-117

fonts

changing desktop, 204-206

installing and using, 265-267

Notepad, 311

and printing, 256-257

web page, 504-505

in WordPad, 315

Fonts tab, Properties dialog box, 260

footer codes, Notepad, 310-311

formatting

disks, 631-632

with WordPad, 315-316

Forward button, Windows Explorer, 116

fragmentation, 640

free media pool, 170

free space, disk, 632

Free-Form Select tool, Microsoft Paint, 335

freeware programs, 542

frequently used programs, Start menu, 174

FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 533, 535-541

full backups , 156

Full mode, Windows Media Player, 364

Full Screen button, Internet Explorer, 487