Easy Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition
Easy Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition
ISBN: 0789742276
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 196
Pages: 196
Authors: Michael Miller
- 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
- THE MICROSOFT WORD WORKSPACE
- CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT
- SAVING A DOCUMENT
- OPENING AN EXISTING DOCUMENT
- ENTERING TEXT
- EDITING TEXT
- FORMATTING TEXT
- FORMATTING PARAGRAPHS
- APPLYING STYLES
- CHECKING YOUR SPELLING
- PRINTING A DOCUMENT
- Part 7. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
- INTERNET EXPLORER
- SETTING UP A NEW INTERNET CONNECTION
- SURFING THE WEB WITH INTERNET EXPLORER
- SAVING YOUR FAVORITE PAGES
- RETURNING TO A FAVORITE PAGE
- REVISITING HISTORY
- SEARCHING THE WEB WITH GOOGLE
- FINDING NEWS AND OTHER INFORMATION ONLINE
- SHOPPING FOR BARGAINS AT SHOPPING.COM
- BIDDING FOR ITEMS ON EBAY
- SETTING UP AN EMAIL ACCOUNT
- READING AN EMAIL MESSAGE
- REPLYING TO AN EMAIL MESSAGE
- COMPOSING A NEW EMAIL MESSAGE
- SENDING A FILE VIA EMAIL
- ADDING CONTACTS IN WINDOWS MESSENGER
- INSTANT MESSAGING WITH WINDOWS MESSENGER
- Part 8. PLAYING MUSIC AND MOVIES
- WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
- PLAYING A CD
- RIPPING A CD TO YOUR HARD DISK
- CREATING A PLAYLIST
- PLAYING A PLAYLIST
- BURNING A MUSIC CD
- CONNECTING AN IPOD TO YOUR PC
- TRANSFERRING SONGS TO YOUR IPOD VIA ITUNES
- CREATING SMART PLAYLISTS FOR YOUR IPOD
- CONNECTING OTHER PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYERS
- PLAYING A DVD
- Part 9. WORKING WITH PICTURES
- MY PICTURES FOLDER
- TRANSFERRING PICTURES FROM A DIGITAL CAMERA
- TRANSFERRING PICTURES FROM A MEMORY CARD
- SCANNING A PICTURE
- PRINTING A PHOTO
- ORDERING PRINTS ONLINE
- QUICK FIXING A PHOTO WITH ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
- REMOVING RED-EYE
- CROPPING YOUR PHOTO
- Part 10. ADDING NEW DEVICES TO YOUR SYSTEM
- COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
- ADDING A DEVICE VIA USB OR FIREWIRE
- ADDING NEW INTERNAL HARDWARE
- USING THE ADD HARDWARE WIZARD
- Part 11. SETTING UP A WIRELESS HOME NETWORK
- HOW A WIRELESS NETWORK WORKS
- SETTING UP YOUR NETWORK S MAIN PC
- CONNECTING ADDITIONAL PCS TO YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK
- SHARING FILES AND FOLDERS ACROSS YOUR NETWORK
- Part 12. PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER
- WINDOWS SECURITY CENTER
- DEFENDING AGAINST COMPUTER ATTACKS WITH A FIREWALL
- PROTECTING AGAINST COMPUTER VIRUSES
- FIGHTING EMAIL SPAM
- CLEANING SPYWARE FROM YOUR SYSTEM
- BLOCKING POP-UP ADS
- Part 13. TAKING CARE OF YOUR COMPUTER
- WINDOWS XP S SYSTEM TOOLS
- DELETING UNNECESSARY FILES
- DEFRAGMENTING YOUR HARD DISK
- CHECKING YOUR HARD DISK FOR ERRORS
- RESTORING YOUR COMPUTER AFTER A CRASH
- Glossary
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I-J
- K-L
- M-N
- O-P
- Q-R
- S
- T-U-V
- W-X-Y-Z
- Index
- index_SYMBOL
- index_A
- index_B
- index_C
- index_D
- index_E
- index_F
- index_G
- index_H
- index_I
- index_J
- index_K
- index_L
- index_M
- index_N
- index_O
- index_P
- index_Q
- index_R
- index_S
- index_T
- index_U
- index_V
- index_W
- index_Z
Easy Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition
ISBN: 0789742276
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 196
Pages: 196
Authors: Michael Miller