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With this Learn Windows® Me tutorial you will learn:
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Lesson One Lesson Two Lesson Three

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - The Desktop Interface

  • Functions of the Windows program
  • Definition of desktop
  • Icons
  • Folders
  • Files
  • Taskbar
  • Quick Launch toolbar
  • Turn on Active Desktop
  • Mouse pointer
  • Floating text boxes over icon
  • Different actions of mouse button
  • Single-click
  • Double-click
  • Click and Drag
  • Organizing icons on the desktop
  • Auto Arrange
  • Arrange by option
  • Moving icons on the desktop
  • Arrange icons
  • Grayed out items
  • Auto Arrange
  • Ellipses
  • Opening Folder Options menu
  • Using radio buttons
  • Restore defaults

Section 3 - The Elements of a Window

  • Definition of a window
  • Elements of a window
  • Title bar
  • Maximize/Minimize/Close buttons
  • Double-click title to maximize
  • Menu bar
  • Open folder options
  • Active Desktop
  • Using Web browser style
  • Moving a window
  • Opening a second window
  • Recycle Bin
  • Multitasking with more than one window open
  • Split window view
  • Activate a window
  • Split window
  • Resizing a window

Section 4 - Contents of a Window

  • Elements of a window
  • Menu bar
  • Toolbar
  • Scrollbar
  • Status bar
  • Workspace
  • Elements on the Menu bar
  • Drop-down menus
  • Grayed-out items
  • Keyboard options
  • Escape key
  • Alt key
  • Plain commands
  • Arrowhead command
  • Three dot ellipsis
  • Checkmarks on menu options
  • Adding toolbars
  • Activating Status bar
  • Recycle Bin
  • Standard toolbar
  • Address bar
  • Use to get to web sites
  • Folder hierarchy
  • Back and forward buttons
  • Links toolbar
  • Sizing indicating to changing toolbar size
  • Rearranging toolbars
  • Links buttons
  • Elements of the Status bar
  • Floating information box on folders

Section 5 - The Taskbar

  • Definition of Taskbar
  • Opening shortcut menu
  • Properties of taskbar
  • Definition of properties
  • Properties tabs
  • Taskbar appearance and notification areas
  • Auto-hide taskbar
  • Taskbar on top
  • Quick Launch
  • Show the clock
  • Do not hide inactive icons
  • Areas of taskbar
  • Task list
  • Start button
  • Quick Launch toolbar
  • Notify or status area
  • Moving the taskbar
  • Increasing size of taskbar
  • Popup tips
  • Computer clock
  • Windows display options
  • Cascade
  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Show desktop
  • Changing Quick Launch icons
  • Organizing icons on the desktop
  • Auto Arrange
  • Arrange by option
  • Moving icons on the desktop

Section 6 - The Start Menu

  • Opening the Start menu
  • Opening All Programs
  • How to log off windows
  • Turning off computer
  • Shut Down
  • Restart
  • Standby
  • Properly shutting down computer
  • Log off command
  • Restarting computer from the keyboard
  • End task option
  • Using the Windows key on keyboard
  • Log off
  • Run command
  • Auto run
  • .exe extension
  • Search command
  • Programs command
  • Documents command
  • Opening programs
  • Notepad

Section 7 - File Folders and Saving Documents

  • Difference of Save and Save as commands
  • Save in Text box
  • Changing save in arrows
  • Navigator icons
  • Files and folders area
  • Windows hierarchy
  • Folder and files organization
  • My Documents folder
  • Up One Level command
  • Moving up and down levels in the hierarchy
  • View menu
  • Details of folder
  • Size, type, and date modified
  • Resizing save window
  • Create new folder
  • Rename folder
  • Open new folder
  • Naming file
  • Guidelines for naming files
  • Save as Type field
  • Save warning window
  • Opening saved files

Section 8 - The Control Panel

  • Opening Control Panel
  • Display only commonly used Control Panel options
  • Changing settings
  • Date and time
  • Closing open windows on status bar
  • Changing look of control panel
  • Appearance and patterns
  • Display Properties dialog box
  • Scheme list
  • Item option on desktop
  • Change color and picture of desktop
  • Change position of picture on desktop
  • Customize Desktop options screen savers
  • Save Power button
  • Resolution size of screen
  • Appearance of desktop
  • Colors of title bar and button
  • Color scheme
  • Font size
  • Effects button for transitions
  • Turn off computer

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - Using the Search Command

  • Opening the Search Files dialog box
  • Pictures, music, and videos
  • Documents
  • Files and folders
  • Computer
  • Search the Internet
  • All or part of the name search
  • Using Containing text box
  • Including subfolders
  • Using case sensitive option
  • Stop the search
  • Narrowing down the search
  • Asterisk as wild card
  • Search by date created
  • Search by file type
  • Return to previous search
  • Opening file from search box
  • Parent programs and extensions

Section 3 - Files and Folders

  • Open new file
  • Saving to floppy disks
  • Save as type box
  • Create new folder
  • Moving and copying files to new location
  • Review details of saved files
  • Review file and folders tasks in window
  • Use Send To command
  • Review of file hierarchy
  • Drag and drop files to new location
  • Viewing elements in a window
  • Changing icon views
  • Sort items in windows
  • Resizing columns in window

Section 4 - Creating a Shortcut

  • Definition of shortcuts
  • Identifying shortcuts on desktop
  • Copying folder to another folder
  • Definition of Clipboard
  • Using address bar to shortcuts
  • Changing folders option to list view
  • Restoring folder defaults
  • Create shortcut from windows
  • Methods to creating shortcuts
  • Create shortcut command
  • Delete shortcut
  • Send To method
  • Opening file with shortcut
  • Renaming shortcut
  • Reading document path name
  • Changing shortcut icons

Section 5 - The Windows Explorer Program

  • Opening Windows Explorer
  • Reviewing Folders list
  • Expand and collapse folders
  • Practicing file management
  • Expanding window size
  • Opening folders from Explorer
  • Drag files in Explorer
  • Delete folders and files
  • Creating new folder in Explorer
  • Rename file
  • Creating new folder in Explorer
  • Creating types of new document
  • File and edit menus in Explorer
  • Using keyboard shortcuts
  • Add detail categories to list
  • Reviewing favorites
  • Add file to my favorites
  • Empty and restore Recycle Bin
  • Resetting Recycle Bin options

Section 6 - Working with WordPad

  • Notepad and WordPad
  • Open WordPad
  • Tasks available in WordPad
  • Controlling toolbars
  • Rich Text format
  • Enabling word wrap and wrap to rules
  • Resetting ruler
  • Using the question mark help option
  • Setting automatic word selection
  • Enter text
  • Editing text with backspace
  • Setting margins and tabs
  • Insert text
  • Click and drag to highlight
  • Formatting text
  • Formatting toolbar
  • Fonts and font sizes
  • Centering text
  • Tabs and margins
  • Date/time

Section 7 - Using the Paint Program

  • Opening the Paint program
  • Open toolbars for Paint program
  • Toolbox buttons
  • Pencil button
  • Brush tool and brush tip
  • Air brush
  • Change color
  • Line tool
  • Resizing picture are
  • a
  • Oval and circle shapes
  • Add shift key to make shapes
  • Change background and foreground color
  • Erase tool
  • Undo option
  • Add text to Paint
  • Changing font and font size
  • Save Paint program
  • Resizing drawing
  • Bitmap definition
  • Copy and paste paint document into another program
  • Multitasking with windows
  • Clearing the Clipboard
  • Select All keys (Ctrl+A)
  • Zoom in and out

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - Using the Maintenance Wizard

  • Reviewing system tools for routine maintenance
  • Maintenance Wizard
  • Set maintenance schedule
  • Recycle and Temporary files
  • Disk cleanup
  • Additional clean up features
  • Defragmenting
  • Select hard drive to clean
  • Rearrange programs option
  • Scan Disk with Fat Index
  • Review disk clean up report
  • Thorough or standard scan

Section 3 - Add / Remove Programs

  • Loading the Back Up utility
  • Remove programs from system
  • Uninstall options
  • Back up to floppy
  • Control Panel options
  • Automatic updates
  • Installing the utilities
  • Scheduled Tasks
  • Opening programs

Section 4 - Using Backups

  • Backup utility program
  • Checking file sizes
  • Clean up files
  • Performing a backup
  • Defining backup jobs
  • Creating backup jobs
  • Defining full backup
  • When to backup
  • Using Windows Explorer
  • Incremental backup
  • Where to backup
  • Name the backup
  • Compress files during backup
  • Backup report
  • Daily/Weekly/Monthly backup
  • Restore files

Section 5 - System Restore

  • Why set a system restore
  • Create restore points and system checkpoints
  • Selecting checkpoint from calendar
  • Restores does not uninstall software
  • Tasks System Restore does not change
  • Definition upgrades
  • Create a restore point
  • Name a restore point
  • Undo last restore
  • Restore from created Restore Point

Section 6 - Multimedia Options

  • Multimedia defined
  • Components needed for multimedia
  • Video player
  • Select all
  • Add files to folder
  • Windows Media Player
  • Changing Media Player visuals
  • Audio CDs and CD players
  • Shortcuts for playing CDs
  • Put volume control on taskbar
  • Creating customize playlist
  • Playing the Radio on Media Player
  • Shuffle and moving songs
  • Edit playlist
  • Get Names and Album Details buttons
  • Play controls
  • Media information from the Internet
  • Video play back window
  • Radio Tuner
  • Midi options
  • Portable device
  • Skin chooser
  • Volume shortcuts
  • Volume control with custom options
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