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New Perspectives on MS Window 98

by: PARSONS/OJA/CAREY

New Perspectives on MS Window 98

by: PARSONS/OJA/CAREY

ISBN 13:
9780760054482
ISBN 10:
0760054487
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/03/1998
Publisher: Course Technology

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Summary

Part of the New Perspectives series, this text offers a case-based, problem-solving approach for learning basic to more advanced features of Microsoft Windows 98.

Preface

iii

Microsoft Windows 98---Level I Tutorials

1.1

(1)

Read This Before You Begin

1.2

(1)

Microsoft Windows 98---Level II Tutorials

3.1

(1)

Read This Before You Begin

3.2

(1)

Microsoft Windows 98---Level III Tutorials

6.1

(1)

Read This Before You Begin

6.2

(3)

Exploring the Basics

Investigating the Windows 98 Operating System

Session 1.1

(12)

Starting Windows 98

(1)

The Windows 98 Desktop

(1)

Using a Pointing Device

(1)

Pointing

(1)

Clicking

(1)

Selecting

(1)

Right-Clicking

(2)

Starting and Closing a Program

(1)

Running Multiple Programs

(1)

Switching Between Programs

(1)

Accessing the Desktop from the Quick Launch Toolbar

(1)

Closing Inactive Programs from the Taskbar

(1)

Shutting Down Windows 98

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 1.2

Anatomy of a Window

(2)

Manipulating a Window

(1)

Minimizing a Window

(2)

Redisplaying a Window

(1)

Maximizing a Window

(1)

Restoring a Window

(1)

Moving a Window

(1)

Changing the Size of a Window

(1)

Using Program Menus

(1)

Selecting Commands from a Menu

(2)

Using Toolbars

(1)

Using List Boxes and Scroll Bars

(1)

Using Dialog Box Controls

(2)

Using Help

(1)

Viewing Topics from the Contents Tab

(1)

Selecting a Topic from the Index

(2)

Returning to a Previous Help Topic

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(1)

Projects

(1)

Lab Assignments

(1)

Quick Check Answers

Working with Files

(2)

Creating, Saving, and Managing Files

Session 2.1

(10)

Formatting a Disk

(2)

Working with Text

(1)

The Insertion Point Versus the Pointer

(1)

Selecting Text

(1)

Inserting a Character

(1)

Saving a File

(1)

Opening a File

(2)

Printing a File

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 2.2

Changing Desktop Style Settings

(1)

Switching to Web Style

(1)

Selecting an Icon in Web Style

(1)

Opening a File in Web Style

(1)

Creating Your Student Disk

(1)

My Computer

(2)

Changing My Computer View Options

(1)

Controlling the Toolbar Display

(1)

Web View

(1)

Changing the Icon Display

(1)

Hiding File Extensions

(1)

Folders and Directories

(1)

Moving and Copying a File

(2)

Navigating Explorer Windows

(1)

Deleting a File

(1)

Renaming a File

(1)

Copying an Entire Floppy Disk

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(1)

Lab Assignments

(1)

Quick Check Answers

Organizing Files with Windows Explorer

Structuring Information on a Disk at Kolbe Climbing School

Session 3.1

(11)

Creating Your Student Disk with Quick Format

(1)

Windows Explorer

(1)

Starting Windows Explorer

(1)

Changing View Options

(2)

Viewing the Folders on a Disk Drive

(2)

Selecting a Device or Folder in the All Folders Explorer Bar

(1)

Creating New Folders

(1)

Renaming a Folder

(1)

Adjusting the Width of the Exploring Window Panes

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 3.2

(12)

Viewing the Contents of a Device or Folder

(2)

Navigating Through Devices and Folders

(1)

Returning to Previously Viewed Devices and Folders

(2)

Navigating Device and Folder Hierarchies

(1)

Arranging Files by File Details

(2)

Selecting Files

(3)

Printing the Exploring Window

(2)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 3.3

Moving Files Between Folders

(2)

Copying Files to a Folder

(1)

Moving Files with Cut and Paste

(3)

Moving or Copying Files Between a Floppy Disk and a Hard Disk

(1)

Copying a File From One Floppy Disk to Another Floppy Disk

(2)

Deleting Files and Folders

(2)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(2)

Quick Check Answers

Customizing the Desktop for Increased Productivity

(1)

Changing Desktop Settings at Companions, Inc.

Session 4.1

(13)

Document-centric Desktops

(1)

Creating a Document Icon on the Desktop

(2)

Opening a Document on the Desktop

(1)

Creating a LOG File

(1)

Creating Shortcuts to Objects

(1)

Creating a Shortcut to a Drive

(1)

Using a Shortcut Icon

(2)

Creating a Shortcut to a Document

(1)

Creating a Shortcut to a Printer

(2)

Identifying Icons on the Desktop

(1)

Deleting Shortcut Icons

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 4.2

(11)

Viewing Desktop Properties

(1)

Changing Your Desktop's Background

(3)

Changing Your Desktop's Appearance

(3)

Activating a Screen Saver

(1)

Changing Desktop Settings

(1)

Changing the Size of the Desktop Area

(1)

Changing the Color Palette

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 4.3

Using the Control Panel

(1)

Using Power Management Features

(2)

Customizing the Mouse

(1)

Configuring the Mouse for the Right or Left Hand

(1)

Adjusting Double-Click Speed

(2)

Adjusting Pointer Speed

(1)

Using Pointer Trails

(1)

Activating Accessibility Options

(1)

Using MouseKeys to Control the Pointer

(2)

Simplifying Key Operation with StickyKeys

(2)

Enabling High Contrast

(2)

Turning off Accessibility Options Automatically

(1)

Starting the Accessibility Wizard

(2)

Enlarging a Portion of the Screen with Magnifier

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(3)

Projects

(2)

Quick Check Answers

Bringing the World Wide Web to the Desktop

(2)

Creating an Active Desktop at Highland Travel

Session 5.1

(15)

The Internet

(1)

The World Wide Web

(1)

Browsers

(1)

Viewing Web Pages

(3)

Opening a Page on the Web with a URL

(1)

Navigating the Web

(1)

Activating a Link

(3)

Viewing Web Pages with Frames

(2)

Returning to a Previously-Viewed Page

(1)

Printing a Web Page

(1)

Downloading a File

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 5.2

(13)

Subscribing to a Web Site with Internet Explorer

(2)

Bringing Live Content to the Desktop with Active Desktop Items

(1)

Enabling Active Desktop

(1)

Adding an Active Desktop Gallery Item to the Desktop

(2)

Moving Active Desktop Items

(1)

Resizing Active Desktop Items

(1)

Closing and Removing Active Desktop Items

(1)

Subscribing to a Channel

(2)

Scheduling Updates

(1)

Viewing Update Schedules

(1)

Updating a Channel Manually

(1)

Unsubscribing

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 5.3

Choosing an HTML File as a Background

(3)

Changing Folder Settings

(1)

Adding Web Content to Folders

(1)

Choosing a Background Image for a Folder

(3)

Viewing a Folder Customized with Web Content

(1)

Modifying Taskbar Toolbars to Access the Web

(1)

Adding Toolbars to the Taskbar

(1)

Rearranging Taskbar Toolbars

(1)

Adding Buttons to the Quick Launch Toolbar

(2)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(1)

Lab Assignments

(3)

Quick Check Answers

Finding Files and Data

Using the Find Feature to Locate Files for a Speechwriter

Session 6.1

(14)

Preparing Your Student Disk

(1)

Search Strategies

(1)

Starting Find

(2)

Searching by Name and Location

(2)

Experimenting with Search Strings

(1)

Opening a File From Find

(1)

Using Wildcards

(1)

Finding a Text String in a File

(1)

Searching for Files in a Specific Folder

(2)

Clearing a Search

(1)

Working with the Results List

(2)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 6.2

(10)

Descriptive Search Criteria

(1)

Finding a File by Date

(2)

Finding a File by Type

(1)

Finding a File by Size

(2)

Deleting a File from Your Student Disk Using the Results List

(1)

Finding a File Using Multiple Criteria

(1)

Opening Recent Documents

(1)

Viewing a File Using Quick View

(2)

Changing the Font Size

(1)

Navigating Quick View Pages

(1)

Dragging a File into Quick View

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 6.3

Searching on the Internet

(2)

Searching by Query

(2)

Searching by Subject

(2)

Searching with the Search Explorer Bar

(1)

Searching for People

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Turorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(1)

Quick Check Answers

Working with Graphics

(1)

Creating Advertisment Graphics at Kiana Ski Shop

Session 7.1

(10)

Preparing Your Student Disks

(1)

Starting Paint

(2)

Opening a Graphic in Paint

(1)

Cropping a Portion of a Graphic

(2)

Erasing Parts of a Graphic

(1)

Bitmapped Graphics

(2)

Resizing Bitmapped Graphics

(1)

Saving a Paint Graphic

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 7.2

(16)

Drawing with the Pencil Tool

(2)

Changing View Options

(2)

Erasing in a Magnified View

(2)

Drawing in a Magnified View

(1)

Drawing with the Brush Tool

(2)

Copying, Pasting, and Moving a Portion of a Graphic

(1)

Flipping a Graphic

(1)

Drawing a Straight Line

(1)

Stretching a Graphic

(1)

Creating Shapes

(3)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 7.3

Filling an Area with Color

(2)

Coloring with the Airbrush

(1)

Using Foreground and Background Colors

(2)

Using the Text Tool

(4)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(2)

Quick Check Answers

Object Linking and Embedding

(1)

Creating a Multimedia Document for the Jugglers Guild

Session 8.1

(7)

Creating a WordPad Document

(1)

The Clipboard

(2)

Copying and Pasting from the Calculator Accessory

(2)

Cutting and Pasting Between Two WordPad Documents

(1)

Viewing Clipboard Contents

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 8.2

(11)

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

(1)

Embedding an Object Using Paste

(2)

Changing the Size of an Embedded Object

(1)

Editing an Embedded Object

(2)

Embedding an Object Using Insert Object

(1)

Controlling an OLE Object's Appearance

(1)

Changing the Display Icon

(2)

Paste Special

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 8.3

Linking

(1)

Linking a Graphic File to a WordPad Document

(1)

Arranging Windows Using Tile and Cascade

(2)

Editing a Linked Object in the Source Program

(1)

Updating a Linked Object

(1)

Deleting an OLE Object

(1)

Linking and Playing a Video Clip

(1)

Windows 98 Multimedia

(1)

Using Media Player

(2)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(1)

Projects

(2)

Lab Assignments

(1)

Quick Check Answers

Hardware, Printers, and Fonts

(1)

Installing and Troubleshooting a Printer at Chan & Associates

Session 9.1

(13)

Printing a Document

(6)

Pausing One or All Print Jobs

(1)

Removing Print Jobs from the Print Queue

(1)

Managing Print Jobs in the Print Queue

(1)

Opening a Printer's Property Sheet

(1)

Installing a Hardware Device

(2)

Serial and Parallel Ports

(1)

Universal Serial Bus Ports

(1)

Plug and Play

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 9.2

Using the Add Printer Wizard

(2)

Installing New or Rare Printers

(1)

Using Have Disk

(1)

Using Windows Update

(1)

Printing a Document to a Different Printer

(2)

Changing the Default Printer

(1)

Using the Print Troubleshooter

(4)

Working with Fonts

(1)

Using Control Panel to Display Fonts

(2)

Font Types

(1)

Opening a Font

(1)

Installing a Font

(1)

Deleting a Font

(1)

Checking System Information

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(1)

Quick Check Answers

Network Neighborhood

(1)

Exploring Network Resources at Millennium Real Estate

Session 10.1

(10)

Network Concepts

(1)

Hierarchical Client/Server Network

(1)

Peer-to-Peer Network

(1)

Viewing Your Network

(2)

Network Protocols and Standards

(2)

Viewing Network Properties

(1)

Identifying Your Computer on the Network

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 10.2

(6)

Network Security and Access Rights

(1)

Network Logons

(1)

Logging on to a Windows NT Domain

(1)

Logging on to a NetWare Tree

(1)

Attaching to a Server

(1)

Password Protection

(2)

Logging Off

(1)

Logging off from Windows 98

(1)

Logging Off from a Network Server

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 10.3

Using Network Resources

(2)

Drive Mapping

(1)

Sharing a Folder

(2)

Mapping a Network Folder

(2)

Network Printing

(2)

Network Troubleshooting

(2)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(1)

Projects

(1)

Quick Check Answers

Disk Maintenance

(1)

Maintaining Disks at Arboretum Energy

Session 11.1

(17)

Windows 98 Disk Maintenance Accessories

(1)

Removing Unneeded Files

(1)

Restoring a Deleted File

(2)

Scanning a Disk for Errors

(6)

Disk Defragmenter

(3)

Scheduling Maintenance Tasks

(2)

Creating a Startup Disk

(1)

Quick Check

(1)

Session 11.2

Computer Backups

(2)

Placing Files on the Hard Disk to Back Up

(1)

Backup Strategies

(2)

Backing Up Files in a Folder

(1)

Selecting Files and Folders to Back Up

(1)

Selecting a Backup Device

(1)

Creating a Backup Job

(1)

Creating the Backup

(1)

Restoring Files

(3)

Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Assignments

(2)

Projects

(1)

Lab Assignments

(2)

Quick Check Answers

Apendix Connecting Computers Over a Phone Line

(1)

Windows 98 Dial-up Accessories

(2)

Setting Up Dial-up Networking

(2)

Using Connection Wizard Advanced Settings

(2)

Connecting to a Dial-up Service

(1)

Installing the MSN Online Service

Index

(14)

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New Perspectives on MS Window 98

New Perspectives on MS Window 98

9780760054482

0760054487

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