Windows 2000: A Tutorial to Accompany Peter Norton’s Introduction to Computers, Student Edition with CD-ROM

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Copyright: 5/30/2000

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Peter Norton'sWindows 2000Tutorial provides hands-on instruction so your students master this powerful operating system. Students will learn how to organize information, control printing features, and manage data.

Preface

iii

Exploring the Windows 2000 Desktop

(32)

Objectives

(2)

Introducing Operating System Software

(1)

Starting the Computer with Windows 2000

(2)

Booting Windows 2000

(2)

Using the Windows 2000 Desktop

(2)

The Taskbar

(1)

Desktop Icons

(1)

Windows

(1)

Using the Mouse

(9)

Pointing

(1)

Clicking

(1)

Double-Clicking

(1)

Drag and Drop

(1)

Practicing Mouse Techniques

(2)

Opening the Taskbar Menu

(1)

Opening the Start Menu

(2)

Clearing Menus

(1)

Using the Right Mouse Button

(2)

Opening a Shortcut Menu for a System Icon

(1)

Opening a Shortcut Menu for a Device Icon

(1)

Opening and Canceling Taskbar Shortcut Menus

(1)

Working with a Graphical User Interface

(4)

Dialog Boxes

(1)

Text Boxes

(1)

Command Buttons

(1)

Option Buttons

(1)

Triangle Buttons and Drop-Down Lists

(1)

Spinner Buttons

(1)

Slider Controls

(1)

Check Boxes

(1)

Dialog Box Tabs

(1)

Changing the Settings on Your Computer

(1)

Resetting the System's Internal Clock

(1)

Logging Off Windows 2000

(2)

Logging Off Your Computer

(1)

On the Web: Introducing the Internet

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

(6)

Summary

(1)

New Terms to Remember

(1)

Matching Exercise

(1)

Completion Exercise

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

(1)

Application Projects

(2)

Working With Windows

(30)

Objectives

(2)

Common Window Elements

(2)

Components and Types of Windows

(1)

The Title Bar

(1)

The Menu Bar

(1)

Toolbars

(1)

Positioning and Sizing a Window

(5)

Positioning a Window

(1)

Moving a Window

(1)

Sizing a Window

(1)

Opening a Window from the Keyboard

(1)

Changing the Size of a Window

(2)

Arranging Multiple Windows with the Taskbar Menu

(4)

Cascading Windows

(1)

Cascading Multiple Windows

(1)

Tiling Windows

(1)

Tiling Multiple Windows Horizontally

(1)

Tiling Multiple Windows Vertically

(1)

Minimizing All Open Windows

(1)

Arranging Icons

(3)

Arranging Desktop Icons

(1)

Arranging Window Icons

(2)

Changing the Size of a Window's Icon

(1)

Using Scroll Bars

(2)

Scrolling Vertically

(1)

Scrolling Horizontally

(1)

Closing All Open Windows

(1)

Closing Open Windows

(1)

Getting Help On Screen

(6)

The Help Window Tabs

(1)

Getting Assistance with Windows 2000 Help

(1)

Using the Windows Help Index

(1)

Using the Search Tab

(1)

Local versus Remote Help

(1)

On the Web: Getting Online Help

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

(4)

Summary

(1)

New Terms to Remember

(1)

Matching Exercise

(1)

Completion Exercise

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

(1)

Application Projects

(1)

Investigating Your Computer

(22)

Objectives

(2)

Working Inside the My Computer Window

(5)

Storage Devices

(1)

Files

(1)

File Windows

(1)

Folders

(1)

Setting Folder Options

(1)

Viewing the Contents of Your Hard Disk

(1)

Viewing the Contents of a Floppy Disk

(1)

Examining System Properties

(6)

The System Properties Dialog Box

(1)

Viewing the General Properties on Your Computer

(2)

Viewing the Devices on Your Computer

(1)

Viewing Hardware Profiles

(1)

Device Installation

(1)

Network, User, and Advanced Settings

(1)

Using the printers Folder

(3)

Viewing Printer Settings

(1)

On the Web: Upgrading Device Drivers

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

(4)

Summary

(1)

New Time to Remember

(1)

Matching Exercise

(1)

Completion Exercise

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

(1)

Application Projects

(1)

Exploring Disk Organization

(30)

Objectives

(2)

Using the Windows Explorer

(5)

The Folders Pane

(2)

The Contents Pane

(1)

Exploring Your Hard Disk

(2)

Customizing the Explorer Window

(4)

View Options

(1)

Changing Window Pane Views

(3)

Viewing the Contents Pane Without Web Content

(1)

Window Panes

(2)

Sizing Explorer Window Panes

(2)

Formatting Disks

(3)

Formatting a Disk

101

(1)

Creating Folders and Subfolders

102

(4)

Building Folder Structures

103

(1)

Creating Folders

104

(1)

Creating a Subfolder

105

(1)

Manipulating Folders

106

(4)

Moving Folders

106

(1)

Copying Folders

107

(1)

Deleting Folders

108

(1)

Renaming Folders

108

(2)

On the Web: Switching from one Explorer to Another

110

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

112

(4)

Summary

112

(1)

New Terms to Remember

113

(1)

Matching Exercise

113

(1)

Completion Exercise

114

(1)

Application Projects

115

(1)

Managing Your Files

116

(32)

Objectives

116

(2)

Managing Files

118

(1)

Creating Files

118

(5)

File Names

118

(1)

Ms-Dos File Names

118

(1)

Windows 2000 File Names

119

(1)

Making a File

120

(3)

Working with File Types

123

(1)

Viewing File Types

123

(1)

Copying Files

124

(3)

Copying a File

124

(1)

Copying Identically Named Files

125

(1)

Selecting Multiple Objects

126

(1)

Copying Multiple Files

126

(1)

Moving Files

127

(2)

Moving Files in the Explorer Window

128

(1)

Deleting Files

129

(1)

Deleting Multiple Files

130

(1)

Restoring Deleted Files

130

(3)

Checking Recycle Bin Settings

131

(1)

Restoring a Deleted File

131

(2)

Renaming Files

133

(2)

Renaming a File in the Explorer Window

133

(2)

Renaming a File with the Rename Command

135

(1)

Searching for Files

135

(5)

Searching Based on Name and Location

135

(1)

Finding Files by Name and Location

136

(1)

Choosing to Exclude Subfolders from the Search

137

(1)

Searching by Date

137

(1)

Finding Files by Date

138

(2)

On the Web: Searching on the Internet

140

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

142

(6)

Summary

142

(1)

New Terms to Remember

143

(1)

Matching Exercise

144

(1)

Completion Exercise

145

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

146

(1)

Application Projects

147

(1)

Windows 2000 Accessories

148

(30)

Objectives

148

(2)

Exploring Accessories

150

(2)

General-Purpose Accessories

150

(1)

Communications Accessories

151

(1)

Entertainment Accessories

151

(1)

Using the Calculator

152

(3)

Entering Numbers

153

(1)

Clearing the Calculator

153

(1)

Mathematical Operations

153

(1)

Selecting the Calculator View

153

(1)

Performing a Mathematical Calculation

154

(1)

Using the Memory Feature

154

(1)

Using Text Applets

155

(1)

Using WordPad

155

(8)

Creating and Saving a New Text File

156

(2)

Opening Documents

158

(1)

Editing a Document

159

(2)

Printing a Document

161

(1)

Opening and Modifying a Word for Windows Document File

161

(2)

Using paint

163

(8)

Exploring the Toolbox

163

(1)

Choosing Colors

164

(1)

Creating and Editing an Image

165

(3)

Moving and Copying Part of a Drawing

168

(1)

Saving and Printing the Image

169

(2)

Understanding Communications Accessories

171

(1)

On the Web: Accessing the Internet

172

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

174

(4)

Summary

174

(1)

New Terms to Remember

175

(1)

Matching Exercise

175

(1)

Completion Exercise

175

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

176

(1)

Application Projects

177

(1)

Controlling Printing Features

178

(24)

Objectives

178

(2)

Managing Your Printer

180

(3)

Using the Print Spooler

180

(1)

Opening Your Print Queue

180

(1)

Sending a WordPad Document to the Print Queue

181

(1)

Printing Another Document and Canceling the Printing

182

(1)

Resuming Printing

183

(1)

Selecting and Using Fonts

183

(4)

Using Printer Fonts

185

(1)

Viewing and Printing Sample Fonts

185

(2)

Selecting Paper and Page Characteristics

187

(4)

Feeding the Paper

187

(1)

Choosing Paper Size

187

(1)

Selecting the Orientation

188

(1)

Setting Paper Size and Orientation

188

(2)

Printing a Document and Restoring Page Orientation

190

(1)

Setting Printing Resolution

191

(2)

Resetting Printing Resolution

191

(2)

Troubleshooting Printing Problems

193

(3)

Running the Print Troubleshooter

194

(2)

On the Web: Downloading Fonts

196

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

198

(4)

Summary

198

(1)

New Terms to Remember

199

(1)

Matching Exercise

199

(1)

Completion Exercise

200

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

200

(1)

Application Projects

201

(1)

Copying, Moving, Exchanging, and Sharing Data

202

(40)

Objectives

202

(2)

Sharing Data

204

(1)

Multitasking

204

(1)

Using Application-Centric Sharing Methods

204

(1)

Using Document-Centric Methods

204

(6)

Using Drag-and-Drop

205

(1)

Moving Data with Drag-and-Drop

205

(1)

Copying Data from One Document to Another

205

(2)

Using the Clipboard

207

(1)

Copying Data to the Clipboard

207

(1)

Viewing the Contents of the Clipboard

208

(1)

Pasting Between Documents

208

(2)

Using Object Linking and Embedding

210

(4)

Copying an Object

210

(1)

Embedding an Object

211

(1)

Editing an Embedded Object

212

(2)

On the Web: Sharing Data Using E-mail

214

(4)

Composing an E-mail Message

214

(2)

Attaching a File to an E-mail Message

216

(2)

Lesson Summary and Exercises

218

(6)

Summary

218

(1)

New Terms to Remember

218

(1)

Matching Exercise

219

(1)

Completion Exercise

219

(1)

Short-Answer Questions

220

(1)

Application Projects

221

(3)

Appendices

Appendix A: Command Summary

224

(14)

Appendix B: Accessibility Features of Windows 2000

238

(4)

The Accessibility Wizard

238

(1)

Magnifier

238

(1)

Narrator

238

(1)

On-Screen Keyboard

238

(1)

Utility Manager

238

(1)

Accessibility Properties

239

(1)

Adjusting the Mouse

239

(1)

Left-Handed Mouse Users

240

(1)

Other Mouse Properties

240

(1)

Third Party Hardware and Software

240

(1)

The Internet Setup Wizard

241

(1)

Glossary

242

(10)

Index

252

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