Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
    • What Is Windows 2000 Professional?
    • Starting Windows 2000
    • Understanding the Windows Desktop
    • Using the Mouse
    • Using the Start Button
    • Using the Taskbar
    • Shutting Down Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Shutting Down Windows 2000 Professional

Before you turn off your computer, you must shut down Windows to ensure you don't lose any data or configuration. Following are the Shut Down options available to you in the Shut Down Windows dialog box. To see this dialog box, click the Start button then click Shut Down and the Shut Down Windows dialog box appears. Use the drop down menu next to, "What do you want your computer to do," by clicking the down arrow key once with your mouse. The following choices are available for shutting down Windows 2000 Professional:

• Log Off (your name): Use this to Log Off of the computer without turning the computer off. This is useful when others need to use your computer in your absence. It's useful when you leave your computer for extended periods of time (such as a lunch break) and you work with sensitive or confidential information that should not be available to others when you are away from your desk.
• Shut Down: Choose this option when you're finished using your computer for the day. When Windows displays a message telling you to shut off your computer, you can safely turn off the machine.
• Restart: Choose this option to shut down and then restart the computer.
• Cancel: Click this button if you change your mind and do not want to restart or shut down the computer.

To shut down Windows, follow these steps:

1. From the Desktop, click Start , Shut Down .
2. When the Shut Down Windows dialog box appears, choose one of the options previously described. To quit working on the computer, choose Shut Down the Computer. Then choose Yes.
3. Do not turn the computer off until Windows displays the message telling you that it's okay to turn off your computer (some computers turn off automatically, so this message isn't displayed).

In this lesson, you learned to start and shut down Windows, work with the parts of the Windows desktop, and use a mouse to manipulate items on the desktop. In the next lesson, you learn to work with windows.

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