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
  • 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
    • Using the Clipboard
    • Selecting Text for Copying or Moving
    • Selecting Graphics
    • Copying Information Between Windows
    • Moving Information Between Windows
    • Sharing Information Between Applications
    • Understanding Linking
    • Creating Links
    • Understanding Embedding
    • Embedding Objects
    • Using the ClipBook Viewer
  • 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

Using the ClipBook Viewer

Windows 2000 also contains a program called the ClipBook Viewer. The ClipBook is used to create pages that can be shared with others over the network.

To view the ClipBook, click the Start button, choose Run, and type Clipbrd . The ClipBook Viewer opens, with one window representing the Local ClipBook and one window representing the Clipboard (see Figure 7.6).

Figure 7.6 View and even save the contents of the Clipboard. Use the ClipBook to share data.

When you open the ClipBook Viewer, one window represents your Local ClipBook and another shows the contents of the Clipboard. To save the contents of the Clipboard into the ClipBook to share with others, follow these steps:

1. From the source application (such as Microsoft Word), copy the data or graphic you wish to share in the ClipBook Viewer.
2. Open the ClipBook Viewer and click the Local ClipBook window to make it the active window.
3. From the ClipBook Viewer menu, choose Edit, Paste. The Paste dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7.7.
   

   Figure 7.7 Save ClipBook data as a page so others can access and share your data.

4. Enter a name for your new page, click the Share Item Now check box, and click OK .
5. The Share ClipBook Page dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7.8. Choose one of the sharing options:
   

   Figure 7.8 Choose Permissions to select who can see, edit, and change the page you are saving.

   • Start Application On Connect— When someone tries to access the shared data, the application used to create the data is started. If your data is plain text, it's not necessary to choose this option.
   • Run Minimized— If you chose Start Application On Connect, choosing Run Minimized will open the source application minimized on your desktop so as not to disturb you.
   • Permissions— Click this button to choose the rights you want to give to your file. For example, do you want others to read this file only or to be able to write to this file? Choose the rights you wish to give in the Type of Access drop-down list.
6. When you finish making your selections, click OK to close each of dialog boxes. You can share as many pastes as you like by repeating these steps.

In order for others to use your ClipBook, they must connect to your computer first. The same is true for you—if you want to share the ClipBook on another computer, you must first connect to that computer. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Open your ClipBook Viewer and choose File, Connect from the menu.
2. The Select Computer dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7.9. From the list of computers, select the one to which you want to connect and click OK .
   

   Figure 7.9 Connect to the ClipBook of another computer by selecting it from the Select Computer list. You must have permission to do this. If you are unsuccessful and need help, contact your network administrator or help desk.

3. In the other computer's ClipBook viewer, select the page(s) you want. To open a page, double-click it. To copy a page, select it and choose Edit, Copy.
4. When you are finished, choose File, Disconnect to break your connection to the other computer.

In this lesson, you learned about copying, pasting, linking, embedding, and how to place data and objects. In the next lesson, you learn about My Computer.

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