Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours

By Greg Perry

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Wake Up with Windows XP
  • Hour 1. Taking a Bird's-Eye Look at Windows XP
  • Hour 2. Getting Started with Windows XP
  • Hour 3. Managing the Windows XP Interface
  • Part II: Morning Windows Desktop Exploration
  • Hour 4. Working with the My Computer Window
  • Hour 5. Navigating Files with Windows Explorer
  • Hour 6. Calling for Help
  • Hour 7. Improving Your Windows Desktop Experience
  • Part III: Early Afternoon Windows Exploration
  • Hour 8. Installing Programs with Windows XP
  • Hour 9. Finding Files, Folders, and Friends
  • Hour 10. Using the Desktop Accessories
  • Part IV: Late Afternoon Internet Integration
  • Hour 11. Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer
    • Introduction to the Internet
    • The WWW: World Wide Web
    • Introducing the Internet Explorer Web Browser
    • Surfing the Internet
    • Locating Information
    • Helpful Browsing Tools
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Workshop
  • Hour 12. Tying Windows into the Web
  • Hour 13. Networking with Windows XP
  • Hour 14. Managing E-mail and Newsgroups with Outlook Express
  • Part V: An Evening with Advanced Windows
  • Hour 15. Exploring Your Hardware Interface
  • Hour 16. Understanding Printing and Fonts
  • Hour 17. Using Windows on the Road
  • Hour 18. Giving Windows XP a Tune-Up
  • Hour 19. Managing Your Hard Drives
  • Hour 20. Tinkering with the Advanced System Tools
  • Part VI: Having Fun at Nighttime
  • Hour 21. Using Media Player
  • Hour 22. Picturing Windows XP Graphics
  • Hour 23. Making Movies with Windows XP
  • Hour 24. Advanced Windows XP Tips
  • Part VII: Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Differences Between the Windows Home and Professional Edition
  • Appendix B. Glossary
  • Appendix C. Answers to Quizzes

Locating Information

When you want to find something on the Internet, just turn to the tools you already know: the Windows Search Companion feature. You learned how Windows XP searches for data in all kinds of places in Hour 9, "Finding Files, Folders, and Friends." Internet Explorer displays the same search window as Windows displays when you click the Internet Explorer toolbar's Search button. The Search Companion window appears when you click the Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer toolbar's Search button, as shown in Figure 11.6. You specify the search criteria in the Search bar and the results appear in the right window. When you finish with the search pane, click its Close button and your browser window returns to its normal appearance.

Figure 11.6 Internet Explorer offers the same search window options as Windows XP.

Most of the time, to use the Search companion, you'll simply type a question and click Search. The Search Companion will search the Web and return a list of possible Web pages that match your question's goals. For example, if you type What is C++? , the Search Companion will return a list of several Web sites devoted to teaching the C++ programming language. These results will appear in the large right windowpane. You can click any of these C++ links to access the pages that explain C++.

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