Using Microsoft Windows XP
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- Exploring the Windows Desktop
- Pointing and Clicking
- Double-Clicking
- Right-Clicking
- Dragging and Dropping
- Hovering
- Moving a Window
- Scrolling a Window
- Resizing a Window
- Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing a Window
- Using the Windows Start Menu
- Opening a Program
- Creating a New Shortcut on the Desktop
- Switching Between Programs
- Using Menus
- Using Toolbars
- Managing PC Resources with MY Computer
- Managing Windows with the Control Panel
- Changing the Size of Your Desktop
- Selecting a New Desktop Theme
- Personalizing the Desktop Background
- Changing the Color Scheme
- Setting up Additional Users
- Using a Screensaver
- Getting Help in Windows
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Mike Miller runs through the basics of working in Windows XP: pointing and clicking, resizing windows, changing desktop themes — this sample chapter will get beginners up to speed.
This chapter is from the book
Microsoft Windows XP is a piece of software called an operating system. An operating system does what its name implies it operates your computer system, working in the background every time you turn on your PC.
Equally important, Windows is what you see when you first turn on your computer, after everything turns on and boots up. The desktop that fills your screen is part of Windows, as is the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and the big menu that pops up when you click the Start button.
Exploring the Windows Desktop
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