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1. Preface
1.1. Introduction to "Windows XP Explained"
1.2. Notation Used in this Book
1.3. Which Chapters to Skip if you are Familiar with Windows
2. What is Windows XP?
2.1. An Operating System with a Graphical User Interface
2.2. How to Learn Windows if you're Blind or Visually Impaired
2.3. Key Benefits to Working in Windows
2.4. Windows Jargon Explained: an Overview of Windows Concepts
2.5. Windows XP: Home Edition and Professional Edition
2.6. Upgrade Advisor Tool
2.7. Overview of New Features in XP
2.8. Find out More about XP
2.8.1. Windows XP Tour
2.8.2. Help and Support Center
2.8.3. Microsoft Web Site
3. What You Need to Run XP
3.1. System Requirements
3.1.1. Computer Processor (the brain of the computer)
3.1.2. Memory
3.1.3. Hard Disk Space (storage)
3.1.4. Monitor (display)
3.1.5. Peripherals (other hardware)
3.1.6. Other Components
3.1.7. Other Software
3.2. Activating Windows XP
3.3. Bring your Files and Settings to your New PC
4. Using the Keyboard and Mouse
4.1. Using the Keyboard
4.1.1. Important Keys on the Keyboard
4.1.2. "Windows Key" Commands
4.1.3. Keyboard Shortcut Listings
4.2. Using the Mouse
4.2.1. Mouse Actions
4.2.2. Mouse Pointers
4.2.3. Changing How the Mouse Looks and Works
5. The Windows XP Desktop: An Overview
5.1. The Desktop - A Guided Keyboard Tour
5.2. The Taskbar
5.2.1. The Start Button
5.2.2. Moving Around the Desktop
5.2.3. The Quick Launch Toolbar
5.2.4. Taskbar Buttons
5.2.5. Grouped Taskbar Buttons
5.2.6. Notification Area
5.3. Shortcut Icons on the Desktop
6. The Start Menu - A Closer Look
6.1. Opening and Closing the Start Menu
6.2. The New-Style Start Menu
6.3. Using the Start Menu
6.3.1. Arrow Keys
6.3.2. Accelerator Keys
6.3.3. Initial Letter
6.3.4. Sub-Menus, Dialog Boxes and Command Execution
6.4. The "All Programs" Menu
7. Windows Programs: Concepts and Jargon Explained
8. Menus Explained
8.1. Terminology
8.2. Using the Menu Bar
8.3. Using Pull-Down Menus
8.4. Hotkeys
8.5. Menu Options: On or Off
8.6. Disabled Menu Options
8.7. Cancelling Menu Activation
8.8. Personalized Menus
8.9. Program System Menu (or Control Menu)
8.10. Shortcut Menus
8.10.1. For the Editing Area in Word
8.10.2. For a File Icon on the Desktop
8.10.3. For the Taskbar
8.10.4. For the Notification Area
8.10.5. For the Start Button
9. Dialog Boxes Explained
9.1. Dialog Box Basics
9.2. Getting Around in Dialog Boxes
9.2.1. The Focus
9.2.2. "Tab Key"
9.2.3. Accelerator Keys
9.3. Making Changes then Choosing OK or Cancel
9.4. Disabled Controls
9.5. The 7 Basic Dialog Box Controls
9.5.1. Pushbuttons
9.5.2. Checkboxes (or Tick boxes)
9.5.3. Radiobuttons
9.5.4. Editbox (or Text Box)
9.5.5. Spinbox (or Spinner)
9.5.6. Listbox
9.5.7. Slider
9.6. Getting Help in Dialog Boxes
9.7. Example of a Dialog Box: "Find" in the Program Notepad
9.8. Multi-Page Dialog Boxes
9.9. Properties Dialog Boxes
9.10. Toolbar Icons in Dialog Boxes
10. The Clipboard
11. Finishing Your Windows Session
11.1. Turning Off your Computer (or Restarting)
11.2. Log Off Windows (But Leave the Computer On)
12. File Management Basics - Windows Explorer
12.1. What Happened to the Program "My Computer"?
12.2. Launching Windows Explorer
12.3. Windows Explorer Explained
12.3.1. The Windows Explorer Program Window
12.4. The Explorer Bar
12.4.1. Search Companion
12.5. Common Tasks and Places
12.6. The "My Computer" Folder
12.7. Working with Files and Folders
12.7.1. To Open a File or Folder
12.7.2. To Create a New Folder, File or Shortcut
12.7.3. Naming and Renaming a File or Folder
12.7.4. To Move or Copy a File or Folder
12.7.5. To Delete a File or Folder
12.7.6. To Select Multiple Items
12.7.7. To Undo a File or Folder Operation
12.8. Shortcut Menus for Files and Folders
12.9. Compressed (Zipped) Files
12.10. Create Shortcut Wizard
12.11. Summary of Keyboard Commands in Windows Explorer
13. Configuring Windows Explorer
13.1. The "Folder Options" Dialog Box
13.1.1. Turn Off Common Tasks
13.1.2. Browse Folders in the Same Window
13.1.3. Setting Up Your Folder Views
13.1.4. Specifying the Program used to Open a File
13.2. More Options for Viewing Files and Folders: the "View"
Menu
13.3. View the Properties of a File or Folder
13.4. Windows Explorer Column Sizes when Viewing by Details
14. The Recycle Bin
15. Control Panel
15.1. Category View or Classic View
15.1.1. Category View Explained
15.1.2. Classic View Explained
16. Accessibility Features in Detail
16.1. The "Accessibility Options" Dialog Box
16.2. Further Mouse Settings
16.3. Accessibility Wizard
16.4. Magnifier
16.5. Narrator
16.5.1. Narrator Keyboard Commands
16.6. On-Screen Keyboard
16.7. Utility Manager
17. The Help and Support Center
17.1. The Help and Support Center Program Window
17.2. The Topic Content Pane
17.3. Search
17.4. Index
17.5. Favorites
17.6. History
17.7. Support
17.8. Options
17.9. Navigation Commands: Using the System Menu
17.10. Topic Content Pane Controls
17.10.1. Add to Favorites
17.10.2. Change View
17.10.3. Print
17.11. Summary of Keyboard Commands for the Help and Support Center
18. Working with Programs More Effectively
18.1. Taskbar Buttons
18.2. Switch To ("Alt" + "Tab") and Task Cycle
("Alt" + "Esc")
18.3. Run
18.4. Set Programs to Load when Windows Starts
18.5. Program Properties
18.5.1. Set a Program Window to Run Maximized
18.5.2. Set up a Shortcut to Start a Program
18.6. Notepad
18.7. WordPad
18.8. DOS (Command Prompt)
18.9. What Happens if a Program Stops Responding?
18.9.1. Restart
18.9.2. Windows Task Manager ("Ctrl" + "Alt"
+ "Delete")
19. Customizing the Windows XP Interface
19.1. Customizing your Start Menu
19.1.1. Change Your Account Name and Picture
19.1.2. Modify Existing Shortcuts
19.1.3. Sort the "All Programs" Menu into Alphabetical
Order
19.1.4. Start Menu: Windows X Style or Classic Style
19.1.5. Links or Menu Items
19.1.6. Choosing Which Folders are Displayed on the Start Menu
19.1.7. Adding a Recently Used Documents List
19.1.8. To Configure the "Most Recently Used Programs"
List
19.1.9. Adding (Pinning) Program Shortcuts to your Start Menu
19.1.10. Adding Other Items to your Start Menu
19.2. Customizing your Taskbar
19.3. Customizing your Desktop
19.3.1. Display Properties
19.3.2. Working with Shortcut Icons on the Desktop
19.3.3. Add a Shortcut Icon to the Desktop
19.3.4. Don't Display Desktop Icons
19.3.5. Desktop Cleanup Wizard
20. Individual User Accounts
20.1. How to Set Up User Accounts
20.1.1. The User Accounts Program
20.1.2. Navigation Commands
20.1.3. Administrator vs Limited Accounts
20.2. Logging onto Windows: The Welcome Screen
20.3. Switching Users
20.3.1. Fast User Switching
20.4. Shutting Down
20.5. Where Files get Stored on your Computer: the "Documents
and
Settings" Folder
20.5.1. All Users
20.5.2. Individual User Accounts
21. Internet Explorer
21.1. Basic Terms Explained
21.2. The Internet Explorer Window
21.3. Navigating through Web Pages
21.4. To Open a Specific Web Page
21.5. Favorites List
21.6. Finding Information
21.7. Using Web Page Information (Save, Print, Copy)
21.8. Accessibility Features
21.9. Keeping Internet Explorer Up-To-Date
22. Keyboard Shortcuts
23. Ordering Information: The "Windows Explained" Series
23.1. Books and Diagrams Available in the Series
23.2. Where to Order
23.2.1. UK/Europe/Worldwide
23.2.2. USA/Canada
Table of Figures
Available as braille tactile diagrams and large print diagrams, all
described in detail in the body of the book itself.
Figure 1: The Windows XP Desktop
Figure 2: The Taskbar
Figure 3: The Desktop with Start Menu
Figure 4: The Microsoft Word Program Window
Figure 5: Menus in Microsoft Word
Figure 6: Examples of Pushbuttons
Figure 7: Examples of Checkboxes
Figure 8: Examples of Radiobuttons
Figure 9: Example of an Editbox
Figure 10: Example of a Spinbox
Figure 11: Example of a Listbox
Figure 12: Example of Sliders
Figure 13: The "Find" Dialog Box in the Program Notepad
Figure 14: Windows Explorer with the Folders List Displayed
Figure 15: Windows Explorer with Common Tasks and Places
Figure 16: The My Computer Folder in Windows Explorer
Figure 17: The "Folder Options" Dialog Box in Windows
Explorer, "View" Page
Figure 18: The Control Panel, Category View
Figure 19: Magnifier
Figure 20: Utility Manager
Figure 21: The Help and Support Center Home Page
Figure 22: Help and Support, the Topic Content Pane
Figure 23: The "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Dialog
Box
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