Personal Computers, Software, Operating Systems, and Windows. A Brief History of Personal Computers

Chapter 1 The Basics of Using Windows 2000

1.1 The Windows 2000 Desktop

1.2 Of Mice and Menus

1.3 Windows within Windows

1.4 Conversing with Dialog Boxes

1.5 Shutting Down Windows 2000

Chapter 2 Working with Applications and Documents

2.1 Starting and Closing Applications

2.2 An Introduction to WordPad; Documents

2.3 Running Several Applications at Once

2.4 Getting On-screen Help

Chapter 3 Managing Files, Folders, and Disks

3.1 Files and Folders

3.2 An Introduction to Windows Explorer

3.3 Moving and Copying Files and Folders

3.4 Other Operations on Files and Folders

3.5 My Computer

3.6 Formatting and Copying Floppy Disks

Chapter 4 Using Windows Efficiently

4.1 Tricks with the Taskbar

4.2 Customizing the Start Button Menus

4.3 Searching for Files and Folders

4.4 Associating File Types with Applications

4.5 Managing Printers

4.6 Property Sheets

Chapter 5 Customizing Windows with Control Panel

5.1 An Introduction to Control Panel

5.2 Changing the Desktop Background

5.3 Changing the Appearance of a Window

5.4 Changing the Action of Keyboard and Mouse

5.5 Other Control Panel Options

Chapter 6 Windows and the Internet

6.1 An Overview of the Internet

6.2 An Introduction to Internet Explorer

6.3 Browsing the Internet

6.4 E-mail and Outlook Express

6.5 Web Integration in Windows 2000

Chapter 7 Word Processing with WordPad

7.1 WordPad Revisited

7.2 Using Fonts in WordPad

7.3 Formatting Text in WordPad

7.4 Using Graphics in a WordPad Document

7.5 Other Features of WordPad

Chapter 8 Creating Graphics with Paint

8.1 An Introduction to Paint

8.2 Using the Drawing Tools

8.3 Editing a Graphic

8.4 Manipulating Cutouts

8.5 Other Features of Paint

Chapter 9 Using Other Windows Accessories

9.1 The Windows Calculators

9.2 The Notepad Text Editor

9.3 Windows and Multimedia

9.4 Accessibility Options

9.5 Additional Accessories

Chapter 10 Maintaining Your Computer System

10.1 Adding Hardware

10.2 Backing Up Your Hard Disk

10.3 Disk Utilities

10.4 Administrative Tools

10.5 Other System-related Tools

Chapter 11 Networking and Communications

11.1 An Introduction to Networking

11.2 Dial-Up Networking

11.3 HyperTerminal

11.4 Portable Computing

Chapter 12 Additional Topics

12.1 Running DOS Programs

12.2 Property Settings for DOS Programs

12.3 Startup Options and Configuration Files

12.4 The Windows 2000 Registry

12.5 Object Linking and Embedding