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| Introduction | |
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| Personal Computers Software, Operating Systems, and Windows | |
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| A Brief History of Personal Computers | |
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| The Basics of Using Windows XP | |
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| The Windows XP Desktop | |
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| Windows Within Windows | |
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| Conversing with Dialog Boxes | |
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| The Start Menu; Shutting Down Windows XP | |
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| Obtaining On-Screen Help | |
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| Customizing the Windows XP Interface | |
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| Changing the Overall Look of Windows XP | |
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| Modifying the Taskbar and Start Menu | |
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| An Overview of Control Panel | |
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| Fine-Tuning the Keyboard and Mouse | |
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| Some Other Control Panel Options | |
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| Working with Applications and Documents | |
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| Starting & Closing Applications | |
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| WordPad Basics; Working with Documents | |
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| More on Printers and Printing | |
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| Running Several Applications at Once | |
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| Object Linking and Embedding | |
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| Managing Files and Folders | |
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| Files, Folders, and Drives | |
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| Features of a Folder Window | |
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| Selecting and Browsing Files and Folders | |
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| Moving and Copying Files and Folders | |
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| Other Operations on Files and Folders | |
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| Formatting and Copying Disks | |
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| More on Files and Folders | |
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| Organizing Your Files and Folders | |
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| Searching for Files and Folders | |
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| Backing Up Your Hard Disk | |
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| File Types and Associations | |
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| Property Sheets for Files, Folders, and Shortcuts | |
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| Windows and the Internet | |
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| An Overview of the Internet | |
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| An Introduction to Internet Explorer | |
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| Browsing the Internet | |
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| E-mail and Outlook Express | |
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| More on Internet Explorer and Outlook Express | |
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| Word Processing and Graphics in Windows XP | |
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| WordPad Revisited; Using Fonts | |
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| Formatting Text and Using Graphics | |
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| Additional Features of WordPad | |
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| Introduction to Paint | |
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| Using Paint's Drawing Tools | |
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| Additional Features of Paint | |
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| Additional Windows XP Accessories | |
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| Notepad | |
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| Calculator | |
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| Multimedia Utilities | |
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| Enhancing Accessibility | |
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| Other Accessories | |
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| Maintaining Your Computer System | |
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| Adding and Removing Software | |
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| Adding Hardware | |
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| Disk Maintenance Tools | |
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| System Information and Properties | |
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| Administrative Tools | |
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| Managing and Scheduling Tasks | |
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| Networking and Communications | |
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| An Introduction to Networking | |
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| Dial-Up Networking | |
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| HyperTerminal | |
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| Portable Computing | |
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| Using DOS with Windows XP | |
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| Running DOS Programs | |
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| Property Settings for DOS Programs | |
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| DOS Commands | |
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| Some Special Features of DOS | |
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| Troubleshooting Windows XP | |
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| An Overview of Troubleshooting | |
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| Some Troubleshooting Utilities | |
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| Dealing with Windows Startup Problems | |
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| Using the Windows Registry | |
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| Web-Based Troubleshooting | |
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| Resources | |
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| General Shortcut Keys | |
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| Answers to Odd numbered | |
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| Review Exercises | |
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| Index | |