Windows XP Level 1

Prerequisites: None

In this course, you will learn how to use Windows XP to manipulate windows.

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Getting started with Windows XP
Introducing the Windows XP desktop
Logging on to your workstation
Identifying the desktop components
Using the mouse

Using the taskbar and Start menu
Using the Start button to open applications
Switching between applications

Working with window components
Moving a window
Sizing a window
Using the Control menu buttons
Working with menus
Working with toolbars
Using the scrollbars
Working with the Save As dialog box

Getting help
The Help and Support Center
Picking a help topic
Using the Index
Searching for help topics

The Favorites and History lists
Using the Favorites list
Displaying the History list

Working with My Computer and Windows Explorer
Working with My Computer
Using the View menu
Browsing the local disk
Working with Windows Explorer
Navigating the folder hierarchy
Searching for files and folders by name
Searching for files that contain specific text

Working with files
Creating files and folders
Creating a folder
Creating a text file
Managing files and folders
Moving a file and a folder
Copying a file or folder
Copying multiple files
Renaming a folder

Working with floppy disks
Formatting a floppy disk
Copying files to a floppy disk

Working with the Recycle Bin
Deleting files and folders
Examining the contents of the Recycle Bin
Restoring deleted files
Emptying the Recycle Bin

Using WordPad
Creating a document
Saving a document
Formatting a document
Opening a document
Previewing and printing a document

Using Paint
Creating a simple drawing
Copying a Paint drawing to the Clipboard
Pasting a Paint drawing into a WordPad document
Tiling and cascading windows

Customizing your workstation
Creating and deleting shortcuts
Creating a desktop shortcut
Pinning a shortcut to the Start menu
Deleting a desktop shortcut
Unpinning and removing a Start menu shortcut

Using the Control Panel
Changing the system date and time
Setting mouse properties
Setting keyboard properties
Setting display properties

Using Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer basics
Exploring the Internet Explorer interface
Using hyperlinks and the Address bar
Working with the Favorites list
Working with the History list
Web content
Adding Web content to the desktop
Working with Web content
Removing active Web content

Shutting down Windows XP
Closing programs by using Task Manager
Logging off the computer
Shutting down the computer