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Tables of Contents for Windows Me for Busy People
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xiii
 
The Bare Essentials
1
26
Starting Windows Me
4
2
A Brief Geography Lesson
6
1
Starting, Closing, and Switching Between Programs
7
5
The Four Ways to Start a Computer Program
7
3
Running a DOS Program
10
1
Switching Between Programs
10
1
Closing Programs That Are Open
11
1
Opening, Saving, and Closing Files
12
5
Different Ways of Opening Files
12
4
Saving a File
16
1
Saving a File for the First Time
16
1
Closing a File
16
1
All About Windows
17
5
Minimizing, Maximizing, and Closing Windows
18
1
Changing the Size and Location of Windows
19
2
Scrolling in a Window
21
1
Shutting Down Windows Me
22
5
Shutting Down the Right Way
23
1
Shutting Down When the Computer Freezes Up
24
3
Stuff to Do Once to Make Your Life Easier
27
26
Devise a Strategy for Storing Your Work on Disk
30
2
Learn to Take Advantage of the My Documents Folder
32
1
Decide When and How to Back Up Files
33
1
Decide Whether You Like Classic-Style or Web-Style Folders
34
2
Learn the Ways to View Folders and Files
36
2
Decide How to List Files in Folders and Dialog Boxes
38
1
Make the Desktop Look Just So
39
3
Displaying Icons on the Desktop (and in Folders)
39
1
Selecting a Screen Saver
40
1
Choosing a Screen Size and Screen Resolution
41
1
Learn How Toolbars Work
42
1
Learn How to Handle the Taskbar
43
3
Techniques for Managing a Crowded Taskbar
43
1
Auto Hide: Playing Hide and Seek with the Taskbar
44
1
Introducing the Toolbars on the Taskbar
45
1
Create the Shortcut Icons You Need
46
4
Creating a Shortcut Icon
47
1
Copying and Moving Shortcuts
48
1
Deleting Shortcuts
49
1
Keeping Shortcut Icons in a Desktop Folder
49
1
To Show (or Not to Show) Web Content on the Desktop
50
1
Create an Emergency Startup Disk
51
2
Working with Files and Folders
53
30
How the Folder Hierarchy Works
56
2
Exploring Your Computer System
58
3
My Computer: Peering into Your System
58
2
Seeing How Much Space Is on the Hard Disk
60
1
Looking for Files and Folders with the Search Command
61
4
Conducting the Search and Reading the Results
62
2
Entering the Search Criteria
64
1
Organizing and Managing Files and Folders
65
8
Creating a New Folder
66
1
Selecting Files and Folders
66
2
Copying and Moving Files and Folders
68
3
Making Backup Copies to a Floppy Disk
71
1
Renaming a File or Folder
72
1
Deleting Files and Folders
73
1
Recycle Bin: Recovering Deleted Files and Folders
73
3
Restoring a File You Deleted Accidentally
74
1
Purging Files from the Recycle Bin
75
1
Sharing Data Between Files
76
7
Moving and Copying Data from File to File
77
2
Clipboard Viewer: Seeing or Saving What's on the Clipboard
79
1
Linking Data Between Files with OLE
79
4
Doing the Setup Work
83
30
Installing and Uninstalling Software Programs
86
6
Installing New Software
87
3
Upgrading to a Newer Version of a Program
90
1
Removing Unwanted Software Programs
91
1
Installing a New Piece of Hardware
92
5
Installing a Plug-and-Play Hardware Device
93
1
Installing a Hardware Device That Isn't Plug and Play
93
3
If the Hardware Device Doesn't Work
96
1
Installing a New Printer
97
3
All About Fonts
100
4
Viewing Fonts and Printing Font Samples
100
1
Loading More Fonts on Your System
101
1
Character Map: Inserting Symbols and Special Characters
102
2
Resetting the Clock, Calendar Date, and Time Zone
104
1
Deciding How Numbers, Times, Dates, and Currency Are Displayed
104
2
Connecting Your Computer to the Internet
106
7
Making a Modem Connection to an ISP
106
5
Changing the ISP Connection Settings
111
2
Working Faster in Windows Me
113
28
When People Share a Computer: Using User Profiles
116
6
Creating a New User Profile
117
2
Switching to the Communal Settings or Another User Profile
119
1
Deleting and Altering User Profiles
120
2
A Sleeker, Faster Mouse
122
2
Changing the Double-Click Speed and Pointer Speed
122
1
Changing the Pointer's Size and Shape
123
1
For Lefties: Swapping the Mouse Buttons
124
1
Supercharging the Keyboard
124
2
Starting Your Favorite Program When You Start Windows
126
3
Telling Windows Which Program Opens a File
129
2
Customizing the Windows Me Menu System
131
6
The Fast Way to Move and Remove Program Names and Submenus
131
2
Removing a Program Name from a Menu
133
1
Moving a Program Name or Submenu to a Different Menu
134
1
Adding a Program Name to a Menu
134
1
Adding a Folder Name to the File | Send To Menu
135
1
Rearranging Names on Menus
136
1
Creating Your Own Submenu
136
1
Making the Screen Easier to Look At
137
4
Choosing a Screen Design
137
1
Choosing Wallpaper for the Desktop
138
1
Ten Ways to Prevent Eyestrain
138
3
Traveling the Internet with Internet Explorer
141
22
The Basics: Connecting and Disconnecting
144
3
The Six Ways to Start Internet Explorer
144
1
If You Can't Connect to the Internet
145
1
Disconnecting from the Internet
146
1
Surfing the Internet
147
6
Visiting a Web Site Whose Address You Know
147
1
Clicking Hyperlinks to Go Here and There
148
1
Searching for Information on the Internet
148
2
Finding People's E-Mail Addresses and Phone Numbers on the Internet
150
1
Revisiting Web Sites You've Been to Before
151
2
Bookmarking a Site So You Can Go to It Quickly
153
3
Bookmarking Your Favorite Web Sites
154
1
Renaming, Deleting, and Managing Bookmarks
155
1
Eight Ways to Surf the Internet Faster
156
3
Making Web Pages Available for Offline Viewing
159
2
Copying Pictures, Photos, Videos, and Text from the Internet
161
2
Communicating with the Outside World
163
26
Outlook Express: Sending and Receiving E-mail
166
12
Entering Addresses in the Address Book
167
3
Composing and Addressing an E-mail Message
170
2
Sending a File Along with Your E-mail Message
172
1
Sending a Picture Inside of a Message
173
1
Sending and Receiving Your E-mail
173
1
Reading E-mail Messages and Files
174
3
Replying to and Forwarding E-mail Messages
177
1
Storing and Managing E-mail Messages
177
1
Outlook Express: Exploring Newsgroups
178
5
Finding a Newsgroup That Interests You
179
2
Visiting, Subscribing to, and Unsubscribing from Newsgroups
181
1
Reading and Posting Messages on Newsgroups
181
2
All About Printing
183
6
Printing All or Part of a File
184
1
Canceling a Print Order or Changing the Order of Print Jobs
185
2
What to Do When You Can't Print Anything
187
2
Creating Bitmap Images with Paint
189
16
How Paint Works to Make Bitmap Graphics
192
2
Finding Your Way Around the Paint Screen
194
2
Drawing Lines and Shapes
196
2
Drawing Lines
196
1
Drawing Shapes
197
1
Selecting, Copying, and Moving Shapes and Text
198
1
Colors for Text, Lines, Shapes, or a Background
199
1
Erasing and Removing Parts of a Graphic
200
1
Entering Text
200
1
Bending, Spindling, and Mutilating Images
201
1
Decorating the Windows Desktop with Your Own Images
202
3
Maintaining Your System and Making It Run Better
205
20
Introducing the Windows Me System Tools
208
1
Maintaining Your System
209
8
Disk Cleanup: Uncluttering the Hard Disk
210
1
Disk Defragmenter: Loading Files and Programs Faster
211
2
Maintenance Wizard: Running Maintenance Programs Automatically
213
1
Power Management: Saving Energy and Resting Your Computer
214
1
ScanDisk: Repairing Damage to Files and the Hard Disk
214
3
Getting Information About Your System
217
1
Windows Update: Getting an Up-to-Date Copy of Windows
217
2
Scheduled Tasks: Running Programs in Your Absence
219
1
Scheduling a Program to Run on Its Own
219
1
Changing the Schedule
220
1
System Restore: Restoring Your System to a Previous Incarnation
220
5
Restoring Your System
221
2
Reversing a Restoration
223
1
Creating Your Own Restore Point
223
2
Sights and Sounds
225
20
Volume Control: Adjusting the Volume Levels
228
2
Sound Recorder: Recording and Editing Sounds
230
2
Recording a Sound
230
1
Editing a Wave File
231
1
Windows Media Player: Playing Recordings and Video
232
9
Finding Your Way Around the Windows Media Player
232
2
Playing Songs and Videos
234
2
Playing a CD on Your Computer
236
1
Playing the Internet Radio
237
1
Putting Together a Media Library
237
2
Assembling a Playlist of Your Favorite Songs
239
2
Making Your Own CD
241
1
Imaging: Annotating and Viewing Images
241
4
Cropping an Image
242
1
Annotating an Image
242
3
Installing and Reinstalling Windows Me
245
6
Installing Windows Me for the First Time
246
2
Reinstalling Windows to Add or Remove System Components
248
3
Index
251