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Tables of Contents for New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
Tutorial Tips
xvi
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional-Level I Tutorials
1
1
Read This Before You Begin
2
1
Exploring the Basics
3
1
Investigating the Windows 2000 Operating System
Session 1.1
4
12
Starting Windows 2000
4
1
The Windows 2000 Desktop
4
1
Using a Pointing Device
5
1
Pointing
6
1
Clicking
7
1
Selecting
8
1
Right-Clicking
9
1
Starting and Closing a Program
10
2
Running Multiple Programs
12
1
Switching Between Programs
13
1
Accessing the Desktop from the Quick Launch Toolbar
14
1
Closing Inactive Programs from the Taskbar
14
1
Shutting Down Windows 2000
15
1
Quick Check
16
1
Session 1.2
16
1
Anatomy of a Window
16
1
Manipulating a Window
17
1
Minimizing a Window
17
2
Redisplaying a Window
19
1
Maximizing a Window
19
1
Restoring a Window
19
1
Moving a Window
20
1
Changing the Size of a Window
20
1
Using Program Menus
20
1
Selecting Options from a Menu
20
2
Using Toolbars
22
1
Using List Boxes and Scroll Bars
23
1
Using Dialog Box Controls
24
1
Using Help
25
1
Viewing Topics from the Contents Tab
26
1
Selecting a Topic from the Index
27
1
Returning to a Previous Help Topic
28
1
Quick Check
29
1
Review Assignments
29
1
Projects
30
1
Lab Assignments
31
1
Quick Check Answers
32
Working with Files
1
1
Creating, Saving, and Managing Files
Session 2.1
2
13
Formatting a Disk
2
2
Working with Text
4
1
The Insertion Point Versus the Pointer
5
1
Selecting Text
6
1
Inserting a Character
7
1
Saving a File
7
1
Specifying the File Location
8
1
Specifying the File Name and Type
9
2
Opening a File
11
1
Opening a File from the My Computer Window
11
1
Opening a File from Within a Program
12
1
Printing a File
13
1
Previewing your Document Before Printing
13
1
Sending the Document to the Printer
13
1
Quick Check
14
1
Session 2.2
15
1
Creating Your Data Disk
15
1
My Computer
16
1
Changing the Appearance of the My Computer Window
17
1
Controlling the Toolbar Display
17
1
Changing the Icon Display
18
3
Restoring the My Computer Default Setting
21
1
Working with Folders and Directories
21
1
Creating a Folder
22
1
Navigating Through the Windows 2000 Hierarchy
22
2
Working with Files
24
1
Moving and Copying a File
24
1
Renaming a File
25
1
Deleting a File
26
1
Other Copying and Moving Techniques
26
1
Copying an Entire Floppy Disk
27
2
Quick Check
29
1
Review Assignments
29
2
Projects
31
1
Lab Assignments
32
1
Quick Check Answers
32
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional-Level II Tutorials
1
1
Read This Before You Begin
2
1
Organizing Files with Windows Explorer
3
1
Structuring Information on a Disk at Kolbe Climbing School
Session 3.1
4
10
Creating Your Data Disk with Quick Format
4
1
Windows Explorer
5
1
Starting Windows Explorer
6
1
Displaying the Explorer Bar
6
1
Working with the Folders Pane
7
1
Opening an Object in the Folders Pane
8
2
Selecting an Object in the Folders Pane
10
1
Creating a New Folder
10
2
Adjusting the Width of the Folders Pane
12
1
Quick Check
13
1
Session 3.2
14
16
Working with Files in Windows Explorer
14
1
Selecting Multiple Files
14
4
Selecting Files in Web Style
18
1
Printing the Exploring Window
19
2
Moving Files in the Explorer Window
21
2
Moving Files with Cut and Paste
23
1
Using the Move To Folder and Copy To Folder Commands
24
1
Moving Files of Similar Type
25
1
Moving or Copying Files Between Drives
26
1
Moving Files from the Floppy to the Hard Drive
26
1
Copying Between Floppy Drives with the Send To Command
27
2
Quick Check
29
1
Session 3.3
30
1
Viewing Your File History
30
1
Displaying the History Pane
30
2
Other Views in the History Pane
32
1
Searching the History Pane
33
2
Quick Check
35
1
Review Assignments
35
2
Projects
37
1
Quick Check Answers
38
Personalizing Your Windows Environment
Changing Desktop Settings at Companions, Inc.
1
1
Session 4.1
2
13
Document-centric Desktops
2
1
Creating a Document Icon on the Desktop
2
2
Opening a Document on the Desktop
4
1
Creating a LOG File
5
1
Using Shortcuts
6
1
Creating Shortcuts
7
1
Creating a Shortcut to a Drive
8
3
Creating a Shortcut to a Document
11
1
Creating a Shortcut to a Printer
12
2
Identifying Shortcut Icons on the Desktop
14
1
Deleting Shortcut Icons
14
1
Quick Check
15
1
Session 4.2
15
13
Changing Desktop Properties
15
1
Changing Your Desktop's Background
16
4
Changing Your Desktop's Appearance
20
3
Activating a Screen Saver
23
2
Changing Display Setting
25
1
Changing the Size of the Desktop Area
25
1
Changing the Color Palette
26
2
Quick Check
28
1
Session 4.3
28
1
Modifying the Taskbar
28
1
Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
28
2
Setting Taskbar Properties
30
1
Working with Taskbar Toolbars
31
1
Displaying a Toolbar on the Taskbar
32
1
Modifying the Appearance of a Taskbar Toolbar
33
1
Creating a Custom Toolbar
34
1
Removing a Taskbar Toolbar
34
1
Editing the Start Menu
35
1
Controlling the Appearance of the Start Menu
35
1
Adding an Item to the Start Menu
36
2
Removing an Item from the Start Menu
38
1
Choosing Start Menu Settings
38
2
Using the Control Panel
40
1
Quick Check
41
1
Review Assignments
41
5
Projects
46
2
Quick Check Answers
48
Bringing the World Wide Web to the Desktop
1
1
Using Active Desktop at Highland Travel
Session 5.1
2
20
The Internet
2
2
Browsers
4
1
Starting Internet Explorer
5
2
Opening a Page on the Web
7
2
Navigating the Web
9
1
Activating a Link
9
3
Navigating with Frames
12
1
Returning to a Previously Viewed Page
13
1
Navigating with the History Pane
14
2
Using the Favorites Folder
16
1
Viewing the Favorites Folder
16
1
Adding an Item to the Favorites Folder
17
1
Organizing the Favorites Folder
18
2
Printing a Web Page
20
1
Downloading a File
20
1
Quick Check
21
1
Session 5.2
22
13
Bringing the Web to Your Desktop
22
1
Enabling Active Desktop
23
1
Adding an Active Desktop Gallery Item to the Desktop
23
2
Resizing and Moving Active Desktop Items
25
2
Updating Web Content
27
1
Updating Content Manually
27
1
Viewing an Update Schedule
28
2
Editing an Update Schedule
30
1
Removing an Active Desktop Item
31
1
Using an HTML File as a Background
32
3
Quick Check
35
1
Session 5.3
35
1
Getting Started with Outlook Express
35
1
Customizing the Outlook Express Window
36
3
Setting Up an Outlook Express Account
39
3
Sending E-mail
42
1
Viewing Outlook Express Folders
42
4
Receiving E-mail
46
2
Handling Undelivered Messages
48
1
Replying to a Message
49
1
Printing a Message
50
1
Quick Check
50
1
Review Assignments
51
2
Projects
53
1
Lab Assignments
54
2
Quick Check Answers
56
Searching for Information
1
1
Using the Search Feature to Locate Files for a Speechwriter
Session 6.1
2
18
Preparing Your Data Disk
2
1
Search Strategies
2
1
Starting Search
3
2
Searching by Name and Location
5
2
Experimenting with Search Strings
7
1
Opening a File from Scratch
8
1
Using Wildcards
9
1
Finding a Text String in a File
10
2
Searching for Files in a Specific Folder
12
1
Clearing a Search
13
1
Working with Search Results
13
2
Refining a Search
15
1
Finding a File by Date
15
1
Finding a File by Type
16
1
Finding a File by Size
17
1
Finding a File Using Multiple Criteria
18
1
Opening Recent Documents
18
1
Quick Check
19
1
Session 6.2
20
1
Searching on the Internet
20
1
Searching with Autosearch
20
1
Viewing the Search Explorer Bar
21
1
Customizing Search Settings
22
1
Searching for Web Pages
23
1
Searching by Query
23
3
Searching by Subject
26
2
Searching for People
28
1
Searching for a Map
29
1
Quick Check
30
1
Review Assignments
30
3
Projects
33
1
Quick Check Answers
34
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional-Level III Tutorials
1
1
Read This Before You Begin
2
1
Working with Graphics
3
1
Creating Advertisement Graphics at Kiana Ski Shop
Session 7.1
4
10
Preparing Your Data Disks
4
1
Working with Paint
4
2
Opening a Graphic in Paint
6
1
Cropping a Portion of a Graphic
7
2
Erasing Parts of a Graphic
9
1
Bitmapped Graphics
10
2
Resizing Bitmapped Graphics
12
1
Saving a Bitmapped Graphic
13
1
Quick Check
14
1
Session 7.2
14
16
Drawing with the Pencil Tool
14
2
Magnifying a Drawing
16
2
Erasing in a Magnified View
18
2
Drawing in a Magnified View
20
1
Drawing with the Brush Tool
21
2
Copying, Pasting, and Moving a Portion of a Graphic
23
1
Flipping a Graphic
24
1
Drawing a Straight Line
25
1
Stretching a Graphic
26
1
Creating Shapes
27
3
Quick Check
30
1
Session 7.3
30
1
Filling an Area with Color
30
2
Coloring with the Airbrush Tool
32
1
Using Foreground and Background Colors
32
2
Using the Text Tool
34
4
Viewing Your Pictures in Thumbnail View
38
1
Quick Check
39
1
Review Assignments
39
2
Projects
41
1
Quick Check Answers
42
Object Linking and Embedding
1
1
Creating a Multimedia Document for the Jugglers Guild
Session 8.1
2
5
Creating a WordPad Document
2
1
The Clipboard
2
2
Copying and Pasting from the Calculator Accessory
4
2
Cutting and Pasting Between Two WordPad Documents
6
1
Quick Check
7
1
Session 8.2
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
7
2
Embedding an Object Using Paste
9
1
Changing the Size of an Embedded Object
10
1
Editing an Embedded Object
11
2
Embedding an Object Using Insert Object
13
1
Controlling an OLE Object's Appearance
14
1
Changing the Display Icon
15
2
Paste Special
17
1
Quick Check
18
1
Session 8.3
19
1
Linking
19
1
Linking a Graphic File to a WordPad Document
20
1
Arranging Windows Using Tile and Cascade
20
2
Editing a Linked Object in the Source Program
22
1
Updating a Linked Object
22
1
Deleting an OLE Object
23
1
Linking and Playing a Video Clip
23
2
Windows 2000 Multimedia
25
1
Using Media Player
26
2
Quick Check
28
1
Review Assignments
28
1
Projects
29
2
Lab Assignments
31
1
Quick Check Answers
32
Exploring Your Network
1
1
Using Network Resources at Millennium Real Estate
Session 9.1
2
11
Network Concepts
2
1
Hierarchical Client/Server Network
3
1
Peer-to-Peer Network
4
1
Viewing Your Network
5
1
Viewing the Contents of Your Workgroup or Domain
6
1
Viewing Your Network's Structure
7
2
Network Protocols and Standards
9
1
Viewing Network Properties
10
2
Identifying Your Computer on the Network
12
1
Quick Check
13
1
Session 9.2
13
1
Network Security and Access Rights
13
1
Working with Your Network Account
14
1
Password Protection
15
1
Changing Your Password
15
1
Logging off from Your Account
16
1
Using Network Resources
17
3
Drive Mapping
20
1
Mapping a Network Folder
20
2
Removing Drive Mapping
22
1
Creating a Network Place
23
1
Working Offline
24
1
Setting Offline Folder Options
24
2
Setting Up an Offline Folder
26
1
Working with an Offline File
27
2
Viewing the Status of Offline Objects
29
1
Synchronizing Offline Files
30
1
Removing an Offline Files
30
2
Sharing a Resource with the Network
32
5
Network Printing
37
1
Quick Check
38
1
Review Assignments
38
1
Projects
39
1
Quick Check Answers
40
Working with Hardware
1
1
Installing and Troubleshooting Hardware at Chan & Associates
Session 10.1
2
14
Learning About Hardware
2
1
External Devices and Ports
2
1
Internal Devices and Expansion Slots
3
1
Device Resources
4
1
Device Drivers
5
1
Installing a Hardware Device
5
2
Using the Device Manager
7
2
Viewing the Properties of a Device
9
2
Troubleshooting a Device
11
2
Changing the Device Manager View
13
1
Printing a Device List
14
1
Quick Check
15
1
Session 10.2
16
13
Installing a Printer
16
4
Managing a Printer
20
1
Printing a Test Page
21
1
Setting Advanced Options
21
2
Viewing Device Settings
23
1
Viewing Security Settings
24
2
Managing a Print Queue
26
1
Opening the Print Queue Window
26
1
Pausing the Print Queue
27
1
Removing a Job from the Print Queue
28
1
Quick Check
29
1
Session 10.3
29
1
Windows 2000 Disk Maintenance Accessories
29
1
Removing Unneeded Files
30
2
Scanning a Disk for Errors
32
1
Types of File Systems
33
1
Running Check Disk
34
2
Defragmenting Your Disk
36
5
Scheduling Disk Maintenance Tasks
41
2
Quick Check
43
1
Review Assignments
43
2
Projects
45
1
Lab Assignments
45
1
Quick Check Answers
46
Managing Windows 2000
1
1
Using Administrative Tools at Copy City
Session 11.1
2
13
Introducing Users and User Groups
2
1
Adding a New User
3
2
Setting Advanced User Properties
5
1
Working with User Profiles, Home Folders, and Logon Scripts
6
1
Creating a User Group
7
1
Managing Local Security Policies
8
1
Local Policies
9
2
Account Policies
11
2
Removing Users and User Groups
13
1
Locking Your Computer
14
1
Quick Check
14
1
Session 11.2
Monitoring System Performance
15
1
Graphing System Performance
16
2
Logging System Performance
18
4
Creating a Performance Alert
22
1
Tracking Events on Your System
23
3
Viewing the Service List
26
1
Running the Computer Management Tool
27
2
Quick Check
29
1
Session 11.3
30
1
Computer Backups
30
2
Placing Files on the Hard Disk to Back Up
32
1
Backup Strategies
32
2
Backing Up Files
34
1
Selecting Files and Folders to Back Up
35
2
Setting Advanced Backup Options
37
1
Restoring Files
38
4
Quick Check
42
1
Review Assignments
42
2
Projects
44
2
Lab Assignments
46
1
Quick Check Answers
47
Appendix A Connecting Computers Over a Phone Line
1
1
Windows 2000 Dial-up Accessories
1
1
Setting Up Dial-up Networking
2
4
Starting the Internet Connection Wizard
3
1
Entering Advanced Settings
4
1
Entering Account Information
5
1
Using the Network and Dial-up Connection Window
6
Appendix B Exploring Additional Windows 2000 Tools
1
1
Using Power Management Features
1
2
Working with Power Management Schemes
1
1
Using Hibernation
2
1
Using an Uninterruptible Power Supply
3
1
Customizing the Mouse
3
3
Configuring the Mouse for the Right or Left Hand
4
1
Adjusting Double-Click Speed
4
1
Adjusting Pointer Speed
5
1
Changing Your Mouse Pointer
6
1
Using Accessibility Options
6
6
Using MouseKeys to Control the Pointer
7
2
Simplifying Key Operation with StickyKeys
9
1
Enabling High Contrast
10
1
Turning off Accessibility Options Automatically
11
1
Other Accessibility Options
12
1
Working with Fonts
12
4
Font Types
13
1
Opening a Font
14
1
Installing a Font
15
1
Deleting a Font
15
1
Working with the Recycle Bin
16
Index
1
18
Task Reference
19
10
File Finder
29