HP Windows 98 Training express User Manual

The Easy Way Series

Windows 98

Level 1

Windows 98, Level One Software Learning Guide Revision: W981990409

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Search range limited to a date range

Narrowing The Search Criteria

If you receive too many responses to the original search criterion, you may narrow the search by limiting the date range that meets the search criteria.

1. Click Date Modified

You may specify files modified during a specific date range or in the past few months or days.

Contents

Using This Learning Guide ...................................... 7

Introduction..............................................................7

Mouse Basics ..........................................................9

Introduction..............................................................9

Holding The Mouse .................................................9

Solitaire As Mouse Practice................................... 10

Loading Solitaire....................................................11

Exiting Solitaire...................................................... 12

Windows 95 Commands........................................ 14

Introduction............................................................14

Minimize ................................................................ 14

Maximize ...............................................................15

Close .....................................................................15

Menu Commands ..................................................15

Resizing A Window................................................16

Moving A Window.................................................. 16

Multitasking Applications .......................................16

Using Explorer.......................................................18

Introduction............................................................18

Starting Explorer.................................................... 19

Viewing Folder Contents........................................19

Registered Documents ..........................................20

Closing A Window .................................................21

Moving & Copying Files .........................................21

Exiting Explorer .....................................................22

Using Control Panel...............................................24

Introduction............................................................24

Loading Control Panel ........................................... 25

Printer Installation..................................................25

Installing A Printer Driver .......................................26

Selecting A Printer Model ...................................... 26

Selecting A Printer Port .........................................28

Naming The Printer ...............................................29

Selecting A Default Printer.....................................29

Printing A Test Page..............................................30

Configuring A Printer .............................................31

Setting The System Time ......................................33

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Screen Saver .................................................. 34

Changing Screen Colors .................................36

Setting Screen Resolution............................... 37

Font Control .................................................... 38

Printing A Typeface Sample............................ 39

Installing New Fonts........................................ 39

Mouse Pointer Control ....................................40

Mouse Pointer Style ........................................41

Word Processing ...................................................43

Introduction ..................................................... 43

Starting WordPad............................................ 43

Typing A Document.........................................44

Changing The Text Size..................................45

Applying Italics ................................................46

Saving The Document.....................................47

Printing The Document ...................................47

Finding Files ..........................................................50

Introduction ..................................................... 50

Narrowing The Search Criteria........................ 52

Training Express Learning Guides.........................53

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This disk drive will be searched.

5. Click Find Now

These files and folders meet the search criterion.

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Finding Files

Introduction

Once documents have been saved to your hard drive, they have a nasty habit of getting lost. Especially, if you don't have a folder set aside for each type of document (word processor, spreadsheet, database, etc.), it's easy to forget into which folder the document was originally saved.

Luckily, Windows 98 includes a powerful search program that can ferret out even the most well hidden files.

1. Click Start

2. Click Find In this example, you will search for all files that have the

word "write" in their name.

3. Click Files or Folders

Using This Learning

Guide

Introduction

Windows 98 has become the a widely accepted operating system for PCs. With an improved graphical user interface (GUI) and support from all major software development companies, Windows 98 is destined for great success.

Rather than requiring the computer user to memorize arcane commands, Windows 98 allows everyone, novices and experts, alike, to get to quickly get to work.

And that's the name of the game with computers, get to work, be productive. And in the business arena, the faster one becomes productive, the greater the value of the software and computing environment.

Windows' interface is often referred to as WYSIWYG, What You See Is What You Get. This means that if a character appears on the screen in a small type size, it will print in a small size. If the type size is large, the printed size will be large. Also, line drawings, colors, and shadings appear on the screen as they will on paper.

In the Named dialog box:

4. Type WRITE

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In this learning guide, you will practice the major features of Windows 98. This guide was written by a team of professional computer instructors who have many years of experience teaching and explaining technical subjects, such as the previous versions of Windows.

Each chapter presents a new facet of the software program and builds on the previous lessons. You may start at the beginning and work progressively through each chapter or you may jump to a specific topic and focus on exactly what you need right now.

The Training Express team is very proud to present this guide to you, and we want you to succeed at learning Windows 98. Good luck, and have fun!

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Mouse Basics Learning Objectives

You will be able to: Describe the purpose of the

mouse pointing device Demonstrate how to properly hold

the mouse Describe the following mouse

operations:

Click Double-click Drag Point

Finding Files

Learning Objectives

You will be able to: Find files located on disk Narrow search criteria

Load Solitaire Exit Solitaire

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If more than one printer is installed, you may select it here.

Select which portion of the document will be printed.

3. Click OK

Mouse Basics

Introduction

This chapter is appropriate for computer users who are new to the Windows environment or who desire additional practice using a mouse and an input device.

The mouse is a manually-operated remote pointing tool. It is required to effectively use Windows 98. The mouse is used to select menu options and other graphic objects that are displayed on the screen. When you move the mouse across the mouse pad, the pointer will move in relative motion, on the screen.

Holding The Mouse

Hold the mouse so that the wire is pointing away from you. Grasp it lightly between your thumb and fourth (ring) finger, and rest your index and middle fingers on the two buttons.

Usually, the left button is used for clicking. However, if you prefer to hold the mouse in your left hand, you can swap the functions of the buttons.

Keep the mouse positioned so that the cable end is always facing directly in front and leading away from your body. To move the pointer to the right side of the screen, move the mouse to the right (on the mouse pad). To move the pointer to the top of the screen, move the mouse directly away from you (toward the top of the mouse pad).

If your mouse has three buttons, rest your fingers on the outside (first and third) buttons.

The buttons' functions may be swapped through the Control Panel program.

If you keep the mouse positioned so that the cord is strait ahead, you will be able to more quickly master the mouse movements because the hand-eye coordination will seem more natural.

Pressing the left mouse button, while pointing to a menu option or screen object, will select the option or object.

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