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    1 Windows 98 Level 1 The Easy Way Series 56[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Software Learning Guide Revision: W981990409 ITRAIN MISSION STATEMENT To facilitate the highest quality information technology training programs. To promise association members the finest professional services that facilitate improving their training. CREDITS Dave Murphy TRADEMARKS ITrain and We Help Trainers Train Better are [...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 4 About The Author Dave Murphy has taught thousands of students, novice-to-expert, to be more productive using personal computers. He has been certified by Novell, Inc. as a Certified NetWare Instructor and by WordPerfect Corporation as a WordPerfect Certified Resource ®[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 5 Contents Using This Learning Guide ...................................... 7 Introduction .............................................................. 7 Mouse Basics .......................................................... 9 Introduction .............................[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 6 Screen Saver .................................................. 34 Changing Screen Colors ................................. 36 Setting Screen Resolution ............................... 37 Font Control .................................................... 38 Printing A Ty[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 7 Using This Learning Guide Introduction Windows 98 has become the a widely accepted operating system for PCs. With an improved graphical user inter- face (GUI) and support from all major software develop- ment companies, Windows 98 is destined for great success. Rather t[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 8 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 Load Solitaire Exit Solitaire 49 Finding Files Learn[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 9 Introduction This chapter is appropriate for computer users who are new to the Windows environment or who desire addi- tional 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.[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 10 This is called single clicking. Positioning the mouse on a program icon and quickly depressing the left mouse button twice will load the program. This is called double clicking. Here are a few useful vocabulary terms and their defini- tions: Click : Quickly press and r[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 11 Loading Solitaire To load the Solitaire game, you must locate the "Start" button in the lower left corner of the screen. "Start' is at the far left of the task bar. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. Type c:windowssol.exe If Windows 98 is installed in[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 12 The Solitaire game will load and the screen will display the cards as dealt in preparation for the game. The object of the game is to position all of the aces on the four empty spaces at the top of the game screen. Then all cards of that suite are placed on top of each[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 13 Windows 98 Commands Learning Objectives You will be able to: Close a window Minimize an application window Maximize an application window Restore an application window 44 T yping A Document Once the WordPad editing window appears, you may begin typing your document. Fo[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 14 Windows 98 Commands Introduction All application windows in Windows 98 share common commands. For example, the upper right corner of each window will feature three command buttons: minimize, maximize (or restore), and close. Maximize Minimize Close Minimize An applicat[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 15 During the download process, an incremental counter reports the number of bytes of information that have been transferred. This continuously updating of the counter requires system processor time to update the screen every few seconds. If the program window were minimi[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 16 The next menu is usually Edit . Under the Edit menu commands such as Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste will be found. The common menu structure is one of the features of Windows 98 that makes it easy to learn new software programs. In fact, the more programs you know, the eas[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 17 Using Explorer Learning Objectives You will be able to: Start Explorer Describe a folder View folder contents Define a registered file Open a registered file in its host application program Move and copy a file Close an application window Exit Explorer 40 4. Select the[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 18 Using Explorer Introduction The Windows 98 Explorer is one of the most commonly- used features of the entire program. With it, you are able to organize the programs and documents that are stored on your computer's hard disk. With Windows 98, programs are stored in[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 19 Starting Explorer 1. Right-click Start 2. Click Explorer Folders on the C: Drive folder contents Viewing Folder Contents To view the contents of a folder, double click the folder, and the contents will display on the right side of the screen. 38 Font Control Windows 98[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 20 Registered Documents Many of the different types of documents that you will find in folders are registered with Windows 98. That means the type of file is known to Windows 98 because of the file's extension. For example, the file "readme.txt" is a text f[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 21 Closing A Window To close a window and shut down the program, you may click the close button in the upper right corner of the window. The close button is the "X" button. Moving & Copying Files It's a common occurrence to need to copy a file or group [...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 22 Exiting Explorer To exit Explorer: 1. Click Close Button 35 2. Click Screen Saver From the Screen Saver dialog window: 1. Select 3D Flower Box 2. Click Settings[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 23 Using Control Panel Learning Objectives You will be able to: Load Control Panel Install a new printer Test a new printer Setting the system date and time Install a screen saver Alter the screen colors Change the screen resolution Preview and print sample typefaces Inst[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 24 Introduction Control Panel is the "engine room" of Windows 98. It allows access to most of the programs that control how Windows 98 functions. Here is a short list of the options that can be changed via Control Panel: Screen colors, resolution, and password- [...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 25 Loading Control Panel To load Control Panel: 1. Click Start 2. Click Settings 3. Click Control Panel The icons displayed in your Control Panel may vary from the example. Install a printer driver for each printer Printer Installation Installing a new printer into Window[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 26 Installing A Printer Driver To install a new printer: 1. Double-click Printers 2. Double-click Add Printer If the printer is connected to your local area network, you must ensure that your print information is passed to the network, rather than to the local output port[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 27 In this example, let's select a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 560C color ink jet printer. 1. Click Agfa (the first manufacturer listed) 2. Type H (the first letter of HP) 3. Press ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ (down arrow) The option for HP (Hewlett-Packard) should not be selecte[...]

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    Windows 98, Level One Training Express Windows 98, Level One Training Express 28 Selecting A Printer Port You must now select the printer's output port to which the printer is physically connected. In effect, you are instructing Windows 98 where the print data should be sent. 1. Click the printer port (usually LPT1:) 2. Click Next 29 Naming Th[...]