Windows NT 3.51 Basic Courseware Outline

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Windows NT - Overview and Comparisons

• What’s Wrong With Using DOS?
• The History of Windows
• Windows NT
• Windows NT Formatting
• FAT vs. NTFS
• Windows 95
• OS/2 Warp
• Starting Windows NT and Logging On 

Controlling Windows NT

• Select, then Manipulate!
• Single and Double Clicking
• Dragging and Dropping
• Components of a Window
• The Title Bar
• The Menu Bar
• Maximizing a Window
• Restoring a Window
• Minimizing a Window
• Borders
• Moving a Window
• Re-sizing a Window
• The Scroll Bars 

Using Menus and Dialog Boxes

• Drop Down Menus
• The Menu Bar, Drop Down Menus
• The Control (or System) Menu
• The Control Menu and Child Windows
• Dialog Boxes and Lists
• List Boxes
• Slider Controls
• Incremental Item Boxes
• Check Boxes
• Command Buttons
• Radio Buttons
• Warning Dialog Boxes
• Tabs in Dialog Boxes 

The Windows NT Program Manager

• The Structure of the Program Manager
• Program Manager Groups
• The Program Manager Drop Down Menus
• Creating a New Program Manager Group
• Adding Program Icons to a Program Manager Group
• Controlling How Programs Run Within Memory
• Copying or Moving Program Icons
• Deleting Icons within the Program Manager
• Program Manager Properties
• The Working Directory
• Setting a Keyboard Shortcut to Launch a Program
• Changing a Program Icon 

The Windows NT Control Panel

• What is the Control Panel?
• Changing the Screen Colors
• Desktop Options
• Mouse and Keyboard Settings
• Setting the System Time and Date
• Specifying Cursor Options
• Specifying the Display
• System Settings 

The File Manager

• File Manager Terminology
• Starting the File Manager
• File Naming Conventions and Using ‘Wild Characters’
• Directory Displays within the File Manager
• Displaying a Particular Directory or Drive
• Confirmations
• File Association
• Selecting Multiple Files
• Manipulating File Attributes
• Creating and Deleting a Sub-directory
• File Display Options and Sorting
• Copying vs Moving Files
• Renaming Files or Directories
• Deleting Files
• Copying Diskettes
• Formatting a Diskette
• Minimize On Use and Saving Settings
• Searching For Files 

Controlling Multiple Programs

• Multitasking Within Windows NT
• The Task List
• Switching Between Programs in Memory

Using the Clipboard Within Windows NT

• The Clipboard Concept
• Copying or Cutting Data
• Pasting Data
• The ClipBook Viewer

Using the Windows Accessories

• What are the Windows Accessories?
• Using the Clock
• Using the Calculator
• Using the Notepad
• Using Paintbrush
• Using Write

Administrative Tools

• What are the Administrative Tools?
• Disk Administrator
• Performance Monitor
• Event Viewer
• Windows NT Diagnostics
• User Manager
• Creating New User Accounts 

Network Issues

• Sharing and Connecting to Resources
• Types of Network
• Mapping Drives
• Sharing Disks, Directories and Files
• Stop Sharing Drives
• Connecting to Disks, Directories or Files on Other PCs
• Disconnecting from Network Drives
• Sharing Printers
• Connecting to a Network Printer
• The Network Group of Programs 

Printing Issues

• Windows NT Printing Concepts and Printer Drivers
• To Print From an Application
• Printer and Page Set-up
• Print Previewing
• To Select a Printer and Set the Default Printer
• Printing Over a Network
• The Print Manager 

The Windows NT Command Line Prompt

• Using the Command Lin
• Basic Commands and Concepts
• The Commands and Getting Help on Their Use