

Windows 2000 Basic Courseware Outline
Introducing Windows 2000
- Discover Windows 2000
- The Windows 2000 desktop
- The Windows 2000 start icon
- The Windows 2000 taskbar
- The Windows 2000 Recycle Bin
- The Windows 2000 My Computer icon
- The Windows 2000 "My Network Places" icon
Window 2000 components and selection techniques
- The title bar
- The scroll bars
- Maximize, minimize, restore and close buttons
- Borders
- The control icon
- Dialog boxes
- Text boxes
- List boxes
- Drop down list boxes
- Check boxes and radio buttons
- Command icons
- Tabs
- Mouse selection techniques
- Keyboard selection techniques
- Drag and drop techniques
- The 'other' mouse button
- What are property sheets?
Starting to use Windows 2000
- The start menu
- The start icon - programs
- The start icon - documents
- The start icon - settings
- Windows help
- The start icon - run
- The start icon - shut down
- The startup folder
- What is the taskbar?
- Controlling applications from the taskbar
- Tiling and cascading windows
- Arranging your desktop icons
Help within Windows 2000
- Help within the start menu
- Using the f1 key to get help
- "what's this" help
- Wizards
The Windows 2000 accessories
- WordPad - editing an existing document
- What is Paint?
- Paint - drawing tools
- The Calculator
- The Clock
The Explorer, My Computer & Recycle Bin
- What are drives, folders and files?
- The Explorer vs. My Computer
- The Windows Explorer window
- Windows Explorer toolbars
- Long file names
- Folder selection techniques
- Switching drives
- Folder creation
- Moving or copying files and folders
- Renaming files or folders
- Deleting files or folders
- The Recycle Bin and deleted files
- Starting programs via the Explorer
- Creating shortcuts on the Desktop
Printing and Windows 2000
- What is a printer driver?
- Installing a printer driver
- Setting up a printer
- Default and installed printers
- Controlling print queues
- Viewing installed fonts
The Clipboard and 'drag and drop'
- Basic clipboard concepts
- Linking vs. embedding
- In-place activation of embedded objects
- Linking in action - Excel and Word
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