Windows 98 basic Courseware Outline

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What is Windows 98?

• Benefits of Windows 98
• Friendly Installation Wizard
• The Windows 98 Desktop
• The Start Button
• The Taskbar
• The Recycle Bin
• My Computer
• Network Neighborhood
• For Windows 3.x Upgraders

Window Components and Selection Techniques

• The Title Bar
• The Scroll Bars
• Maximize, Minimize, Restore and Close Buttons
• Borders
• The Control Menu Icon
• Dialog Boxes
• Text Boxes
• List Boxes
• Drop Down List Boxes
• Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
• Command Buttons
• Tabs
• Mouse Selection Techniques
• Keyboard Selection Techniques
• Drag and Drop Techniques
• The ‘Other’ Mouse Button
• What are Property Sheets?

Starting to Use Windows 98

• What is the Start Button?
• The Start Menu
• The Start Button - Programs
• Start Menu - Favorites
• The Start Button - Documents
• The Start Button - Settings
• The Start Button - Find
• Windows Help
• The Start Button - Run
• The Start Button - Shut Down
• The Startup Folder
• Adding Programs to Your Start Menu
• Customizing the Start Menu
• What is the Taskbar?
• Controlling Applications From the Taskbar
• Moving and Customizing the Taskbar
• Tiling and Cascading Windows Using the Taskbar
• Arranging Your Desktop Icons
• Creating a New File Directly From the Desktop
• Desktop Toolbars
• Creating & Customizing Desktop Toolbars
• Internet Explorer Channel Bar
• Active Desktop

Help Within Windows 98

• Help Within the Start Menu
• Using The F1 Key To Get Help
• What's This Help
• Wizards
• Troubleshooting Using Help

The Windows 98 Accessories

• What is WordPad?
• WordPad - Creating and Saving a New Document
• WordPad - Editing an Existing Document
• What is Paint?
• Paint - Drawing Tools
• The Calculator
• The Clock

The Explorer, My Computer and the Recycle Bin

• What are Drives, Folders and Files?
• The Explorer Vs My Computer
• The 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
• Customizing the Explorer File Display
• Customizing a Folder
• Folder Options – General Folder
• Folder Options – View Folder
• Sorting Files Within the Explorer
• Starting Programs via the Explorer
• Creating Shortcuts on the Desktop

Printing

• 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, ‘Drag and Drop’ and OLE

• Basic Clipboard Concepts
• What is OLE?
• Linking Vs Embedding
• Compound Documents
• In-place Activation of Embedded Objects
• Linking in Action - Excel and Word