Cold Boot (Cold Start)

Perform this operation to start windows when the computer power is off:

• Turn on the power switch

Warm Boot (Warm Start)

Perform this operation if you want to re-start windows without turning the power switch.

• Press Alt + Ctrl + Del two times

Changing the Desktop View

• Click the Start button
• Point to Settings
• Point to Folder Options...
• Select the view you want Web Style or Classic Style

Exploring the Desktop

• If the Desktop view is Classic Style change it to Web Style
  
• Move the mouse in all directions (up, down, left, and right) and note the movement of the mouse pointer.
  
• Point to My Computer icon.  Notice that the icon get highlighted.  This tell you the object associated with My Computer is currently selected.
  
• Point to the link of the My Documents icon to view its ToolTip.
• Point to button on the taskbar to view their ToolTips.
    

Exploring Menus

• Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
• Point to each command in the menu.  Notice the cascading menu when you point to Find, Settings, Documents, Favorites, and Programs.
• Click a blank are of the desktop to close the Start menu.

Exploring Windows

• Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
• Click the Help icon.
   
  Reading a Help topic:
• Click the Contents tab.
• Click Introducing Windows 98.
• Click How to Use Help.
• Click Find a topic.
• Read the displayed help information.
• Click the underlined word frame.  Notice the definition of the word is displayed in a pop-up box.
• Click the pop-up box to clear it.
   
  Using the Scrolling Bar:
• Click the Index tab.
• Click the down scrolling arrow five times.
• To continuously scroll the list, point to the down scrolling arrow and hold down the left mouse button for few seconds.
• Click the up scrolling arrow several times.
• Click on the scroll bar below the scroll box several times.
• Drag the scroll box to the lower third of the scroll bar.
• Click above the scroll box.
• Using the scroll bar, locate the topic clearing Help contents from screen.
• Double-click on this topic to display it.
• Read the Help information on this topic.
• Following the Help information, click on the Hide icon to hide the left frame.
   
  Using a Text Box:
• Click in the text box.
• Select the text in the text box.
• Type my c.  Notice that list of topics automatically scroll to take to the topic that matches the text you are typing.
    
  Using a Dialog Box
• Double-click the My Computer topic.
• A dialog box containing a list of subtopics is displayed.
• Scroll the list and select To see what's on my computer.
• Click the Display button.
• Read the information on this topic.
    
  Hiding the left Help frame:
• Click on the Hide icon.

Working with Multiple Windows

• Click the My Computer icon.
• To make the Help window active, click anywhere in the Help window or click it's icon on the taskbar.
• Make the My Computer window active again.
    
  Exploring the My Computer window:
• Display the drop-down File, Edit, View, Go, and Favorites menus by clicking on the corresponding menu name on the menu bar.
• To close a pull-down menu click any place outside the menu.
• Click View/Toolbars and verify that the Standard Buttons and the Address Bar are the only two toolbars selected.
  
  Working with Shortcut-menu 
• Right-click on the toolbar to display the toolbar shortcut-menu.
• Click on Text Labels to uncheck and disable this feature.  Notice that the toolbar icon now do not display text labels.
• Point to any button on the Standard Toolbar to see the icon's ToolTip.
• Right-click on any toolbar and select Text Labels to redisplay the button names.
• Use the shortcut-menu to hide the Standard toolbar.
• Use the shortcut-menu again to redisplay the Standard toolbar.
   
  Dragging with the Toolbar slider
• Drag the Toolbar slider for the address toolbar up into the middle of the standard toolbar.
• Double-click the Toolbar slider of the address bar to maximize the toolbar.
• Drag the Toolbar slider of the address bar to the right until each bar occupiers half the row space.
• Drag the Toolbar slider of the address bar back down to the space below the Standard toolbar.
  
  Sizing the Windows
• Make My Computer window active.
• Click the Maximize button to maximize the window.
• Click the Restore button to restore the original size.
• Point to the corner of the My Computer window until the pointer change to a diagonal double-pointed arrow and drag the mouse to resize the window.
• Return the window to its original size.
• Minimize the My Computer window.
• Click on the  My Computer button on the task bar to display the window.
  
  Arranging Windows
• Right-click on any blank area of the taskbar.
• Choose Cascade Windows.
• Right-click on any blank area of the taskbar.
• Choose Tile Windows Vertically.
• Right-click on any blank area of the taskbar.
• Choose Tile Windows Horizontally.
• Right-click on any blank area of the taskbar.
• Choose Undo Tile.
• Click on the Show Desktop icon to minimize all windows.
  

Checking Properties

• Click the My Computer button on the task bar.
• Maximize the window.
• Point to the C: icon.
• Right-Click C: icon to display the short-cut meun.
• Choose Properties.
• Look through the properties tabs and then click Cancel to close the dialog box.
  
  Viewing files on drive C
• Click the C: drive icon to view the files on drive C.
• Right-click on any file and select Properties.
• Look through the properties information and then click on Cancel to close the dialog box.
  
  Changing the icon View
• Click View/Large Icons 
• Click View/Large Icons 
• Click View/List 
• Click View/Details
   
  Arranging Icons
• Click View/Arrange Icons/by Size
• Click View/Arrange Icons/by Name
• Click View/Arrange Icons/by Type
• Click View/Arrange Icons/by Date
   
  Closing the Windows
• Activate the My Computer window.
• Click the Close button
• Activate the Help window.
• Click the Close button
• Change the desktop view back to Classic Style.
  
  

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