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MICROSOFT

WINDOWS 98

INTRODUCTORY TRAINING COURSEWARE

INTRODUCING THE DESKTOP ITEMS...................................................................... 2 RUNNING PROGRAMS........................................................................................ 3 WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS...................................................................... 4 WORKING WITH DESKTOP.................................................................................. 5 MAINTAINING YOUR SYSTEM.............................................................................. 8 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS................................................................................... 12 WINDOWS 95/98 KEYBOARD KEYS.................................................................... 13

Introducing Windows 98

INTRODUCING THE DESKTOP ITEMS


Start Button and Taskbar

The bottom of the screen contains is the taskbar containing the Start button. You can use this button to start a program or perform some other computer task. Once you open a program, document or window, a representing button appears on the taskbar. Now you can use these buttons to quickly switch between the opened programs or windows.

My Computer

Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop to see paths to all software on your computer, to browse through your files and folders, to change setup of you computer, to install or remove programs ...

Windows Explorer

To manage both the folders and all the files on your computer, you can use the Windows Explorer. With it you can move, copy, delete files & folders, change attributes of files, format disks and perform many more tasks. To open your Windows Explorer, right-click the Start button select Explore.

Network Neighbourhood

If you are using a network, the Network Neighbourhood icon appears on your desktop. Double-click it will enable you to browse through the computers in your workgroup and your entire network.

Long filenames, e.g. Financial Committee Meeting The desktop

Windows 98 will allow you to give long and descriptive names to your files; you are not limited to eight characters with a three-character extension. Spaces within names are supported too! The desktop is the large area you see when you start Windows. You can customise the desktop by adding shortcuts to your frequently accessed programs, documents, and printers. To customise your desktop, right-click mouse button anywhere on the desktop and then select Properties.

Properties

If you want to view or change information about any item, e.g. a document, program, folder, disk drive or printer, you can look at its properties. Right-click the item and then select Properties from the menu. In the same way, for MS-DOS-based programs, you need only to modify the properties for the program. There is no need to create and modify their .PIF files.

Folders

Documents and programs are stored in folders, which you can see by accessing My Computer and Windows Explorer icons.

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The Basics

Shortcut menus

Right-click any item to see a shortcut menu. The menu will contain common commands that you can use on the item you clicked, e.g., by right-clicking a file, you can choose to open, copy or delete command.

Close, Minimise, Maximise & Restore

The upper-right corner of every window has a Close button, which you can click to close the window and quit the program. The Minimise , Maximise and Restore buttons are placed there. Remember, only a minimised window will have a Maximise icon.

RUNNING PROGRAMS
Starting a program on your computer

Either: Double-click a program icon either on your desktop or on one of the visible toolbars, usually at the bottom, top or the right hand side of the screen. Or: Click Start move mouse pointer up to Programs move it along the right arrow into the adjacent column move the pointer up or down to highlight the desired program within the column and click on it. Program will be loaded in a few moments. Or: You can use the Windows Explorer to double-click an editable file to load the application which created it.

Starting a program by using the Programs groups

1. You can also start programs by right-clicking the Start button, then click Open.

2. Double-click the Programs group. 3. Double click a subgroup containing your program. 4. Double-click the program you want to open.

Starting a program each time Windows starts

1. Click the Start button Settings. 2. Click Taskbar Start Menu Programs Add Browse. 3. Locate the program you want to start and then double-click it. 4. Click Next double-click the StartUp folder. 5. Type the name that you want to see on the StartUp menu and then click Finish. If Windows prompts you to choose an icon, click one, then select Finish. Alternatively: 1. Right-click Start Open double-click Programs double-click StrartUp. 2. Right-click anywhere on empty space within the folder select New Shortcut Browse Locate your program . 3. Click to select it Open Next Finish.

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Introducing Windows 98

WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS


HIERARCHY of Folders & Files

1. Click the Start button Programs Windows Explorer or right-click Start Explorer. 2. Click a folder on the left side of the window to display its contents on the right. 3. Click the plus signs (+) to display more folders/files or click the minus signs (-) to collapse them. 4. To change the size of either side of the window, place the mouse pointer on the line dividing them, when a pointer changes into a double-headed arrow, drag the bar left or right. 5. To quickly open a folder and display its subfolders, double-click the folder on the left side of the window.

SELECTING Multiple Files and Folders

1. In the folder window (right side!), hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each item you want to select. 2. To select all the files and folders in the opened folder, click Edit menu Select All or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A 3. To select a contiguous group of files, mouse-drag a rectangle around the files you want to select or click the first file, press Shift key and keep it pressed while clicking the last file in the selection.

DRAG & DROP commands in Windows Explorer

1. Locate the file or folder you want to work with. 2. Drag the file or folder to its destination. To move a file, use the SHIFT key with the drag action. To copy a file, use the CTRL key with the drag action. To create a shortcut, use the CTRL+SHIFT with the drag action. If you just drag a file with the right mouse button, a menu will appear with the available options.

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SHORTCUT MENUS

1. Instead of using the standard menus to find the command you need, use the right mouse button to click a file or folder. 2. The menu that appears shows the most frequently used commands for that file or folder.

SEND TO Command

Right-click the file you want to send select Send To click the destination. To add other destinations to the Send To command, within the Windows Explorer, Shift-Ctrl-drag folders to it.

PREVIEWING a document

1. In a folder window, click the document you want to preview. 2. Choose File Quick View. If the Quick View command is not on the File menu, there is no file viewer available for the type of file or Quick View is not installed. To preview a document on the desktop, right-click the document Quick View. To preview another document, drag its icon into the Quick View window. To edit the document, click File Open File For Editing.

WORKING WITH DESKTOP


PROGRAMS SUBMENUS Creation

1. Right-click Start Open double-click Programs File New Folder. 2. Type the name that you want to use for the submenu ENTER 3. Double-click the folder you just created File New Shortcut. 4. Use the Create Shortcut wizard to add items to the submenu.

DESKTOP SHORTCUTS Creation

1. Right-click the Desktop New Shortcut Browse locate the program or a file for which you want to create a shortcut. 2. Double-click the program or file Next Finish. Alternatively, use the Explore to locate the program or file and Shift-Ctrldrag the file onto the Desktop select Create a shortcut Here. To assign the keyboard shortcut key to a desktop shortcut, right-click the shortcut icon Properties click one Shortcut key option press shortcut key combination you like, e.g. Ctrl-Alt-e, OK. To delete a shortcut, drag it to the Recycle Bin. Remember, you will delete only the shortcut icon, this way.

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FOLDER SHORTCUTS Creation

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the folder you want to create the shortcut in. 2. Click File New Shortcut or right-click New Shortcut. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Minimising all open windows

1. Right-click a blank area on the taskbar minimise All Windows. 2. To restore your windows to their original state, right-click a blank area on the taskbar Undo Minimise All.

Cascade or tile all open windows

1. Right-click a blank area on the taskbar. 2. Click Cascade, Tile Horizontally, or Tile Vertically. 3. To restore your windows to their original state, right-click a blank area on the taskbar Undo Cascade or Undo Tile. Only open, but not closed or minimised windows will be displayed.

Customising the taskbar or Start menu

1. Click the Start button Settings Taskbar. 2. On the Taskbar Options or Start Menu Programs tab change settings as needed.

Enabling multiple users to personalise settings

1. Click Start Settings Control Panel Passwords. 2. Click the User Profiles tab. 3. Click to select the second option, enabling users to customise their desktop settings. 4. Under User profile settings select options you want. 5. The next step would be to modify your desktop as you want it. Other users will be unaffected by your modifications.

Personalising Windows

1. You can move the taskbar to any edge of your screen by dragging it. 2. To set your computer's clock, double-click the clock on the taskbar.

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The Basics 3. To change the Windows colour scheme, the screen saver or your desktop background, right-click the desktop Properties click the appropriate tab make changes. 4. To make programs start when you start Windows, drag their icons to your StartUp folder. 5. To switch mouse buttons if you are left-handed, click Start Settings Control Panel double-click the Mouse icon select the appropriate option. 6. You can use your right mouse button to drag files. Try it and see what happens! 7. You can use long filenames when you save documents. 8. You can right-click anywhere and see a menu of available commands. 9. Press ALT plus the underlined letter in menus to select the item. 10. Use the Run command on the Start menu to open shared folders on other computers. 11. To add a program to your Start menu, drag the program's icon onto the Start button.

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Introducing Windows 98

MAINTAINING YOUR SYSTEM


Using ScanDisk to check files and folders for errors

1. Click Start Programs Accessories System Tools ScanDisk. 2. Click a drive Standard or Thorough (with its options!) 3. To change the settings, ScanDisk uses, click Advanced. 4. If you want to specify how ScanDisk repairs any errors it finds, make sure the Automatically Fix Errors box is not checked. 5. When all options are set, click Start

Creating more space on your had disk

If you run out of disk space, try methods below: 1. To see how much disk space is free, right-click the icon for the drive in My Computer Properties General or use the Explorer. 2. To free up disk space, carry out the suggested steps: 3. Empty the Recycle Bin: Rightclick it select Empty Recycle Bin. 4. Use ScanDisk to check for errors that may be using up disk space. 5. Check the temporary folder (c:\windows\temp) for redundant files. Drop down to DOS level and only then delete all files in it. Restart Windows after that. 6. Compress, if you have the compression utility, and back up, temporarily, other unwanted files and remove them from your hard disk. 7. You can further remove Windows components, e.g. help files etc., that you don't need, but be warned, you must know what are you doing. 8. You can also create much more disk space by using DriveSpace disk compression on FAT16 partitions. 9. You can use third party applications dedicated to do this and similar jobs (Norton, Mijenix, Nuts & Bolts, Checkit, Spinrite, etc.).

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Running Disk Cleanup program

Disk Cleanup searches your drive, and then lists temporary files, Internet cache files, and unnecessary program files that you can safely delete. 1. From the Disk Properties box (as above) click on the Disk cleanup icon. 2. You can access the Disk Cleanup also by clicking Start Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Cleanup. 3. Make selections from the Files to delete section. Be sure that it is safe to delete certain type of files, e.g. downloaded program files or temporary internet files.

4. If in doubt, use the View Files tab to view particular files before you decide to delete them. 5. Under More Options you can remove optional Windows components or whole programs that you do not use. 6. If you have FAT16 partition you can convert it to FAT32 and save extra space. 7. Under Settings you can make sure that the Disk Cleanup runs immediately when your hard disk approaches low capacity status.
Running Maintenance wizard

You can employ the Maintenance wizard to check your hard disk for problems, free up hard disk space and thus make your programs run faster. The wizard will lead you to schedule these utilities to run on a regular basis, thus making sure that your computer is performing at its best at all times.
1. Start the Maintenance wizard by clicking Start Programs Accessories System Tools Maintenance wizard. 2. Follow the Wizard instructions and make selections. Remember, your computer must be on during scheduled maintenance tasks. If your computer supports Advanced Power Management (APM) 1.2 or Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Windows 98 will attempt run those tasks when the computer is in suspend state or on some computer it will wake it up to run scheduled tasks.

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Speed up your hard disk and computer by using Disk Defragmenter

1. Click Start Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter. You can use the third party utilities, such as Norton or Mijenix Utilities, both of which will do a faster, better and more professional job. 2. Click the drive you want to defragment click OK. 3. To change the settings that Disk Defragmenter uses, click Advanced make new selections and click Start. 4. During the defragmentation process, you can safely use your computer to carry out other tasks. Note that if you do that, your computer will operate more slowly. 5. To temporarily stop Disk Defragmenter, for whatever reason , just click Pause.

Using Backup to back up your files

1) You can use Backup to back up files on your hard disk to: a) floppy disks b) tape, zip, CDR, CDRW, DVD drives c) another hard disk d) another standalone or network computer. 2) When you've made a backup, you can restore it if your original files are damaged or lost. 3) To start Backup, click Start Programs Accessories System Tools Backup OK. 4) Follow step by step instructions on the screen. 5) Click Start once all selections are made. For more professional backups you would use hardware and software designed to do just that job.

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Formatting Floppy disks

Floppy disks (2.88Mb, 1.44Mb and 720K) are still used for backup, transfer of files, hardware installation, system recovery procedures etc. Disks have to be formatted before they can be used. 1) Insert a floppy disk into its drive. 2) In My Computer or in the right hand pain of Windows Explorer, click the icon for the disk you want to format. 3) Click File Format. Formatting a disk removes all information from the disk. You should copy system files only for bootable disks. To quickly delete all information from old used disks, just select Quick (erase) option. The operation takes a few seconds. Quick erase is not secure deletion of your files, it only makes the whole disk available for writing. Full format is more secure deletion of your files, but for a complete security you should use third party wipe disk utilities. You cannot format a disk if there are files open on that disk. To have a bootable floppy disk for your system is a wise and on occasions a very rewarding habit.

Creating a Startup Disk

1) To create a system bootable disk for your computer, click on Start Seetings Control Panel. 2) Double-click on Add/Remove Programs Startup Disk. 3) Click on Create Disk and follow further instructions. The disk will contain files necessary to start you computer in case of boot failure and some tools to correct a problem. Disk will also contain a generic CD ROM driver to make it operational in case of correction or reinstallation of your system. From the same Add/Remove dialog box you can uninstall applications or change items within your Windows. Both of these actions are not recommended for a not very experienced Windows user. You may make your Windows un-operational if you do not know what are you doing.

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Introducing Windows 98

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
General Windows keys

Press F1 ALT+F4 SHIFT+F10 CTRL+ESC Hold ALT+TAB CTRL+X CTRL+C CTRL+V DEL CTRL+Z SHIFT + insert the CD-ROM Select an item + Press

To Get Help on the selected dialogue box Quit a program View the shortcut menu for the selected item Display the Start menu Keep pressing TAB to move from one open application to the next Cut Copy Paste Delete Undo Bypass AutoPlay To Rename an item Find a folder or file Delete immediately without placing the item in the Recycle Bin View item properties Copy a file Create a shortcut To Select all Refresh a window View the folder one level up Close the selected folder & all its parent folders To Go to Switch between left & right panes Expand all subfolders under the selected folder Expand the selected folder Collapse the selected folder Expand current selection, if collapsed, otherwise select the first subfolder Collapse current selection, if expanded, otherwise select parent folder

For Desktop, Explorer & My Computer

F2 F3 SHIFT + DEL ALT+ENTER (ALT+d-click) CTRL + drag the file CTRL + SHIFT + drag the file Press

For Windows Explorer & My Computer

Ctrl + A F5 BACKSPACE SHIFT + click the Close button Press

For Windows Explorer only

CTRL + G F6 Numlock + Asterisk (n/keypad) Numlock + Plus (n/keypad) Numlock + Minus (n/keypad) Right Aarrow Left Arrow

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The Basics Press


For properties within dialogue boxes

To Move forward through options Move backward through options Move forward through tabs Move backward through tabs

TAB SHIFT+TAB CTRL+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Press
For Open & Save As dialogue boxes

To Open/Close a list box Refresh the files display Open folder one level up, only if selected To Toggle StickyKeys on & off Toggle FilterKeys on & off Toggle ToggleKeys on & off Toggle MouseKeys on & off Toggle High Contrast on & off

F4 F5 BACKSPACE Press

Accessibility Options shortcut keys

SHIFT 5 times RIGHT SHIFT for 8 secs NUMLOCK for 5 secs Left Alt +Left Shift + Numlock Left Alt +Left Shift + PrtSc

WINDOWS 95/98 KEYBOARD KEYS


In Windows 95/98 you can use one of the Windows logo keys in combination with other keys to perform various tasks. The application key is used to perform tasks specific to an application program. Press
Win95/98 Logo & Application Keys

To Open the Start menu Minimise all open windows Maximise all windows Open Windows Explorer Open the Run dialogue box Move through programs in the taskbar Open the Find Files dialogue box Open the Find Computer dialogue box (network) Open the System Properties dialogue box Context sensitive shortcut menu specific to an application

One of the Windows logo keys Win logo key + M Win logo key + Shift + M Win logo key + E Win logo key + R Win logo key + TAB Win logo key + F Win logo key + Ctrl + F Win Logo Key + BREAK Application Key

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