Windows 2000 - Foundation

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 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

·          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

 

Top tips and tricks - Microsoft Windows 2000