Course Outline
Windows - Changes
Version XP

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Program Objectives: This course is a fast tour of the changes from previous versions of Windows looking at both Windows Basics and File Management.

• Purpose of Microsoft Windows XP
• Windows XP Home and Professional Log-On Screens
• Windows XP Desktop
• What's New
  • Security Improvements
  • Remote Desktop
  • NetMeeting
  • Remote Assistance
  • Search Companion
  • Desktop Improvements
  • Desktop Cleanup Wizard
  • Control Panel Category View
  • Taskbar Grouping
  • Start Menu Differences
  • Themes
• What To Do If Windows Locks Up
• Mouse Right-Clicking Options
• How to Add the Quick Launch Toolbar
• Pinning and Unpinning a Program
• Changing to the Classic Start Menu
• Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone
• Adding the Speaker Icon to the Taskbar
• The Taskbar
  • How to Use, Unlock, Move and Resize
• Windows Elements
  • Control Menu
  • Title Bar and Menu Bar
  • Minimize/Maximize/Restore/Close Buttons
  • Borders
  • Scroll Bars
• Using the Menu Bar
• Pull-Down Menu Conventions
• Dialog Boxes
  • Test Box and List Box
  • Drop Down List
  • Command Buttons and Radio Buttons
  • Check Box and Spin Box
• Organizing Icons in a Window
• Removing or Restoring Desktop Icons
• Opening a Group Folder

• Arranging Opened Windows
• Help Feature
  • Home Button
  • Printing Help Topics
  • Index Section
  • Creating a Favorite
  • History Section
  • Forward and Backward Buttons
  • Support and Search Section
  • Exiting From Help
• Command Prompt
• Control Panel
  • How to Start
  • Switching to Classic View
  • Mouse Properties
  • Display Properties
  • Setting a Marquee (Screen Saver)
• Formatting Diskettes
• My Computer - How to Use
  • Changing to the Classic Look
  • Understanding the Task Pane
• Displaying and Customizing Toolbars
• Displaying the Status Bar
• Refreshing a Directory Display
• Viewing File Information
  • Thumbnails
  • Tiles
  • Icons
  • List or Details
  • Filmstrip View
• Sorting Files
• Changing Column of Panes
• Turning My Computer Into the Explorer
• Windows XP Explorer
• Directory Tree
• Viewing File Extensions and Path
• Opens With Option
• Creating Folders
• Copying, Moving and Deleting Files
• Different Ways to Run Directories
• Finding a Missing File
• Creating Shortcuts
• Remote Desktop
• Exiting From Windows XP