Wiley Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible, Desktop Edition
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1. About Disabled Dimmed Controls As you explore your computer and start noticing controls all over the place you ll probably notice that some of them appear to be dimmed as in the exam ples shown in the right side if Figure 1 18 If you click one of those dimmed controls nothing happens Why Because the control is currently disabled In other words dimmed stands for disabled It s important to understand this especially for beginners because they often click away madly at disabled con trols thinking the control will somehow wake up and start working That s not the way it works Enabled Disabled f Customize Position Stetch Underline icon titles consistent with my browser Leesa Underline icon titles only when point at them nanie e icon titles consistent with my br ar on titles only when I point atthem Disabled Enabled Disabled Figure 1 18 Examples of enabled and disabled controls A disabled control is not indicative of something that s broken or needs fixing Its simply a control that s not relevant at the moment When circumstances change such that the control becomes useful the control will automatically become enabled You ll see many examples of enabled and disabled controls throughout this book For now it s enough to know that when you see a dimmed control don t bother clicking it If its dimmed it s simply not relevant at the moment And n2. 3 Turn on the main power switch on the computer and wait 4 If you see a Welcome Screen similar to the one shown in Figure 1 6 click whichever name or picture represents your user account If you don t see the Welcome screen don t worry about Just ignore this step 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb 10 Part Beginner s Crash Course p Windows To begin click your user name Figure 1 6 The Windows XP Welcome screen When the computer is fully booted up you should see the Windows desktop and taskbar I can t say exactly what those will look like on your computer The desktop is basically the entire screen and may appear as a photo a solid color a pattern or your computer manufacturer s logo The taskbar is the colored strip along the bottom of the screen as in the example shown in Figure 1 7 Windows desktop Start button Taskbar Notification area Figure 1 7 The Windows XP desktop _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb Chapter 1 Getting Started 11 If you see a message about an abnormal termination when you first start your computer make sure you learn the right way to shut down your com cda puter as described near the end of this chapter If you see a message about an invalid system disk remove any floppy disks or CDs from their drives and then press the Enter key The next section briefly describes all those things pointed out in Figure 1 7 The
3. _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb 16 Part Beginner s Crash Course Working Common Controls Throughout your work in Windows you ll be presented with various controls on the screen A control on the screen is like a control in a car For example in a car the brake is a control you work with your foot The steering wheel is a control you work with your hands as are the controls for the radio windshield wipers and headlights In Windows the controls on your screen are things you work with your mouse or keyboard In this section we ll look at some examples of controls you re likely to come across in Windows quite often Using Scroll Bars Scroll bars appear on your screen whenever there s more text or more infor mation than will fit in the space available The scroll bar allows you to scroll around and see any text that s not currently visible There are vertical scroll bars that let you move up and down and horizontal scroll bars for moving left and right The scroll bar has buttons at either end and a scroll box within it as shown in Figure 1 14 Scroll box Scroll bar Figure 1 14 Horizontal and vertical scroll bars The size of the scroll box relative to the size of the scroll bar tells you roughly how much information is currently out of view For example looking at the ver tical scroll bar in Figure 1 14 you can see that the scroll box occupies about the top 25 percent of the s
4. Start Button Windows XP may be the only program that starts automatically when you first turn on your computer But it s certainly not the only program on your system To start any other program use the Start button When you first click the Start button the Start menu opens The left side of the Start menu provides access to a few of the programs on your computer The right side lists places mostly folders you re likely to visit often Figure 1 8 shows an example though yours might not look exactly like the one in the figure Programs Places a Sun i Internet i O iiih fo Hr became Emai My Pictures Microsoft Outlook D Taj My Music Windows Media Player ws My Computer Tour Windows XP g Control Panel El Calculator S Printers and Faxes xI MSN Explorer Help and Support pP Search All Programs gt W Run C toa oft O Turn otf computer Figure 1 8 The Start menu fioe A menu in the computer sense is like a menu from a restaurant in that it provides a list of items for you to choose from The left side of the Start menu actually shows icons for only a few of the pro grams installed on your computer mostly programs that you use a lot or if your computer is brand new just some useful programs for beginners As you ll see in a moment you ll use the All Programs menu to start any program that isn t listed down the left side of the Start menu _ 03 55722x
5. ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb 12 Part Beginner s Crash Course The Windows Desktop The Windows desktop gets its name from the fact that it s roughly equivalent to the desktop of a real desk Your real desktop is where you do your noncom puter work The Windows desktop is where you do your computer work Doing work on a computer usually means opening and using some program Each program you open sits on the desktop like a piece of paper on a real desktop If you re sitting at your computer now and want to see an example perform the following steps to open the Calculator program that comes with Windows XP STEPS Starting Calculator 1 Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the screen 2 Click the All Programs option The All Programs menu appears 3 In the All Programs menu click Accessories 4 In the Accessories menu that opens click Calculator Figure 1 9 Accessibility Adobe Communications ComcastSupport Entertainment f Taberiet a Games System Tools Internet Explorer Jase Software J Address Book E mail _ McAfee E calculator Microsoft Ouijook Microsoft Office BY Command Prompt I PrintMe Internet Printing E Notepad Paint Shop Pro 7 7 E Startup W Paint A WordPad S Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 0 Program Compatibility Wizard LY Adobe Reader 6 0 Synchronize Y Paint a Internet Explorer Tour windows xP WO MSN Explorer E Windows Explorer Windows Media
6. separate they are combined with the keys on the numeric keypad In that case use the Num Lock key on the keyboard to decide which keys you want to use When the Num Lock key is On the numeric keypad acts just like an adding machine s keypad When the Num Lock key is Off the navigation keys take over and the numeric keypad no longer types numbers Function Keys The keys labeled F1 F2 F3 and so forth on your keyboard are called function keys The F1 key is the Help key you can press that key at any time for help The exact purposes of the remaining function keys depend on what program you happen to be using The Windows and Application Keys 3 Some computer keyboards have a couple of extra keys specifically designed B for Windows One named the Windows key shows the flying window logo as shown at top left If your keyboard has that key you ll most likely find it between the Alt and Ctrl keys on your keyboard If your keyboard has an Application key shown at bottom left that one will likely be near one of the Windows keys on your keyboard The Windows and Application keys are entirely optional so don t fret if your keyboard doesn t have them Anything you can do with one of those keys you can also do with the mouse or even some other keys For example if you have a Windows key on your keyboard you can tap it to make the Start menu appear Whether you have a Windows key or not you can also make the Start menu appear by c
7. that opens just close it Closing an item shrinks it to its original icon To close click the Close button shown at left in the upper right corner of whatever it is you want to close Or if your hands happen to be on the keyboard you can press Alt F4 Organizing Icons If you ve already been using icons for a long time and in fact they re getting pretty messy you can easily whip them into alphabetical order Just right click some empty space between any icons but not on any icon From the shortcut menu that appears shown at left choose Arrange Icons By Name see Figure 1 13 The icons will be neatly arranged into roughly alphabetical order Right click some empty space between icons then choose Arrange Icons By gt Name ee Rasalan Mybocurments a gs ES aange teons By Name a asli Refresh Size a j pes Paste Type r Paste Shortcut Bodied Moe New Show in Groups Sto Arrange Properties Align to Grid v Show Desktop Icons Lock Web Items on Desktop Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard Figure 1 13 Right click an empty spot and choose Arrange Icons By Name For example certain built in Windows XP icons stick to the upper left corner of your screen so that they re always in the same place The built in icons have names such as My Computer Recycle Bin My Network Places and Internet Explorer Any icons other than built in ones will be alphabetized starting after the last built in icon
8. 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page an Getting Started Q the cover of this book we promise that even In This Chapter beginners will be able to understand it As a beginner you need to know some basic things right off Getting to know your the bat For example to understand what Windows XP computer s hardware is you first have to understand what software is And to understand what software is you have to first know Getting to know your what hardware is Let s start with first things first computer s software Using icons Getting to Know Your oe common Computer s Hardware ne Your PC Personal Computer is a system consisting of off your computer many individual components Not everybody has exactly the same PC or exactly the same components But regardless of whether you re using a desktop computer or a notebook your PC will probably have most of the components shown in Figure 1 1 The right way to turn Your computer probably has at least one floppy disk drive into which you can insert a floppy disk You prob ably have a CD drive or DVD drive as well into which you can insert CDs and DVDs Floppy disks CDs and DVDs are often referred to as removable media because you can stick a disk into these drives use the disks and remove them from the drives when you don t need to use the disks anymore Inside your computer is another disk drive called the hard drive This disk drive also goes by seve
9. Play a Outlook Express a WordPad e gt Remote Assistance Windows Media Player 3 Windows Messenger l D windows Movie Maker Figure 1 9 Click Start choose All Programs Accessories Calculator A calculator opens up on the desktop in a window The calculator hasn t replaced the desktop It s just sitting on top of the desktop as a real calculator would sit atop a real desktop The Taskbar Usually you open a program to perform a task For example you open Calculator to perform a math task If you think of each open program as a _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page Hp Chapter 1 Getting Started 13 task the taskbar is the tool that lets you manage those tasks Each program you open has a title bar at the top which shows the program s icon symbol and usually the name of the program as well For each open program you ll find a corresponding button on the taskbar that shows the same icon and name as in Figure 1 10 Calculator s title bar Edit View Help 0 7 E Geel Je Lin at ai i Ln i s Start HH E Calculator Calculator s taskbar button Figure 1 10 Calculator on the desktop and its taskbar button The taskbar is especially handy when you have several open programs piled up on the desktop at once To bring any of those open programs to the top of the pile you just have to click the program s taskbar button You ll learn more about mana
10. art your computer use your mouse and keyboard start programs close programs and turn off your computer The part about starting and using programs in this chapter is admittedly a bit thin There s a lot more you can do with program windows as you ll learn in Part 2 But for now you re off to a great start and are ready to move to Chapter 2 where you ll learn some more critical basic skills Your computer hardware is the stuff that you can see and feel The main hardware devices you use to operate the computer are the mouse and keyboard Your computer software is the invisible instructions that tell the computer how to behave and what to do All of the software in your computer is stored on your computer s hard disk Windows XP is a special type of software known as an operating system OS _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page a 22 Part Beginner s Crash Course When you first start your computer the Windows desktop will appear on the screen along with the Start button taskbar and notification along the bottom of the screen To start any program that s installed on your computer click the Start button then click All Programs To close any large open object on your screen click the Close X button in its upper right corner To shut down Windows properly before turning off your computer click the Start button and choose Turn Off Computer Turn Off
11. button in the lower left corner of the screen as shown in Figure 1 4 _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page Sch 6 Part Beginner s Crash Course Figure 1 4 Pointing to the Start button Click here to begin ae Tip Pointing to an item often displays its screen tip also called a tooltip like 3 the words Click here to begin in Figure 1 4 Whenever you re clueless about what some little symbol on your screen represents point to it to see whether it has a screen tip Click Point to the item and then tap don t hold down the primary left mouse button Double click Point to the item tap the primary left mouse button twice as quickly as you can Right click Point to the item tap the secondary left mouse button Drag Point to the item and then hold down the primary left mouse button while moving the mouse Right drag Point to the item and then hold down the secondary right mouse button while moving the mouse Drop Release the mouse button after dragging or right dragging Using Your Keyboard Like the mouse the keyboard is a means of interacting with your computer Most of it is laid out like a typewriter If you already know how to type you re in luck If you don t know how to type I can t help you there But you can at least take solace in that you need the keyboard only to type text You can use the mouse for everything else Aside from the regular typewrit
12. croll bar That means that currently you re viewing only the top 25 percent of whatever text is shown to the left of the scroll bar To scroll through text that s out of view use the scroll bar to scroll down To operate the scroll bar using your mouse Click the button at the bottom to scroll down one line Click the button at the top to scroll up one line Click an empty area on the scroll bar beneath the scroll box to move down a page 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb Chapter 1 Getting Started 17 Click an empty area on the scroll bar above the scroll box to scroll up a page If your mouse has a wheel you can click on the scroll bar then spin the mouse wheel to scroll up or down Drag the scroll box to any place on the bar to go to that part of the list Tip Drag means hold down the mouse button while moving the mouse In a scroll bar you want to 1 Put the mouse pointer on the scroll box 2 Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the scroll box along the scroll bar and then 3 Release the mouse button when you get to wherever you want to go Working scroll bars with the mouse can be a bit more challenging because there might be several scroll bars on the screen at the same time The key board will work only one of them For example to use the scroll bar in a list box control you first have to move the focus to that control Anyway here are the keys you use to scroll ar
13. e movie Pippi Longstocking starts playing The two cassette tapes look exactly alike So why does one show Ben and the other Pippi The cassette tapes are only the medium hardware on which information is stored The movie itself is in the software that s recorded onto that medium Like a movie on a video tape or songs on a CD computer software is invisible You can t see it or touch it because it s just information recorded onto some medium In the case of programs that are already installed on your computer that medium is your computer s hard disk What Is Windows XP Windows XP is a type of software known as an operating system abbreviated OS One thing that s unique about an operating system is that it s the only software that a computer is required to have If you try to start a computer 4 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page a Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 that has no operating system installed on it you get nothing If the computer has only an operating system and nothing else that s fine But it has to have an operating system to do anything at all even start The operating system is also your computer s platform the foundation upon which all other programs run To illustrate what I mean by that you can t go to the store buy any old graphics program off the shelf and expect it to work on your computer It has to be a graphics program for Windows XP A graphics program for some other operatin
14. eep an eye out for these things If you don t notice them or don t know how to use them you re not seeing all the information that s available to you Using the and buttons in a list is easy If items are currently hidden click the sign to expand the list If items are currently displayed click the sign hide the list Figure 1 16 shows a general example Click to see details Details visible E O Susan s Documents O Susan s Documents Ea a My Network Places S My Music Recycle Bin 2 my Pictures E a My Network Places _ Recycle Bin Figure 1 16 Use and buttons in lists to show and hide details Using Dragging Handles A dragging handle sometimes called a sizing handle or even just a handle is a control that allows you to move or size an item by dragging Dragging handles come in various shapes and sizes but as a rule they tend to look like little non skid areas as in the examples shown in Figure 1 17 We ll point out specific examples as we go through the book For now when you see a little nonskid area like one of the examples shown in the figure know that it s not just there for decoration Like everything you see on your screen it s a control that serves some purpose _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 Figure 1 17 Examples of dragging handles File Edit View Fa Q Back ddress inks Customize Links
15. er keys you need to recognize some additional keys and areas on the keyboard Figure 1 5 shows an example although your keyboard probably won t look exactly like the one in the figure But you should be able to find all the keys pointed out even if your keyboard is arranged a little differently from the example in Figure 1 5 Navigation Keys and Numeric Keypad The arrow keys and keys labeled Home End and so forth are the navigation keys As you ll discover throughout the book you can use those keys to move around in certain types of programs The numeric keypad contains a set of numbers and math symbols laid out exactly as they would be on a standard adding machine For people who are already quick with a standard adding machine the numeric keypad offers a familiar way to type lots of numeric information into the computer 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page a Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Function keys Numberic keypad Esc Ee CDA GOOD A e jas B see he SIOWOOWOWOWEOHWL Gee EX JOC Tab amp JOUOHOoOOOOR COI Ot See IJ EJOO rT oon es IIe e DOOU Je Je m eJ e LI E oA e Enter Navigation keys Figure 1 5 A sample computer keyboard On some keyboards the navigation keys aren t
16. g system like the Mac OS Linux or UNIX just won t work on a Windows computer The reverse is also true For example to get a graphics program for a Macintosh computer you have to get one that runs on the Mac OS Why Learn Windows XP Besides all that technical stuff the operating system also determines how you operate the computer When you first start your computer everything you see on your screen is Windows XP To use your computer you really need to learn how to use Windows XP It doesn t matter if your long term goal is to e mail pictures to friends make your own music CDs browse the Internet or write the great American novel In order to do anything at all with your PC you first need to learn to use Windows XP assuming of course that your computer s operating system is Windows XP Starting Windows XP Because Windows XP is your computer s operating system you don t have to do anything special to start Windows XP All you have to do is start the com puter also known as booting up imagine you already know how to do that But since there is a right way and lots of wrongs ways to start a computer let s go through the steps STEPS Start Windows XP 1 Turn on any device that s connected to the computer first printer modem monitor scanner whatever you have 2 Push the eject button on the floppy disk drive just to see whether there s a disk in there If a floppy disk pops out remove it
17. ging open program windows in Chapter 4 Tip You can also make an open program window disappear and reappear by 3 clicking its taskbar button x To close an open program click the Close X button shown at left in its upper right corner The Notification Area The Notification Area is to the right of the taskbar It has some weird little icons that represent services currently running on your computer Its name comes from the fact that when Windows or some other program has a suggestion for you a little message pops up from that area as in the example shown in Figure 1 11 _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page Hp 14 Parti Beginner s Crash Course J Take a tour of Windows XP To learn about the exciting new features in XP now click here To take the tour later click All Programs on the Start menu and then click Accessories Figure 1 11 A sample notification message When you see one of those notifications you have two choices Read the message and if you want to pursue what it s offering click the text of the message If you want to ignore the message or reject what it s offering click the X button inside the message If you don t understand what a notification means your best bet would be to close it The message will come back from time to time You can try out what ever it s offering after you ve learned more For now that s the gist of how some of the items on the deskto
18. licking the Start button or by pressing Ctrl Esc Which brings us to that little plus sign 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page cf 8 Part Beginner s Crash Course Typing Those key key2 Things Often when working with computers you ll see an instruction to press some combination keystroke in the format kRey key2 When you see a combination keystroke like that it means hold down key tap key2 and release key1 Here are some examples Ctrl Esc means Hold down the Ctrl key tap the Esc key and release the Ctrl key Alt Tab means Hold down the Alt key tap the Tab key and release the Alt key Shift Enter means Hold down the Shift key tap the Enter key and release the Shift key winKey D means Hold down the Windows key tap the D key and release the Windows key You ll learn about useful combination keystrokes as we go through the book For now it s sufficient to know that any time you see a plus sign between two key names keyl key2 that means hold down key tap key2 and release key1 That s about all the hardware you need to know to get started Let s talk about the software next Getting to Know Your Computer s Software Let s say someone hands you two identical looking video cassette tapes You put one tape into the VCR press Play and the movie Ben Hur starts playing You take that tape out put in the second tape and press Play and th
19. n in Figure 1 3 As you move the mouse around without holding down either of the mouse buttons the mouse pointer on the screen moves in the same direction that you move the mouse When moving the mouse keep the front of the mouse aimed toward the screen Don t twist or turn the mouse If the mouse gets out of reach just Gotha pick it up off the table and set it down in a more comfortable position A mouse is an example of a pointing device a gadget that lets you point to and click things on the screen If you re using a notebook computer your pointing device might not be a mouse It might be a touchpad or trackball But it will still have a primary left and secondary right mouse button If you have diffi culty using your notebook s pointing device the best place to look for informa tion is the documentation that comes with your computer Some standard terminology describes things you can do with the mouse You ll see these terms used in all sorts of instructions not just in this book Boring as the terms may be you might want to spend a little time getting to know them so you can understand any written instructions you come across Mouse pointer The little arrow on the screen that moves in whatever direction you move the mouse Point To move the mouse pointer so that it s touching some item For example the phrase point to the Start button means move the mouse pointer so that it s resting on the Start
20. o amount of clicking the disabled control will wake it up _ 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page ze 20 Part Beginner s Crash Course The Right Way to Turn Off Your Computer Before you get any deeper into learning about your computer now is a good time to learn the right way to shut down your computer when you re ready to call it a day There are lots of ways to turn off a computer But there s really only one right way and plenty of wrong ways The right way is to shut down Windows first Here s how STEPS Shutting Down Windows 1 Click the Start button and choose Turn Off Computer Figure 1 19 2 In the box that appears Figure 1 19 click the Turn Off button 3 Watch the screen and wait Microsoft Outlook RS Paint Shop Pro 7 x Turn off computer A Windows Media Player Tour Windows XP ig Calculator xI MSN Explorer G Outlook Express All Programs gt Stand By Turn OFF Restart 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click Start Turn Off Turn Off Computer Figure 1 19 Shutting down your computer not Your own screen might show different options from those shown in Fig ure 1 19 Don t worry about that For now it s sufficient to know the right way to turn off your computer Don t expect the computer to shut down immediately Windows has some housekeeping to do first and that will take a few seconds If you see any mes sages asking a question as in the example sho
21. ound using the keyboard T Scroll down a line J Scroll up a line Scroll right a little lt Scroll left a little Page Up PgUp Scroll up a page Page Down PgDn Scroll down a page Home Go to the top End Go to the end Hiding and Showing Details To keep your screen from getting too cluttered Windows often hides some information on the screen There are plenty of examples sprinkled throughout Windows and I ll point them out as they arise But those of you who like to explore on your own should be aware of how these buttons work so you can recognize them and use them as they appear on your screen The button you use to show or hide information usually has some sort of arrow on it or lt and gt symbols sometimes pointing up and down Figure 1 15 shows some general examples of Show Hide buttons The Show Hide buttons are simple to use just click the button If items are currently hidden clicking the button will take them out of hiding If items are currently displayed clicking the button will put them back into hiding 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page eb 18 Part Beginner s Crash Course Riy w Dy Figure 1 15 Examples of show hide buttons A similar capability exists in certain types of lists where you can hide or show details list items under a heading Again I ll point out examples as they arise But you intrepid explorers out there should k
22. p work You ll be seeing and using all of those things in upcoming chapters as well as each time you use your computer Using Icons The little pictures you see all over the place in Windows are called icons Every icon is a little emblem or symbol for something larger That something larger could be anything a program a folder a video a song a typed document things you ll learn about in upcoming chapters Using small icons to represent larger things helps keep the clutter on your desktop to a minimum Figure 1 12 shows some examples of icons in no particular order v E amp Q My Computer Internet 3 Floppy A CD RW Drive Local Disk C Explorer D o amp W My Documents My Music My Pictures My Videos Recycle Bin 0 a y aj How to Ski Beethoven s 9th Alex Vacation Video Sunset Figure 1 12 Some sample icons in no particular order 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page a Chapter 1 Getting Started 15 Opening Icons You can open some icons by clicking them once But most of the time you ll need to double click an icon to open it Remember that double click means to point to the icon and then tap the left mouse button twice as quickly as you can If you pause too long between the clicks the icon won t open Shrinking a Big Thing Back to Its Icon xX Exactly what does open depends on what the icon represents If you open an icon by accident or don t know what to do with the thing
23. ral other names including hard disk fixed disk primary drive or just C Your hard disk is an example of nonremovable media so named because you can t take the hard disk out of its drive In fact you can t even see the hard drive because it s inside the system unit as illustrated in Figure 1 2 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page bh 4 Part Beginner s Crash Course Screen Monitor Microphone Keyboard Mouse Figure 1 1 Major hardware components of a typical PC Figure 1 2 Disk drives on a typical PC Using Your Mouse The easiest way to operate your computer especially if you can t type worth beans is with your mouse Most mice have two buttons some mice have a wheel between the buttons The mouse button on the left is called the primary mouse button The mouse button on the right is called the secondary mouse button as shown in Figure 1 3 In a nutshell you use the primary left mouse button when you want the computer to do something You use the secondary right mouse button when you want to see your options before you do anything 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page a Chapter 1 Getting Started 5 Wheel Primary left Secondary right mouse button mouse button How to hold Figure 1 3 A typical mouse and how to hold it The idea is to rest your hand comfortably on the mouse with your index finger lightly on or near the left mouse button as is also show
24. wn in Figure 1 20 waiting won t work You ll need to respond to the message before the shut down will complete 03 55722x ch01 qxd 1 27 04 9 23 AM Page ae Chapter 1 Getting Started 21 WordPad Figure 1 20 Message that s asking a question Save changes to Document Petron The sample message shown in Figure 1 20 is asking whether you want to save the document you ve recently created or changed For more informa tion on saving documents see Chapter 6 After you ve responded to any questions that might have appeared on the screen and Windows has finished its housekeeping one of two things will hap pen If you have the type of computer that Windows can shut down by itself the monitor will go blank any fan noise you normally hear will stop and the computer will shut down You don t have to push any buttons to turn off the computer If you have the type of computer that Windows can t turn off by itself you ll see the message Jt is now safe to turn off your computer on the screen In that case you ll need to turn off the computer yourself using its main power switch On a computer that doesn t shut down automatically you might have to hold the main power button in for three or four seconds before the com PS puter shuts down That s to prevent the computer from being shut down accidentally when someone just brushes up against the button Summary That about wraps it up for the basic skills you need to st
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