Table Of Contents; Getting Started - Acorn Computers Limited A4000 Welcome Manual

Contents

Getting started

Unpacking 1
Setting up the computer 3
Switching on 7
The RISC OS desktop 11
Using the mouse 13
Windows 17
Menus and dialogue boxes 25
Discs and disc drives 31
Using the keyboard 39
Using applications 43
Files and directories 47
Printing 55
Switching off the computer 61
If things go wrong 63
The chapters in this part contain all the information you need to get started
on your computer.
Describes what you should find when you open the box containing your
computer.
Explains how to connect everything together.
Tells you how to turn the computer on and describes the display on the
screen.
Introduces the features of the RISC OS desktop.
Describes what the mouse does, and how to use it.
Explains the special features of the screen display.
Explains how menus work within the RISC OS desktop.
Tells you about floppy disc drives and hard disc drives.
Introduces the keyboard and some of its features.
Tells you how to start running applications.
Introduces the desktop filing system.
Gets you started using a printer.
Tells you how to switch off your computer after you've finished using it.
Offers solutions to some common problems you might encounter.