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Windows 98, Level One Software Learning Guide Revision: W981990409 ITRAIN MISSION STATEMENT To facilitate the highest quality information technology training programs. To promise association members the finest professional services that facilitate improving their training. CREDITS Dave Murphy TRADEMARKS ITrain and We Help Trainers Train Better are trademarks of ITrain, the International Association of Information Technology Trainers.
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Using Control Panel ... 24 Introduction ... 24 Loading Control Panel ... 25 Printer Installation ... 25 Installing A Printer Driver ... 26 Selecting A Printer Model ... 26 Selecting A Printer Port ... 28 Naming The Printer ... 29 Selecting A Default Printer ...
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Windows 98, Level One Screen Saver ... 34 Changing Screen Colors ... 36 Setting Screen Resolution ... 37 Font Control ... 38 Printing A Typeface Sample ... 39 Installing New Fonts ... 39 Mouse Pointer Control ... 40 Mouse Pointer Style ... 41 Word Processing ...
Windows 98, Level One Finding Files Introduction Once documents have been saved to your hard drive, they have a nasty habit of getting lost. Especially, if you don't have a folder set aside for each type of document (word processor, spreadsheet, database, etc.), it's easy to forget into which folder the document was originally saved.
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Windows 98, Level One Mouse Basics Learning Objectives You will be able to: Describe the purpose of the mouse pointing device Demonstrate how to properly hold the mouse Describe the following mouse operations: Click Double-click Drag Point Load Solitaire Exit Solitaire You will be able to: Find files located on disk Narrow search criteria...
Windows 98, Level One If more than one printer is installed, you may select it here. Select which portion of the document will be printed. Click Introduction This chapter is appropriate for computer users who are new to the Windows environment or who desire addi- tional practice using a mouse and an input device.
Printing The Document To print the document that you have created: The print dialog window will appear, allowing you to choose the printer, number of copies, and other specifica- tions of this print job. Training Express Training Express Windows 98, Level One...
Windows 98, Level One After changing the text size to 12 points, the document's characters are largeron the screen (and will print larger on paper). Cursor displayed as an "I-beam" when editing text. Applying Italics To italicize all of the text in the document: Click Edit Click...
Windows 98, Level One The Solitaire game will load and the screen will display the cards as dealt in preparation for the game. The object of the game is to position all of the aces on the four empty spaces at the top of the game screen. Then all cards of that suite are placed on top of each ace, in numeric sequence.
Windows 98, Level One Typing A Document Once the WordPad editing window appears, you may begin typing your document. For this exercise, please type the following document: April 10, 1999 Damar Group, Ltd. 9810 Patuxent Woods Drive Columbia, Maryland Dear Customer Service: I am enjoying using this Training Express brand Learning Guide.
Windows 98, Level One Windows 98 Commands Introduction All application windows in Windows 98 share common commands. For example, the upper right corner of each window will feature three command buttons: minimize, maximize (or restore), and close. Close Maximize Minimize Minimize An application window can be minimized, removed from the visible screen without closing or exiting the program.
Windows 98, Level One Word Processing Learning Objectives You will be able to: Open WordPad Type a document Change the type size Italicize, bold, and underline text Save the document Print the document During the download process, an incremental counter reports the number of bytes of information that have been transferred.
Windows 98, Level One The next menu is usually Edit. Under the Edit menu commands such as Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste will be found. The common menu structure is one of the features of Windows 98 that makes it easy to learn new software programs.
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Windows 98, Level One Select the typefaces to be installed. Copy fonts to Fonts Folder Click Copy fonts to Fonts folder ensures that the Click typeface information is properly installed on your computer's hard disk, not just on a diskette, CD- ROM, or network drive.
Windows 98, Level One Using Explorer Introduction The Windows 98 Explorer is one of the most commonly- used features of the entire program. With it, you are able to organize the programs and documents that are stored on your computer's hard disk. With Windows 98, programs are stored in folders, which Folders are are also called directories.
Windows 98, Level One Font Control Windows 98 uses TrueType fonts that allow you to print to any graphics printer, including laser, inkjet, and dot matrix-style printers. A number of typefaces are preinstalled with Windows 98, and many software applications include additional type faces during their installation processes.
Windows 98, Level One Registered Documents Many of the different types of documents that you will find in folders are registered with Windows 98. That means the type of file is known to Windows 98 because of the file's extension. For example, the file "readme.txt"...
Windows 98, Level One From this dialog box, you may adjust the settings of the screen saver. When you are comfortable with the settings you have selected: Click Changing Screen Colors To change the color of the Windows 98 screen: Click Appearance Select...
Windows 98, Level One Exiting Explorer To exit Explorer: Click Close Button From the Screen Saver dialog window: Training Express Training Express Windows 98, Level One Click Screen Saver Select 3D Flower Box Click Settings...
You will be able to: Load Control Panel Install a new printer Test a new printer Setting the system date and time Install a screen saver Alter the screen colors Change the screen resolution...
Screen colors, resolution, and password- protected screen saver Printer fonts Mouse speed and sensitivity Accessibility options for users with physical challenges Printer types and connections Computer system date and time Network connections Audio sounds and multimedia options Memory allocation and system performance Caution:...
Loading Control Panel To load Control Panel: Printer Installation Installing a new printer into Windows 98 Control Panel will make the printer available to all Windows applica- tions, whether they are specifically designed for Windows 98 or for all versions, including Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.
If the printer is connected to your local area network, you must ensure that your print information is passed to the network, rather than to the local output port on your computer.
In this example, let's select a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 560C color ink jet printer. The option for HP (Hewlett-Packard) should not be selected. If not, please press the up or down arrow keys, as necessary, to select (highlight) the "HP" option.
Selecting A Default Printer If you would like Windows 98 to use this printer as the default (automatically selected) printer, you may click the "Yes" button. Training Express Training Express...
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