KEY BENEFIT: Skills for Success is the Microsoft Windows XP textbook that recognizes how people learn today! Skills are taught with numbered steps and bulleted text so readers are less likely to skip valuable information.
KEY TOPICS: Exploring the desktop; opening programs and using the Start menu; creating a new folder; copying and moving files; renaming and deleting files and folders; resizing, moving, and scrolling windows; capturing and saving an image on screen; and more.
MARKET: For those looking for an introductory guide to computing concepts and skills, in particular Windows XP and Office applications, that recognizes how people learn today—with numbered steps and bulleted text.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows XP
Skill 1 Start Windows and Explore the Desktop
Skill 2 Open and Explore the My Computer Window
Skill 3 Open Programs Using the Start Menu
Skill 4 Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows
Skill 5 Maximize, Restore Down, Minimize, and Close Windows
Skill 6 Capture and Save an Image of a Screen
Skill 7 Create and Name a New Folder
Skill 8 Copy and Move Files and Folders
Skill 9 Rename and Delete Files and Folders
Skill 10 Find Files
More Skills
More Skills 11 Customize Windows XP
More Skills 12 Move Data Between Windows
More Skills 13 Restore Deleted Files
More Skills 14 Get Help
Glossary
Index
Robert L. Ferrett recently retired as the Director of the Center for Instructional Computing at Eastern Michigan University, where he provided computer training and support to faculty. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 books on Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, WordPerfect, Windows, and Word. He has been designing, developing, and delivering computer workshops for more than two decades.
