| Introduction |
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What's in This Book, Anyway? |
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What Makes This Book Special |
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Easy-to-look-up information |
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A Greatest Hits Collection |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (2) |
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Part I: Getting to Know Windows XP |
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7 | (40) |
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7 | (6) |
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What Windows XP Does (And Doesn't) |
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7 | (3) |
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Why do I have to run Windows? |
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A terminology survival kit |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (3) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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NT and the ``old'' Windows |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (10) |
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Upgrading --- A Brain Transplant |
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13 | (5) |
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Windows Upgrade Advisor/Hardware Compatibility List |
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14 | (1) |
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Considering a clean install |
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14 | (2) |
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Using the Migration Wizard |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (3) |
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What if the Wheels Fall Off? |
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21 | (2) |
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Finding Your Way around Windows XP |
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23 | (24) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (4) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (2) |
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Starting with the Start Button |
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36 | (11) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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My Documents, Pictures, Music |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (3) |
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Part II: Customizing Windows XP |
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47 | (40) |
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Personalizing Your Desktop |
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47 | (18) |
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Recognizing Desktop Levels |
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47 | (3) |
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Setting Colors in Windows XP |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Using magnification and high contrast |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (4) |
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Organizing Your Windows XP Interface |
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65 | (12) |
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Customizing the Start Menu |
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65 | (6) |
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Genesis of the Start menu |
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65 | (1) |
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Pinning to the Start menu |
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66 | (1) |
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Reclaiming most recently used programs |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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Making minor tweaks to the Start menu |
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70 | (1) |
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Creating Your Own Shortcuts |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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Customizing the Windows Taskbar |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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Setting Up Personal Accounts |
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77 | (10) |
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77 | (6) |
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Getting a warm welcome: The Welcome screen |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Avoiding Microsoft Passport |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (4) |
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Part III: Managing Files and Maintaining Order |
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Managing Files and Folders |
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87 | (12) |
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87 | (1) |
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Creating Files and Folders |
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88 | (1) |
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Selecting Files and Folders |
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89 | (1) |
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Modifying Files and Folders |
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90 | (1) |
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Different Ways of Viewing Folders and Files |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (5) |
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92 | (2) |
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Sneak-in-any-time-you-like sharing |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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Recycling Files and Folders |
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97 | (2) |
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Locating Stuff with Windows XP |
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99 | (12) |
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Introducing the Search Companion |
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99 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Looking for Files and Folders |
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102 | (4) |
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Searching for pictures, music, or video |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Searching for All Files and Folders |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Digging Deeper with Advanced Searches |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (2) |
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Adding and Removing Software |
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111 | (6) |
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Installing and Removing Programs |
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111 | (1) |
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Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks |
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112 | (1) |
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Installing and Removing Parts of Windows |
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113 | (4) |
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Maintaining Your Windows XP System |
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117 | (14) |
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117 | (4) |
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Understanding Windows Update |
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117 | (1) |
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Setting up automatic updates |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Performing Periodic Maintenance |
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121 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Scheduling Task Scheduler |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (5) |
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Part IV: Exploring Windows XP Multimedia |
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131 | (46) |
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Jammin' with Windows Media Player |
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131 | (16) |
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Starting with the Media Guide |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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Changing the graphic area |
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133 | (1) |
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Changing the size of the window |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Organizing Your Media Library |
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135 | (5) |
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Leafing through the Media Library |
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135 | (1) |
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Finding the tracks you want |
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136 | (2) |
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Playing tracks in the Media Library |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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Deleting tracks from the Media Library |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (2) |
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141 | (1) |
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Saving a station in the Media Library |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (5) |
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Understanding CD-Rs and CD-RWs |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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Copying to a digital audio player |
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144 | (3) |
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Lights! Action! Windows Movie Maker |
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147 | (16) |
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What You Need to Create Movies |
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147 | (1) |
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Introducing Windows Movie Maker |
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148 | (1) |
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Recording and Editing Video |
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149 | (9) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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Playing a clip or a movie |
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152 | (1) |
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Viewing storyboard and timeline |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Splitting and combining clips |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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Adding a sound clip to a movie |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (3) |
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Working with Digital Pictures |
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163 | (14) |
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163 | (5) |
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Understanding digital cameras |
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164 | (3) |
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Using conventional cameras |
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167 | (1) |
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Plugging Internet cameras |
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168 | (1) |
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Moving Images to Your Computer |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (2) |
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172 | (2) |
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Advanced printing software |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (3) |
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Book II: PCs and Peripherals |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (44) |
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179 | (10) |
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179 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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The Common Components of a Desktop PC |
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182 | (4) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Desktop PCs versus Laptop PCs |
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186 | (1) |
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RAM and Processors: The Keys to Performance |
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187 | (1) |
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Your Friend, Your Operating System |
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188 | (1) |
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Additional Toys Your PC Will Enjoy |
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189 | (14) |
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189 | (4) |
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Inkjet versus laser printers |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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Keyboards, Tablets, and Pointing Things |
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194 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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Repeat after me: Buy a trackball! |
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196 | (1) |
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Big-Time Game Controllers |
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196 | (1) |
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Video and Digital Cameras |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (3) |
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Portable hard drives and CD/DVD recorders |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Surge Protectors and UPS Units |
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201 | (2) |
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Connectors, Ports, and Sundry Openings |
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203 | (8) |
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203 | (1) |
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Riding in the Fast Lane with FireWire |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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The Once-Renowned Parallel Port |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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Audio Connectors You'll Likely Need |
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207 | (1) |
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Keyboard and Mouse Ports on Parade |
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208 | (3) |
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Maintaining Your Hardware |
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211 | (12) |
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When Should I Move My PC? |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Cleaning Monitors and Scanners |
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214 | (1) |
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Cleaning Your Mouse and Keyboard |
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214 | (1) |
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Cleaning and Maintaining Your Printer |
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215 | (8) |
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215 | (2) |
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Changing inkjet cartridges |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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Cleaning inkjet cartridges |
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220 | (1) |
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Should you refill used inkjet cartridges? |
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221 | (2) |
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Part II: Peripheral Equipment |
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223 | (74) |
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223 | (16) |
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What Happens Inside a Scanner? |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (1) |
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Basic Scanning with Paint Shop Pro |
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227 | (7) |
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227 | (4) |
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Rotating and cropping images |
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231 | (2) |
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Converting and saving the image |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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Those Irritating (Or Invaluable) Copyrights |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (12) |
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239 | (2) |
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Ripping Your Own MP3 Files |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (2) |
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Downloading to an MP3 Player |
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245 | (1) |
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Using Other Sound Formats |
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246 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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Burning Audio CDs from MP3 Files |
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248 | (3) |
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Making Movies with Your PC |
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251 | (16) |
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Getting the Lowdown on ArcSoft's ShowBiz |
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251 | (2) |
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Rounding Up Clips and Images |
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253 | (1) |
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Building Your First Movie |
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254 | (2) |
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Adding Transitions without Breaking a Sweat |
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256 | (1) |
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Adding Special Effects without Paying George Lucas |
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257 | (3) |
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260 | (1) |
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You've Just Gotta Have Titles! |
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261 | (1) |
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Previewing Your Oscar-Winning Work |
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262 | (1) |
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Saving and Burning before Traveling to Cannes |
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263 | (4) |
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Creating a digital video file on your hard drive |
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263 | (2) |
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Recording your own CD or DVD |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (14) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (5) |
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Changing the Look of Your Menus |
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274 | (2) |
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Trimming Movies with Panache |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
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Burning Your DVD and Celebrating Afterwards |
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279 | (2) |
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I'm Okay, You're a Digital Camera |
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281 | (16) |
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How Does a Digital Camera Work? |
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282 | (2) |
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The Pros and Cons of Digital Photography |
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284 | (2) |
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Digital Camera Extras to Covet |
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286 | (2) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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The Lazybone's Guide to Composing Photographs |
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288 | (4) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (1) |
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Using lighting creatively |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (5) |
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Part III: Upgrading and Supercharging |
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297 | (42) |
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Determining What to Upgrade |
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297 | (6) |
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Making Performance Upgrades: CPU, Motherboard, and Memory |
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297 | (2) |
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Upgrading your CPU and motherboard |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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Expansion Upgrades: USB 2.0 and FireWire |
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299 | (1) |
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Making Storage Upgrades: Internal and External Drives |
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299 | (2) |
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300 | (1) |
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Adding a recorder or a tape drive |
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300 | (1) |
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Making Sound and Video Upgrades: Sound and Video Cards |
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301 | (2) |
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301 | (1) |
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Deciding which video card is right for you |
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302 | (1) |
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Adding RAM to Your Hot Rod |
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303 | (6) |
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Figuring Out What Type of Memory You Need |
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303 | (2) |
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Deciding How Much RAM Is Enough |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (3) |
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Scotty, I Need More Power! |
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309 | (8) |
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Hey, Do I Need to Do This? |
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309 | (1) |
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Selecting a New Motherboard |
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310 | (1) |
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Installing a Motherboard and CPU |
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311 | (6) |
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Installing an Athlon XP or Pentium 4 CPU |
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311 | (2) |
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Installing your motherboard |
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313 | (4) |
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Adding Hard Drive Territory to Your System |
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317 | (8) |
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The Tale of Virtual Memory |
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317 | (2) |
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Recognizing a Well-Dressed Hard Drive |
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319 | (1) |
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Size definitely does matter |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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What does rpm have to do with hard drives? |
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319 | (1) |
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Internal versus External Storage |
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320 | (1) |
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Adding a Second Internal Hard Drive |
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321 | (4) |
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Partying with USB, FireWire, and Hubs |
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325 | (6) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Or Do You Just Need a Hub? |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (3) |
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Pumping Up Your Sound and Video |
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331 | (8) |
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Sound Card Features to Covet |
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331 | (3) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Shopping for a Monster Graphics Card |
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334 | (2) |
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Pray, what slot do you need? |
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334 | (1) |
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Exploring the differences between chipsets |
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334 | (1) |
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Other video card features that you'll want |
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335 | (1) |
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Installing Sound and Video Cards |
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336 | (3) |
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339 | (50) |
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Do I Really Need a Network? |
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339 | (6) |
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Discovering the Advantages of a Network |
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339 | (3) |
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339 | (1) |
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Sharing that there Internet |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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Shared documents and applications |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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To Network or Not to Network |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (20) |
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A Quickie Ethernet Primer |
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345 | (1) |
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Hardware That You'll Need |
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346 | (4) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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Configuring Windows XP for Your Network |
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350 | (7) |
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351 | (3) |
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Browsing the neighborhood |
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354 | (2) |
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Sharing folders and documents |
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356 | (1) |
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Printing across the Network |
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357 | (3) |
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Using a Standard Hub with a Cable or DSL Modem |
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360 | (1) |
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Troubleshooting Your Network |
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360 | (5) |
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Windows XP doesn't recognize my NIC |
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361 | (1) |
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No lights show up on my network card(s) or hub |
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361 | (1) |
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Nothing shows up when I browse |
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362 | (1) |
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I can't connect (or print) to a shared printer |
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362 | (3) |
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365 | (12) |
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Understanding Wireless Networking |
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365 | (6) |
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How does wireless compare with wired? |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (3) |
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AC and phone line networking |
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370 | (1) |
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Ensuring Security on Your Wireless Network |
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371 | (1) |
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Using Wireless Hardware in Windows XP |
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372 | (5) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (3) |
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Sharing Your Internet Connection |
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377 | (12) |
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Why Share Your Internet Connection? |
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377 | (1) |
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Sharing through Software in Windows XP |
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378 | (2) |
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380 | (5) |
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380 | (3) |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (1) |
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The Magic of Virtual Private Networking |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (2) |
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Part I: Going Online with an ISP |
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391 | (20) |
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Hooking Up with the Right Service |
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391 | (4) |
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Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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Choosing an ISP to Host Your Web Site |
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393 | (2) |
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Managing Your Online Security |
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395 | (6) |
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Preventing Viruses from Infecting Your Computer |
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395 | (1) |
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Maintaining a Kid-Friendly PC |
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396 | (5) |
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396 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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Screening Web Content with the Content Advisor |
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397 | (4) |
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401 | (10) |
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401 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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403 | (3) |
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403 | (2) |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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Composing and Sending E-Mail |
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406 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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Replying to and forwarding messages |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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Maintaining an Address Book |
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407 | (1) |
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Exploring the Internet in AOL |
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408 | (3) |
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Part II: Getting Caught in the World Wide Web |
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411 | (38) |
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Browsers and What They Do |
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411 | (16) |
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411 | (1) |
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Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) |
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412 | (1) |
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Finding Your Way around the Web |
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413 | (1) |
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Getting Started with Internet Explorer |
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414 | (5) |
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Launching Internet Explorer |
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415 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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Elements of the Internet Explorer window |
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416 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (2) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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Browsing in full screen mode |
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420 | (1) |
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Displaying Previously Viewed Web Pages |
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421 | (1) |
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Keeping Track of Your Favorite Web Sites |
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422 | (3) |
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Adding Web pages to your Favorites folder |
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422 | (1) |
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Viewing pages from the Favorites folder |
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423 | (1) |
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Organizing your favorites |
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423 | (2) |
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Viewing Pages from the History Folder |
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425 | (2) |
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Customizing Your Browser Settings |
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427 | (14) |
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427 | (1) |
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Changing the Way Web Pages Look |
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428 | (3) |
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428 | (1) |
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Selecting a different font |
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428 | (1) |
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Changing the text and background colors |
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429 | (1) |
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Changing the way your browser displays hyperlinks |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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Changing the size of toolbars |
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431 | (1) |
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Hiding and unhiding a toolbar |
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432 | (1) |
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Adding a button to the toolbar |
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432 | (1) |
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Active Channels and Active Desktop Items |
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432 | (3) |
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Adding Active Channels or Active Desktop Items |
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433 | (1) |
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Viewing channels with the Channels folder |
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434 | (1) |
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Removing an Active Channel or Active Desktop Item |
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434 | (1) |
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Changing the History Settings |
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435 | (1) |
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Specifying Mail, News, and Internet Call Programs |
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435 | (2) |
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Speeding Up the Display of Web Pages |
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437 | (1) |
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Synchronizing Offline Web Pages |
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437 | (2) |
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Customizing Your AutoComplete Settings |
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439 | (2) |
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Printing and Saving Web Information |
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441 | (8) |
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441 | (2) |
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Saving a Web Page on Your Computer |
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443 | (1) |
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Saving a Web Graphic on Your Computer |
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444 | (1) |
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Copying Web Page Information |
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444 | (2) |
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Viewing the HTML Source of a Web Page |
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446 | (1) |
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Wallpapering Your Desktop with a Web Graphic |
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446 | (3) |
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449 | (30) |
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449 | (6) |
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Choosing an E-Mail Program |
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449 | (1) |
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Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (5) |
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451 | (1) |
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Host names and domain names |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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URLs versus e-mail addresses |
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453 | (2) |
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Sending and Receiving E-Mail with Outlook Express |
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455 | (8) |
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455 | (3) |
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Setting Outlook Express to check for mail |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (1) |
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457 | (1) |
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Composing E-Mail Messages |
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458 | (2) |
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458 | (1) |
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Attaching a file to an e-mail message |
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459 | (1) |
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Adding an image to your message |
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460 | (1) |
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460 | (2) |
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Rich Text (HTML) messages versus Plain Text messages |
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460 | (1) |
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Adding bold, italics, underline, and color to your text |
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|
461 | (1) |
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Changing the font type and font size |
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461 | (1) |
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Sending an E-Mail Message |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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Organizing E-Mail Addresses and Messages |
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463 | (8) |
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Organizing Your Messages with Folders |
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463 | (3) |
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464 | (1) |
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Moving e-mail into a folder |
|
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464 | (1) |
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Organizing your e-mail with the Rule Editor |
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464 | (1) |
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Deleting and compacting your e-mail |
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465 | (1) |
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Deleting and renaming folders |
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466 | (1) |
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Adding Entries to Your Address Book |
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|
466 | (5) |
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467 | (1) |
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Importing addresses from somewhere else |
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468 | (1) |
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Finding a recipient's e-mail address |
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|
469 | (2) |
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471 | (8) |
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Addresses Used with Mailing Lists |
|
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471 | (1) |
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|
472 | (1) |
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Subscribing and Unsubscribing |
|
|
472 | (2) |
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Lists maintained manually |
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|
473 | (1) |
|
Lists maintained automatically |
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|
473 | (1) |
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474 | (1) |
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Sending Messages to a Mailing List |
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|
474 | (1) |
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Special Requests to Mailing Lists |
|
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474 | (1) |
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474 | (1) |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (1) |
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475 | (1) |
|
Open and Closed Mailing Lists |
|
|
475 | (1) |
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Receiving Digested Mailing Lists |
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476 | (1) |
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|
476 | (1) |
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Starting Your Own Mailing List |
|
|
476 | (3) |
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Part IV: Other Online Communications |
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|
479 | (20) |
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|
479 | (6) |
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|
479 | (2) |
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Following group conversations |
|
|
480 | (1) |
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|
481 | (1) |
|
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) |
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481 | (4) |
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482 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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483 | (1) |
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483 | (1) |
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Starting your own channel |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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|
484 | (1) |
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|
485 | (6) |
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|
485 | (2) |
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Becoming a registered user |
|
|
485 | (1) |
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Engaging in a chat session |
|
|
486 | (1) |
|
Adding and deleting buddies on your Buddy List |
|
|
487 | (1) |
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|
|
487 | (1) |
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Logging on to Yahoo! Messenger |
|
|
487 | (1) |
|
Adding and deleting friends |
|
|
487 | (1) |
|
Engaging in a chat session |
|
|
487 | (1) |
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|
|
488 | (3) |
|
Logging on to MSN Messenger |
|
|
488 | (1) |
|
Engaging in a chat session |
|
|
488 | (1) |
|
Adding and deleting buddies |
|
|
488 | (3) |
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Keeping Up to Date with News |
|
|
491 | (8) |
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|
|
491 | (3) |
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|
|
492 | (1) |
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|
492 | (1) |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |
|
|
493 | (1) |
|
Posting articles to newsgroups |
|
|
493 | (1) |
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Reading Newsgroups with Google |
|
|
494 | (2) |
|
Google and Usenet indexes |
|
|
495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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|
|
496 | (1) |
|
|
|
496 | (1) |
|
Reading Newsgroups with Outlook Express |
|
|
496 | (3) |
|
Viewing newsgroup messages before you subscribe |
|
|
496 | (1) |
|
Subscribing to a newsgroup |
|
|
497 | (1) |
|
Unsubscribing from a newsgroup |
|
|
498 | (1) |
|
Part V: Creating Web Pages |
|
|
499 | (34) |
|
Getting Started with Web Publishing |
|
|
499 | (8) |
|
Guidelines for Creating a Successful Web Site |
|
|
499 | (1) |
|
Basic Steps for Creating a Web Site |
|
|
500 | (1) |
|
Step 1: Planning your Web site |
|
|
500 | (1) |
|
Step 2: Creating your Web pages |
|
|
500 | (1) |
|
Step 3: Publishing your Web pages |
|
|
501 | (1) |
|
What to Include on Every Web Site |
|
|
501 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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|
502 | (1) |
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|
502 | (1) |
|
What to Include on Every Page |
|
|
502 | (1) |
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|
502 | (1) |
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|
|
502 | (1) |
|
Author and copyright information |
|
|
502 | (1) |
|
|
|
503 | (2) |
|
|
|
503 | (1) |
|
Hierarchical organization |
|
|
503 | (1) |
|
Combination sequential and hierarchical organization |
|
|
504 | (1) |
|
|
|
505 | (1) |
|
Finding Space for Your Web Site |
|
|
505 | (2) |
|
Internet service providers |
|
|
505 | (1) |
|
|
|
505 | (1) |
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|
|
506 | (1) |
|
Elements of Web Page Design |
|
|
507 | (10) |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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511 | (1) |
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511 | (1) |
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511 | (1) |
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|
512 | (1) |
|
Inserting Horizontal Rules |
|
|
512 | (1) |
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|
513 | (1) |
|
Screen size considerations |
|
|
513 | (1) |
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513 | (1) |
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|
513 | (1) |
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|
514 | (1) |
|
Setting the background color |
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|
514 | (1) |
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515 | (1) |
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|
515 | (2) |
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515 | (1) |
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|
516 | (1) |
|
Linking within the same page |
|
|
516 | (1) |
|
Working with Graphics, Sounds, and Videos |
|
|
517 | (10) |
|
File Formats for Image, Sound, and Video |
|
|
517 | (2) |
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|
|
517 | (1) |
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|
|
518 | (1) |
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519 | (1) |
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|
519 | (4) |
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|
520 | (1) |
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|
520 | (3) |
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|
|
523 | (2) |
|
Inserting a link to a sound file |
|
|
524 | (1) |
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|
524 | (1) |
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|
524 | (1) |
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|
|
525 | (2) |
|
Inserting a link to a video file |
|
|
525 | (1) |
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|
|
525 | (2) |
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|
|
527 | (6) |
|
Previewing Your Web Pages |
|
|
527 | (1) |
|
Using the Web Publishing Wizard |
|
|
527 | (2) |
|
|
|
529 | (2) |
|
The Windows 95/98/XP FTP Client |
|
|
529 | (2) |
|
|
|
531 | (1) |
|
|
|
531 | (2) |
|
Part VI: Can't-Miss Stops on the Internet |
|
|
533 | (38) |
|
Finding Your Way with Google |
|
|
533 | (6) |
|
Basic Search Techniques with Google |
|
|
533 | (1) |
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|
|
534 | (1) |
|
Advanced Searching Techniques |
|
|
535 | (1) |
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|
|
536 | (3) |
|
Installing the Google toolbar |
|
|
536 | (1) |
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|
|
536 | (3) |
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|
|
539 | (10) |
|
|
|
539 | (1) |
|
Signing In to Your My eBay Page |
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
Searching for Items of Interest |
|
|
541 | (3) |
|
|
|
541 | (1) |
|
|
|
542 | (1) |
|
Browsing to and searching a single category |
|
|
543 | (1) |
|
Saving searches, categories, and sellers/stores |
|
|
544 | (1) |
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|
544 | (1) |
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|
|
545 | (3) |
|
|
|
545 | (2) |
|
|
|
547 | (1) |
|
Strategies for successful bidding |
|
|
547 | (1) |
|
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
Planning Your Next Vacation Online |
|
|
549 | (8) |
|
Researching a Destination |
|
|
549 | (3) |
|
Deciding where to go and what to see |
|
|
549 | (1) |
|
Finding out how to get there |
|
|
550 | (1) |
|
Weather and road conditions |
|
|
551 | (1) |
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|
|
552 | (2) |
|
Visiting an all-purpose travel site |
|
|
552 | (1) |
|
Booking a hotel or motel room |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
Resources for Traveling Abroad |
|
|
554 | (1) |
|
Eccentric Sites for Eccentric Travelers |
|
|
555 | (2) |
|
Researching Investments Online |
|
|
557 | (10) |
|
Getting Lessons on How to Invest |
|
|
557 | (2) |
|
Researching a Company Online |
|
|
559 | (1) |
|
Reading the Financial News |
|
|
560 | (2) |
|
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
Financial newspapers and magazines |
|
|
561 | (1) |
|
|
|
562 | (1) |
|
Researching Mutual Funds and Stocks on the Internet |
|
|
562 | (5) |
|
Researching a mutual fund on the Internet |
|
|
563 | (1) |
|
Researching stocks on the Internet |
|
|
564 | (3) |
|
|
|
567 | (4) |
|
Why Not Get Music for Free? |
|
|
567 | (2) |
|
Touring Online Music Stores |
|
|
569 | (2) |
|
Book IV: Office 2003 and Money 2004 |
|
|
571 | (2) |
|
|
|
573 | (76) |
|
Entering, Editing, and Formatting Text |
|
|
573 | (8) |
|
Getting Acquainted with Word |
|
|
573 | (2) |
|
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
Speedy Ways to Open Documents |
|
|
576 | (1) |
|
All about Saving Documents |
|
|
576 | (1) |
|
Changing the Font and Size of Text |
|
|
576 | (2) |
|
Spell Checking a Document |
|
|
578 | (3) |
|
Speed Techniques for Using Word |
|
|
581 | (14) |
|
Getting a Better Look at Your Documents |
|
|
581 | (4) |
|
Viewing documents in different ways |
|
|
581 | (2) |
|
|
|
583 | (1) |
|
Working in two places in the same document |
|
|
583 | (2) |
|
Selecting Text in Speedy Ways |
|
|
585 | (1) |
|
|
|
585 | (2) |
|
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
Repeating an action --- and quicker this time |
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
Moving Around Quickly in Documents |
|
|
587 | (2) |
|
Keys for getting around quickly |
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
``Browsing'' around a document |
|
|
588 | (1) |
|
Going there fast with the Go To command |
|
|
588 | (1) |
|
Hopping from place to place in the Document Map |
|
|
588 | (1) |
|
Bookmarks for hopping around |
|
|
588 | (1) |
|
Inserting a Whole File in a Document |
|
|
589 | (1) |
|
|
|
589 | (6) |
|
Finding a word, paragraph, or format |
|
|
590 | (1) |
|
Finding and replacing text and formats |
|
|
591 | (4) |
|
Laying Out Text and Pages |
|
|
595 | (18) |
|
Paragraphs and Formatting |
|
|
595 | (1) |
|
Inserting a Section Break for Formatting Purposes |
|
|
596 | (1) |
|
|
|
597 | (1) |
|
|
|
597 | (1) |
|
Setting Up and Changing the Margins |
|
|
597 | (2) |
|
Indenting Paragraphs and First Lines |
|
|
599 | (1) |
|
Putting Newspaper-Style Columns in a Document |
|
|
600 | (2) |
|
|
|
602 | (1) |
|
Putting Headers and Footers on Pages |
|
|
602 | (2) |
|
Adjusting the Space Between Lines |
|
|
604 | (1) |
|
Creating Numbered and Bulleted Lists |
|
|
604 | (2) |
|
Simple numbered and bulleted lists |
|
|
604 | (2) |
|
Constructing lists of your own |
|
|
606 | (1) |
|
|
|
606 | (2) |
|
|
|
608 | (1) |
|
Hyphenating a document automatically |
|
|
608 | (1) |
|
Hyphenating a document manually |
|
|
609 | (1) |
|
Unhyphenating and other hyphenation tasks |
|
|
609 | (1) |
|
Decorating a Page with a Border |
|
|
609 | (2) |
|
|
|
611 | (2) |
|
|
|
613 | (8) |
|
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
Applying a Style to Text and Paragraphs |
|
|
614 | (1) |
|
|
|
615 | (2) |
|
Creating styles directly from the screen |
|
|
615 | (1) |
|
Creating styles using the New Style dialog box |
|
|
616 | (1) |
|
|
|
617 | (1) |
|
|
|
618 | (1) |
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Attaching a Different Template to a Document |
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619 | (2) |
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Constructing the Perfect Table |
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621 | (10) |
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621 | (1) |
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622 | (1) |
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Entering the Text and Numbers |
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622 | (1) |
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Aligning Text in Columns and Cells |
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|
623 | (1) |
|
Merging and Splitting Cells and Tables |
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624 | (1) |
|
Modifying the Table Layout |
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624 | (2) |
|
Selecting different parts of a table |
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|
624 | (1) |
|
Inserting and deleting columns and rows |
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|
625 | (1) |
|
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|
625 | (1) |
|
Resizing columns and rows |
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|
626 | (1) |
|
Repeating Heading Rows on Subsequent Pages |
|
|
626 | (1) |
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627 | (4) |
|
Formatting a table with Word's AutoFormats |
|
|
627 | (1) |
|
Borders, shading, and color |
|
|
628 | (3) |
|
Getting Word's Help with Office Chores |
|
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631 | (18) |
|
Finding the Right Word with the Thesaurus |
|
|
631 | (1) |
|
Highlighting Parts of a Document |
|
|
632 | (1) |
|
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632 | (2) |
|
Showing Revisions to Documents |
|
|
634 | (3) |
|
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|
635 | (1) |
|
Marking changes when you forgot to turn on revision marks |
|
|
635 | (1) |
|
Reading and reviewing a document with revision marks |
|
|
636 | (1) |
|
Accepting and rejecting changes |
|
|
637 | (1) |
|
Outlines for Organizing Your Work |
|
|
637 | (1) |
|
Printing an Address on an Envelope |
|
|
638 | (2) |
|
Printing a Single Address Label (Or a Page of the Same Label) |
|
|
640 | (1) |
|
Churning Out Letters, Labels, and Envelopes for Mass Mailings |
|
|
641 | (8) |
|
Preparing the source file |
|
|
642 | (1) |
|
Merging the source file with the document |
|
|
642 | (5) |
|
Printing form letters, labels, and envelopes |
|
|
647 | (2) |
|
|
|
649 | (42) |
|
Getting Acquainted with Outlook |
|
|
649 | (12) |
|
|
|
649 | (1) |
|
Navigating the Outlook Windows |
|
|
650 | (2) |
|
Getting a Better View of a Folder |
|
|
652 | (1) |
|
|
|
652 | (2) |
|
Searching in the Find pane |
|
|
652 | (1) |
|
Conducting an advanced search |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
Deleting E-Mail Messages, Contacts, Tasks, and Other Items |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
Maintaining the Contacts Folder |
|
|
655 | (6) |
|
Entering a new contact in the Contacts folder |
|
|
655 | (2) |
|
Changing a contact's information |
|
|
657 | (1) |
|
|
|
658 | (3) |
|
|
|
661 | (22) |
|
Addressing and Sending E-Mail Messages |
|
|
661 | (4) |
|
The basics: Sending an e-mail message |
|
|
661 | (2) |
|
Addressing an e-mail message |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
Sending copies and blind copies of messages |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
Replying to and forwarding e-mail messages |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
Distribution Lists for Sending Messages to Groups |
|
|
665 | (3) |
|
Creating a distribution list |
|
|
666 | (1) |
|
Addressing e-mail to a distribution list |
|
|
667 | (1) |
|
Editing a distribution list |
|
|
667 | (1) |
|
Sending a File along with a Message |
|
|
668 | (1) |
|
Including a Picture in an E-mail Message |
|
|
668 | (1) |
|
Postponing Sending a Message |
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
All about Message Formats |
|
|
670 | (1) |
|
Stationery for Decorating E-Mail Messages |
|
|
671 | (1) |
|
Receiving E-Mail Messages |
|
|
672 | (3) |
|
|
|
672 | (1) |
|
Being notified that e-mail has arrived |
|
|
673 | (1) |
|
Reading your e-mail in the Inbox window |
|
|
673 | (2) |
|
Handling Files That Were Sent to You |
|
|
675 | (1) |
|
Techniques for Organizing E-Mail Messages |
|
|
676 | (4) |
|
|
|
677 | (1) |
|
Being reminded to take care of e-mail messages |
|
|
678 | (1) |
|
Earmarking messages as they arrive |
|
|
678 | (2) |
|
|
|
680 | (3) |
|
Moving e-mail messages to different folders |
|
|
680 | (1) |
|
Creating a new folder for storing e-mail |
|
|
680 | (3) |
|
Managing Your Time and Schedule |
|
|
683 | (8) |
|
|
|
683 | (1) |
|
The Different Kinds of Activities |
|
|
684 | (1) |
|
Getting Around in the Calendar Window |
|
|
685 | (1) |
|
|
|
685 | (3) |
|
Scheduling an activity: The basics |
|
|
685 | (2) |
|
Scheduling a recurring appointment or event |
|
|
687 | (1) |
|
|
|
688 | (1) |
|
Canceling, Rescheduling, and Altering Activities |
|
|
688 | (1) |
|
Getting a Better Look at Your Schedule |
|
|
688 | (3) |
|
Part III: PowerPoint 2003 |
|
|
691 | (34) |
|
Getting Started in PowerPoint |
|
|
691 | (12) |
|
Getting Acquainted with PowerPoint |
|
|
691 | (2) |
|
Creating a New Presentation |
|
|
693 | (1) |
|
Starting with a blank presentation |
|
|
693 | (1) |
|
Starting from a slide design or color scheme |
|
|
693 | (1) |
|
Starting from the AutoContent Wizard |
|
|
694 | (1) |
|
Starting from an Existing Presentation |
|
|
694 | (1) |
|
Advice for Building Persuasive Presentations |
|
|
694 | (3) |
|
Tips for creating presentations |
|
|
694 | (2) |
|
Start by writing the text |
|
|
696 | (1) |
|
Getting a Better View of Your Work |
|
|
697 | (1) |
|
Inserting Slides and Choosing Layouts |
|
|
698 | (3) |
|
Inserting a new slide and layout |
|
|
698 | (2) |
|
Stealing slides from other presentations |
|
|
700 | (1) |
|
Moving and Deleting Slides |
|
|
701 | (2) |
|
|
|
703 | (6) |
|
|
|
703 | (1) |
|
Making Text Fit in Frames |
|
|
704 | (1) |
|
Making Your Own Text Frames |
|
|
705 | (1) |
|
Changing the Look of Text |
|
|
706 | (1) |
|
|
|
706 | (1) |
|
Making a Numbered or Bulleted List |
|
|
707 | (2) |
|
Advanced Formatting Techniques |
|
|
709 | (10) |
|
Changing or Tweaking a Slide Design or Color Scheme |
|
|
709 | (1) |
|
Slide Masters for Consistent Formatting |
|
|
710 | (4) |
|
Changing formats on the Slide Master |
|
|
711 | (2) |
|
Removing a Slide Master item from one slide |
|
|
713 | (1) |
|
Working with more than one Slide Master |
|
|
713 | (1) |
|
|
|
714 | (1) |
|
Action Buttons for Going from Slide to Slide |
|
|
715 | (4) |
|
|
|
719 | (6) |
|
Rehearsing Your Presentation |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
Printing Handout Copies of a Presentation |
|
|
720 | (1) |
|
Showing Your Presentation |
|
|
720 | (2) |
|
Giving a Self-Playing, Kiosk-Style Presentation |
|
|
722 | (3) |
|
Deciding how long to keep slides on-screen |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
Making the presentation kiosk-style |
|
|
723 | (2) |
|
|
|
725 | (50) |
|
Up and Running with Excel |
|
|
725 | (12) |
|
Getting Acquainted with Excel |
|
|
725 | (2) |
|
Rows, columns, and cell addresses |
|
|
727 | (1) |
|
|
|
727 | (1) |
|
Entering Data in a Worksheet |
|
|
727 | (3) |
|
The basics of entering data |
|
|
727 | (1) |
|
|
|
728 | (1) |
|
|
|
729 | (1) |
|
Entering date and time values |
|
|
729 | (1) |
|
Entering Lists and Serial Data with the AutoFill Command |
|
|
730 | (2) |
|
Formatting Numbers, Dates, and Time Values |
|
|
732 | (1) |
|
Formatting Text and Numbers |
|
|
733 | (1) |
|
Establishing Data-Validation Rules |
|
|
733 | (4) |
|
|
|
737 | (8) |
|
|
|
737 | (1) |
|
Moving around in a Worksheet |
|
|
737 | (2) |
|
Getting a Better Look at the Worksheet |
|
|
739 | (2) |
|
Freezing and splitting columns and rows |
|
|
739 | (1) |
|
|
|
740 | (1) |
|
|
|
740 | (1) |
|
Comments for Documenting Your Worksheet |
|
|
741 | (1) |
|
Selecting Cells in a Worksheet |
|
|
742 | (1) |
|
Deleting, Copying, and Moving Data |
|
|
743 | (2) |
|
Formulas and Functions for Crunching Numbers |
|
|
745 | (12) |
|
|
|
745 | (3) |
|
Referring to cells in formulas |
|
|
745 | (2) |
|
Referring to formula results in formulas |
|
|
747 | (1) |
|
|
|
748 | (1) |
|
The Basics of Entering a Formula |
|
|
748 | (1) |
|
Speed Techniques for Entering Formulas |
|
|
749 | (3) |
|
Clicking cells to enter cell references |
|
|
749 | (1) |
|
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
Naming cell ranges so that you can use them in formulas |
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
Referring to cells in different worksheets |
|
|
751 | (1) |
|
Copying Formulas from Cell to Cell |
|
|
752 | (1) |
|
|
|
753 | (4) |
|
Manually entering a function in a formula |
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
Getting Excel's help to enter a function |
|
|
755 | (2) |
|
Making a Worksheet Easier to Read and Understand |
|
|
757 | (10) |
|
|
|
757 | (3) |
|
Aligning numbers and text in columns and rows |
|
|
757 | (2) |
|
Inserting and deleting rows and columns |
|
|
759 | (1) |
|
Changing the width of columns and height of rows |
|
|
759 | (1) |
|
Decorating a Worksheet with Borders and Colors |
|
|
760 | (2) |
|
|
|
760 | (1) |
|
Decorating worksheets with colors |
|
|
760 | (1) |
|
Slapping borders on worksheet cells |
|
|
761 | (1) |
|
|
|
762 | (5) |
|
Making a worksheet fit on the page |
|
|
762 | (2) |
|
Making a worksheet more presentable |
|
|
764 | (1) |
|
Repeating row labels and column names on each page |
|
|
765 | (2) |
|
|
|
767 | (8) |
|
Building Charts from Your Data |
|
|
767 | (3) |
|
Creating a chart with the Chart Wizard |
|
|
767 | (3) |
|
Adjusting a chart's position on the page |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
|
|
770 | (5) |
|
Choosing a different chart type |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
Adding and removing chart elements |
|
|
771 | (1) |
|
The basics of changing a chart's appearance |
|
|
771 | (4) |
|
|
|
775 | (74) |
|
|
|
775 | (6) |
|
Finding Out How Money Tracks Your Finances |
|
|
775 | (1) |
|
|
|
776 | (1) |
|
A Fast Trip around the Money Windows |
|
|
776 | (3) |
|
|
|
776 | (1) |
|
Going from window to window: The Navigation bar and Navigation buttons |
|
|
777 | (2) |
|
Personalizing the Home Page |
|
|
779 | (2) |
|
|
|
781 | (10) |
|
Accounts and Registers for Recording Financial Transactions |
|
|
781 | (2) |
|
The Basics: Setting Up Checking and Savings Accounts |
|
|
783 | (3) |
|
Setting up a checking or savings account |
|
|
783 | (2) |
|
Listing contact names, phone numbers, and other account details |
|
|
785 | (1) |
|
Setting Up an Account to Track Credit Card and Line of Credit Transactions |
|
|
786 | (5) |
|
Recording Your Financial Activity |
|
|
791 | (18) |
|
The Basics: Recording Transactions in Savings and Checking Registers |
|
|
791 | (11) |
|
Opening an account register |
|
|
792 | (1) |
|
Recording checks, deposits, withdrawals, and debit card purchases in registers |
|
|
793 | (3) |
|
How's your view of the register? |
|
|
796 | (1) |
|
Splitting deposits and withdrawals that don't fit in one category |
|
|
797 | (2) |
|
Recording a deposit or debit card purchase with cash back |
|
|
799 | (1) |
|
Transferring money between accounts |
|
|
800 | (2) |
|
Recording Transactions in Credit Card and Line of Credit Accounts |
|
|
802 | (2) |
|
Recording credit card and line of credit charges |
|
|
802 | (1) |
|
|
|
803 | (1) |
|
Recording a credit card payment |
|
|
803 | (1) |
|
Fixing Mistakes in Account Registers |
|
|
804 | (5) |
|
Changing, or editing, transactions |
|
|
805 | (1) |
|
Voiding and deleting transactions |
|
|
806 | (3) |
|
Categorizing Your Spending and Income |
|
|
809 | (10) |
|
Looking at the Ways to Categorize Income and Spending |
|
|
809 | (2) |
|
|
|
809 | (1) |
|
|
|
810 | (1) |
|
|
|
810 | (1) |
|
|
|
810 | (1) |
|
Setting Up Your Own Categories and Subcategories |
|
|
811 | (2) |
|
|
|
811 | (1) |
|
Creating a new subcategory |
|
|
812 | (1) |
|
Getting Ready for Tax Time with Tax-Related Categories |
|
|
813 | (2) |
|
Correcting Transactions Recorded in the Wrong Category |
|
|
815 | (4) |
|
Moving all transactions from one category to another category |
|
|
815 | (1) |
|
Reassigning transactions to new categories |
|
|
816 | (3) |
|
Reconciling, or Balancing, an Account |
|
|
819 | (8) |
|
|
|
819 | (1) |
|
|
|
820 | (3) |
|
Telling Money which transactions cleared the bank |
|
|
820 | (3) |
|
Fixing mistakes as you reconcile |
|
|
823 | (1) |
|
Help! The Darn Thing Won't Reconcile! |
|
|
823 | (4) |
|
A checklist of things to do if you can't reconcile |
|
|
824 | (1) |
|
``AutoReconciling'' an account |
|
|
825 | (1) |
|
Forcing an account to balance |
|
|
825 | (2) |
|
|
|
827 | (22) |
|
Your Own Electronic Portfolio |
|
|
827 | (1) |
|
Setting Up Investment, Retirement, and Employee Stock Option Accounts |
|
|
828 | (5) |
|
Setting up an investment account for tracking securities |
|
|
828 | (2) |
|
Setting up a retirement account for tracking retirement savings and investments |
|
|
830 | (2) |
|
Setting up an account to track employee stock options |
|
|
832 | (1) |
|
Describing the Securities in Investment and Retirement Accounts |
|
|
833 | (3) |
|
Editing an Investment or Retirement Account Transaction |
|
|
836 | (1) |
|
Updating the Price of a Security |
|
|
836 | (1) |
|
Recording Payments to and Disbursements from Brokers |
|
|
837 | (1) |
|
Handling Stocks and Bonds |
|
|
838 | (6) |
|
Recording a purchase of more stocks or more bonds |
|
|
838 | (2) |
|
Recording the sale of stocks and bonds |
|
|
840 | (1) |
|
Recording and reinvesting dividends |
|
|
841 | (1) |
|
Recording stock splits, short sells, margin purchases, and other esoterica |
|
|
842 | (2) |
|
|
|
844 | (2) |
|
Recording the sale or purchase of mutual funds |
|
|
844 | (1) |
|
Recording dividends and distributions |
|
|
844 | (2) |
|
Analyzing and Comparing Investments |
|
|
846 | (1) |
|
Charting the Performance of an Investment |
|
|
847 | (2) |
| Index |
|
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