XP TUTORIAL

Introductory Windows XP Tutorial


Below is the index of Windows elements.

• New elements in WindowsXP

1. Introduction
2. New user system
3. Improvements on Windows Explorer
4. Other improvements

• Basic Concepts

1. The operating system
2. The windows
3. Handling the mouse and the keyboard
4. Ways to close a window

• The Desktop

1. Get to know the Windows XP desktop
2. The bars and start button
3. The icons and shortcuts
4. How to organize the icons on the desktop
5. How to create Shortcuts
6. How to change the date and time
7. Visualizing the tool bars

• WindowsXP explorer

1. Starting Windows Explorer
2. The Windows Explorer´s window
3. The Windows Explorer´s views
4. Selecting files
5. Creating and deleting folders
6. Deleting files
7. Copying files or folders
8. Moving files or folders
9. Changing the name of a file or folder
10. Files and folders properties
11. Showing hidden files and folders
12. Knowing types of files
13. Organizing folders
14. Modifying Windows behaviour
15. Basic concepts: files, folders, and units
16. Other ways to copy and move
17. Sharing folders
18. Modifying types of folders

• Searching

1. Searching for files and folders
2. Searching for hardware
3. Searching for people
4. Searching on the Internet

• The Recyle Bin

1. Get to know the Recycle Bin
2. Restoring files or folders
3. Emptying the Recycle Bin
4. Customizing the Recycle Bin

• Configuring the screen

1. The background or wallpaper
2. The screensaver
3. Screen appearance
4. Resolution and colors

• Configuring the mouse

1. The buttons
2. The pointer
3. Pointer options

• Adding or removing programs

1. Adding new programs
2. Modifying or removing programs
3. Adding WindowsXP components
4. Windows register
5. Uninstalling software
6. Windows Update

• Adding new hardware

1. Introduction
2. Adding drivers for hardware
3. Adding drivers for non Plug and Play hardware
4. Installing a camera
5. Updating the drivers with Windows Update
6. The state of the hardware
7. Installing new hardware
8. Connecting a camera
9. Installing drivers with Windows Update

• Configuring the printer

1. Installing a printer
2. The print manager
3. Printer properties
4. Advanced. Installing a printer

• System tools

1. The Scandisk
2. Disk defragmenter
3. System information
4. Restore the system
5. Formatting a disk
6. Freeing disk space
7. Character map
8. Advanced. Freeing disk space

• Scheduled Tasks

1. Scheduled tasks
2. How to generate a scheduled task
3. Customizing a task
4. Programming a task

• Windows Media Player

1. Currently playing
2. Handling the player
3. How to create a playlist
4. Adding a file to a playlist
5. The CD player
6. Copying a CD

• Windows help

1. Ways to get help