Getting Started With Your Computer & the Windows XP Environment

Way in: Getting started with your computer and the Windows XP environment You have just got your new computer, equipped with Windows XP and you cannot wait to find out what you can do with it! But, how do you set up all this hardware? And when you have figured that out how are you going to write you first mail message or compose your first spreadsheet? And then how do you get onto the Internet? This guide will answer all of these questions: after learning about all the main hardware devices (CD-ROM players and writers, DVD players, ZIP disks and so forth) you will see how to connect up your computer then how to start it and access the different application that it offers. You will learn the basics of the Word 2002 word processor along with those of the Works 2002 spreadsheet application. You will soon understand the need to save your work regularly into files then how to organize your files in folders so that you can use the Windows XP explorer to find them again quickly in order to copy or delete them. Finally, if you have a connection to the Internet, this guide will show you how to surf the Web