Page 4 - About; Training Express
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 4 About The Author Dave Murphy has taught thousands of students, novice-to-expert, to be more productive using personal computers. He has been certified by Novell, Inc. as a Certified NetWare In...
Page 5 - Contents
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 5 Contents Using This Learning Guide ...................................... 7Introduction .............................................................. 7Mouse Basics ..............................
Page 7 - Using This Learning; Finding Files; Introduction
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 7 Using This Learning Guide Introduction Windows 98 has become the a widely accepted operatingsystem for PCs. With an improved graphical user inter-face (GUI) and support from all major software...
Page 8 - Load Solitaire; Find files located on disk
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 8 Mouse BasicsLearning Objectives You will be able to: Describe the purpose of themouse pointing device Demonstrate how to properly holdthe mouse Describe the following mouseoperations: ClickDou...
Page 9 - Mouse Basics
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 9 Introduction This chapter is appropriate for computer users who arenew to the Windows environment or who desire addi-tional practice using a mouse and an input device. The mouse is a manually-...
Page 10 - Saving The Document; Printing The Document
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 10 This is called single clicking. Positioning the mouse on a program icon and quicklydepressing the left mouse button twice will load theprogram. This is called double clicking. Here are a few ...
Page 11 - Loading Solitaire; Applying Italics
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 11 Loading Solitaire To load the Solitaire game, you must locate the "Start"button in the lower left corner of the screen. "Start' is atthe far left of the task bar. 1. Click Start 2...
Page 12 - Exiting Solitaire; Changing The Text Size
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 12 The Solitaire game will load and the screen will displaythe cards as dealt in preparation for the game. The object of the game is to position all of the aces on thefour empty spaces at the to...
Page 13 - Commands; Close a window; Typing A Document
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 13 Windows 98 Commands Learning Objectives You will be able to: Close a window Minimize an application window Maximize an application window Restore an application window 44 Typing A Document On...
Page 14 - Minimize; Word Processing
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 14 Windows 98Commands Introduction All application windows in Windows 98 share commoncommands. For example, the upper right corner of eachwindow will feature three command buttons: minimize,maxi...
Page 15 - Open WordPad
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 15 During the download process, an incremental counterreports the number of bytes of information that have beentransferred. This continuously updating of the counter requires systemprocessor tim...
Page 16 - Resizing A Window
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 16 The next menu is usually Edit. Under the Edit menucommands such as Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste will befound. The common menu structure is one of the features ofWindows 98 that makes it easy to...
Page 17 - Using Explorer; Mouse Pointer Control
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 17 Using Explorer Learning Objectives You will be able to: Start Explorer Describe a folder View folder contents Define a registered file Open a registered file in its hostapplication program Mo...
Page 18 - Installing New Fonts
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 18 Using Explorer Introduction The Windows 98 Explorer is one of the most commonly-used features of the entire program. With it, you are ableto organize the programs and documents that are store...
Page 19 - Starting Explorer; Viewing Folder Contents
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 19 Starting Explorer 1. Right-click Start 2. Click Explorer Folders onthe C: Drive foldercontents Viewing Folder Contents To view the contents of a folder, double click the folder,and the conten...
Page 20 - Registered Documents; Setting Screen Resolution
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 20 Registered Documents Many of the different types of documents that you willfind in folders are registered with Windows 98. That means the type of file is known to Windows 98because of the fil...
Page 21 - Closing A Window; Changing Screen Colors
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 21 Closing A Window To close a window and shut down the program, you mayclick the close button in the upper right corner of thewindow. The close button is the "X" button. Moving & Co...
Page 22 - Exiting Explorer
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 22 Exiting Explorer To exit Explorer: 1. Click Close Button 35 2. Click Screen Saver From the Screen Saver dialog window: 1. Select 3D Flower Box 2. Click Settings
Page 23 - Using Control Panel
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 23 Using Control Panel Learning Objectives 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 scre...
Page 24 - Setting The System Time
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 24 Introduction Control Panel is the "engine room" of Windows 98. Itallows access to most of the programs that control howWindows 98 functions. Here is a short list of the options that c...
Page 25 - Loading Control Panel
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 25 Loading Control Panel To load Control Panel: 1. Click Start 2. Click Settings 3. Click Control Panel The icons displayed in your Control Panel may vary from the example. Install a printer dri...
Page 26 - Installing A Printer Driver; Selecting A Model; Configuring A Printer
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 26 Installing A Printer Driver To install a new printer: 1. Double-click Printers 2. Double-click Add Printer If the printer is connected to your local area network, youmust ensure that your pri...
Page 27 - Printing A Test Page
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 27 In this example, let's select a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet560C color ink jet printer. 1. Click Agfa (the first manufacturer listed) 2. Type H (the first letter of HP) 3. Press ↓↓↓↓↓ (down arrow)...
Page 28 - Selecting A Printer Port; Naming The Printer
W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express W i n d o w s 9 8 , L e v e l O n e Training Express 28 Selecting A Printer Port You must now select the printer's output port to which theprinter is physically connected. In effect, you are instructing Windows 98 where the printdata should be sen...