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XP (short for experience) is a powerful version of Microsoft Windows. Whether you use Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional, you'll get colorful graphics and pumped up computing capability. With "Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference" at your side, you'll be a Windows wonder in no time. This handy guide is right for you if: you just got a new computer with Windows XP preinstalled and don't know what to do with it; your computer crashes a lot when using an older version of Windows (it may be time to upgrade); you already use Windows XP and want to know more about its advanced features; and you want quick, accessible answers to questions about Windows XP. "Windows XP" offers exciting improvements over earlier versions; new features include remote assistance, CD-burning capability, a built-in firewall, and multiple-user accounts. Figuring out how to work all those cool, new features is easy with "Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference".
Here's a sampling of the easy-to-access information that you'll find in this guide: customizing your Windows desktop, saving music with Windows media Player, troubleshooting annoying XP problems, using the Task Manager like a pro, browsing the Web, mastering Windows basics such as renaming or deleting files and folders, controlling desktop icons, adding and removing software and printers, creating sound files, and using Windows Update to get the latest XP updates and bug fixes from Microsoft. Author Greg Harvey has written numerous technical books, including the bestselling "Excel 2003 For Dummies" and "Microsoft Windows XP Millennium Edition For Dummies Quick Reference".
Here's a sampling of the easy-to-access information that you'll find in this guide: customizing your Windows desktop, saving music with Windows media Player, troubleshooting annoying XP problems, using the Task Manager like a pro, browsing the Web, mastering Windows basics such as renaming or deleting files and folders, controlling desktop icons, adding and removing software and printers, creating sound files, and using Windows Update to get the latest XP updates and bug fixes from Microsoft. Author Greg Harvey has written numerous technical books, including the bestselling "Excel 2003 For Dummies" and "Microsoft Windows XP Millennium Edition For Dummies Quick Reference".
Put away your secret decoder rings and pick up a copy of the latest edition of DOS For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, the only book you'll ever need to take the mystery out of those strange, enigmatic commands in DOS-speak. Even if you've upgraded to the snazzy new Windows operating system, you may have times when those old DOS commands (which have been around since the first IBM computers appeared) may come in handy. What's a person to do? Grab yourself a copy of DOS For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, and keep it near your computer for quick, step-by-step instructions for doing almost anything in DOS. Author Greg Harvey has packed all the do's and don'ts of DOS together in one handy guide, written in language you can understand. Flip open the comb-bound, lay-flat book and let your fingers do the walking through the land of DOS, alphabetized from A to Z, to find fast answers to your questions. Whether you're running the original DOS or just playing DOS games under the latest versions of Windows, you'll find that this slim little reference book can be a big, big help.
Plus, DOS For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, features a Techie Talk" glossary in the back of the book to keep you from stumbling over words and phrases like clusters, FATs, sectors, and TSRs.
Plus, DOS For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, features a Techie Talk" glossary in the back of the book to keep you from stumbling over words and phrases like clusters, FATs, sectors, and TSRs.
Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition) makes home networking easier than ever. You can connect multiple computers to share files, printers, an Internet connection, and more. Don't let the word "networking" intimidate you, however. With Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition) For Dummies Quick Reference at your fingertips, you'll be a Windows whiz in no time. This handy guide is right for you if - Your computer crashes a lot when using Windows 95 or Windows 98 (it may be time to upgrade) - You just got a new computer with Windows Me preinstalled and don't know what to do with it - You already use Windows Me and want to know more about its advanced features - You want quick, accessible answers to questions about Windows Me Windows Me offers quite a few improvements over earlier versions; features such as Windows Movie Maker and Windows Media Player are entertaining, to say the least.
Here's a peek at just the type of quick, "get-in, get-out" information that you'll find in Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition) For Dummies Quick Reference: - Communicating via Outlook Express, instant messaging, chats, and video conferencing - Viewing television channels - Browsing the Web - Mastering Windows basics such as renaming or deleting files and folders - Controlling desktop icons, adding and removing software and printers - Launching programs - Playing Internet games - Using Windows accessories such as Notepad, Paint, Disk Cleanup, and Calculator - Making changes to your computer settings by using the Control Panel Author Greg Harvey has written numerous technical books, including the best-selling Excel 2003 For Dummies and Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference.
Here's a peek at just the type of quick, "get-in, get-out" information that you'll find in Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition) For Dummies Quick Reference: - Communicating via Outlook Express, instant messaging, chats, and video conferencing - Viewing television channels - Browsing the Web - Mastering Windows basics such as renaming or deleting files and folders - Controlling desktop icons, adding and removing software and printers - Launching programs - Playing Internet games - Using Windows accessories such as Notepad, Paint, Disk Cleanup, and Calculator - Making changes to your computer settings by using the Control Panel Author Greg Harvey has written numerous technical books, including the best-selling Excel 2003 For Dummies and Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference.
"It is written so the average person can understand the technical stuff." -- Lisa Hauke, Monroe, L.A., on Windows For Dummies(R) Quick Reference More Answers, Less Reading!(TM)
Windows(R) 3.1 For Dummies(R) Quick Reference A Quick Reference for the Rest of Us!(R) You thought Windows was supposed to be easy, didn't you? Now it can be with the completely updated Windows 3.1 For Dummies Quick Reference, 2nd Edition, the fun, fast, and cheap way to remember the ins and outs of Microsoft Windows. This quick and easy-to-use fingertip reference guides you through Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups tasks and features with helpful icons, tips, and examples. ...For Dummies(R) Quick References and ...For Dummies(R) books are available on all your favorite or not-so-favorite hardware and software products. Look for them wherever computer books are sold! Also look for IDG Books' Windows(R) 3.1 For Dummies(R), 2nd Edition, and More Windows(R) For Dummies(R).
Windows(R) 3.1 For Dummies(R) Quick Reference A Quick Reference for the Rest of Us!(R) You thought Windows was supposed to be easy, didn't you? Now it can be with the completely updated Windows 3.1 For Dummies Quick Reference, 2nd Edition, the fun, fast, and cheap way to remember the ins and outs of Microsoft Windows. This quick and easy-to-use fingertip reference guides you through Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups tasks and features with helpful icons, tips, and examples. ...For Dummies(R) Quick References and ...For Dummies(R) books are available on all your favorite or not-so-favorite hardware and software products. Look for them wherever computer books are sold! Also look for IDG Books' Windows(R) 3.1 For Dummies(R), 2nd Edition, and More Windows(R) For Dummies(R).
Filled with tasks and commands of the most common WordPerfect features, this book is a quick reference on everything from "abbreviations" to "zoom". The book covers beginning through advanced features in an easy-to-follow format.
Feeling a little overwhelmed by all the hype and hysteria surrounding the release of Microsoft's Windows 98? Looking for a clear, concise guide to all things 98, where you can find what you want quickly and efficiently, without having to search through long-winded manuals the size of big-city telephone books? Let your fingers do the walking through the facets and features of Windows 98 with Windows 98 For Dummies Quick Reference, the fast and friendly one-volume source to answer all your Windows 98 questions. Windows 98 For Dummies Quick Reference is packed with helpful advice and timesaving tips to make your Windows 98 learning curve smooth and gentle. All of the Windows 98 tools, components, commands, and tasks are presented in easy-to-find alphabetical order with clear, step-by-step directions. Whether you're new to Windows or are upgrading from a previous version of Microsoft's world-famous operating system for PCs, you can find everything you need to know packed between the covers of this slim, comprehensive book.
Windows 95 for Dummies Quick Reference is the perfect "next to your computer" reference on Windows 95. The easy to read quick reference is filled with plain English explanations of Windows 95 features and tasks. Find out first hand about Windows 95 new multitasking and multithreading, Plug & Play, the taskbar, using long file names, and much more.
"WordPerfect "X" for Windows For Dummies Quick Reference" is the quick and easy way to remember WordPerfect for windows features and commands. The second edition of this popular "...For Dummies" quick reference covers the new product features and commands of the latest up-date. It's loaded with helpful icons and plain English explanations of the most common terms. This reference is the fastest and easiest way to learn WordPerfect for Windows. It features: the newest version of WordPerfect; new product features are identified with explanations of how and when to use them; commands referred to in alphabetical order for easy use; how to use the improved find/replace and undo/redo features; contains all new coverage of coaches; and offers easy tips on customising the ever-helpful status bar.
Greg Harvey, a software trainer who teaches at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, has written over 35 computer books, including the runaway bestseller "Excel For Dummies", "I-2-3 for Dummies", "PC World WordPerfect 6 Handbook", "DOS For Dummies Quick Reference", "Windows For Dummies Quick Reference", "WordPerfect for DOS For Dummies Quick Reference" and "WordPerfect for Windows For Dummies Quick Reference".
Greg Harvey, a software trainer who teaches at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, has written over 35 computer books, including the runaway bestseller "Excel For Dummies", "I-2-3 for Dummies", "PC World WordPerfect 6 Handbook", "DOS For Dummies Quick Reference", "Windows For Dummies Quick Reference", "WordPerfect for DOS For Dummies Quick Reference" and "WordPerfect for Windows For Dummies Quick Reference".