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Jump ahead in the digital world with the computer book that talks your talk!
Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Me) operating system gives you exciting new features to help you get more done and have more fun with your home PC every day. DO IT YOURSELF MICROSOFT WINDOWS ME helps you get great results right away using clear language, realistic situations, and simple pictures. This book provides fun, to-the-point explanations, revealing insights, useful tips, and amazing tricks to help you take advantage of all the cool features in Windows Me. Do all this and more in a flash with your PC:
• Start smarter! Take a grand guided tour of Windows Me.
• Go digital! Play CDs and DVDs and record, edit, and play digital music. Import, edit, and print digital pictures. Hook up a video camera to play and edit videos. Listen to radio broadcasts and download music and videos over the Internet.
• Get networked! Get on the Internet fast, and make sure your connection is appropriate for the whole family. Send e-mail and files to friends and family over the Internet. Set up a home network to share files and hardware.
• Have fun! Talk to other gamers while you play over the Internet!
Table of Contents:
| introduction | xi |
| EPISODE 1 USING MICROSOFT WINDOWS ME EVERY DAY | 1 |
| CHAPTER 1 the millennium guided tour: what youll find in microsoft windows ME | 3 |
| Getting Started | 4 |
| Covering the Basics | 5 |
| How to Add Programs to Your System | 5 |
| Where to Look to Configure Your Computer | 5 |
| How This Book Will Help You Install Hardware on Your System | 5 |
| How to Keep Your Computer All Neat and Tidy | 6 |
| How Your Files and Folders Are Managed | 6 |
| When Youre in Trouble, This Book Will Help | 6 |
| Whats New | 7 |
| How This Book Will Help You Use Multimedia on Your System | 7 |
| Where to Look to Get On the Internet | 7 |
| Getting Comfortable with E-Mail | 8 |
| Helping You Build a Home Network | 8 |
| Playing Games on a Home Network and on the Web | 8 |
| Extra Information You Might Need (Appendixes) | 8 |
| A Table of Terms | 8 |
| The Anatomy of Windows | 9 |
| Tackling Basic Tasks | 9 |
| Installing Windows Me | 9 |
| Finally | 9 |
| CHAPTER 2 lets get with the program: adding software to your computer | 11 |
| getting to know: | 12 |
| Software | 12 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Add Software | 14 |
| Before You Buy?/TD> | 14 |
| Buying Programs for Your Computer | 15 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Run Software | 18 |
| How Do I Add a Program to My Computer? | 18 |
| How Do I Close a Program? | 21 |
| How Do I Start a Program? | 21 |
| How Do I Remove a Program from My Computer? | 24 |
| CHAPTER 3 sometimes its just a matter of taste: customizing your system | 27 |
| Getting to Know: | 28 |
| Setting the Features That Affect What You See on Your Screen | 28 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Customize Your Computer | 30 |
| The Control Panel | 30 |
| The Desktop | 31 |
| The Start Menu | 32 |
| The Taskbar | 33 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Customize Your Computer | 34 |
| How Do I Add or Remove Programs from My Desktop? | 34 |
| How Do I Add or Remove Toolbars from the Taskbar? | 35 |
| How Do I Change the Color Scheme in Windows Me? | 36 |
| How Do I Change Screen Savers? | 37 |
| How Do I Change the Look of My Desktop? | 39 |
| How Do I Make Changes to My Keyboard Settings? | 41 |
| How Do I Make Changes to My Mouse Settings? | 44 |
| How Do I Make Changes to the Start Menu and the Taskbar? | 46 |
| How Do I Make Changes to the Scene on My Desktop Using Themes? | 50 |
| How Do I Make Changes to the Sounds My Computer Makes? | 51 |
| How Do I Make My Computer More Accessible? | 53 |
| How Do I Make My Computers Settings Match My Region? | 56 |
| How Do I Set the Date and Time? | 57 |
| How Do I Set Windows Me to Be Used by More Than One Person? | 58 |
| CHAPTER 4 how many gadgets can i get? adding hardware to your computer | 61 |
| Getting to Know: | 62 |
| Hardware | 62 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Add New Hardware | 64 |
| Connection Ports | 65 |
| The System Properties Dialog Box | 67 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Manage Your Hardware | 68 |
| How Do I Add New Hardware? | 68 |
| How Do I Tell When My Hardware Is Not Working Properly? | 70 |
| CHAPTER 5 how does it remember all that stuff? housekeeping and organizing your hard disk | 73 |
| Getting to Know: | 74 |
| Places to Store Documents | 74 |
| The Different Drives: Your Storage Options | 74 |
| The Tools Youll Use to Manage Storage on Your Computer | 77 |
| The Hard Drive | 77 |
| The Floppy Drive | 78 |
| The CD/DVD Drive | 80 |
| The Zip Drive | 81 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Manage Your Computers Storage Devices | 81 |
| How Do I Check My Disks for Errors? | 81 |
| How Do I Clean Up My Hard Drive? | 84 |
| How Do I Find Out How Much Space I Have on My Disks? | 86 |
| How Do I Format Floppy Disks? | 87 |
| How Do I Maximize the Available Space on My Disks? | 89 |
| How Do I Schedule Automatic Housekeeping? | 91 |
| CHAPTER 6 one of these days im going to get organized: basic file and folder management | 95 |
| Getting to Know: | 96 |
| Organizing Your Files | 96 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Manage Your Documents | 99 |
| Windows Explorer | 99 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Manage Your Files and Folders | 104 |
| How Do I Add an Object to My Collection of Favorites? | 104 |
| How Do I Control a Files Properties? | 105 |
| How Do I Create a New Document? | 108 |
| How Do I Create a New Folder? | 108 |
| How Do I Create Shortcuts? | 109 |
| How Do I Delete Objects? | 111 |
| How Do I Empty My Recycle Bin? | 113 |
| How Do I Move or Copy Files and Folders? | 114 |
| How Do I Name an Object? | 118 |
| How Do I Open a Document? | 119 |
| How Do I Search for a Specific File? | 121 |
| CHAPTER 7 My Computer Ate My Homework: Solving problems | 125 |
| getting to know: | 126 |
| Recovering from System Failures | 126 |
| The Tools Youll Need To Get Back To Work | 128 |
| The Windows Me Startup Disk | 128 |
| The Help System | 129 |
| Online Technical Support | 130 |
| Telephone Technical Support | 131 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Solve Problems | 131 |
| How Do I Back Up My Files? | 131 |
| How Do I Create a Windows Me Startup Disk? | 135 |
| How Do I Minimize Damage to My Files? | 136 |
| How Do I Minimize Hardware Problems? | 137 |
| How Do I Minimize Software Problems? | 140 |
| How Do I Reboot My Computer? | 141 |
| How Do I Recover Lost Files? | 142 |
| How Do I Restore My Computer? | 145 |
| How Do I Unfreeze My Computer? | 148 |
| EPISODE 2 TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW FEATURES | 151 |
| CHAPTER 8 wow! this is better than a movie: using multimedia on your pc | 153 |
| Getting to Know: | 154 |
| The Multimedia Features in Windows Me | 154 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Use Multimedia | 155 |
| Extra Hardware | 155 |
| Imaging for Windows | 159 |
| Paint | 161 |
| Windows Media Player | 163 |
| Working with windows movie maker | 165 |
| How Do I Create a Home Video Using Windows Movie Maker? | 165 |
| the tasks youll perform to use windows multimedia features | 169 |
| How Do I Control the Volume of Music or Movies Played on My Computer? | 170 |
| How Do I Find and Play Radio Stations on My Computer? | 171 |
| How Do I Play Audio CDs? | 174 |
| How Do I Play Music or Video from the Internet? | 176 |
| How Do I Record Sounds or Music onto My Computer? | 178 |
| the tasks youll perform to work with digital pictures and video | 180 |
| How Do I Add Text to My Digital Pictures? | 180 |
| How Do I Create a New Imaging for Windows File? | 183 |
| How Do I Crop Digital Pictures? | 185 |
| How Do I Merge Digital Pictures? | 186 |
| How Do I Play Video DVDs? | 191 |
| How Do I Play Back Video Files on My Computer? | 193 |
| How Do I View Digital Pictures? | 194 |
| CHAPTER 9 you wont find many spiders on this web: internet explorer 5.5 | 197 |
| Getting to Know: | 198 |
| The Internet and the World Wide Web | 198 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Get Online | 201 |
| Modems and Phone Lines | 201 |
| Internet Service Provider (ISP) | 202 |
| Internet Explorer | 204 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Get on the Internet | 205 |
| How Do I Access An ISP? | 205 |
| How Do I Change My Home Page? | 208 |
| How Do I Change the Programs I Use on the Internet? | 209 |
| How Do I Change the Way My Computer Connects to the Internet? | 210 |
| How Do I Choose My Password and Screen Name? | 212 |
| How Do I Follow Links? | 214 |
| How Do I Print Web Pages? | 215 |
| How Do I Restrict the Internet Content My Children Can See? | 216 |
| How Do I Save Web Pages as Files? | 219 |
| How Do I Search for Information on the Internet? | 219 |
| How Do I Tell What Web Sites Have Been Visited on My Computer? | 222 |
| How Do I Use URLs to Get Around on the Internet? | 223 |
| CHAPTER 10 dear pen pal: using microsoft outlook express | 225 |
| Getting to Know: | 226 |
| Sending and Receiving E-Mail | 226 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Send and Receive E-Mail | 230 |
| Outlook Express | 230 |
| Address Book | 231 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Send and Receive E-Mail | 232 |
| How Do I Create an E-Mail Identity? | 232 |
| How Do I E-Mail Someone Using Outlook Express? | 234 |
| How Do I Manage E-Mail I Receive? | 237 |
| How Do I Put Names in My Address Book? | 240 |
| How Do I Separate Contacts into Folders in My Address Book? | 244 |
| How Do I Set Up Groups in My Address Book? | 245 |
| How Do I Sign Up for Hotmail? | 248 |
| CHAPTER 11 you dont have to be a trapeze artist to use this net: Setting up a home network | 251 |
| Getting to Know: | 252 |
| Home Networking | 252 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Set Up and Run a Home Network | 255 |
| The Network Hardware | 256 |
| The Tasks Youll Perform to Set Up a Home Network | 258 |
| How Do I Configure My Computer for Networking? | 258 |
| How Do I Create a Direct Cable Connection? | 260 |
| How Do I Create a Network? | 262 |
| How Do I Print on a Network Printer? | 269 |
| How Do I Share Files Across the Network? | 271 |
| How Do I Use the Home Networking Wizard? | 274 |
| How Do I View Digital Pictures? | 194 |
| CHAPTER 12 red rover, red rover, send billy right over: playing games | 279 |
| Getting to Know: | 280 |
| Playing Games on Your Computer | 280 |
| The Tools Youll Need to Play Games | 281 |
| The Games in Windows Me | 281 |
| Zone.com | 281 |
| the tasks youll perform to play games | 282 |
| How Do I Set Up a Game over My Home Network? | 282 |
| How Do I Play Games over the Internet? | 283 |
| EPISODE 3 APPENDIXES | 287 |
| Appendix A A Table of terms | 289 |
| Appendix B the anatomy of windows | 297 |
| Appendix C performing basic tasks | 307 |
| Appendix D an installation guide for windows me | 317 |
| INDEX | 319 |
