
Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies
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- Intro
- Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies
- Acknowledgments
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- What's in This Book, Anyway?
- What Makes This Book Special
- A Greatest Hits Collection
- Foolish Assumptions
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Icons Used in This Book
- Book I: Windows XP
- Chapter 1: Introducing Windows XP
- What Windows XP Does (And Doesn't)
- Where We've Been
- Chapter 2: Upgrading to Windows XP
- Upgrading - A Brain Transplant
- Product Activation
- What if the Wheels Fall Off?
- Chapter 3: Finding Your Way around Windows XP
- The Desktop
- Mousing
- Windows
- Dialog Boxes
- Files and Folders
- Starting with the Start Button
- Chapter 4: Personalizing Your Desktop
- Recognizing Desktop Levels
- Setting Colors in Windows XP
- Picking a Background
- Controlling Icons
- Changing Mouse Pointers
- Selecting Screen Savers
- Seeing Desktop Text
- Using Desktop Themes
- Customizing Folders
- Chapter 5: Organizing Your Windows XP Interface
- Customizing the Start Menu
- Creating Your Own Shortcuts
- Quick Launch Toolbar
- Customizing the Windows Taskbar
- Custom Startup
- Chapter 6: Setting Up Personal Accounts
- Controlling Who Gets On
- Logoff
- Chapter 7: Managing Files and Folders
- Using Windows Explorer
- Creating Files and Folders
- Selecting Files and Folders
- Modifying Files and Folders
- Different Ways of Viewing Folders and Files
- Sharing Folders
- Recycling Files and Folders
- Chapter 8: Locating Stuff with Windows XP
- Introducing the Search Companion
- Looking for Files and Folders
- Using Wildcards
- Digging Deeper with Advanced Searches
- Saving a Search
- Chapter 9: Adding and Removing Software
- Installing and Removing Programs
- Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
- Installing and Removing Parts of Windows
- Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Windows XP System
- Keeping Up-to-Date
- Performing Periodic Maintenance
- Backing Up and Restoring
- Scheduling Task Scheduler
- Zipping and Compression
- Chapter 11: Jammin' with Windows Media Player
- Starting with the Media Guide
- Playing with Now Playing
- Copying from a CD
- Organizing Your Media Library
- Radio Tuner
- Copy to CD or Device
- Chapter 12: Lights! Action! Windows Movie Maker
- What You Need to Create Movies
- Introducing Windows Movie Maker
- Recording and Editing Video
- Using Sound Clips
- Organizing Your Clips
- Chapter 13: Working with Digital Pictures
- Choosing a Camera
- Moving Images to Your Computer
- Printing Pictures
- Troubleshooting
- Book II: PCs and Peripherals
- Chapter 1: Starting with the Basics
- Defining Basic Terms
- Peripherals
- The Common Components of a Desktop PC
- Desktop PCs versus Laptop PCs
- RAM and Processors: The Keys to Performance
- Your Friend, Your Operating System
- Chapter 2: Additional Toys Your PC Will Enjoy
- Printers
- Scanners
- Keyboards, Tablets, and Pointing Things
- Big-Time Game Controllers
- Video and Digital Cameras
- External Drives
- Surge Protectors and UPS Units
- Chapter 3: Connectors, Ports, and Sundry Openings
- Using USB Stuff
- Riding in the Fast Lane with FireWire
- Your Antique Serial Port
- The Once-Renowned Parallel Port
- Meet Your Video Port
- Audio Connectors You'll Likely Need
- Keyboard and Mouse Ports on Parade
- Chapter 4: Maintaining Your Hardware
- When Should I Move My PC?
- Avoiding Dust Bunnies
- Watching Your Cables
- Cleaning Monitors and Scanners
- Cleaning Your Mouse and Keyboard
- Cleaning and Maintaining Your Printer
- Chapter 5: Scanning with Gusto
- What Happens Inside a Scanner?
- Your Friend, the Flatbed
- Popular Scanner Features
- Basic Scanning with Paint Shop Pro
- Scanning Do's and Don'ts
- Those Irritating (Or Invaluable) Copyrights
- Adding a Copyright Line
- Chapter 6: Dude, MP3 Rocks!
- An MP3 Primer
- Ripping Your Own MP3 Files
- Listening to Your Stuff
- Downloading to an MP3 Player
- Using Other Sound Formats
- Burning Audio CDs from MP3 Files
- Chapter 7: Making Movies with Your PC
- Getting the Lowdown on ArcSoft's ShowBiz
- Rounding Up Clips and Images
- Building Your First Movie
- Adding Transitions without Breaking a Sweat
- Adding Special Effects without Paying George Lucas
- Adding Sound
- You've Just Gotta Have Titles!
- Previewing Your Oscar-Winning Work
- Saving and Burning before Traveling to Cannes
- Chapter 8: I Can Make My Own DVDs?
- Welcome to MyDVD
- Menus 'R Easy!
- Changing the Look of Your Menus
- Trimming Movies with Panache
- Time to Preview
- Burning Your DVD and Celebrating Afterwards
- Chapter 9: I'm Okay, You're a Digital Camera
- How Does a Digital Camera Work?
- The Pros and Cons of Digital Photography
- Digital Camera Extras to Covet
- The Lazybone's Guide to Composing Photographs
- Organizing Your Pictures
- Downloading Your Images
- Chapter 10: Determining What to Upgrade
- Making Performance Upgrades: CPU, Motherboard, and Memory
- Expansion Upgrades: USB 2.0 and FireWire
- Making Storage Upgrades: Internal and External Drives
- Making Sound and Video Upgrades: Sound and Video Cards
- Chapter 11: Adding RAM to Your Hot Rod
- Figuring Out What Type of Memory You Need
- Deciding How Much RAM Is Enough
- Installing Extra RAM
- Chapter 12: Scotty, I Need More Power!
- Hey, Do I Need to Do This?
- Selecting a New Motherboard
- Installing a Motherboard and CPU
- Chapter 13: Adding Hard Drive Territory to Your System
- The Tale of Virtual Memory
- Recognizing a Well-Dressed Hard Drive
- Internal versus External Storage
- Adding a Second Internal Hard Drive
- Chapter 14: Partying with USB, FireWire, and Hubs
- Comparing USB Ports
- I Vote for FireWire
- Or Do You Just Need a Hub?
- Installing a Port Card
- Chapter 15: Pumping Up Your Sound and Video
- Sound Card Features to Covet
- Shopping for a Monster Graphics Card
- Installing Sound and Video Cards
- Chapter 16: Do I Really Need a Network?
- Discovering the Advantages of a Network
- What Can I Connect To?
- What Hardware Do I Need?
- What Software Do I Need?
- To Network or Not to Network . . .
- Chapter 17: Ethernet to the Rescue
- A Quickie Ethernet Primer
- Hardware That You'll Need
- Doing the Cable Dance
- Configuring Windows XP for Your Network
- Printing across the Network
- Using a Standard Hub with a Cable or DSL Modem
- Troubleshooting Your Network
- Chapter 18: Going Wireless
- Understanding Wireless Networking
- Ensuring Security on Your Wireless Network
- Using Wireless Hardware in Windows XP
- Chapter 19: Sharing Your Internet Connection
- Why Share Your Internet Connection?
- Sharing through Software in Windows XP
- Sharing through Hardware
- Why You Need NAT
- The Magic of Virtual Private Networking
- Book III: The Internet
- Chapter 1: Hooking Up with the Right Service
- Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Broadband or Dial-Up?
- Choosing an ISP to Host Your Web Site
- Chapter 2: Managing Your Online Security
- Preventing Viruses from Infecting Your Computer
- Maintaining a Kid-Friendly PC
- Chapter 3: America Online
- Installing AOL
- Signing On to AOL
- A Short Geography Lesson
- Handling Incoming E-Mail
- Composing and Sending E-Mail
- Maintaining an Address Book
- Exploring the Internet in AOL
- Chapter 4: Browsers and What They Do
- ABCs of the Web
- Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
- Finding Your Way around the Web
- Getting Started with Internet Explorer
- Searching the Web
- Displaying Previously Viewed Web Pages
- Keeping Track of Your Favorite Web Sites
- Viewing Pages from the History Folder
- Chapter 5: Customizing Your Browser Settings
- Changing Your Home Page
- Changing the Way Web Pages Look
- Customizing Toolbars
- Active Channels and Active Desktop Items
- Changing the History Settings
- Specifying Mail, News, and Internet Call Programs
- Speeding Up the Display of Web Pages
- Synchronizing Offline Web Pages
- Customizing Your AutoComplete Settings
- Chapter 6: Printing and Saving Web Information
- Printing a Web Page
- Saving a Web Page on Your Computer
- Saving a Web Graphic on Your Computer
- Copying Web Page Information
- Viewing the HTML Source of a Web Page
- Wallpapering Your Desktop with a Web Graphic
- Chapter 7: E-Mail Basics
- Choosing an E-Mail Program
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- E-Mail Addresses
- Chapter 8: Sending and Receiving E-Mail with Outlook Express
- Checking for New Mail
- Composing E-Mail Messages
- Formatting Your Messages
- Sending an E-Mail Message
- Printing a Message
- Chapter 9: Organizing E-Mail Addresses and Messages
- Organizing Your Messages with Folders
- Adding Entries to Your Address Book
- Chapter 10: Mailing Lists
- Addresses Used with Mailing Lists
- Finding a Mailing List
- Subscribing and Unsubscribing
- Sending Messages to a Mailing List
- Special Requests to Mailing Lists
- Open and Closed Mailing Lists
- Receiving Digested Mailing Lists
- Using Filters
- Starting Your Own Mailing List
- Chapter 11: Chatting Online
- Chatting Online
- Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
- Chapter 12: Instant Messaging
- AOL Instant Messenger
- Yahoo! Messenger
- MSN Messenger
- Chapter 13: Keeping Up to Date with News
- Newsgroup Basics
- Reading Newsgroups with Google
- Reading Newsgroups with Outlook Express
- Chapter 14: Getting Started with Web Publishing
- Guidelines for Creating a Successful Web Site
- Basic Steps for Creating a Web Site
- What to Include on Every Web Site
- What to Include on Every Page
- Organizing the Content
- Finding Space for Your Web Site
- Chapter 15: Elements of Web Page Design
- HTML Basics
- Specifying Font Settings
- Entering Headings
- Formatting Text
- Creating Lists
- Inserting Horizontal Rules
- Specifying Page Settings
- Working with Backgrounds
- Adding Links
- Chapter 16: Working with Graphics, Sounds, and Videos
- File Formats for Image, Sound, and Video
- Working with Graphics
- Adding Sounds
- Working with Videos
- Chapter 17: Publishing on the Web
- Previewing Your Web Pages
- Using the Web Publishing Wizard
- Understanding FTP
- Promoting Your Web Site
- Chapter 18: Finding Your Way with Google
- Basic Search Techniques with Google
- Conducting a Good Search
- Advanced Searching Techniques
- Using the Google Toolbar
- Chapter 19: Getting Bargains on eBay
- Registering with eBay
- Signing In to Your My eBay Page
- Searching for Items of Interest
- A Few Rules to Live By
- Bidding on Items
- Closing the Sale
- Chapter 20: Planning Your Next Vacation Online
- Researching a Destination
- Online Travel Services
- Resources for Traveling Abroad
- Eccentric Sites for Eccentric Travelers
- Chapter 21: Researching Investments Online
- Getting Lessons on How to Invest
- Researching a Company Online
- Reading the Financial News
- Researching Mutual Funds and Stocks on the Internet
- Chapter 22: Listening to the Music
- Why Not Get Music for Free?
- Touring Online Music Stores
- Book IV: Office 2003 and Money 2004
- Chapter 1: Entering, Editing, and Formatting Text
- Getting Acquainted with Word
- Creating a New Document
- Speedy Ways to Open Documents
- All about Saving Documents
- Changing the Font and Size of Text
- Spell Checking a Document
- Chapter 2: Speed Techniques for Using Word
- Getting a Better Look at Your Documents
- Selecting Text in Speedy Ways
- Tricks for Editing Text
- Moving Around Quickly in Documents
- Inserting a Whole File in a Document
- Finding and Replacing
- Chapter 3: Laying Out Text and Pages
- Paragraphs and Formatting
- Inserting a Section Break for Formatting Purposes
- Breaking a Line
- Starting a New Page
- Setting Up and Changing the Margins
- Indenting Paragraphs and First Lines
- Putting Newspaper-Style Columns in a Document
- Numbering the Pages
- Putting Headers and Footers on Pages
- Adjusting the Space Between Lines
- Creating Numbered and Bulleted Lists
- Working with Tabs
- Hyphenating a Document
- Decorating a Page with a Border
- Dropping in a Drop Cap
- Chapter 4: Word Styles
- All about Styles
- Applying a Style to Text and Paragraphs
- Creating a New Style
- Modifying a Style
- Creating Templates
- Attaching a Different Template to a Document
- Chapter 5: Constructing the Perfect Table
- Talking Table Jargon
- Creating a Table
- Entering the Text and Numbers
- Aligning Text in Columns and Cells
- Merging and Splitting Cells and Tables
- Modifying the Table Layout
- Repeating Heading Rows on Subsequent Pages
- Sprucing Up Your Table
- Chapter 6: Getting Word's Help with Office Chores
- Finding the Right Word with the Thesaurus
- Highlighting Parts of a Document
- Commenting on a Document
- Showing Revisions to Documents
- Outlines for Organizing Your Work
- Printing an Address on an Envelope
- Printing a Single Address Label (Or a Page of the Same Label)
- Churning Out Letters, Labels, and Envelopes for Mass Mailings
- Chapter 7: Getting Acquainted with Outlook
- What Is Outlook, Anyway?
- Navigating the Outlook Windows
- Getting a Better View of a Folder
- Finding Items in Folders
- Deleting E-Mail Messages, Contacts, Tasks, and Other Items
- Maintaining the Contacts Folder
- Chapter 8: Handling Your E-Mail
- Addressing and Sending E-Mail Messages
- Distribution Lists for Sending Messages to Groups
- Sending a File along with a Message
- Including a Picture in an E-mail Message
- Postponing Sending a Message
- All about Message Formats
- Stationery for Decorating E-Mail Messages
- Receiving E-Mail Messages
- Handling Files That Were Sent to You
- Techniques for Organizing E-Mail Messages
- All about E-Mail Folders
- Chapter 9: Managing Your Time and Schedule
- Introducing the Calendar
- The Different Kinds of Activities
- Getting Around in the Calendar Window
- Scheduling an Activity
- Canceling, Rescheduling, and Altering Activities
- Getting a Better Look at Your Schedule
- Chapter 10: Getting Started in PowerPoint
- Getting Acquainted with PowerPoint
- Creating a New Presentation
- Advice for Building Persuasive Presentations
- Getting a Better View of Your Work
- Inserting Slides and Choosing Layouts
- Moving and Deleting Slides
- Chapter 11: Entering the Text
- Entering Text on Slides
- Making Text Fit in Frames
- Making Your Own Text Frames
- Changing the Look of Text
- All about Speaker Notes
- Making a Numbered or Bulleted List
- Chapter 12: Advanced Formatting Techniques
- Changing or Tweaking a Slide Design or Color Scheme
- Slide Masters for Consistent Formatting
- Handling Footers
- Action Buttons for Going from Slide to Slide
- Chapter 13: Giving the Presentation
- Rehearsing Your Presentation
- Printing Handout Copies of a Presentation
- Showing Your Presentation
- Giving a Self-Playing, Kiosk-Style Presentation
- Chapter 14: Up and Running with Excel
- Getting Acquainted with Excel
- Entering Data in a Worksheet
- Entering Lists and Serial Data with the AutoFill Command
- Formatting Numbers, Dates, and Time Values
- Formatting Text and Numbers
- Establishing Data-Validation Rules
- Chapter 15: Refining Your Worksheet
- Editing Worksheet Data
- Moving around in a Worksheet
- Getting a Better Look at the Worksheet
- Comments for Documenting Your Worksheet
- Selecting Cells in a Worksheet
- Deleting, Copying, and Moving Data
- Chapter 16: Formulas and Functions for Crunching Numbers
- How Formulas Work
- The Basics of Entering a Formula
- Speed Techniques for Entering Formulas
- Copying Formulas from Cell to Cell
- Working with Functions
- Chapter 17: Making a Worksheet Easier to Read and Understand
- Laying Out a Worksheet
- Decorating a Worksheet with Borders and Colors
- Printing a Worksheet
- Chapter 18: Seeing Data in Charts
- Building Charts from Your Data
- Editing a Chart
- Chapter 19: Introducing Money
- Finding Out How Money Tracks Your Finances
- Starting the Program
- A Fast Trip around the Money Windows
- Personalizing the Home Page
- Chapter 20: Setting Up Your Accounts
- Accounts and Registers for Recording Financial Transactions
- The Basics: Setting Up Checking and Savings Accounts
- Setting Up an Account to Track Credit Card and Line of Credit Transactions
- Chapter 21: Recording Your Financial Activity
- The Basics: Recording Transactions in Savings and Checking Registers
- Recording Transactions in Credit Card and Line of Credit Accounts
- Fixing Mistakes in Account Registers
- Chapter 22: Categorizing Your Spending and Income
- Looking at the Ways to Categorize Income and Spending
- Setting Up Your Own Categories and Subcategories
- Getting Ready for Tax Time with Tax-Related Categories
- Correcting Transactions Recorded in the Wrong Category
- Chapter 23: Reconciling, or Balancing, an Account
- How Reconciling Works
- Balancing an Account
- Help! The Darn Thing Won't Reconcile!
- Chapter 24: Money for Investors
- Your Own Electronic Portfolio
- Setting Up Investment, Retirement, and Employee Stock Option Accounts
- Describing the Securities in Investment and Retirement Accounts
- Editing an Investment or Retirement Account Transaction
- Updating the Price of a Security
- Recording Payments to and Disbursements from Brokers
- Handling Stocks and Bonds
- Handling Mutual Funds
- Analyzing and Comparing Investments
- Charting the Performance of an Investment
- Index
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