Master Windows 98 VISUALLY [Paperback]

Ruth Maran (Author), Paul Whitehead (Author), Maarten Heilbron (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764560344 | ISBN-13: 978-0764560347 | Publication Date: June 5, 1998

Thanks to the award-winning maranGraphics team, you can begin your Windows 98 initiation by reading less and learning more. MASTER Windows® 98 VISUALLY®, the complete Windows 98 visual reference, presents Microsoft's dynamic new operating system with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and more than 1200 descriptive screenshots. By incorporating integrated text and graphics, MASTER Windows 98 VISUALLY actually shows you what makes Windows 98 tick.

And where MASTER Windows 98 VISUALLY ends, the interactive bonus CD-ROM begins. The CD-ROM partners with the book by allowing users to look up any part of the book on their computers. You'll also find valuable multimedia tools on the CD, such as Cybermedia FirstAid, an upgradable demo of Oil Change, and EarthLink Total Access with Netscape Navigator 4.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Taking her visual approach to Windows 98 training to a higher level, author Ruth Maran succeeds in documenting practically every user-level aspect of Microsoft's new operating system in Master Windows 98 Visually. You'll find a graphical explanation of how to carry out most any Windows 98 task in these pages.

This book's table of contents comprises a list of everything Windows 98 can do (for example, "Compress a Drive"). Then the corresponding sections explain the task with prose and a series of gray-scale screen shots. Lines and labels (called "callouts" in design parlance) explain what happens as the sequence progresses, and tip boxes answer common questions.

Coverage of Windows 98 features includes all the big subjects, such as setting up multiple monitors, changing screen resolution, and setting up printer sharing. Reasonably obscure topics such as WinPopup and advanced dial-up settings get attention. However, some topics--such as ISDN support--are almost ignored. Furthermore, some advice is silly: no matter what Microsoft says, Windows 98 will not run with any acceptable speed on a system with only eight megabytes of RAM.

Master Windows 98 Visually explains how to do practically everything you could want to do with the operating system. If you prefer to have your on-screen view reinforced by pictures in a book, this text is for you. --David Wall

From Library Journal

MaranGraphics takes the picture-book approach to introducing Windows 98. Simplified is for the total novice. It is very simple, completely illustrated, and very clear and belongs in all public library collections. Teach Yourself and the Visual Pocket Guide focus on Window basics, file management, customizing Windows, optimizing your computer, browsing the web, exchanging E-mail, and working with channels. Neither book is deep, but both are very effective for those new to Windows 98; Teach Yourself may be best for libraries because of its standard rather than "pocket" size. Master Windows 98 Visually combines the visual approach with a comprehensive reference approach, covering just about anything you can imagine short of programming. This complete visual reference, with lots of discussion, belongs in computer labs and behind reference desks as well as in the stacks. Over all, a very well done series.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 715 pages
• Publisher: Visual (June 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764560344
• ISBN-13: 978-0764560347
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,298,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master Windows 98 Visually really works!, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: Master Windows 98 VISUALLY (Paperback)

If you can read a cookbook or other simple instruction-type books, this is great. I learned so much about options that I didn't even know I had available. It is clear, concise and with all the illustrations, even a complete novice can start to use it immediately. I've been able to organize my files, manage disk space, customize my computer and customize my menus with what I need. I'm no longer stuck with things I don't need or understand. This was one of the best purchases I ever made. It's incredibly easy to understand and instructions are super easy to follow - everything is illustrated for you.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A clear, visual refernce that belongs next to your computer., June 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Master Windows 98 VISUALLY (Paperback)

This book has just enough answers for all the things you want to know without being wordy or too technical. It also has answers for many things you didn't know you wanted to know. I have renewed it three times from the public libray and am reluctant to let it go. As soon as I can afford it I will buy it. Its only disadvantage is its size and weight.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY THE BEST BOOK TO LEARN AND MASTER WINDOWS 98, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Master Windows 98 VISUALLY (Paperback)

This book is the best choice to learn windows 98. How the title suggest, the focus is visual. you will learn all important aspects with clear examples. Also you will learn to troubleshoot your W98 PC. Outstanding!!!!