Microsoft Windows Me for Dummies Quick Reference [Paperback]

Greg Harvey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764507303 | ISBN-13: 978-0764507304 | Publication Date: July 22, 2000

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. 

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From the Back Cover

Fast answers to frequently asked questions

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition essentials at your fingertips! If you like your answers quick and your information up-to-date, look no further. With this concise, superbly organized reference, you'll get the most out of the new features of this operating system, including easy-to-follow tips on AutoUpdate, Movie Maker, Internet Explorer 5.5, Windows Media Player, home networking, and more!

The Dummies Way

• Concise, "get it done" information
• Helpful alphabetical organization
• Convenient lay-flat binding
• Icons and other navigational aids
• A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

About the Author Greg Harvey, the author of over 50 computer books, has had a long career of teaching business people in the use of IBM PC, Windows, and Macintosh software application programs. From 1983 to 1988, he conducted hands-on computer software training for corporate business users with a variety of training companies (including his own, PC Teach). From 1988 to 1992, he taught university classes in Lotus 1-2-3 and Introduction to Database Management Technology (using dBASE) in the Department of Information Systems at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. In mid-1993, Greg started a new multimedia publishing venture, mind over media, Inc. As a multimedia developer and computer book author, he hopes to enliven his future online computer books by making them into true interactive learning experiences that will vastly enrich and improve the training of users of all skill levels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (July 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764507303
• ISBN-13: 978-0764507304
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,284,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Harvey has authored tons of computer books, the most recent being Excel Timesaving Techniques For Dummies and Roxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies, and the most popular being Excel 2003 For Dummies and Excel 2003 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He started out training business users on how to use IBM personal computers and their attendant computer software in the rough and tumble days of DOS, WordStar, and Lotus 1-2-3 in the mid-80s of the last century. After working for a number of independent training firms, he went on to teach semester-long courses in spreadsheet and database management software at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
His love of teaching has translated into an equal love of writing. For Dummies books are, of course, his all-time favorites to write because they enable him to write to his favorite audience, the beginner. They also enable him to use humor (a key element to success in the training room) and, most delightful of all, to express an opinion or two about the subject matter at hand.
Greg received his doctorate degree in Humanities in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Asian Studies and Comparative Religion last May. Everyone is glad that Greg was finally able to get out of school before he retired.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Windows Me for DUMMIES, April 19, 2001

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NicRic "rosierain" (S.F. Bay area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows Me for Dummies Quick Reference (Paperback)

Even though I did alot of reading in Windows Me Help & Support,I still found myself having trouble with some windows tasks I wanted to perform ! The nice thing about this book is you look in the index for the task you are having a problem with and you go right to it. Instead of having to guess which section to read in the Windows help. The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because on some things they kind of skim over to fast! Of course I guess you should expect that from a reference book.