Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows XP is the full-color tutorial with clear, concise, jargon-free instructions with over 500 color screenshots throughout. Jam-packed with information, this book goes beyond the basics. It uses the VISUAL approach to cover new features of Windows XP including: The new interface, enhanced start menu, the My Pictures digital image organizer, the My Music digital music organizer; and Media Player 8, which plays video, DVD, and music.
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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something—and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle scores of Windows XP tasks, such as using a wizard to help you print pictures, publishing files to the Web, copying files to a CD, sharing your computer with multiple users, and using the Remote Assistance feature.
- "Teach Yourself" sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
- Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
- Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
- Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
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Perfect Book for Windows Novices,
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows XP (Paperback)
This book is unique because of it's "Visual" aspects. It is chocked full of illustrations. These illustrations are actually photos of exactly what you will see and what options you will have when you are configuring Windows XP. Often this photos take you step by step on how to do things. It does this for basic tasks and also for things like burning cd's. Even if you haven't had much expierence with Windows you will feel like a pro when you have finished this book.
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It reviewed some pretty elementary Windows procedures, and I didn't need some of that...but then it answered the questions I had concerning differences from Windows 98 nicely. I really like the "visually" concept very much and it is super in that regard, too. I used it in conjunction with the XP tutorial that came already loaded with the software. For me, the book was a big time saver with easy reference of different subjects. Particularly good if you're "spotty" on some of your basic skills. I did think it was a little oddly organized, but everything I needed was there, and that's what counted for me. I recommend this book.
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I have been teaching in our town's senior center since April '2000. This is an update to the book we have been using and find it to be an excellent source for beginners and those a little more experienced.
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If you share your computer with other people, you can create user accounts to keep the personal files and settings for each person separate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
computer for media files, click this area, computer administrator account, this area displays, drag this slider, other video source, area displays information, exchange instant messages, click this option, skin mode, compressed folder, restore points, share your computer, remote assistance, pointer trails, file publish, sound scheme, personal folders, desktop theme, full mode, mouse settings, system scheme, printing preferences, drafts folder, workgroup name Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger, Recycle Bin, Lindsay Sandman, Shared Documents, Internet Explorer, Windows Movie Maker, Local Folders, Media Library, Rev Mengle, Dave King, Disk Cleanup, Search Folders, Media Guide, Windows Explorer, File Edit View Favorites Tools Help, Local Disk, System Restore, Optimize Computer, Photo Printing Wizard, Click Accessories, Click Control Panel, The Control Panel, Click New, Other Hardware New!
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If you share your computer with other people, you can create user accounts to keep the personal files and settings for each person separate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
computer for media files, click this area, computer administrator account, this area displays, drag this slider, other video source, area displays information, exchange instant messages, click this option, skin mode, compressed folder, restore points, share your computer, remote assistance, pointer trails, file publish, sound scheme, personal folders, desktop theme, full mode, mouse settings, system scheme, printing preferences, drafts folder, workgroup name Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger, Recycle Bin, Lindsay Sandman, Shared Documents, Internet Explorer, Windows Movie Maker, Local Folders, Media Library, Rev Mengle, Dave King, Disk Cleanup, Search Folders, Media Guide, Windows Explorer, File Edit View Favorites Tools Help, Local Disk, System Restore, Optimize Computer, Photo Printing Wizard, Click Accessories, Click Control Panel, The Control Panel, Click New, Other Hardware New!
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