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Windows® 98 One Step at a Time

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Approaching Windows 98 from several years of utilitarian 3.1 I was dazzled and somewhat awed by this magnificent desktop at my disposal. I was looking for clear directions to perform tasks. I found the book frustrating and tiresome to read because of the longwinded explanations. Making matters worse is the clutter of technical information and tips mixed in with instructions to perform tasks. (eg. 4 pages on fomatting a diskette; 1 page on getting ready and 3 pages on formatting.) The design and content of the CD ROM lessons are good but I was never able to use the navigation tools to repeat a frame or lesson without being told I had performed an illegl action and my computer crashing. Dragging rarely worked. Illustrations are small so when dialog boxes are open everything looks the same shade of gray. The skills challenge at the end of each chapter is a good review. The book would be more helpful to me if it was reorganized to clearly state objectives in terms of what the student will be able to do (outcomes) throughout each chapter as instruction progresses from task to task. As each chapter deals with many topics, concise chapter summaries in point form would be powerful..

To whom do I send this book back to. I just got back from my parent's house and I found this book in my mail box. How can I return it to you and get my money back? I "have" not even open it yet, so please let me know ASAP, how can I return this book, and to whom do I return this book to?

Thank You, Stephen Dodson