Windows 95 for Dummies Quick Reference [Plastic Comb]

Greg Harvey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764501836 | ISBN-13: 978-0764501838 | Publication Date: February 27, 1997 | Edition: 3

You've heard of online help. Now, think of this slim, concise reference guide as your onside help. Keep a copy of Windows 95 For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, beside your computer, and whenever you hit a bump, a snag, or a little oddity in Windows 95 that you just can't seem to solve, flip open this invaluable guide (designed to lay flat on your desk) and find what you want. Fast.

This new edition of our popular Windows 95 For Dummies Quick Reference is written specifically for the latest upgrade version of Microsoft's Windows 95, known among technically-minded insiders as OEM2. Users of older Windows 95-based systems will find this book equally useful. Each aspect of Windows 95 -- from cutting and pasting to using the Windows program's automated Wizards -- is broken down into its three basic parts: How Do I Do It, When Do I Do It, and More Stuff. Short, sweet, and straight to the point...hallmarks of our Quick Reference books!

The content in this quickie guide to Windows 95 is also cross-referenced with our best-selling Windows 95 For Dummies, 2nd Edition, to make moving back and forth between books easier, whether you need fast answers or more detailed explanations.

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From the Back Cover

Fun, Fast & Cheap!^®

This Quick Reference Provides Answers to Important Questions about Windows 95 Features So You Can Stay Up and Running! A Quick Reference for the Rest of Us!^® Windows^® 95 For Dummies^® Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, is for beginners and more advanced users alike who want a concise, easy-to-use reference for those confusing Windows 95 features and commands. Keep this book by your computer to get all the answers you need about Windows 95 options and procedures — fast! Find what you need quickly with our …For Dummies^® Quick References! The design features tasks and commands in alphabetical order, clear-cut, step-by-step instructions, and easy-to-follow advice. "Get in and get out" quickly and find the information you really need without reading lots of extra material! Look for IDG Books Worldwide's Windows^® 95 For Dummies^®, 2nd Edition, the fun and easy way to get started with this powerful operating system! …For Dummies Quick References and …For Dummies books are available on all your favorite or not-so-favorite hardware and software products. Look for them wherever computer books are sold!

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

• Plastic Comb: 222 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 3 edition (February 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764501836
• ISBN-13: 978-0764501838
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,683,904 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.

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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Horrible- unless you know absolutly nothing about computers!, January 21, 2002

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Dillon (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows XP for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

This book had to be the most horrible book for novices in the world! First of all, this book covers the bare-bone basics. It's basically only for the people that don't even know hwat Windows XP is. Second, most of the book is devoted to showing only what everyone else knows how to do in previous Windows versions. It does explain a little about XPs new features such as fast user switching and the welcome screen, but not enough. I also find some of the "Go get your system administrator for this one!" extreemly annoying! The type of people who would buy this book are home users. Now how many of us have system administrators running about in our home?
Save yourself the money, and the frustration, and buy yourself another book. You'd have to be a real big dummy to get this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Book!, May 12, 2003

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This review is from: Windows 95 for Dummies Quick Reference (Paperback)

Some of us are still using Windows 95 and Windows 95 for Dummies Quick Reference is a great reference tool when used alone or along with Windows 95 for Dummies. It's compact size and alphabetical format assists in finding the answers quickly.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, October 30, 2002

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This review is from: Windows XP for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

I have been referring to this guide for six months now and have not taken a single item of help from it.