1. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 1 Prerequisites Essentials of Windows® 2000 By Robert T. Grauer Maryann Barber

2. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 2 Objectives  Describe objects on the Windows desktop  Explain the significance of the common user interface  Explain the similarities in appearance between Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000  Use the Help command  Format a floppy disk  Define a File; differentiate between a program file and a data file  Explain how folders are used to organize the files on a disk  Distinguish between My Computer and Windows Explorer  Use Internet Explorer to access the Internet and download the practice files  Copy and/or move a file from one folder to another

3. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 3 Windows 2000 is the newest and most powerful version of the Windows operating system. You can think of Windows 2000 as a combination of Windows NT 4.0 with the Windows 98 interface; i.e., it combines the security and reliability of the NT operating system with the device support and ease of use in Windows 98.

4. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 4 Windows 2000 Professional (previously called Windows NT Workstation 5.0) is the mainstream desktop operating system. It is also the version of Windows 2000 that you would order for a home computer. Windows 2000 Server is installed on a server to manage a network. Two Versions of Windows 2000

5. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 5 The Desktop Start Button Taskbar (multitasking) My Computer

6. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 6 Windows 95, NT, 98, and 2000 How Many Mouse Clicks to select the object? To open it?

7. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 7 Windows 98 and 2000 Only How Many Mouse Clicks to select the object? To open it?

8. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 8 Anatomy of a Window  Title bar  Min, Max, Close, and Restore buttons  Menu bar  Toolbar  Status Bar  Scroll bars  Large Icons view

9. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 9 Common User Interface Can You Name Each Item? 

10. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 10 Moving and Sizing a Window  Size a window Drag a Border Drag a Corner  Move a window Drag the Title Bar

11. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 11 Pull-down Menus  Pull-down menu  Dimmed command  Ellipsis  Check  Bullet  Arrowhead  Submenu

12. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 12 Dialog Boxes  Tabbed dialog box  Option buttons  Check box  Text box  Spin button  Command buttons

13. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 13 Dialog Boxes continued  Command buttons  Open List Box  Scroll bar  List box  Tabbed dialog box  What’s This? button  Cancel button  OK button Right-Click Mouse

14. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 14 The Mouse  Point  Click  Right Click  Double Click  Drag  Mouse Pointer

15. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 15 The Help Command  Accessed from the Start button  Contents tab  Index tab  Search tab  Favorites tab  Web help

16. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 16 Formatting a Floppy  Format command  Quick (erase)  Full  Label

17. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 17 Files and Folders  Folder Expanded Collapsed  File Type  File  Program file  Data file

18. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 18 Welcome to Windows 2000 Hands-On Exercise 1 1.Turn the Computer On 2.Open My Computer 3.Set Folder Options 4.Move and Size a Window 5.Format a Floppy Disk 6.The Help Command 7.Shut Down the Computer

19. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 19 Hands-On Exercise 2 1.Start Internet Explorer 2.Download the Practice Files 3.Install the Practice Files 4.Delete the Compressed File 5.Modify a File 6.Check Your Work The Exploring Windows Home Page

20. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 20 The Practice Files (via a LAN) Hands-On Exercise 3 1.Start the Windows Explorer 2.Set Folder Options 3.Collapse the Individual Drives 4.Select the Network Drive 5.Copy the Individual Files 6.Display a Web Page

21. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 21 Hands-On Exercise 4 1.Create a New Folder 2.Move a File 3.Copy a Folder 4.Modify a Document 5.Copy (Back UP) a File 6.Delete a Folder 7.The Recycle Bin 8.Write-Protect a Disk The Windows Explorer

22. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 22 Summary  Windows operations take place on desktop  Begin at Start button  Mouse is essential  Window elements  Dialog box supplies information for commands  Floppy disks  Organize using files and folders

23. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 23 Practice With Windows 2000  My Computer  Windows Explorer  Companion Web Sites  Organize Your Work  The Windows 2000 Web Page  Implement a Screen Saver  The Active Desktop  Users and Passwords

24. Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 - Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 2000 24 Case Studies  Planning for Disaster  Your First Consultants Job  File Compression  The Threat of Virus Infection  The Briefcase  Cut, Copy, and Paste  The Control Panel