Windows NT for Dummies: Quick Reference - Valda Hilley - Other Format Book

Introduction: How to Use This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Getting to Know Windows NT

Part II: Up and Running

Part III: Working with Files and Folders

Part IV: Printing

Part V: Using a Network

Part VI: Communicating with Others

Part VII: Using All Those Accessories

Part VIII: Maintaining Your Computer

The Cast of Icons

Part I: Getting to Know Windows NT

Commands

Desktop

Dialog Boxes

Making selections

Closing a dialog box

Explorer

Help: How to Get It

Customizing a Help window

Finding a topic in Help

Getting information on dialog box settings

Getting help for MS-DOS commands

Personalizing a Help topic

Printing a Help topic

Searching for Help with Find

Beginning a new search

Specifying the settings to use with Find

Starting Help

Using the Help Contents

Icons

Menu Commands

Control-menu commands

Shortcut menus

Scroll Bars

Selecting Disks

Selecting Files

Selecting Folders

Shutting Down

Start Menu

Adding programs to the Start menu or Programs menu

Clearing documents from the Documents menu

Removing programs from the Start menu

Starting Windows NT

Starting Windows NT Explorer

Taskbar

Moving the Taskbar

Resizing the Taskbar

Hiding the Taskbar

Title Bars

Toolbars

Using the Mouse

Clicking

Double-clicking

Right-clicking

Dragging

Windows Buttons

Part II: Up and Running

Associating File Types

Creating a Shortcut

Creating a shortcut from Explorer

Creating a shortcut from the desktop

Placing a shortcut in the Start menu

Quitting MS-DOS

Running Programs by Double-Clicking

Running Programs from Explorer

Running Programs by Using the Find Command

Running Programs by Using the Run Command

Running Programs by Using the Start Button

Starting an MS-DOS Program

Starting Programs Each Time Windows NT Starts

Switching Between Programs

Part III: Working with Files and Folders

Associating File Types

Changing a File or Folder Name

Copying Files or Folders

Using the mouse

Using commands

Creating Folders

Deleting a File or Folder

Permanently removing files when you delete them

Retrieving deleted files or shortcuts

Finding a File or Folder

Listing Files in Explorer

Viewing files

Sorting files

Moving Files or Folders

Using the mouse

Using menu commands

Opening a File

Quick View

Recycle Bin

Emptying the Recycle Bin

Changing the Recycle Bin's size

Saving Search Results

Viewing a File's Properties

Part IV: Printing

Canceling a Print Job

Canceling All Print Jobs

Changing Printer Settings

Changing Printing Order

Changing the printer port

Changing paper size or layout

Setting graphics and color options

Checking Print Status

Creating a Printer Shortcut

Deleting Documents from Print Queue

Inserting a Banner Page

Installing a New Printer

Pausing a Document

Pausing the Printer

Printing a File

Printing a Font Sample

Restarting a Print Job

Resuming Printing

Setting a Default Printer

Sharing Your Printer

Stopping Printer Services

Testing Your Printer

Viewing Document Properties

Viewing Documents Waiting to Print

Part V: Using a Network

Browsing Your Workgroup or Domain

Connecting to Computers in Your Network

Connecting to Printers on Your Network

Dial-Up Networking

Changing dialing settings

Creating a Location

Creating a network connection

Setting Up to Connect to a Network

Sharing Your Files or Folders on the Network

Sharing Your Printer

Part VI: Communicating with Others

About Windows Messaging

Adding an Attachment

Addressing a Message

Assigning Importance to a Message

Closing a Message

Copying a Message to a Folder

Deleting a Message

Editing an Attachment

Forwarding a Message

Moving Messages

Opening an Attachment

Opening a Message

Printing an Attachment

Printing a Message

Printing an open message

Printing several messages

Quitting Windows Messaging

Replying to a Message

Requesting a Receipt

Resending Undelivered Mail

Retrieving a Deleted Message

Reviewing Sent Messages

Saving an Attachment

Saving a Copy of a Message

Saving an Incomplete Message

Saving a Message as a File

Sending a Message

Sending a Message to Another Mail System

Sending or Deleting a Message at a Certain Time

Starting Windows Messaging

Part VII: Using All Those Accessories

About the Accessories

Calculator

CD Player

Character Map

Chat

Starting Chat

Starting a conversation

Answering a call

Hanging up

Clipboard Viewer

Starting Clipboard Viewer

Clearing the Clipboard

Viewing the Clipboard's contents

Saving the Clipboard's contents

Games You Can Play

HyperTerminal

Starting HyperTerminal

Setting up a new connection

Calling a remote computer

Sending a file to a remote computer

Receiving a file from a remote computer

Changing port settings

Saving a HyperTerminal session

Media Player

Starting Media Player

Opening and Playing a Media File

Notepad

Starting Notepad

Keeping a log

Paint

Starting Paint

Opening a file

Using a picture as the desktop background

Printing a picture

Setting margins and changing orientation

Phone Dialer

Dialing a number

Seeing a log of calls

Selecting a calling card

Programming frequently used numbers

Sound Recorder

Starting Sound Recorder

Opening and playing a sound file

Recording and saving a sound

Altering a sound file

Telnet

Starting Telnet

Connecting to another computer with Telnet

Disconnecting Telnet

Volume Control

Starting Volume Control

Adjusting playback volume

Adjusting recording volume

Adjusting voice-input volume

WordPad

Starting WordPad

Creating a new document

Saving changes

Opening a document

Undoing an action

Deleting text

Selecting text

Searching for text

Inserting date and time

Changing text wrap

Inserting bullets

Changing fonts

Previewing your document

Part VIII: Maintaining Your Computer

Accessibility Options

Adding and Removing Programs

Adding and removing Windows NT components

Installing programs

Uninstalling programs

Console

Date/Time

Devices

Dial-Up Monitor

Display

Fonts

Internet

Keyboard

Mail

Microsoft Mail Postoffice

Modems

Mouse

Multimedia

Network

The three primary network components

Services

Protocols

Adapters

Identification

Bindings

PC Card (PCMCIA)

Ports

Printers

Controlling the printer

Controlling documents

Controlling print services

Regional Settings

SCSI Adapters

Server

Services

Hardware profiles

Managing services

Setting service startup options

Stopping the server service

Sounds

System

Environment

General

Hardware Profiles

Performance

Startup/Shutdown

User Profiles

Tape Devices

Telephony

UPS

Part IX: Administration

Administration Tools

Backup

Backing up files

Cataloging a tape

Restoring files

Disk Administrator

Adding a drive

Assigning drive letters

Changing the view

Combining multiple drives

Formatting a drive

Removing a drive

Saving changes immediately

Event Viewer

Changing log settings

Clearing the event log

Filtering events

Finding an event

Opening an event

Saving log files

Selecting a different log

Viewing events from a different computer

Performance Monitor

Creating new alert settings

Creating a new chart

Creating new log settings

Creating new report settings

Opening a saved settings file

Saving settings

Changing the view

Adding items to monitor

User Manager

Adding a user

Adding users to a local group

Changing account policies

Changing a user

Changing a user's permissions

Creating a local group

Deleting a user

Deleting a local group

Removing a user from a local group

Renaming a user

Setting user rights

Modifying the audit policy

Glossary: Techie Talk

Index

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