Operating System Basics

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Operating System Basics


Basic Skills
Become a Real Computer Geek	Change the Page Orientation of a Print Job	Change the Paper Size for a Print Job
Copy a File From a Floppy Disk or CD	Copy a File to a Floppy Disk	Copy and Paste Parts of a Document
Create a Folder	Delete a File	Delete a Print Job
Install a Computer Program Safely	Keep Abreast of New Technology	Learn how to use Linux
Make Your Friends Believe You're a Computer Geek	Move a File to Another Folder	Open a File Without the Program That Created It
Organize Directories on Your Computer	Print a File	Remove Clutter From a Hard Drive
Rename a File or Folder	Save Files in Different Formats	Save a File With a Different Name
Troubleshoot a Computer	Uninstall a Windows Program Safely	Use Desktop Shortcuts for Quick Access to Files
Use Keyboard Commands Instead of Menu Commands	Use Keyboard Commands to Move Around in a Document
Mac OS
Add a Category Button to the Mac Launcher	Add a Color and Text Label to a Mac Icon	Add an Item to the Apple Menu
Add an Item to the Mac Launcher	Add an Item to the Mac Scrapbook	Change System Colors and Fonts on a Mac
Change the Background Picture on a Mac	Change the Date and Time on a Mac	Change the Default Printer on a Mac
Change the Mac Start-Up Disk	Change the Sound Volume on a Mac	Change the Warning Beep on a Mac
Convert Your Windows-Using Friends to Macs	Copy and Paste With Drag and Drop on a Mac	Create a Clipping File on a Mac
Create a Mac Start-Up Disk	Customize Macintosh Desktop Icons	Deal With a Crash-Prone Mac
Find Macintosh Applications	Find Macintosh Control Strip Modules	Find Macintosh Shareware and Freeware
Find Out How Much RAM Your Mac Has	Find a File on a Mac	Find a Macintosh Users Group (MUG)
Force the Mac Trash Can to Empty	Format a PC Disk on a Mac	Get Files From Another Computer to an iMac
Get Help on a Mac	Have Your Mac Read to You	Hide Windows on the Mac
Increase the Memory for a Macintosh Application	Increase the Speed of a Macintosh Computer	Install Fonts on a Macintosh
Listen to a Music CD Through Headphones on a Mac	Listen to a Music CD on a Mac	Make Icons Larger or Smaller on a Mac
Make a Custom Channel in Mac OS 9	Master Timesaving Macintosh Tricks	Open a Program Automatically When a Mac Starts Up
Password-Protect Files With Mac OS 9.0	Password-Protect a Mac Disk	Paste an Item From the Mac Scrapbook
Protect a Mac File or Folder	Record a New Alert Sound on a Mac	Record a Sound on a Mac
Restart a Frozen Mac	Right-Click on a Mac	Set Up Your Computer for Multiple Users in Mac OS 9
Show or Hide the Mac's Control Strip	Slim Down the Contents of Your Mac System Folder	Switch Between Programs on a Mac
Take a Snapshot of Part of a Mac's Screen	Take a Snapshot of a Mac's Screen	Troubleshoot Misbehaving Mac Icons
Troubleshoot Temperamental USB Devices on a Mac	Turn Off the Empty Trash Warning on a Mac	Turn Off the Sound on a Mac Altogether
Update System Software Automatically in Mac OS 9	Upgrade Mac System Software	Use Channels for Searching in Mac OS 9
Use Mac Files on a Windows Computer	Use Macintosh Desktop Printers	Use Pop-Up Windows (Drawers) on a Mac
Use SCSI and Other Peripherals on a USB Mac	Use Sticky Notes on a Mac	Use Talking Alerts on a Mac
Use Voice Commands in Mac OS 9	Use Windows Files and Disks on a Mac	Use a Voice Password in Mac OS 9
Use the Launcher on a Mac	Use the Mac's Control Strip
Windows
Add Special Characters to a Windows Document	Add a Printer	Add an Item to the Start Menu
Back Up the Windows Registry	Change a Screen Saver	Change the Background Picture on the Desktop
Change the Color of Menus and Dialog Boxes	Change the Computer's Warning Beep	Change the Date on Your Computer
Change the Default Printer	Change the Font Style and Size of Menus and Icons	Change the Sound Volume on a PC
Change the Time on Your Computer's Clock	Create Templates (Stationery) in Microsoft Word	Create a Start-Up Floppy Disk
Customize Your Mouse Pointer	Decide on a Format in Which to Save Windows Sound Files	Designate a Start-Up Drive
Edit a Sound on a Windows Computer	Exit a "Frozen" Windows Program	Experiment With the Windows Registry Safely
Export Windows Registry Files	Find Information on Using the Windows Registry	Find Out How Much Memory Your PC Has
Find a File on Your Hard Drive	Format a Floppy Disk	Get Help in Windows
Get Tweak UI	Import Windows Registry Files	Install PostScript Fonts on a Windows Computer
Install TrueType Fonts on a Windows Computer	Launch a Program Automatically When a Computer Starts Up	Make Icons Larger or Smaller
Make a File Read-Only	Master Timesaving Windows Tricks	Maximize a Window
Minimize a Window	Open the Windows Registry Editor	Password-Protect Your Computer
Password-Protect a Windows Computer	Play Music CDs on the Computer	Play Music CDs on the Computer Through Headphones
Play a Sound on a Windows Computer	Put a Desktop Computer to Sleep	Record a Sound on a Windows Computer
Remove Items From the Start Menu	Respond to "Illegal Operation" Errors in Windows	Restore the Windows Registry From a Backup
Right-Click Using the Keyboard	Set Up Your Computer for Multiple Users	Set Windows Folder Options
Set the Time Zone on Your Computer	Show or Hide Your Computer's Clock	Shut Down a "Frozen" Windows Computer
Start Your Windows Computer in DOS	Switch Between Programs in Microsoft Windows	Take a Snapshot of a Windows Computer Screen
Turn Off Your Computer's Sound Altogether	Understand the Windows Registry	Use Mac Files on a Windows Computer
Use Sticky Keys in Windows	Use Tweak UI to Customize Your Computer	Use Windows Files and Disks on a Mac
Use Your Computer's Calculator	Use a Web Page as Your Computer's Background Picture	Use the Memory Function on Your Computer's Calculator




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