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Getting Started, Key Terms you need to know when using Windows XP.
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1. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Desktop'
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Getting Started, Key Terms you need to know when using Windows XP.
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1. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Desktop'
2. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Start Button'
3. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Windows Toolbar'
4. Below highlighted in green are objects that sit on your desktop referred to as 'Icons'
5. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Active Taskbar'
6. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Start Menu'
(to get this, you must click on the start button)
3. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Windows Toolbar'
4. Below highlighted in green are objects that sit on your desktop referred to as 'Icons'
5. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Active Taskbar'
6. Below highlighted in green is the area referred to as the 'Start Menu'
(to get this, you must click on the start button)
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Tip #1 Start Menu
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After clicking on 'Start Button'
There are two ways to view the start menu in Windows XP
1. Start Menu View 2. Classic Start Menu View
To change between the two
'right click on the blue toolbar'
and left click on 'properties'
Form the next window, click on the 'Start Menu' tab near the top left
of the pop up window. Below the Image you will have the two views to choose from.
Simply 'check the circle beside the view you want' and click the 'OK' button below
or the Apply button followed by the OK button.
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Tip #2 Turning Off your Computer the proper way.
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Try to NEVER turn off your computer by the use of the power button or by
flipping the switch on a power bar. This may cause System and software
failures or even hardware damage. Which may lead to the loss of data.flipping the switch on a power bar. This may cause System and software
There is only one proper way to Turn off your Computer.
Simply click on your 'Start' Button, click on 'Turn Off Computer'.
1 Start Menu View 2 Classic Start Menu View
After clicking the highlighted Turn Off Computer selection, a pop up window will show up.
From the pop up window click 'Turn Off'. This will give the system a chance
to turn off all programs and shut down. Do not be alarmed if this
process takes a bit longer on occasion.
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Tip #3 How to change your Desktop background picture
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Right click anywhere on the desktop, then left click on 'Properties'
This will open the display pop up window.
(you can also open this display window by clicking 'start', 'settings', 'control panel' followed by double clicking the 'display icon' in the control panel for the classic start menu view) or (click 'start', followed by the 'control panel' and double click on the 'display' icon in start menu view.)
On the display pop up, seen below click on the 'Desktop' tab near the top left of that window.
'Select the picture' you want from the list below the mini display window, or your own picture from a file by
clicking the 'Browse' button. When you are done playing with all the settings and have the picture
you want chosen, click the 'OK' button and the background photo will change. We recommend having the stretch selected rather than tile or center option below the browse button, that will stretch the image over the whole desktop.
When done your background picture will change, just like in the example below.
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