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9780764569227

Windows? XP Gigabook For Dummies?

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  • Copyright: 2004-04-01
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Summary

What's a Gigabook? A collection of just about everything you need to know on a topic, all in one convenient place! Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies takes the best from five other For Dummies books and squeezes out everything but the most important stuff. This single super-sized reference more than 800 pages' worth gives you a go-to guide on everything connected with Windows XP, PCs and peripherals, the Internet, Office 2003, and Money 2004. You might think of it as a "greatest hits" collection.Want to know how to set up, navigate, use, and maintain Windows XP? It's all in Book I. Book II covers the care and feeding of PCs in general and takes you on a complete tour of peripheralsthose add-ons that make computing cool. Want to explore the world via the World Wide Web? Check Book III. And if you finally have to do some work, check into Book IV, where you'll get the complete story on Office 2003 and Money 2004. You'll discover how to: Customize Windows XP, set up user accounts, and share files Work with digital photos, Windows Media Player, and Windows Movie Maker Choose a printer, scanner, game hardware, and additional storage Set up a wireless home network Get online safely, protect your kids, create your own Web pages, and cruise for bargains on eBay Use Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint Manage your finances with Microsoft Money Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies is packed with information that's easy to find and even easier to understand. Keep it handy for referenceyou'll be gigapleased with how useful it is!

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
What's in This Book, Anyway?
1(1)
What Makes This Book Special
1(1)
Easy-to-look-up information
1(1)
A task-oriented approach
2(1)
A Greatest Hits Collection
2(1)
Foolish Assumptions
2(1)
Conventions Used in This Book
3(1)
Icons Used in This Book
3(2)
Book I: Windows XP
5(2)
Part I: Getting to Know Windows XP
7(40)
Introducing Windows XP
7(6)
What Windows XP Does (And Doesn't)
7(3)
Hardware and software
7(1)
Why do I have to run Windows?
8(1)
A terminology survival kit
8(2)
Where We've Been
10(3)
The rise of Windows
10(1)
eNTer NT
11(1)
NT and the ``old'' Windows
11(1)
Merging the branches
11(2)
Upgrading to Windows XP
13(10)
Upgrading --- A Brain Transplant
13(5)
Windows Upgrade Advisor/Hardware Compatibility List
14(1)
Considering a clean install
14(2)
Using the Migration Wizard
16(2)
Product Activation
18(3)
What if the Wheels Fall Off?
21(2)
Finding Your Way around Windows XP
23(24)
The Desktop
23(3)
Mousing
26(4)
Making the mouse behave
26(2)
Pointers on pointers
28(1)
Using the right button
29(1)
Windows
30(1)
Dialog Boxes
31(3)
Files and Folders
34(2)
Starting with the Start Button
36(11)
Internet
38(1)
E-mail
39(1)
Media Player
39(1)
My Documents, Pictures, Music
39(1)
My Recent Documents
40(1)
My Computer
41(1)
Control Panel
42(2)
Help and Support
44(1)
Search
44(1)
Run
44(1)
All Programs
44(3)
Part II: Customizing Windows XP
47(40)
Personalizing Your Desktop
47(18)
Recognizing Desktop Levels
47(3)
Setting Colors in Windows XP
50(2)
Picking a Background
52(2)
Controlling Icons
54(2)
Changing Mouse Pointers
56(1)
Selecting Screen Savers
57(1)
Seeing Desktop Text
58(3)
Activating ClearType
59(1)
Showing large fonts
60(1)
Using magnification and high contrast
60(1)
Using Desktop Themes
61(1)
Customizing Folders
61(4)
Organizing Your Windows XP Interface
65(12)
Customizing the Start Menu
65(6)
Genesis of the Start menu
65(1)
Pinning to the Start menu
66(1)
Reclaiming most recently used programs
67(2)
Showing recent documents
69(1)
Making minor tweaks to the Start menu
70(1)
Creating Your Own Shortcuts
71(1)
Quick Launch Toolbar
72(2)
Activating
72(1)
Customizing
73(1)
Customizing the Windows Taskbar
74(1)
Custom Startup
75(2)
Setting Up Personal Accounts
77(10)
Controlling Who Gets On
77(6)
Getting a warm welcome: The Welcome screen
77(1)
Adding users
78(1)
Changing user settings
79(1)
Using account types
80(1)
Avoiding Microsoft Passport
81(2)
Deleting yourself
83(1)
Logoff
83(4)
Part III: Managing Files and Maintaining Order
87(44)
Managing Files and Folders
87(12)
Using Windows Explorer
87(1)
Creating Files and Folders
88(1)
Selecting Files and Folders
89(1)
Modifying Files and Folders
90(1)
Different Ways of Viewing Folders and Files
90(2)
Sharing Folders
92(5)
Sharing on one computer
92(2)
Sneak-in-any-time-you-like sharing
94(1)
Sharing on your network
94(2)
Sharing an entire drive
96(1)
Recycling Files and Folders
97(2)
Locating Stuff with Windows XP
99(12)
Introducing the Search Companion
99(3)
What you can find
101(1)
What you can't find
102(1)
Phrasing a search query
102(1)
Looking for Files and Folders
102(4)
Searching for pictures, music, or video
103(1)
Searching for a document
104(1)
Searching for All Files and Folders
105(1)
Using Wildcards
106(1)
Digging Deeper with Advanced Searches
107(2)
Saving a Search
109(2)
Adding and Removing Software
111(6)
Installing and Removing Programs
111(1)
Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
112(1)
Installing and Removing Parts of Windows
113(4)
Maintaining Your Windows XP System
117(14)
Keeping Up-to-Date
117(4)
Understanding Windows Update
117(1)
Setting up automatic updates
118(1)
Performing the update
119(1)
Installing old updates
120(1)
Performing Periodic Maintenance
121(2)
Running an error check
121(1)
Scheduling Cleanups
122(1)
Defragmenting a drive
122(1)
Backing Up and Restoring
123(1)
Scheduling Task Scheduler
124(2)
Zipping and Compression
126(5)
Part IV: Exploring Windows XP Multimedia
131(46)
Jammin' with Windows Media Player
131(16)
Starting with the Media Guide
131(1)
Playing with Now Playing
132(2)
Playing a CD
133(1)
Changing the graphic area
133(1)
Changing the size of the window
133(1)
Copying from a CD
134(1)
Organizing Your Media Library
135(5)
Leafing through the Media Library
135(1)
Finding the tracks you want
136(2)
Playing tracks in the Media Library
138(1)
Managing playlists
138(2)
Deleting tracks from the Media Library
140(1)
Radio Tuner
140(2)
Listening to a station
141(1)
Saving a station in the Media Library
141(1)
Copy to CD or Device
142(5)
Understanding CD-Rs and CD-RWs
142(1)
Burning a CD
142(2)
Copying to a digital audio player
144(3)
Lights! Action! Windows Movie Maker
147(16)
What You Need to Create Movies
147(1)
Introducing Windows Movie Maker
148(1)
Recording and Editing Video
149(9)
Choosing a camera
149(1)
Recording video
149(2)
Assembling a movie
151(1)
Playing a clip or a movie
152(1)
Viewing storyboard and timeline
153(1)
Trimming a clip
154(1)
Fading
155(1)
Splitting and combining clips
156(1)
Finishing the movie
157(1)
Using Sound Clips
158(2)
Recording a sound clip
158(1)
Adding a sound clip to a movie
159(1)
Organizing Your Clips
160(3)
Working with Digital Pictures
163(14)
Choosing a Camera
163(5)
Understanding digital cameras
164(3)
Using conventional cameras
167(1)
Plugging Internet cameras
168(1)
Moving Images to Your Computer
168(4)
Printing Pictures
172(2)
Printing with the wizard
172(2)
Advanced printing software
174(1)
Troubleshooting
174(3)
Book II: PCs and Peripherals
177(2)
Part I: Hardware
179(44)
Starting with the Basics
179(10)
Defining Basic Terms
179(2)
Hardware
179(1)
Software
180(1)
Peripherals
181(1)
The Common Components of a Desktop PC
182(4)
The computer
182(2)
The monitor
184(1)
The keyboard and mouse
185(1)
Speakers
186(1)
Desktop PCs versus Laptop PCs
186(1)
RAM and Processors: The Keys to Performance
187(1)
Your Friend, Your Operating System
188(1)
Additional Toys Your PC Will Enjoy
189(14)
Printers
189(4)
Inkjet versus laser printers
189(2)
Photo printers
191(1)
Label printers
192(1)
Scanners
193(1)
Keyboards, Tablets, and Pointing Things
194(2)
Tickling keys wirelessly
194(1)
Putting a tablet to work
195(1)
Repeat after me: Buy a trackball!
196(1)
Big-Time Game Controllers
196(1)
Video and Digital Cameras
197(1)
External Drives
198(3)
Portable hard drives and CD/DVD recorders
199(1)
Backup drives
200(1)
USB flash drives
200(1)
Surge Protectors and UPS Units
201(2)
Connectors, Ports, and Sundry Openings
203(8)
Using USB Stuff
203(1)
Riding in the Fast Lane with FireWire
204(1)
Your Antique Serial Port
205(1)
The Once-Renowned Parallel Port
206(1)
Meet Your Video Port
207(1)
Audio Connectors You'll Likely Need
207(1)
Keyboard and Mouse Ports on Parade
208(3)
Maintaining Your Hardware
211(12)
When Should I Move My PC?
211(1)
Avoiding Dust Bunnies
212(1)
Watching Your Cables
213(1)
Cleaning Monitors and Scanners
214(1)
Cleaning Your Mouse and Keyboard
214(1)
Cleaning and Maintaining Your Printer
215(8)
Cleaning laser printers
215(2)
Changing inkjet cartridges
217(1)
Calibrating your printer
218(2)
Cleaning inkjet cartridges
220(1)
Should you refill used inkjet cartridges?
221(2)
Part II: Peripheral Equipment
223(74)
Scanning with Gusto
223(16)
What Happens Inside a Scanner?
223(1)
Your Friend, the Flatbed
224(2)
Popular Scanner Features
226(1)
Basic Scanning with Paint Shop Pro
227(7)
Acquiring the image
227(4)
Rotating and cropping images
231(2)
Converting and saving the image
233(1)
Scanning Do's and Don'ts
234(1)
Those Irritating (Or Invaluable) Copyrights
235(1)
Adding a Copyright Line
236(3)
Dude, MP3 Rocks!
239(12)
An MP3 Primer
239(2)
Ripping Your Own MP3 Files
241(2)
Listening to Your Stuff
243(2)
Downloading to an MP3 Player
245(1)
Using Other Sound Formats
246(2)
WAV format
247(1)
WMA format
247(1)
AU format
247(1)
AIFF format
247(1)
MIDI format
247(1)
Burning Audio CDs from MP3 Files
248(3)
Making Movies with Your PC
251(16)
Getting the Lowdown on ArcSoft's ShowBiz
251(2)
Rounding Up Clips and Images
253(1)
Building Your First Movie
254(2)
Adding Transitions without Breaking a Sweat
256(1)
Adding Special Effects without Paying George Lucas
257(3)
Adding Sound
260(1)
You've Just Gotta Have Titles!
261(1)
Previewing Your Oscar-Winning Work
262(1)
Saving and Burning before Traveling to Cannes
263(4)
Creating a digital video file on your hard drive
263(2)
Recording your own CD or DVD
265(2)
I Can Make My Own DVDs?
267(14)
Welcome to MyDVD
267(2)
Menus 'R Easy!
269(5)
Changing the Look of Your Menus
274(2)
Trimming Movies with Panache
276(2)
Time to Preview
278(1)
Burning Your DVD and Celebrating Afterwards
279(2)
I'm Okay, You're a Digital Camera
281(16)
How Does a Digital Camera Work?
282(2)
The Pros and Cons of Digital Photography
284(2)
Digital Camera Extras to Covet
286(2)
External card readers
286(1)
Rechargeable batteries
287(1)
Lenses
287(1)
Tripods
288(1)
The Lazybone's Guide to Composing Photographs
288(4)
The Rule of Thirds
288(2)
The Rule of Asymmetry
290(1)
Using lighting creatively
290(2)
Organizing Your Pictures
292(1)
Downloading Your Images
292(5)
Part III: Upgrading and Supercharging
297(42)
Determining What to Upgrade
297(6)
Making Performance Upgrades: CPU, Motherboard, and Memory
297(2)
Upgrading your CPU and motherboard
298(1)
Adding memory
298(1)
Expansion Upgrades: USB 2.0 and FireWire
299(1)
Making Storage Upgrades: Internal and External Drives
299(2)
Adding a hard drive
300(1)
Adding a recorder or a tape drive
300(1)
Making Sound and Video Upgrades: Sound and Video Cards
301(2)
Sound cards on parade
301(1)
Deciding which video card is right for you
302(1)
Adding RAM to Your Hot Rod
303(6)
Figuring Out What Type of Memory You Need
303(2)
Deciding How Much RAM Is Enough
305(1)
Installing Extra RAM
306(3)
Scotty, I Need More Power!
309(8)
Hey, Do I Need to Do This?
309(1)
Selecting a New Motherboard
310(1)
Installing a Motherboard and CPU
311(6)
Installing an Athlon XP or Pentium 4 CPU
311(2)
Installing your motherboard
313(4)
Adding Hard Drive Territory to Your System
317(8)
The Tale of Virtual Memory
317(2)
Recognizing a Well-Dressed Hard Drive
319(1)
Size definitely does matter
319(1)
How fast is your access?
319(1)
What does rpm have to do with hard drives?
319(1)
Internal versus External Storage
320(1)
Adding a Second Internal Hard Drive
321(4)
Partying with USB, FireWire, and Hubs
325(6)
Comparing USB Ports
325(1)
I Vote for FireWire
326(1)
Or Do You Just Need a Hub?
327(1)
Installing a Port Card
328(3)
Pumping Up Your Sound and Video
331(8)
Sound Card Features to Covet
331(3)
3-D spatial imaging
331(1)
Surround sound support
332(1)
MP3 hardware support
332(1)
Game and FireWire ports
333(1)
MIDI ports
333(1)
Shopping for a Monster Graphics Card
334(2)
Pray, what slot do you need?
334(1)
Exploring the differences between chipsets
334(1)
Other video card features that you'll want
335(1)
Installing Sound and Video Cards
336(3)
Part IV: Home Networking
339(50)
Do I Really Need a Network?
339(6)
Discovering the Advantages of a Network
339(3)
File transfer
339(1)
Sharing that there Internet
340(1)
One word: Games!
340(1)
Shared documents and applications
341(1)
What Can I Connect To?
342(1)
What Hardware Do I Need?
343(1)
What Software Do I Need?
343(1)
To Network or Not to Network
344(1)
Ethernet to the Rescue
345(20)
A Quickie Ethernet Primer
345(1)
Hardware That You'll Need
346(4)
Cables
347(1)
Hubs
348(1)
NICs
348(1)
Switches
349(1)
Heck, let's buy a kit!
349(1)
Doing the Cable Dance
350(1)
Configuring Windows XP for Your Network
350(7)
Ah, sweet DHCP
351(3)
Browsing the neighborhood
354(2)
Sharing folders and documents
356(1)
Printing across the Network
357(3)
Using a Standard Hub with a Cable or DSL Modem
360(1)
Troubleshooting Your Network
360(5)
Windows XP doesn't recognize my NIC
361(1)
No lights show up on my network card(s) or hub
361(1)
Nothing shows up when I browse
362(1)
I can't connect (or print) to a shared printer
362(3)
Going Wireless
365(12)
Understanding Wireless Networking
365(6)
How does wireless compare with wired?
365(2)
The standards involved
367(3)
AC and phone line networking
370(1)
Ensuring Security on Your Wireless Network
371(1)
Using Wireless Hardware in Windows XP
372(5)
Preparing to install
372(1)
Installation tricks
373(1)
Making the connection
374(3)
Sharing Your Internet Connection
377(12)
Why Share Your Internet Connection?
377(1)
Sharing through Software in Windows XP
378(2)
Sharing through Hardware
380(5)
Wired sharing devices
380(3)
Wireless sharing devices
383(2)
Why You Need NAT
385(1)
The Magic of Virtual Private Networking
386(3)
Book III: The Internet
389(2)
Part I: Going Online with an ISP
391(20)
Hooking Up with the Right Service
391(4)
Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
391(1)
Broadband or Dial-Up?
392(1)
Choosing an ISP to Host Your Web Site
393(2)
Managing Your Online Security
395(6)
Preventing Viruses from Infecting Your Computer
395(1)
Maintaining a Kid-Friendly PC
396(5)
Supervising kids' access
396(1)
Using filtering software
396(1)
Screening Web Content with the Content Advisor
397(4)
America Online
401(10)
Installing AOL
401(1)
Signing On to AOL
401(1)
A Short Geography Lesson
402(1)
Handling Incoming E-Mail
403(3)
Reading incoming mail
403(2)
Receiving a file
405(1)
Managing your e-mail
405(1)
Composing and Sending E-Mail
406(1)
Writing an e-mail
406(1)
Replying to and forwarding messages
407(1)
Sending a file
407(1)
Maintaining an Address Book
407(1)
Exploring the Internet in AOL
408(3)
Part II: Getting Caught in the World Wide Web
411(38)
Browsers and What They Do
411(16)
ABCs of the Web
411(1)
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
412(1)
Finding Your Way around the Web
413(1)
Getting Started with Internet Explorer
414(5)
Launching Internet Explorer
415(1)
Accessing a Web site
415(1)
Elements of the Internet Explorer window
416(1)
The Explorer bar
417(1)
The toolbars
418(1)
Searching the Web
419(2)
Starting the search
419(1)
Limiting your searches
420(1)
Browsing in full screen mode
420(1)
Displaying Previously Viewed Web Pages
421(1)
Keeping Track of Your Favorite Web Sites
422(3)
Adding Web pages to your Favorites folder
422(1)
Viewing pages from the Favorites folder
423(1)
Organizing your favorites
423(2)
Viewing Pages from the History Folder
425(2)
Customizing Your Browser Settings
427(14)
Changing Your Home Page
427(1)
Changing the Way Web Pages Look
428(3)
Changing the text size
428(1)
Selecting a different font
428(1)
Changing the text and background colors
429(1)
Changing the way your browser displays hyperlinks
430(1)
Customizing Toolbars
431(1)
Changing the size of toolbars
431(1)
Hiding and unhiding a toolbar
432(1)
Adding a button to the toolbar
432(1)
Active Channels and Active Desktop Items
432(3)
Adding Active Channels or Active Desktop Items
433(1)
Viewing channels with the Channels folder
434(1)
Removing an Active Channel or Active Desktop Item
434(1)
Changing the History Settings
435(1)
Specifying Mail, News, and Internet Call Programs
435(2)
Speeding Up the Display of Web Pages
437(1)
Synchronizing Offline Web Pages
437(2)
Customizing Your AutoComplete Settings
439(2)
Printing and Saving Web Information
441(8)
Printing a Web Page
441(2)
Saving a Web Page on Your Computer
443(1)
Saving a Web Graphic on Your Computer
444(1)
Copying Web Page Information
444(2)
Viewing the HTML Source of a Web Page
446(1)
Wallpapering Your Desktop with a Web Graphic
446(3)
Part III: E-Mail
449(30)
E-Mail Basics
449(6)
Choosing an E-Mail Program
449(1)
Abbreviations and Acronyms
449(1)
E-Mail Addresses
450(5)
What's my address?
451(1)
Host names and domain names
451(1)
IP addresses and the DNS
452(1)
Top-level domains
452(1)
Port numbers
453(1)
URLs versus e-mail addresses
453(2)
Sending and Receiving E-Mail with Outlook Express
455(8)
Checking for New Mail
455(3)
Setting Outlook Express to check for mail
455(1)
Reading e-mail
456(1)
Replying to a message
457(1)
Forwarding a message
457(1)
Composing E-Mail Messages
458(2)
Drafting a message
458(1)
Attaching a file to an e-mail message
459(1)
Adding an image to your message
460(1)
Formatting Your Messages
460(2)
Rich Text (HTML) messages versus Plain Text messages
460(1)
Adding bold, italics, underline, and color to your text
461(1)
Changing the font type and font size
461(1)
Sending an E-Mail Message
462(1)
Printing a Message
462(1)
Organizing E-Mail Addresses and Messages
463(8)
Organizing Your Messages with Folders
463(3)
Creating a new folder
464(1)
Moving e-mail into a folder
464(1)
Organizing your e-mail with the Rule Editor
464(1)
Deleting and compacting your e-mail
465(1)
Deleting and renaming folders
466(1)
Adding Entries to Your Address Book
466(5)
Creating a new address
467(1)
Importing addresses from somewhere else
468(1)
Finding a recipient's e-mail address
469(2)
Mailing Lists
471(8)
Addresses Used with Mailing Lists
471(1)
Finding a Mailing List
472(1)
Subscribing and Unsubscribing
472(2)
Lists maintained manually
473(1)
Lists maintained automatically
473(1)
Web-based lists
474(1)
Sending Messages to a Mailing List
474(1)
Special Requests to Mailing Lists
474(1)
Archives
474(1)
Subscriber list
474(1)
Privacy
475(1)
Going on vacation
475(1)
Open and Closed Mailing Lists
475(1)
Receiving Digested Mailing Lists
476(1)
Using Filters
476(1)
Starting Your Own Mailing List
476(3)
Part IV: Other Online Communications
479(20)
Chatting Online
479(6)
Chatting Online
479(2)
Following group conversations
480(1)
Safe chatting guidelines
481(1)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
481(4)
Starting IRC
482(1)
Picking a server
482(1)
Issuing IRC commands
482(1)
IRC channels
483(1)
Types of channels
483(1)
Starting your own channel
484(1)
Filing a complaint
484(1)
Getting more info
484(1)
Instant Messaging
485(6)
AOL Instant Messenger
485(2)
Becoming a registered user
485(1)
Engaging in a chat session
486(1)
Adding and deleting buddies on your Buddy List
487(1)
Yahoo! Messenger
487(1)
Logging on to Yahoo! Messenger
487(1)
Adding and deleting friends
487(1)
Engaging in a chat session
487(1)
MSN Messenger
488(3)
Logging on to MSN Messenger
488(1)
Engaging in a chat session
488(1)
Adding and deleting buddies
488(3)
Keeping Up to Date with News
491(8)
Newsgroup Basics
491(3)
Newsgroup ``netiquette''
492(1)
Newsgroup names
492(1)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
493(1)
Posting articles to newsgroups
493(1)
Reading Newsgroups with Google
494(2)
Google and Usenet indexes
495(1)
Searching Google Groups
495(1)
Replying to an article
496(1)
Posting a new article
496(1)
Reading Newsgroups with Outlook Express
496(3)
Viewing newsgroup messages before you subscribe
496(1)
Subscribing to a newsgroup
497(1)
Unsubscribing from a newsgroup
498(1)
Part V: Creating Web Pages
499(34)
Getting Started with Web Publishing
499(8)
Guidelines for Creating a Successful Web Site
499(1)
Basic Steps for Creating a Web Site
500(1)
Step 1: Planning your Web site
500(1)
Step 2: Creating your Web pages
500(1)
Step 3: Publishing your Web pages
501(1)
What to Include on Every Web Site
501(1)
Home page
501(1)
Site map
501(1)
Contact information
501(1)
FAQ
502(1)
Related links
502(1)
What to Include on Every Page
502(1)
Title
502(1)
Navigation links
502(1)
Author and copyright information
502(1)
Organizing the Content
503(2)
Sequential organization
503(1)
Hierarchical organization
503(1)
Combination sequential and hierarchical organization
504(1)
Web organization
505(1)
Finding Space for Your Web Site
505(2)
Internet service providers
505(1)
Online services
505(1)
Free Web servers
506(1)
Elements of Web Page Design
507(10)
HTML Basics
507(1)
Specifying Font Settings
508(1)
Entering Headings
509(1)
Formatting Text
510(1)
Alignment
510(1)
Bold
510(1)
Italic
510(1)
Color
511(1)
Creating Lists
511(1)
Bulleted lists
511(1)
Numbered lists
512(1)
Inserting Horizontal Rules
512(1)
Specifying Page Settings
513(1)
Screen size considerations
513(1)
Page length
513(1)
Page layout
513(1)
Working with Backgrounds
514(1)
Setting the background color
514(1)
Using a background image
515(1)
Adding Links
515(2)
Using text links
515(1)
Using graphic links
516(1)
Linking within the same page
516(1)
Working with Graphics, Sounds, and Videos
517(10)
File Formats for Image, Sound, and Video
517(2)
Image file formats
517(1)
Sound file formats
518(1)
Video file formats
519(1)
Working with Graphics
519(4)
Inserting a graphic
520(1)
Using image maps
520(3)
Adding Sounds
523(2)
Inserting a link to a sound file
524(1)
Embedding a sound file
524(1)
Using background sounds
524(1)
Working with Videos
525(2)
Inserting a link to a video file
525(1)
Embedding a video
525(2)
Publishing on the Web
527(6)
Previewing Your Web Pages
527(1)
Using the Web Publishing Wizard
527(2)
Understanding FTP
529(2)
The Windows 95/98/XP FTP Client
529(2)
FTP command summary
531(1)
Promoting Your Web Site
531(2)
Part VI: Can't-Miss Stops on the Internet
533(38)
Finding Your Way with Google
533(6)
Basic Search Techniques with Google
533(1)
Conducting a Good Search
534(1)
Advanced Searching Techniques
535(1)
Using the Google Toolbar
536(3)
Installing the Google toolbar
536(1)
Using the Google toolbar
536(3)
Getting Bargains on eBay
539(10)
Registering with eBay
539(1)
Signing In to Your My eBay Page
540(1)
Searching for Items of Interest
541(3)
A straight search
541(1)
Browsing eBay categories
542(1)
Browsing to and searching a single category
543(1)
Saving searches, categories, and sellers/stores
544(1)
A Few Rules to Live By
544(1)
Bidding on Items
545(3)
How bidding works
545(2)
Placing a bid
547(1)
Strategies for successful bidding
547(1)
Closing the Sale
548(1)
Planning Your Next Vacation Online
549(8)
Researching a Destination
549(3)
Deciding where to go and what to see
549(1)
Finding out how to get there
550(1)
Weather and road conditions
551(1)
Online Travel Services
552(2)
Visiting an all-purpose travel site
552(1)
Booking a hotel or motel room
553(1)
Traveling by rail
553(1)
Resources for Traveling Abroad
554(1)
Eccentric Sites for Eccentric Travelers
555(2)
Researching Investments Online
557(10)
Getting Lessons on How to Invest
557(2)
Researching a Company Online
559(1)
Reading the Financial News
560(2)
Major news services
560(1)
Financial newspapers and magazines
561(1)
Online newsletters
562(1)
Researching Mutual Funds and Stocks on the Internet
562(5)
Researching a mutual fund on the Internet
563(1)
Researching stocks on the Internet
564(3)
Listening to the Music
567(4)
Why Not Get Music for Free?
567(2)
Touring Online Music Stores
569(2)
Book IV: Office 2003 and Money 2004
571(2)
Part I: Word 2003
573(76)
Entering, Editing, and Formatting Text
573(8)
Getting Acquainted with Word
573(2)
Creating a New Document
575(1)
Speedy Ways to Open Documents
576(1)
All about Saving Documents
576(1)
Changing the Font and Size of Text
576(2)
Spell Checking a Document
578(3)
Speed Techniques for Using Word
581(14)
Getting a Better Look at Your Documents
581(4)
Viewing documents in different ways
581(2)
Zooming in, zooming out
583(1)
Working in two places in the same document
583(2)
Selecting Text in Speedy Ways
585(1)
Tricks for Editing Text
585(2)
Undoing a mistake
586(1)
Repeating an action --- and quicker this time
587(1)
Moving Around Quickly in Documents
587(2)
Keys for getting around quickly
587(1)
Viewing thumbnail pages
587(1)
``Browsing'' around a document
588(1)
Going there fast with the Go To command
588(1)
Hopping from place to place in the Document Map
588(1)
Bookmarks for hopping around
588(1)
Inserting a Whole File in a Document
589(1)
Finding and Replacing
589(6)
Finding a word, paragraph, or format
590(1)
Finding and replacing text and formats
591(4)
Laying Out Text and Pages
595(18)
Paragraphs and Formatting
595(1)
Inserting a Section Break for Formatting Purposes
596(1)
Breaking a Line
597(1)
Starting a New Page
597(1)
Setting Up and Changing the Margins
597(2)
Indenting Paragraphs and First Lines
599(1)
Putting Newspaper-Style Columns in a Document
600(2)
Numbering the Pages
602(1)
Putting Headers and Footers on Pages
602(2)
Adjusting the Space Between Lines
604(1)
Creating Numbered and Bulleted Lists
604(2)
Simple numbered and bulleted lists
604(2)
Constructing lists of your own
606(1)
Working with Tabs
606(2)
Hyphenating a Document
608(1)
Hyphenating a document automatically
608(1)
Hyphenating a document manually
609(1)
Unhyphenating and other hyphenation tasks
609(1)
Decorating a Page with a Border
609(2)
Dropping in a Drop Cap
611(2)
Word Styles
613(8)
All about Styles
613(1)
Applying a Style to Text and Paragraphs
614(1)
Creating a New Style
615(2)
Creating styles directly from the screen
615(1)
Creating styles using the New Style dialog box
616(1)
Modifying a Style
617(1)
Creating Templates
618(1)
Attaching a Different Template to a Document
619(2)
Constructing the Perfect Table
621(10)
Talking Table Jargon
621(1)
Creating a Table
622(1)
Entering the Text and Numbers
622(1)
Aligning Text in Columns and Cells
623(1)
Merging and Splitting Cells and Tables
624(1)
Modifying the Table Layout
624(2)
Selecting different parts of a table
624(1)
Inserting and deleting columns and rows
625(1)
Moving columns and rows
625(1)
Resizing columns and rows
626(1)
Repeating Heading Rows on Subsequent Pages
626(1)
Sprucing Up Your Table
627(4)
Formatting a table with Word's AutoFormats
627(1)
Borders, shading, and color
628(3)
Getting Word's Help with Office Chores
631(18)
Finding the Right Word with the Thesaurus
631(1)
Highlighting Parts of a Document
632(1)
Commenting on a Document
632(2)
Showing Revisions to Documents
634(3)
Marking the changes
635(1)
Marking changes when you forgot to turn on revision marks
635(1)
Reading and reviewing a document with revision marks
636(1)
Accepting and rejecting changes
637(1)
Outlines for Organizing Your Work
637(1)
Printing an Address on an Envelope
638(2)
Printing a Single Address Label (Or a Page of the Same Label)
640(1)
Churning Out Letters, Labels, and Envelopes for Mass Mailings
641(8)
Preparing the source file
642(1)
Merging the source file with the document
642(5)
Printing form letters, labels, and envelopes
647(2)
Part II: Outlook 2003
649(42)
Getting Acquainted with Outlook
649(12)
What Is Outlook, Anyway?
649(1)
Navigating the Outlook Windows
650(2)
Getting a Better View of a Folder
652(1)
Finding Items in Folders
652(2)
Searching in the Find pane
652(1)
Conducting an advanced search
653(1)
Deleting E-Mail Messages, Contacts, Tasks, and Other Items
654(1)
Maintaining the Contacts Folder
655(6)
Entering a new contact in the Contacts folder
655(2)
Changing a contact's information
657(1)
Finding a contact
658(3)
Handling Your E-Mail
661(22)
Addressing and Sending E-Mail Messages
661(4)
The basics: Sending an e-mail message
661(2)
Addressing an e-mail message
663(1)
Sending copies and blind copies of messages
664(1)
Replying to and forwarding e-mail messages
664(1)
Distribution Lists for Sending Messages to Groups
665(3)
Creating a distribution list
666(1)
Addressing e-mail to a distribution list
667(1)
Editing a distribution list
667(1)
Sending a File along with a Message
668(1)
Including a Picture in an E-mail Message
668(1)
Postponing Sending a Message
669(1)
All about Message Formats
670(1)
Stationery for Decorating E-Mail Messages
671(1)
Receiving E-Mail Messages
672(3)
Getting your e-mail
672(1)
Being notified that e-mail has arrived
673(1)
Reading your e-mail in the Inbox window
673(2)
Handling Files That Were Sent to You
675(1)
Techniques for Organizing E-Mail Messages
676(4)
Flagging e-mail messages
677(1)
Being reminded to take care of e-mail messages
678(1)
Earmarking messages as they arrive
678(2)
All about E-Mail Folders
680(3)
Moving e-mail messages to different folders
680(1)
Creating a new folder for storing e-mail
680(3)
Managing Your Time and Schedule
683(8)
Introducing the Calendar
683(1)
The Different Kinds of Activities
684(1)
Getting Around in the Calendar Window
685(1)
Scheduling an Activity
685(3)
Scheduling an activity: The basics
685(2)
Scheduling a recurring appointment or event
687(1)
Scheduling an event
688(1)
Canceling, Rescheduling, and Altering Activities
688(1)
Getting a Better Look at Your Schedule
688(3)
Part III: PowerPoint 2003
691(34)
Getting Started in PowerPoint
691(12)
Getting Acquainted with PowerPoint
691(2)
Creating a New Presentation
693(1)
Starting with a blank presentation
693(1)
Starting from a slide design or color scheme
693(1)
Starting from the AutoContent Wizard
694(1)
Starting from an Existing Presentation
694(1)
Advice for Building Persuasive Presentations
694(3)
Tips for creating presentations
694(2)
Start by writing the text
696(1)
Getting a Better View of Your Work
697(1)
Inserting Slides and Choosing Layouts
698(3)
Inserting a new slide and layout
698(2)
Stealing slides from other presentations
700(1)
Moving and Deleting Slides
701(2)
Entering the Text
703(6)
Entering Text on Slides
703(1)
Making Text Fit in Frames
704(1)
Making Your Own Text Frames
705(1)
Changing the Look of Text
706(1)
All about Speaker Notes
706(1)
Making a Numbered or Bulleted List
707(2)
Advanced Formatting Techniques
709(10)
Changing or Tweaking a Slide Design or Color Scheme
709(1)
Slide Masters for Consistent Formatting
710(4)
Changing formats on the Slide Master
711(2)
Removing a Slide Master item from one slide
713(1)
Working with more than one Slide Master
713(1)
Handling Footers
714(1)
Action Buttons for Going from Slide to Slide
715(4)
Giving the Presentation
719(6)
Rehearsing Your Presentation
719(1)
Printing Handout Copies of a Presentation
720(1)
Showing Your Presentation
720(2)
Giving a Self-Playing, Kiosk-Style Presentation
722(3)
Deciding how long to keep slides on-screen
722(1)
Making the presentation kiosk-style
723(2)
Part IV: Excel 2003
725(50)
Up and Running with Excel
725(12)
Getting Acquainted with Excel
725(2)
Rows, columns, and cell addresses
727(1)
Workbooks and worksheets
727(1)
Entering Data in a Worksheet
727(3)
The basics of entering data
727(1)
Entering text labels
728(1)
Entering numeric values
729(1)
Entering date and time values
729(1)
Entering Lists and Serial Data with the AutoFill Command
730(2)
Formatting Numbers, Dates, and Time Values
732(1)
Formatting Text and Numbers
733(1)
Establishing Data-Validation Rules
733(4)
Refining Your Worksheet
737(8)
Editing Worksheet Data
737(1)
Moving around in a Worksheet
737(2)
Getting a Better Look at the Worksheet
739(2)
Freezing and splitting columns and rows
739(1)
Hiding columns and rows
740(1)
Zooming in and out
740(1)
Comments for Documenting Your Worksheet
741(1)
Selecting Cells in a Worksheet
742(1)
Deleting, Copying, and Moving Data
743(2)
Formulas and Functions for Crunching Numbers
745(12)
How Formulas Work
745(3)
Referring to cells in formulas
745(2)
Referring to formula results in formulas
747(1)
Operators in formulas
748(1)
The Basics of Entering a Formula
748(1)
Speed Techniques for Entering Formulas
749(3)
Clicking cells to enter cell references
749(1)
Entering a cell range
750(1)
Naming cell ranges so that you can use them in formulas
750(1)
Referring to cells in different worksheets
751(1)
Copying Formulas from Cell to Cell
752(1)
Working with Functions
753(4)
Manually entering a function in a formula
754(1)
Getting Excel's help to enter a function
755(2)
Making a Worksheet Easier to Read and Understand
757(10)
Laying Out a Worksheet
757(3)
Aligning numbers and text in columns and rows
757(2)
Inserting and deleting rows and columns
759(1)
Changing the width of columns and height of rows
759(1)
Decorating a Worksheet with Borders and Colors
760(2)
Choosing an autoformat
760(1)
Decorating worksheets with colors
760(1)
Slapping borders on worksheet cells
761(1)
Printing a Worksheet
762(5)
Making a worksheet fit on the page
762(2)
Making a worksheet more presentable
764(1)
Repeating row labels and column names on each page
765(2)
Seeing Data in Charts
767(8)
Building Charts from Your Data
767(3)
Creating a chart with the Chart Wizard
767(3)
Adjusting a chart's position on the page
770(1)
Editing a Chart
770(5)
Choosing a different chart type
770(1)
Adding and removing chart elements
771(1)
The basics of changing a chart's appearance
771(4)
Part V: Money 2004
775(74)
Introducing Money
775(6)
Finding Out How Money Tracks Your Finances
775(1)
Starting the Program
776(1)
A Fast Trip around the Money Windows
776(3)
The Home Page
776(1)
Going from window to window: The Navigation bar and Navigation buttons
777(2)
Personalizing the Home Page
779(2)
Setting Up Your Accounts
781(10)
Accounts and Registers for Recording Financial Transactions
781(2)
The Basics: Setting Up Checking and Savings Accounts
783(3)
Setting up a checking or savings account
783(2)
Listing contact names, phone numbers, and other account details
785(1)
Setting Up an Account to Track Credit Card and Line of Credit Transactions
786(5)
Recording Your Financial Activity
791(18)
The Basics: Recording Transactions in Savings and Checking Registers
791(11)
Opening an account register
792(1)
Recording checks, deposits, withdrawals, and debit card purchases in registers
793(3)
How's your view of the register?
796(1)
Splitting deposits and withdrawals that don't fit in one category
797(2)
Recording a deposit or debit card purchase with cash back
799(1)
Transferring money between accounts
800(2)
Recording Transactions in Credit Card and Line of Credit Accounts
802(2)
Recording credit card and line of credit charges
802(1)
Recording a credit
803(1)
Recording a credit card payment
803(1)
Fixing Mistakes in Account Registers
804(5)
Changing, or editing, transactions
805(1)
Voiding and deleting transactions
806(3)
Categorizing Your Spending and Income
809(10)
Looking at the Ways to Categorize Income and Spending
809(2)
By category
809(1)
By subcategory
810(1)
By classification
810(1)
By tax-related status
810(1)
Setting Up Your Own Categories and Subcategories
811(2)
Creating a new category
811(1)
Creating a new subcategory
812(1)
Getting Ready for Tax Time with Tax-Related Categories
813(2)
Correcting Transactions Recorded in the Wrong Category
815(4)
Moving all transactions from one category to another category
815(1)
Reassigning transactions to new categories
816(3)
Reconciling, or Balancing, an Account
819(8)
How Reconciling Works
819(1)
Balancing an Account
820(3)
Telling Money which transactions cleared the bank
820(3)
Fixing mistakes as you reconcile
823(1)
Help! The Darn Thing Won't Reconcile!
823(4)
A checklist of things to do if you can't reconcile
824(1)
``AutoReconciling'' an account
825(1)
Forcing an account to balance
825(2)
Money for Investors
827(22)
Your Own Electronic Portfolio
827(1)
Setting Up Investment, Retirement, and Employee Stock Option Accounts
828(5)
Setting up an investment account for tracking securities
828(2)
Setting up a retirement account for tracking retirement savings and investments
830(2)
Setting up an account to track employee stock options
832(1)
Describing the Securities in Investment and Retirement Accounts
833(3)
Editing an Investment or Retirement Account Transaction
836(1)
Updating the Price of a Security
836(1)
Recording Payments to and Disbursements from Brokers
837(1)
Handling Stocks and Bonds
838(6)
Recording a purchase of more stocks or more bonds
838(2)
Recording the sale of stocks and bonds
840(1)
Recording and reinvesting dividends
841(1)
Recording stock splits, short sells, margin purchases, and other esoterica
842(2)
Handling Mutual Funds
844(2)
Recording the sale or purchase of mutual funds
844(1)
Recording dividends and distributions
844(2)
Analyzing and Comparing Investments
846(1)
Charting the Performance of an Investment
847(2)
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