BASICS of Windows The Easy Guide to Your PC

by Stephie Smith

Does your computer make you feel like a dummy? Believe me, you're not alone. But with these simple instructions, you'll be on your way to making the most of your PC. BASICS of Windows The Easy Guide to Your PC covers using your mouse or touchpad (single and double click, right and left click, drag and drop, customizing the way your device works); the Windows Desktop (what everything does; customizing the desktop, start menu, and taskbar); manipulating your windows (opening, closing, restoring, moving, resizing, arranging, and finding windows; scrolling in windows); starting up and shutting down; folders and files (creating, renaming, moving, deleting, finding, making shortcuts to); Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, and other Windows programs. Concise and easy to follow with 111 large screen shots. Covers XP, Vista, and Windows 7; not version-specific so you learn the basic skills for any Windows PC or laptop. Simple exercises to test your knowledge and help you build confidence while you apply what you've learned. Question and Answer section covers what to do when things don't work the way they should.

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166 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 30, 2013

About the author

Stephie Smith was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the fifth of six girls. Early years were spent making mischief and, in general, driving her parents crazy while the family migrated between Ohio, West Virginia, and Florida. In fact, her family moved so often--18 times before Stephie finished sixth grade--that some people suspected they were running from the law. Stephie left home at 14, finished high school at 16, and joined the Air Force at 18, graduating with honors from the USAF Schools of Electronics and Instrumentation. After attending several colleges and universities around the country (switching majors from Chemistry to Art to English to Psychology but never figuring out what she wanted to be when she grew up), she followed her sisters to east central Florida and settled there. She remains there today writing historical romance, humorous women's fiction, and computer how-to books.