Windows 98 Course Guide

By Richard Edward Gordon. © Copyright 2000.
Duplication prohibited without author's permission.
[email protected]. 727-771-9328. Last Updated 5/19/00.

Course Rationale	Safeguarding Equipment
Course Description	Individual Help
Required Text	Final Exam Question Bank
Curriculum	Exercises
Grading Options	Course Project
Academic Honesty and Behavior	Bibliography
Registered Students Only	Internet Resources
Attendance	Instructor's Notes

Instructor's Home Page

Course Rationale

By learning Windows 98, you will accomplish far more than learning one single program. Scores of wordprocessing, spreadsheet, and database programs designed for Windows share similar features. By taking this course, you will grasp the common threads running through hundreds of Windows applications. Familiar with these threads, you will have a head start in learning a variety of programs geared to the Windows environment.

Course Description

In this course, you will --

learn to use the mouse to point at and select icons.
learn to select options from pull down menus.
learn to respond to dialog boxes, and to use scroll bars.
learn to use keyboard commands common to countless Windows programs – including such popular programs as Word, WordPerfect, Excel, and Access.
understand the language of Windows 98. Terms like creating shortcuts, sizing and cascading, blocking, selecting, embedding, and multitasking will become familiar to you, and by knowing Windows 98 terminology, you will more quickly and easily grasp instructions for using all Windows 98 based programs.
learn to use the helpful accessory programs called Calculator, WordPad, and Paint.
explore the Internet with the help of Microsoft's Internet Explorer..
become familiar with Outlook Express, the e-mail and news-reader program in Windows 98.

Your instructor will emphasize showing instead of merely telling you how to perform a Windows operation. Using an overhead projector connected to his computer, your instructor will guide you step by step through various exercises as you duplicate his actions on your own computer. Then you will practice the demonstrated skills by completing several Exercises in this course guide.

Required Text

Your text is Microsoft Windows 98, by Salkind and Johnson, published by Course Technologies, 1999. Be sure to purchase the book and a diskette before the first class and to bring them with you to all class sessions.

Curriculum

Mr. Gordon intends to teach as many of the following aspects of Windows 98 as time permits. He will keep in mind that covering material is not the same as teaching it. There is little if any value in racing over a lot of ground at a pace that leaves students overwhelmed and confused. Your instructor’s objective is to teach the material at a pace and level within the students’ learning abilities and the time constraints of the course. To reach this objective, your instructor may have to modify this curriculum outline, but as the course begins, this outline will serve as a map of his intentions.

The numbers after each item refer to pages the items are covered in your text Microsoft Windows 98. No page number next to an item means that your text does not cover this item. Such items, instead, will be taught with the help of your instructor’s notes or handouts. *An asterisk next to an item indicates that it is optional and will only be covered if time permits. Your instructor will remind you several times during the course to check off those items you have learned so far in the course. In that way, you will have an updated record or your progress.

Windows 98 Curriculum and Suggested Time Allocation

Page numbers after each item refer to the pages items are introduced in the textbook Microsoft Windows 98, by Salkind and Johnson. No page number next to an item means that the text does not cover this item. Such items will be taught with the help of the instructor’s notes or handouts. Time allocation based on 15 hours of class. An asterisk next to an item means that it is optional and will only be covered if time permits.

1. Introduction to course (½ hour)
1.1. Checking student roll, distributing handouts, course guide, etc.
2. Getting Started with Windows 98 (2½ hours)
2.1. Recognizing the elements of the Desktop, A-2 (2½ hours)
2.2. Using the mouse, A-4
2.3. Moving, hiding, resizing the Taskbar, A-2
2.4. Accessing the Internet from the Desktop, A-7
2.5. Moving, sizing windows, A-8
2.6. Using menus and toolbars, A-10
2.7. Using scroll bars, A-12
2.8. Using dialog boxes, A-14
2.9. Using Windows Help, A-16
2.10. Shutting down Windows, A-19
3. Working with Windows Programs (2 hours)
3.1. Starting a program, B-2
3.2. Installing a program
3.3. Creating a folder on your hard drive for your class work
3.4. Creating, opening and saving in WordPad, B-4
3.5. Editing text in WordPad, B-4
3.6. Shortcut keys, B-7
3.7. Formatting text in WordPad, B-8
3.8. Using Paint, B-10
3.9. Copying data between programs, B-12
3.10. Printing a document, B-14
3.11. Running and switching among opened programs using Alt+Tab keys as well as the Taskbar
3.12. *Playing a video clip, B-16
3.13. *Playing a sound, B-18
4. Managing Files Using My Computer (2 hours)
4.1. Understanding file management, C-2
4.2. Changing default to browse windows using a single window
4.3. Opening and viewing My Computer, C-4
4.4. Formatting a diskette, C-6
4.5. Viewing folders and files, C-6
4.6. Viewing files with Quick Viewer, C-7
4.7. Creating a folder, C-8
4.8. Moving files and folders, C-10
4.9. Copying files to a diskette
4.10. Deleting and restoring files and folders, C-12
4.11. Creating a shortcut to a file, C-14
4.12. Displaying drive information, C-16
5. Managing Folders and Files Using Windows Explorer (2 hours)
5.1. Viewing the Windows Explorer window, D-2
5.2. Opening and viewing folders in Windows Explorer, D-4
5.3. Changing the Windows Explorer window, D-6
5.4. Creating and renaming folders in Windows Explorer, D-8
5.5. Finding a file, D-10
5.6. Copying and moving a file to a folder, D-12
5.7. Restoring a deleted file using Undo, D-14
5.8. Customizing a folder, D-16

6. Customizing Windows 98 Using the Control Panel (1 hour)
6.1. Customizing the Active Desktop, E-2
6.2. Viewing a window as a web page, E-3
6.3. Changing the desktop background and screen saver settings, E-4
6.4. Changing the desktop color scheme, E-6
6.5. Setting the date and time, E-8
6.6. *Working with fonts, E-10
6.7. Customizing mouse operations, E-12
6.8. Examining system properties, E-14
6.9. *Customizing the Taskbar, E-16
6.10. *Adding an item to the Start Menu, E-18
7. Exploring the Internet with Microsoft Internet Explorer (2 hours)
7.1. Understanding web browsers, F-2
7.2. Starting Internet Explorer, F-4
7.3. Exploring the browser window, F-6
7.4. Opening a web page and following links, F-6
7.5. Understanding a web address, F-19
7.6. Adding a web page to the Favorites list, F-8
7.7. *Organizing your Favorites, F-11
7.8. *Adding an Active Channels to the Channels list, F-12
7.9. Selecting a Home Page and adding a link button, F-14
7.10. *Viewing and maintaining a history list, F-15
7.11. *Search the Web, F-16
7.12. Printing a Web page, F-18
8. *Exchanging Mail and News (Optional --only if extra time available and if classroom computers can be setup to handle this function.)
8.1. *Starting Outlook Express, G-2
8.2. *Exploring the Outlook Express Window, G-4
8.3. *Adding a contact to the Address Book, G-6
8.4. *Composing and sending e-mail, G-8
8.5. *Attaching a file to an e-mail message, G-9
8.6. *Managing E-mail messages, G-14
8.7. *Selecting a News Service, G-14
8.8. *Viewing and subscribing to a newsgroup, G-16
8.9. *Reading and Posting News articles, G-18
9. *Managing Shared Files Using Network Neighborhood (Optional --only if extra time available and if classroom computers can be setup to handle this function.)
9.1. *Understanding network services, H-2
9.2. *Opening and viewing network neighborhood, H-4
9.3. *Examining network drive properties, H-6
9.4. *Creating a shared folder, H-8
9.5. *Mapping a network drive, H-10
9.6. *Copying and moving shared files, H-12
9.7. *Opening and editing a shared file, H-14
9.8. *Disconnecting a network drive, H-16
10. Miscellaneous (2 hours)
10.1. Using the Find feature on the Start Menu to locate a file on your hard drive
10.2. Using the Print Screen feature to copy, paste, save and print whatever appears on your screen
10.3. Backing up your files
10.4. Running scandisk and defrag
10.5. *Creating shortcut-key combinations to access a program
11. Finishing Up (1 hour)
11.1. Review, final exam, and course evaluations

Grading Options

You have two grade options:

P (Pass). This choice is for you if you hope to earn one credit and achieve a Passing grade.
X (Audit). This is the choice for you if you wish to audit the class.

As an auditing student, you attend classes for informational purposes only. You will receive neither a grade nor credit for the course. This is the best option if you wish to simply enjoy the course without the pressure of required exams and exercises. Although Mr. Gordon encourages you to try the exams, exercises and final class project, you are not obligated to do them. You are, however, expected to attend all class sessions.

Students who select the P option will automatically end up with an X (no credit) grade if they do not meet the requirements for Passing.

You must tell your instructor your choice within the first class hour. Once you make a choice, you may not change it.

The PASS option.

. Here are the requirements you must meet if you select this option:

Do five of the assigned Exercises in this course guide. Your instructor will tell you which of the exercises you will be required to do. Additional ones beyond those required may be done for extra credit.
Be absent from class no more than two hours.
Take class quizzes and the final exam.
Receive a passing grade on an assigned project that you will mail to your instructor within 14 days after the last class. (More about this project later.)
Work on the course content or related enrichment materials throughout the course hours.*

*Regarding this last item, occasionally a student signs up for this course who already is a competent and experienced in using the Internet, perhaps expecting to coast to an easy credit with an Passing grade. If you take the course already knowing the curriculum, Mr. Gordon will require you to make constructive use of class time by expanding your knowledge beyond the basic curriculum. You may do so by (1) exploring additional web sites that Mr. Gordon suggests and by (2) completing advanced exercises furnished by Mr. Gordon. Regardless of how well you do on the Exercises and final exam, wasting class time will result in reducing your class average by lowering your participation grade.

How an S (Satisfactory) grade is determined.

Five assigned Exercises will be worth a total of 50 points (50%) toward your final grade, 10 points for each Exercise.
Class participation — which includes working on content-related materials throughout the course hours — will count for 10 points (10%) toward your final grade.
Your final exam will be worth 20 points (20%).
Your project will also count for 20 (20%) points of your final grade. However, if you do not earn a satisfactory grade on your project or if you do not turn it in, you will NOT be given a final grade of S (Satisfactory) no matter how well you do on items 1, 2, and 3. A satisfactory project is an essential requirement for passing.

Please note well: No satisfactory project turned in – no Passing grade for the course and no college credit earned even if you do a perfect job on the other requirements.

Students who earn a minimum of 70 points and a satisfactory project grade will receive an S grade for the course.

The X grade.

If you do not submit a satisfactory project on time or if you earn less than 70 points, your final grade will be X. You will also receive an X if you have elected to Audit the class. X stands for both “(1) Audited or (2) showed progress, but did not meet the requirements for pass.”

The W grade.

For students who are absent for more than two hours of the class.

5% deduction for each missing homework assignment and additional exercise.

In addition to the graded Exercises, final exam, and project, your instructor will require that you complete additional Exercises, homework or other assignments. Some of these additional Exercises are included in this course Guide, but others may be distributed later in the course. For each missed or unsatisfactory assignment, Mr. Gordon will deduct 5% from your class average.

Extra credit work

You may gain up to 5 points by doing extra credit assignments. Consult with Mr. Gordon about the nature of extra credit work that may be designed to fit your job needs and interests. For example, you may be given the extra credit option of using a search engine to research a topic related to your job or personal interest.

Academic Honesty and Behavior

The following statement is from a memo of the college administration. This statement applies to this class:

Computer software and hardware should be used properly. In addition, each student’s behavior in the classroom is expected to contribute to a positive teaching and learning environment. The instructor has the authority to request the student to leave the classroom if the disruptive behavior continues.

Registered Students Only

This statement, too, comes from the college administration and also applies to this course:

Other than in an emergency when specifically approved by the Provost, employees and students shall not bring children to work or class other than for an occasional quick visit, to drop off a paper, pick up materials or other similar activities. In no case is a child to be left unattended on college premises.

Attendance

Here, too, is a college administrative statement applying to this course:

Attendance at all WCI (Weekend Computer Institute) class meetings/times is mandatory. Permission for an excused absence must be obtained from the WCI instructor and must be based on extreme circumstances. Any absence, as determined by the instructor, may result in the student being dropped from the class.

Maximum two hour absence for credit eligibility. Using this administrative statement as a guideline, your instructor has determined that students may be denied course credit if they miss more than two hours of class time

Understand that your instructor expects you to be in class on time and to attend all class hours. If you anticipate that you will not be able to meet this attendance obligation, you should select Audit for your grade choice.

Phone instructor if anticipating absence. If an emergency arises causing your absence, call Mr. Gordon at 727-771-9328. An unexplained absence will suggest to your instructor that you did not have a serious reason for missing valuable class time.

Missed work must be made up. If you miss class because of an excused lateness or absence, it is your responsibility to get the missing notes, handouts, and to make up the missed work.

Safeguarding Equipment

No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. A spilled drink or food particles could lead to costly computer repairs. At the end of each class, please be sure to (1) exit properly from all running programs, and (2) turn off your computer, monitor and printer.

Individual Help

Variety of student computer experience. Even though this course assumes no previous Windows experience, inevitably students will have a variety of computer backgrounds. Some students may walk into the classroom having never used the previous versions of Windows while other students may have had years of previous Windows experience with both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.

Individual help to meet special needs. Having such a variety of student backgrounds, your instructor will seem to go too fast for some and too slow for others; to you, he may concentrate too much on the basics while neglecting the more advanced features that you feel ready to tackle.

If you find yourself in this spot where you are unhappy with your progress, be sure to take advantage of individual help before or after class or other times by appointment at the computer labs. Call Mr. Gordon at 727-771-9328 for an appointment. During such individual help time, he will try to tailor instruction to your special needs. If he is aware of your concerns, he may also arrange to give you advanced or more basic additional exercises during class time.

If you are unhappy with any aspects of the class, please tell your instructor before or after class, either in person or through a phone call. He will make a special effort to make this class a valuable experience for you, but you must communicate your concerns to him. Don’t delay until the last class. Bring up any problems while there is time to remedy them.

Final Exam Question Bank

Twenty possibilities. For the final exam, your instructor will select twenty questions from the following possibilities. You will not know in advance the twenty questions your instructor will choose. Therefore, to be on the safe side, know the answers to all the possibilities.

Textbook page numbers. Numbers after a question refer to the page number in your textbook Microsoft Windows 98 where the answer can be found. For questions not having page numbers, you must rely solely for the answers on Mr. Gordon’s class notes.

Forty percent of final grade. If you are taking the course for credit, you will take this test under conventional test-taking conditions, without the help of notes or assistance from others. The time limit is 60 minutes. Each question will be worth 2 points for a total possible score of 40, making this test worth 40% of your final course grade.

Question Bank Questions

1. What are four common pointer shapes? A-5
2. From the Start Menu, how can you open a letter or a report you recently worked on and saved? A-6
3. On the Start Menu, how can you tell that an item has a sub menu? A-7
4. How can you hide an open window without closing it? A-8
5. If you have more than one open window, how can you tell which window is active? A-8
6. How can you drag a window? A-8
7. What do the maximize, minimize, and restore buttons look like? A-8
8. How can you resize a window? A-8
9. Without using a menu, how can you close a window? A-8
10. How can you move the Taskbar? A-9
11. What does the mouse pointer look like when it can be used to resize a window? A-9
12. When does a ScreenTip appear? A-10
13. What does a dimmed command mean on a menu? A-11
14. What is a keyboard shortcut? A-11
15. When do the scroll bars appear in a window? A-12
16. How can you adjust the double-clicking speed of the mouse? A-15
17. How can you shut down Windows properly? A-18
18. What writing program comes with Windows 98? B-2
19. Why would you want to select text? B-4
20. How many characters can you use in saving a Windows 98 document? B-5
21. What is temporarily stored on the Clipboard? B-6
22. What is multitasking? B-10
23. What are four Paint tools? B-11
24. How do you switch among open Windows programs? B-12
25. What are two file management programs included in Windows 98? C-1
26. Give an example of a folder having three sub-folders? (You do not have to use the examples in the text, but can make up your own examples.) C-3
27. What letters stand for your diskette drive and your hard drive? C-15
28. Why should you be careful before formatting a diskette? C-5
29. In My Computer, how can you create a new folder? C-8
30. How do you empty the Recycle Bin? C-12
31. Why create a shortcut to a document? C-14
32. How can you determine how much free space you have on your hard drive? C-17
33. How is Windows Explorer similar to My Computer? D-1
34. Using Windows Explorer, how can you rename a file? D-8
35. How can you rename a file? D-8
36. How can you get back (restore) a file that you accidentally deleted? D-14
37. What is a font? E-11
38. How can you change the double clicking speed of the mouse? E-12
39. How can you show a hidden Taskbar? E-16
40. What happens when you click on a hyperlink? F-2
41. What is the browser that comes with Windows 98? F-2
42. What is the main purpose of an ISP? F-5
43. What information goes in the Internet Explorer’s Address bar? F-7
44. How can Favorites help you explore the Internet? F-10
45. What is a home page in relationship to Internet Explorer? F-14
46. What does Internet Explorer’s History feature keep track of? F-15
47. How can you use Internet Explorer’s toolbar to access a search engine? F-16
48. What does Microsoft’s Outlook Express do? G-1
49. In Outlook Express, what is a Contact? G-6
50. Why would you click on the paper clip icon on the Outlook Express toolbar? G-9
51. What does it mean if one of your e-mail messages has a red explanation point next to it in the Outlook Express Inbox? G-11
52. In a Network, what is the big advantage of file sharing? H-2
53. In a Network, what is the difference between a server and a client? H-2
54. How can you make changes to a Read-Only document? H-15

Exercises

Exercise 1: Concepts Review – A-20
Do examples 6 to 18 on Concepts Review on pages A-20 to A-21 in your textbook. Write your answers on notebook paper. For this exercise and for all the others in this study guide, be sure (1) your name and the exercise number appears on your work and (2) your exercise is included in your Work-Folder which will be turned in to Mr. Gordon for evaluation.

Exercise 2: Skills Review – A-22
Turn to the Skills Review on pages A-22 to A-23. Do steps 2 to 9. Put a check mark next to every item under each step that you are able to do. Put a question mark next to those items you cannot do. Then get help from your instructor or another student on the question-marked items.
Once you have successfully completed all items in steps 2 through 9, write this statement on a piece of paper and include it in your Work-Folder: “I completed all items in steps 2 through 9 on pages A-22 to A-23.”

Exercise 3: Practice 2 – A-24
Do Practice 2 on pages A-24 in your textbook.
1) Instead of pasting your Desktop image into Paint, paste it into a Word window.
2) Keyboard your name and Exercise 2 beneath the pasted Desktop image.
3) Save your Word document on your diskette with the name desktop image.
4) Print your word document and include it in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 4: Concepts Review – B-20
Write the numbers 6 to 18 along the margin of a piece of notebook paper. Do Concepts Review, questions 6 to 18, on pages B-20 to B-21. Write the letters of each correct choice next to each question number.

Exercise 5: Independent Challenge 1 – B-22
Do Independent Challenge 1 on B-22 (Bookstore Inventory). Be sure to put your name and Exercise 5 at the top of your work. For step 9, you need to only print one copy which you will include in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 6: Independent Challenge 3 – B-23
Do Independent Challenge 3 on page B-23. Be sure to put your name and Exercise 6 at the top of your WordPad document. Include this assignment in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 7: Concepts Review – C-18
Write the numbers 6 to 15 along the margins of your paper. Do Concepts Review on pages C-18 to C-19, numbers 6 to 15 only. Include this exercise in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 8: Independent Challenge 2 – C-21
Do Independent Challenge 2 on page C-21. Be sure to create the folders in this exercise on your student diskette and not on your hard drive. Include your pencil and paper work (step 8) in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 9: Finding a File
Using the Find feature on the Start menu to search in the AAGORDON folder, find the files containing these words in their text: grammar, Janice, lion, Martin, booklet. On a separate piece paper, list each of the found words along with the name of the file in which the word appears. Double check that a found word appears in a file by opening the file and doing a search (Edit/Find) for the word.

Exercise 10: Concepts Review – D-18
Write the numbers 6 to 19 along the margins of your paper. Do Concepts Review on pages D-18 to D-19, questions 6 to 19 only.

Exercise 11: Independent Challenge 1 – D-21
Do Independent Challenge 1 on pages D-21 to D-22. Instead of pasting your work into Paint as instructed in step 9, paste your work into Word. Save this Word document on your diskette with the name Sewing Works. Be sure to keyboard in your name and exercise number.

Exercise 12: Independent Challenge 2 – D-22
Do Independent Challenge 2 on page D-22. Again, print your screen into a Word document.

Exercise 13: Using My Computer
Using My Computer program, list the files in the AAGORDON folder. On a separate piece of paper with your name and Exercise 13 written on top, answer the following questions.
1) Listing the files by date, which file was most recently worked on?
2) How many files are listed in the AAGORDON folder?
3) Listing the files in alphabetical order, which file appears first?
4) Listing the files in reverse alphabetical order, which file name appears on top?
5) Which file takes up the most space on the hard drive?
6) How many files were created in Word format?
7) Why is it important to be able to see file extensions?
8) How can you view file extensions if they do not appear on your screen?
9) How could you copy a file in the AAGORDON folder to a diskette?
10) If you accidentally delete a file, how can you quickly get it back without going into the Recycle bin?

Exercise 14: Creating Shortcuts
1) Using WordPad, create and save five short documents. A sentence for each will do the job. Save all five documents in the AASTUDENT folder. Call the first document diary; the second, Napoleon report; the third, insurance complaint; the fourth, financial records; and the fifth, phone numbers.
2) Using My Computer, create five short cuts to each of the above saved documents. Paste these short cuts on your desktop.
3) Create a desktop folder called Often Used.
4) Move each of your short cuts into this folder.
5) Open up the folder so that it shows all five shortcuts.
6) Size the folder so that it only takes up about a fourth of the screen.
7) Now use the Print Screen feature to copy the appearance of your desktop into the Windows clipboard.
8) Next, switch to WordPad and type in your name and Exercise 5 at the top of your screen.
9) Then paste what is on your clipboard into your WordPad document. Your desktop with your open shortcut folder should appear pasted in WordPad.
10) Print your WordPad document and include it in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 15: Managing files with My Computer
1) Insert a diskette into the A drive.
2) Copy eight files from the AAGORDON folder on your C drive to your A drive.
3) Create three folders on your A drive. Name the folders school, home, office.
4) Use Print Screen to copy on your Clipboard the file and folder setup of your A drive.
5) Now open a WordPad document.
6) Put your name and Exercise 15 at the top.
7) Paste what is on your Clipboard into your WordPad document.
8) Save the WordPad document on your diskette. Name it Diskette contents.
9) Print your WordPad document and hand it in to Mr. Gordon.
10) Move three files on your diskette into you school folder; three files into your home folder, and three files into your office folder. (One of your moved files should be Diskette contents.)

Exercise 16: Self-Evaluation Sheet
During your Windows 98 course, Mr. Gordon will ask you to respond to many of his class questions by writing out your answers in note form on a piece of paper title Self-Evaluation Sheet. At the end of course, you will include this sheet in your Work-Folder.

Exercise 17: Copying/pasting text from an Internet Explorer into WordPad

Using Windows 98 Internet Explorer, go to this website: http://www.tampatrib.com.
Copy and paste text from three different articles into a WordPad document.
Type in your name and Exercise 16 at the top of your WordPad document.
Save your document in the C:/AASTUDENT folder as "Tampa Trib Excerpts."
Save your document again with the same name but this time on your diskette.
Print and include your document in Work-Folder

Course Project

Directions: After the final class, you must complete this project. Mail it to Mr. Gordon in the envelope he has provided for you. He must receive your work between 7 and 14 days after the final class. Your letter should be postmarked no later than June 23, 2000. Be sure to keep copies of whatever you mail to Mr. Gordon so that if your work is lost in the mail, you can easily send an additional copy while always retaining a copy for your own records.

On a diskette, use Windows Explorer to make three subfolders called business, college, personal.
Keep Explorer open while also opening WordPad.
Next write the following letter using WordPad.
To help paste the Explorer Window into your letter, use your Print Screen key.
First paste your Explorer Window into Paint where you can crop the Explorer Window so that it will fit into your WordPad letter as shown below.
Save and then print your Wordpad letter..
Mail your letter to Mr. Gordon in the envelope provided for you. Your envelope must postmarked by June 23. Be sure that your name appears on your letter.

Your name goes here
156 Stillwell Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
June 23, 2000

Ms. Janet Sims
Quick Publications
3827 Tampa Road,
Suite 104, Palm Harbor,
Fl 34684

Subject: Creating folders

Dear Ms. Sims:

I just completed a course in Windows 98. You asked me to take this course so that I would have the background necessary to learn Windows’ spreadsheet and wordprocessing programs. I know that I will be using both Excel and Word in my new position starting in October.

I learned how to create folders and subfolders to organize my work, and to copy and paste from one program into another. Here is an example of folders I have created on a diskette.

To paste this image into this letter, I had to use together Wordpad, Windows Explorer, and Paint. I have learned the basics of Windows’ multitasking – using Windows programs together to accomplish a single task, which in this case is writing this letter.
When I begin my new job in October, the Windows skills I have mastered in this course will help me to do an excellent job. Thank you for suggesting this course to me.

Sincerely,

Your name here

Bibliography for Windows 98

PC Novice Guide to Windows 98. Vol. 3, Issue 10. Magazine layout. PC Novice Magazine, 120 W. Harvest Drive, Lincoln, NE 68521. Phone 800-367-7333. 156 pages. $5.98.

Person, Ron et al. Using Windows 98 (Special Edition). 1998. Que Corporation, 201 West 103rd St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46290. 1287 pages. $39.99. Accompanied by CD-ROM.

Rathbone, Andy. Windows 98 for Dummies. 1998. IDG Books, 919 E. Hillside Blvd., Suite 400, Foster City, CA 94404. Phone 415-655-3000. 382 pages. $19.99.

Reisner, Trudi. 10 Minute Guide to Windows 98. 1998. Que Corporation, 201 West 103rd St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46290. 180 pages. $12.98

Schwartz, Karl & Joanne Schwartz. Windows 98: Quick Reference Guide. 1998. DDC Publishing, Inc., 14 East 38th Street, New York, NY. 10016. 280 pages. $10.

Windows 98. (No author given.) IDG's 3-D Visual Series from MaranGraphics. 1998. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., 919 E. Hillside Blvd., Suite 400, Foster City, CA 94404. Phone 415-655-3000. 211 pages. $19.99.

Internet Resources

Richard Gordon's Windows 95/98 Notes.: http://members.aol.com/Imfern/GordonCourseNotes.html#WindowsNotes
CNET shows how to get started with Windows 98.: http://coverage.cnet.com/Content/Features/Howto/Win98tips/index.html
LearnLots.com shows how to use Windows 98.: http://www.learnlots.com/webskins/Subcategory.cfm?Subcategory_ID=5&LL_Style=1
Microsoft answers 95/98 questions.: http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/support/faq/default.asp; http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/support/faq/default.asp
Northwestern University Information Technology gives help on Windows 95 and 98,: http://helpdesk.tss.nwu.edu/os/pc/win95nt.html
Win 98 Tips & Tricks from Smart Computing Magazine.: http://www.winmag.com/windows/win9x.htm; http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/stoc.asp?guid=fdi7ngv8&vol=5&iss=4&type=3
WinMag.com. Free downloads for Windows 95.: http://www.winmag.com/win95/software.htm
1001 Tutorials including Windows 95 & 98.: http://www.1001tutorials.com/win95/index.html

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