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Contents
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Taking care of your battery ......................................103
Maximizing battery life.......................................104
Disposing of used batteries safely ...........................105
Traveling tips ...........................................................105
Chapter 4: Getting to Know the Windows® XP Operating System................................................................... 107
Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop..............................108
Finding your way around the desktop................108
Windows® XP file system ..................................110
Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control
buttons together .....................................................111
Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet .....................114
Lesson 4: Creating a new document........................115
Lesson 5: Creating a new folder...............................116
Lesson 6: Starting programs ...................................117
Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and
hiding windows........................................................118
Using the taskbar...............................................119
Minimizing and maximizing windows ................119
Resizing and moving windows...........................120
Lesson 8: Closing programs ...................................122
Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts................................... 122
Creating a shortcut to the Calculator..................122
Creating a shortcut to the Character Map ..........123
Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver.....................125
Lesson 11: Setting the date and time.......................127
Lesson 12: Removing objects from the desktop......128
Lesson 13: Using System Restore...........................130
Lesson 14: If I am lost, what do I do? .....................131
Windows® XP Help and Support Center ............131
Using the online tours and tutorials...................133
Lesson 15: Turning off your computer ....................134