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Windows98
Useful programs inside Windows98 |
Windows Tutorial is getting more and more interesting.
We now take a look at Windows Applications:
programs like NotePad, Paint, WordPad are shipped with
Windows and installed on your computer during setup.
We
will learn how to take advantage of each program.
Windows has many useful applications. Although you will
not get a hot Graphic application or the best word
processor, you can still manage with Windows tools:
write, draw, watch videos and listen to music on your PC.
Windows98 is much more interesting that its predecessors.
Windows98 comes shipped
with Internet Explorer 4 (IE4) which is adopted around
the globe as the best program for Internet surfing and
exploration, Outlook Express a program for sending
emails, FrontPage Express to build
a homepage on the Internet and lots of tools you can add
right from the CD.
The Windows CD is full of utilities and applications, we
will review
some in Customizing Windows 98 and see how to install
them on your computer.
To compose reports and write text, Windows offers two
editors or Word Processors:
NotePad is a basic editor, where you can
type some text, insert a date.
WordPad is more interesting, allows you
insert pictures in your documents, use colors
when you're composing your text, WordPad is more
professional than NotePad and has lots of useful features.
Both programs can be accessed from Start>>Programs>>Accessories
just click on the shortcut (you know what a shortcut is)
and the application is instantly launched. Other useful
utilities are the Calculator, Phone Dialer, CD Player,
Imaging - used to scan images into your computer using a device
called Scanner - The scanner is similar to the photocopier, it translates
images into the computer,
you
can easily add any image to your documents. If you're
going to work with images a lot, you should have a
scanner.
After
reading Windows Applications you will see how easily you
can draw images, record your own music and write your
own reports.
In Maintaining your Computer, we will
talk about useful programs called utilities that let you
take care of your computer.
Windows
also includes Games such as MineSweeper, Solitaire,
Hearts, FreeCell.
The games are located at Start>>Programs>>Accessories>>Games
Now we will talk about each application in details.
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