Index

A
accessibility options, 94, 236, 238–39, 239, 240-241
Accessibility Wizard, 240
accessing computers. See connecting to networks or other computers
access rights. See permissions
accounts
    Administrator rights, 202, 281
    computer, 284–85
    domain or workgroup, 296
    e-mail and news, 150–51, 151
    Power Users, 275, 281
    user, 8, 63, 82, 281–85
    workgroup, 296
ACPI, 255, 255
Active Desktop
    arranging, 215
    backgrounds, 220–21, 221, 222
    displaying pictures on, 221
    hiding icons, 223
    illustration, 7
Active Directory
    adding users, 187
    listing printers in, 90
    searching for printers or people, 23, 42, 126, 126
active windows, 97
Add Printer Wizard, 122, 130
Address Bar, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 74
Address Book
    adding addresses, 166, 167
    adding groups, 167
    addressing messages, 152, 163
    contact information in, 94
    Contacts list and, 166–67
    digital signatures, 173
    finding addresses, 42, 184
    identities and, 168
    importing addresses into, 167
    Internet e-mail addresses, 150
    Phone Dialer, 186
    sharing addresses, 168, 169
    vCards, 167, 171, 171, 173
addresses
    e-mail or contacts (see Address Book; Contacts list)
    servers, 295, 295
    web sites, 45, 45, 288, 289
Address toolbar, 22, 40, 45, 74
Administrators group
    changing printer functions, 129
    network administrators, 24
    permissions, 79, 275
    remote control of computers, 202
    running programs with administrative rights, 281
    safer logons, 281
Advanced Configuration And Power Interface (ACPI), 255, 255
Advanced Power Management (APM), 9, 255, 255
alerts
    battery alerts, 255
    disk space quotas, 304
    sound alerts, 154, 238
    special key usage, 236
aliases for groups, 167
aligning
    columnar data, 117
    icons on Desktop, 67
    items on fax cover pages, 183
allocating disk-space quotas, 304
allowing access. See permissions
alternative input devices, 236
animated Desktop items, 222, 242
annotating. See notes
APM, 9, 255, 255
applications. See programs and program windows
archiving files. See backing up files
area codes, 178, 195, 197
arranging
    icons in folders, 55
    icons on Desktop, 67, 67
    items on Favorites menu, 73
    items on Start menu, 67–68
    items on toolbars, 40, 47, 47, 224
    taskbar and toolbars, 216–17
    windows on Desktop, 66, 97, 225
ASCII text files, 102–3
asterisk (*) wildcards, 61, 212
attachments, 62–63, 156, 156, 157. See also e-mail
audio files. See sound files
AutoComplete feature, 293

B
Background folder, 221
backgrounds. See also Desktop; wallpaper
    Desktop, 220–21, 222
    e-mail background colors, 153
    folder windows, 226, 227
    icon text and contrast, 227
backing up files
    Backup Operators group, 79
    Backup program, 94
    Backup Wizard, 250
    catalogs, 252
    before converting hard-disk file system, 299
    daily backups, 251
    emergency repair disks, 271
    network warnings, 78
    Normal backups, 250
    procedures, 250, 250–51
    registry file, 271
    restoring backed-up files, 252
    schedule changes, 251
bandwidth for streaming media, 142, 143
batch files, 119
battery-power status, 255, 291
beep sounds, 238. See also alerts
billing codes for faxes, 175
binary-mode file transfers, 212
bitmaps. See also pictures
    creating in Paint, 106–7
    defined, 106
    editing in Paint, 94, 108–9
    file extensions and icons, 35
    special font characters, 111
    as wallpaper or on Desktop, 221, 221
blinking rate of cursors, 259
boot disks or CDs, 273
Briefcase, 190–91, 191
buffering in downloads, 140, 143, 143
bulletin boards, 204–5
business cards (vCards), 167, 171, 171, 173
buttons on mouse, 234
buttons on toolbars, 40, 47

C
cable connections, 205, 208–9, 209
caching shared files or programs on hard drives, 86–87
Calculator, 94, 112, 112–13, 113
calling cards, dialing with, 195
calling computers. See connecting to networks or other computers; outgoing phone calls
canceling. See deleting; stopping or canceling
capitalization in passwords, 261
capturing screen images, 109
cascading Desktop windows, 66
CD Player, 94, 138, 138–39, 139
CDs and CD drives
    downloading album information, 138, 138, 139
    exploring CD contents, 21
    installing programs, 278
    playing CDs, 138–39
    Windows 2000 CD, 272, 273
certificates, 172, 173
Character Map program, 94, 105, 111
characters, 105, 111. See also keyboards
Chat feature (NetMeeting), 89, 184
checking for new e-mail, 154
child objects in permissions, 283
classic folder windows, 229
clearing
    Calculator data, 113
    command prompt window, 114
    lists of recently used items, 74
clicking. See mouse actions
client-server networks, 3, 24–25, 285
Clipboard, 98, 105
clocks, 218, 256–60
closing
    command prompt window, 114
    dialog boxes, 104
    folders, 20, 225
    programs or Windows 2000, 120
    windows, 10, 10–11, 66
CODECs, 145
collating print jobs, 123
color
    compressed folders or files, 303
    e-mail backgrounds, 153
    fonts, 244
    icons, 221, 227, 242, 244
    monitor color-resolution settings and palette, 242, 245
    monitor color schemes, 240, 241, 244
    mouse pointers, 233
    Paint color choices, 106–7
command prompt
    changing folders, 51
    changing settings permanently, 115
    climbing directory trees, 118
    copying text, 117
    displaying just-executed command, 116
    FTP commands, 212
    listing commands, 116
    MS-DOS program behavior, 119
    multiple monitors and, 247
    network printers and, 133
    renaming multiple files, 61
    repairing computers, 273
    repeating commands, 115
    running commands, 114–15
    sending output to files, 118
    sending print files to printers, 131
    starting command prompt, 51
    starting computer with, 272
    switches, 114, 115
commands
    … (ellipsis) in menu commands, 123
    listing available commands, 13, 116
    listing for FTP servers, 212
    listing of MS-DOS commands, 114
    shortcut menus, 13
command switches. See switches
comments in windows, 226
compatibility issues, 211, 245, 246, 266
components
    of programs, 279
    of Windows 2000, 6–7, 276, 277 (see also names of specific components)
compression, 210, 211, 251, 302–3
Computer Management console, 85, 85, 269, 270, 284, 286,
computers
    connecting to
        directly by name, 22
        from other locations, 196–97
        over Internet, 200–201
        with terminals, 204–5
    hardware profiles, 8, 297–98
    local (see local computers)
    locking, 253
    logging on or off, 8, 9
    multiple operating systems on, 8, 63, 300
    My Computer folder, 21
    in networks (see networks)
    power management, 254–55
    security issues, 77
    shutting down, 9
    Windows 2000 startup, 8
    in workgroups, 8, 296
Computers Near Me icon and window, 22
conferencing, 185, 187
configuration
    dial-in access, 198, 199
    disk-maintenance tools, 267
    documenting, 270
    dual-boot, 8, 63, 299, 300
    hard-drive efficiency, 267
    hardware profiles, 297–98
    last known good configuration, 272
    MMC and, 292
    network impacts, 78, 79
    restarting after changes, 9
conflicts between devices, 269, 298
connecting by phone, 186–87
connecting to e-mail or news accounts
    adding accounts, 150–51
    adding addresses to Contacts list, 166–67
    attachments, 156
    automatically after new e-mail arrives, 154
    customizing Outlook Express, 170
    downloading news messages, 162
    encrypted messages, 172–73
    identities, 168
    mail messages, formats, and servers, 164
    managing messages, 158–59
    newsgroup subscriptions, 160
    reading messages, 154–55, 161
    replying to or forwarding messages, 157
    sending messages, 152–53, 163
    sending vCards, 171
    signatures on messages, 165
connecting to fax modems
    receiving faxes, 180–81
    sending faxes, 178–79
    setup, 174–75, 176–77
connecting to Internet, 43, 184–85, 200–201, 294–95
connecting to networks or other computers
    cable connections, 205, 208–9
    from different locations, 99, 195
    host computers, 197
    by modem, 198, 206, 207
    NetMeeting, 184, 202–3
    network printers, 126
    shared folders, 27
    terminal connections, 204–5
    VPN connections, 201
consoles, 292
Console Tree, 85
contacts in Address Book, 94
Contacts list
    adding addresses, 166–67
    choosing e-mail recipients, 152
    identities and, 168, 168, 169
    illustrated, 170
    importing addresses into Address Book, 167
controlling
    access (see permissions)
    computers remotely with NetMeeting, 202–3
    shared programs, 88
Control Panel, 18, 56, 79
converting
    disks to other formats, 299, 299
    numbers, 112–13
copies
    number to print, 123
    of e-mail messages, sending, 152
copying addresses
    from History Explorer Bar, 33
    importing, 167
    into Shared Contents folder, 168
    web site addresses, 45, 49
copying command prompt text, 117, 117
copying files
    into Briefcase, 190–91, 191
    in command prompt, 114
    into compressed folders, 303
    entire documents, 99
    from Internet, 212
    to other computers, 190–91
    to removable disks, 211
    sending by modem, 196–97, 206–7
    with Send To submenu, 62–63
    to use off site, 192–93
copying floppy disks, 211
copying folders, 57, 62–63
copying hardware profiles, 297, 298
copying information
    to Clipboard, 105
    Copy command unavailable, 99
    displaying icons instead of information, 100
    by dragging items, 99
    editing copied material, 101
    e-mail and news account information, 151
    embedding or linking, 99, 100, 101
    to NetMeeting Whiteboard, 89
    to other programs, 98–99
    pasted object formats, 99
    portions of images, 109, 109, 110
    results from Calculator, 112
    saving items as scraps, 65
    special characters, 105, 111
copyrights to sound files, 147
corrupted drivers, 272–73
country-specific settings, 258–59
cover pages
    for faxes, 175, 178, 183, 183
    for print jobs, 127
crashing, 120, 271. See also problem solving
Create Shortcut Wizard, 63
creation dates for files, 37, 55
CSID numbers, 176
currency display settings, 258–59
cursors
    blinking rate, 259
    enlarging, 233, 240
    NetMeeting Remote Pointer, 89
    pointer schemes, 232–33
    shapes of, 16
    pointing with mouse, 16
    snapping to default buttons, 235
    using with Narrator, 239
    for window resizing, 11
Customize This Folder Wizard, 226, 227, 228
customizing Desktop, 49, 214–15, 220–21, 222, 223
customizing display settings, 240–47
customizing e-mail or news accounts, 158, 159, 171
customizing fax cover pages, 175, 175, 183
customizing folders
    backgrounds, 227
    classic folder display, 229
    comments in folders, 226
    file-listing display, 54–55
    folder filing structure, 57
    folder windows, 227
    opening folders, 225
    pictures in folders, 228
    problems with, 227
customizing menus or toolbars
    Favorites menu, 73
    hiding taskbar or toolbars, 218–19
    rearranging toolbar links, 47, 47
    rearranging taskbar and toolbars, 216–17
    Send To submenu, 62
    Start menu, 68–71
    toolbars, 40, 41, 224
customizing mouse or keyboard actions, 16, 232–37
customizing programs
    computer management tools, 292
    Outlook Express, 170
    program installation, 279
    scheduled tasks, 291
    startup behavior, 96
customizing sharing privileges, 82, 286
customizing sounds, 147, 238–39

D
daily backups, 251, 251
dates
    date display formats, 256–57
    date stamps on faxes, 182
    displaying
        in documents, 257
        over taskbar, 256
    finding files by, 32, 33, 37
    international settings, 258–59
    scheduled tasks and, 291
    sorting files by, 55, 67
    system dates and times, 260
daylight saving time, 260
debugging programs, 269, 272
decimal numbers, converting, 112–13
defining
    access rights (see permissions)
    identities in Outlook Express, 168–69
Defragmentation utility, 267
delaying
    print jobs, 91, 132
    restart process, 300
deleting
    Calculator entries, 113
    CD play list tracks, 139
    command prompt text, 115
    customized toolbars, 41
    Desktop items, 223
    fax cover pages, 175
    files or folders, 59
    folder window pictures, 227
    group permissions, 82
    links, 26, 47
    menu items, 63, 73, 74
    NetMeeting items, 89
    parts of images, 109, 110
    print jobs, 128
    programs or components, 279, 280
    recovering deleted files or folders, 60
    Start-menu items, 70, 70
    text in WordPad, 102
    toolbar items, 224
    unwanted e-mail, 164
    users or groups from printer permissions, 91
    vCards from messages, 171
    Windows 2000 components, 276–77
denying access. See permissions
deselecting files, 58
deselecting items in groups, 17
Desktop
    accessing icons, 66
    accessing with toolbars, 40
    arranging
        icons, 67, 243
        windows, 66
    backgrounds, 220–21, 222
    buttons in Save As dialog box, 65
    color of icon text, 221
    color schemes, 244
    computers (see computers; local computers)
    customizing, 214–15, 220–21
    display scale and resolution, 243
    files and folders, 6, 31, 64–65
    hiding icons, 223
    icons (see icons in windows or on Desktop)
    illustration, 6–7
    links, 47, 49, 50
    multiple monitors and, 246
    saving files to, 65
    toolbar, 40, 66, 223
    wallpaper, 7, 107
Device Manager, 269, 298
devices
    device conflicts, 298
    diagnosing problems, 298
    displaying information, 298
    fax modems, 174, 176–77
    hardware profiles, 297–98
    updating device drivers, 269
    volume controls, 148
diagnosing problems, 268–69, 298. See also problem solving
dial-in connections
    connecting to networks, 195, 195, 197, 198, 199
    HyperTerminal, 204–5
    logging on, 8
    on-demand dialing, 294
    shared Internet connections, 294, 295
    starting connection before opening Internet Explorer, 43
    transferring files, 196–97
dialing phone calls, 186
dialing rules, 178, 178, 197
dialog boxes, 104
digital
    IDs, 172–73
    recordings, 146
    signatures, 153, 165
dimensions
    for wallpaper, 107
    in Paint window, 106
dingbats, 265
Direct Connection icon, 209
directories. See folders and folder windows
directory services
    Active Directory, 3, 90, 187
    finding printers or people, 23, 42, 90, 126, 126
    importing addresses into Address Book, 167
    incoming calls, 184
    NetMeeting calls, 185
    Outlook Express, 94
    Phone Dialer and, 186, 187
Directory Services Restore Mode, 272
directory trees. See file structures; folders and folder windows
disconnecting
    after newsgroup sessions, 162
    FTP server connections, 212
    host computer connections, 197
    HyperTerminal, 204, 207
    NetMeeting sessions, 203
    Phone Dialer connections, 186
    users from shared folders, 84
Disk Cleanup utility, 267
disks. See floppy disks; hard drives; removable disks and disk drives
disk space, 191, 302–3, 304
display. See monitors
displaying closed captions on video clips, 141
displaying command prompt commands, 114, 116
displaying dates and times, 256–57, 260
displaying e-mail, news, or contact information
    Contacts list, 152
    lists of newsgroups, 160
    logs of phone calls, 186
    messages, 155, 161, 163
displaying faxes, 181, 181, 182
displaying files or folder structure
    classic file-folder display, 229
    compressed folders or files, 303
    Console Tree, 85
    copies of offline files, 193
    expanded folder structure, 57
    file extensions and paths, 75
    file structure, 54
    folder contents in command prompt, 114
    hidden files or folders, 63, 75
    listing files, 54–55
    messages in folders, 158–59
    recently used documents, 32, 33
displaying fonts or text, 105, 111, 111, 242, 263
displaying hidden icons or links, 49, 223
displaying images or pictures
    Imaging program, 94
    magnifying images, 110
    Paint’s grid feature, 108
    thumbnail pictures, 108, 108, 110, 110
displaying memory configuration, 114
displaying print queues, 128
displaying toolbars or taskbar
    Address Bar, 45
    buttons on toolbars, 40
dates and times, 256–57, 260
    hiding or displaying, 218–19
    list of toolbars, 40
    stacking or resizing, 217
    volume controls, 148
displaying web pages, 43, 222
docking stations, 297–98
docking taskbar and toolbars, 216
documenting system configuration, 270
documents. See files
Documents menu, 74
domains, 8, 24, 294, 296
DOS. See MS-DOS commands
double-clicking. See mouse actions
downloading
    CD information, 138, 138, 139
    CODECs, 145
    files or media from Internet, 137, 142–43, 212
    files via FTP, 288
    fixes and updates, 266, 266
    news messages, 161, 162, 162
    radio broadcasts, 140
Dr. Watson, 269
draft e-mail messages, 152
dragging actions with mouse, 17
dragging Briefcase to another computer, 190–91
dragging dialog boxes, 104
dragging files or folders
    onto Desktop, 64–65
    files into Briefcase, 190
    files into folders, 58
    files into Startup menu, 95
    files onto printers, 124
    folders onto command prompt, 51
    folders to new locations, 57
    web site shortcuts into folders, 50
dragging items on Desktop
    items onto toolbars, 41, 47
    printer icons into Printers folder, 126
    resizing list of Desktop links, 49
    scraps onto Desktop, 65
    taskbar or toolbars, 216
    web site shortcuts onto Desktop, 50
    window borders, 11
    windows and display effects, 242
    windows on multiple monitors, 247
    WordPad text onto Desktop, 65
dragging items to copy, 65, 99, 99
dragging menu items, 67, 68, 73
dragging messages into folders, 158
dragging text to new location, 103
drawing on Whiteboard, 89
drawings. See pictures
drawing tools, 106–7, 183
drivers
    printer, 90, 122, 131
    starting without, 272–73
    updating, 269, 298
drives. See CDs and CD drives; floppy disks; hard drives; removable disks and disk drives
dual-boot computers, 8, 63, 299, 300
duplicating. See backing up files; entries beginning with copying

E
editing command prompt commands, 115
editing faxes and cover pages, 181, 181, 182, 183
editing files
    embedded objects, 101, 101
    keeping copies of original files before editing, 102
    MS-DOS text files, 102–3
    Notepad or WordPad, 94, 102–3
    web pages on multiple monitors, 247
editing group permissions, 286
editing pictures, 94, 108–9, 110
editing play list for CDs, 139
editing registry, 34, 293
ellipsis (…) in menu commands, 123
e-mail
    accounts, 150–51, 151
    addresses, 150, 152, 166, 167, 173
    alerts for new mail, 154
    attachments, 62–63, 156, 156, 157
    downloaded vs. stored, 159
    encryption, priority, and digital signatures, 153, 165, 172–73
    faxes, e-mailing, 177
    fields don’t display, 152
    filtering, rules for, 159
    fonts and sizes, 154
    formats, 153, 164
    headers on messages, 170
    high- or low-priority, 153
    identities and, 168–69
    IMAP mail folders, 159
    NetMeeting, 184
    organizing, 155, 158, 158–59
    Outlook Express, 94, 170
    reading messages, 154–55
    sending and receiving
        attachments, 156
        receiving e-mail, 154–55
        replying to or forwarding messages, 157
        saving draft copies without sending, 152
        secure messages, 172–73
        sending messages, 152–53, 154
        Send To submenu, 62–63
        writing e-mail off line, 153
    servers and downloaded mail, 164
    stationery, 153
    styled text in, 153, 165
    vCards, 167, 171, 171, 173
    web site shortcuts in, 50
embedding objects, 99, 100, 100, 101. See also pictures
emergencies, 252, 271, 271, 272–273, 273
enclosures (attachments), 62–63, 156, 156, 157. See also e-mail
encryption, 153, 172–73, 194
enlarging. See resizing
erasing
    disks, 210
    items on Whiteboard, 89
ERDs (emergency repair disks), 271, 273
Error-Checking utility, 267
errors in file transfer, 207
events in Windows 2000, 144, 144, 233
Everyone group, 82
Excel, 33
exchanging digital IDs, 173
exiting
    command prompt sessions, 114
    crashed programs, 120
    FTP sessions, 212
    Magnifier, 241
    Narrator, 239
    NetMeeting, 203
    remote sharing, 203
    shared Internet connections, 295
    tasks and shutting down, 9, 120
    Windows 2000, 9, 120
Explorer Bar, 6
exploring
    history of recently used documents, 32–33
    Internet sites, 43
    My Computer folder, 21
    My Documents folder, 20
    networks, 21–22
exporting e-mail and news account information, 151
extensions on files, 34–35, 75, 137
extranets, 288

F
FAT and FAT32 formats, 83, 211, 299
Favorites Explorer Bar, 48, 48
Favorites menu, 72–73, 73
Favorites pane, 47
faxes
    annotating faxes, 181, 182
    area codes, 178
    cover pages, 175, 175, 183, 183
    CSID numbers, 176
    dialing rules, 178
    displaying as thumbnails, 182
    e-mailing, 177
    Fax Cover Page Editor, 183
    fax modems, 174–75, 176–77
    Fax Queue window, 178
    Fax Service Management console, 174, 176–77
    fax wizards in programs, 178
    identifying sender and recipient, 179
    Microsoft Fax, 94
    monitoring, 180
    opening and editing, 110, 181, 181
    paging through, 181
    Print dialog box unavailable, 179
    printing, 174, 175, 179, 181
    receiving, 180–81
    reviewing status, 178
    sending, 178–79, 179
    setting up to send or receive, 174–75, 175, 176–77
    stamping dates on, 182
    storing fax numbers, 174
    TSID numbers, 174
fax modems, 174–75, 176–77
fax printers, 174, 175, 179, 181
Fax Queue window, 178
fields missing in e-mail, 152
file extensions, 34–35, 75, 137
file formats
    arranging icons by type, 67
    audio files, 136, 137
    Desktop pictures, 221
    multimedia files, 145
    searching for files by, 37
    sorting by, 55
filenames
    arranging icons by, 67
    finding files by name, 36
    print job files, 130
    renaming multiple files, 61
    sorting files by, 55
    space characters in, 61
files
    accessing with toolbars, 40
    adding to Desktop, 64–65
    adding to Startup menu, 95
    addresses in History Explorer Bar, 33
    associating programs with, 29, 34–35, 103
    attachments, 156, 156, 157
    backing up, 94, 250–51, 252
    batch, 119
    compressing, 302, 303
    copying
        into Briefcase, 190
        in command prompt window, 114
        into compressed folders, 303
        information into other programs, 98–99
        inserting entire documents, 99
        from networks to use off site, 192–93
        to other computers, 190–91
        to removable disks, 211
        with Send To submenu, 62–63
    deleting, 59, 60
    descriptions of, 20
    digital signature, 165
    downloading from Internet, 212
    editing
        dragging items into, 99
        embedded objects, 101
        image files, 110
        keeping copies of originals, 102
        protecting shared documents, 81
        updating after changes, 191
        updating linked information, 100
        in WordPad, 102–3
    embedding or linking, 100, 101
    encryption and protection, 81, 194, 282–83
    extensions and formats, 34–35, 75, 137
    Favorites menu list of, 72–73, 73
    faxing, 179
    filenames, 61, 130
    file size (see file size)
    frequently used document links, 31
    hidden files or folders, 63, 75
    initialization, 119
    locations of, 75
    manually synchronizing, 193
    My Documents folder, 20
    opening, 28, 30, 33, 95
    orphaned in Briefcase, 191
    print files, sending to printer, 131
    printing, 124, 128, 130–31
    properties of, 39
    read-only, 81
    recently changed or recently used, 74, 190–91
    renaming, 59, 61, 114
    saving, 65, 65, 191, 210–11
    searching for, 32–33, 36–37, 38
    selecting and deselecting, 58
    sending command prompt output to, 118
    sharing, 80–81, 85, 86–87
    system, 75
    Thumbnail previews, 54, 55
    transferring
        by incoming calls, 196–97
        by modem, 206–7
        with NetMeeting, 185
        to print shops, 131
    versions of, 190–91
    web site shortcuts in, 50
    working off line with, 193
file size
    arranging icons by, 67
    fitting on removable disks, 191
    searching for files by, 37
    sorting files by, 55
    wave files, 146
file structures
    aliases for folders, 289
    listing folder contents, 118
    organizing folders, 54–55, 56, 58
    organizing list of favorites, 48
    overview, 12
    refreshing lists, 54
    reorganizing, 57
    sorting listings, 55, 55
    Start-menu lists, 70
file systems for hard drives, 210, 211, 299, 299
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 212, 212, 288
file types. See file formats
filters
    for GIF or JPEG files, 107
    rules for e-mail, 159
    for sound files, 145
finding
    digital IDs or public keys, 173
    documents
        copies of offline files, 193
        in History view, 33
        Indexing Service, 38
        narrowing searches for, 37
        recent documents, 30, 32–33
        Search command, 36–37
        source documents for linked information, 100
    e-mail addresses, 152, 184
    Help topics, 15
    hidden taskbar, 218
    Internet radio stations, 140
    Internet sites, 43, 44
    keys in registry, 293
    networked computers, 23
    people, 23, 42, 42, 184, 185
    printers, 23, 23, 91, 123, 126, 126
    special characters, 105
fixes to system files, 266
flickering screen display, 242
floating taskbar and toolbars, 215, 216
floppy disks
    copying to, 62–63
    deleting files from, 59
    duplicating, 211
    formatting cautions, 210
    installation of programs, 278
Folder Bar, 158, 170
folders and folder windows
    accessing with toolbars, 40
    adding to Desktop, 64–65
    aliases for, 289
    animating on screen, 242
    arranging, 225
    child objects in, 283
    classic folder windows, 229
    closing, 20, 225
    in command prompt, 51, 114, 118
    comments displayed in, 226
    compressed folders, 302, 303
    copying, 62–63, 190, 192–93, 211
    deleting, 59, 60
    Desktop folders, 6, 65
    drive letters for, 27
    e-mail folders, 158, 158, 159
    Favorites menu or list, 48, 72–73
    FTP connections, 212
    hidden folders, 63
    leaving windows open for quick access, 192
    listing contents, 54, 55, 114, 118, 212
    locations, displaying full, 75
    more space for icon display, 229
    moving and dragging, 57, 242
    My Computer folder, 21
    My Documents folder, 20
    My Pictures folder, 228
    new folders, 56
    opening
        files in folder windows, 33
        folders in own windows, 225
        My Documents folder, 20
    organizing filing systems, 12, 54–55, 56, 57, 58
    pictures in backgrounds, 227
    previewing pictures in, 60, 110, 228, 228
    problems customizing, 227
    properties of folders, 39
    protecting, 282–83
    renaming, 56, 59
    restoring entire folders, 60
    scraps in, 65
    searching for, 36, 36, 37
    Send To folder, 63
    shared folders (see sharing files or folders)
    single or multiple windows, 225
    sorting files in, 55, 55
    Start-menu submenu relationships, 70
    subfolders, 56
    toolbar customizing, 224
    user profile folder, 63
    web content option, 110
    web pages in servers, 92
    web site shortcuts in, 50
Folders Explorer Bar, 57
fonts
    adding to system, 262
    Character Map program, 94
    colors, 244, 244
    creating characters, 111
    in e-mail messages, 154
    font managers, 263
    Fonts folder, 262
    installing with programs, 263
    locations of font files, 263
    On-Screen Keyboard and, 237
    overview, 264–65
    Private Character Editor, 111
    rasterizing, 263
    resizing and changing, 18, 265
    smoothing on screen, 242
    special characters, 94, 105, 111
    types of, 263, 264–65
    viewing and printing, 263
    in windows, 107, 119, 170, 205
formats of files. See file formats
formatting
    digital signatures, 165
    disks, cautions, 210
    in e-mail, 153, 153, 164
    lost in WordPad, 102
    pasted information format, 99
    removable disks, 210
    testing removable disks, 211
forwarding
    e-mail messages, 157, 157
    faxes to e-mail Inbox, 177
Found New Hardware Wizard, 122
frequently used items, 31, 64–65
frozen programs, 120
FTP, 212, 212, 288
full access rights, 281
Full Control permission, 81
full-screen video clips, 141
full-screen mode for programs, 119

G
garbled keystrokes, 236
garbled text in terminal connections, 205
GIF files, 107, 221
graphics. See pictures
grayed options in dialog boxes, 104, 277
grid, displaying in Paint, 108
groups (network or workgroup)
    adding computers to, 296
    adding users to, 284–85
    aliases, 167
    assigning access, 83, 283, 286
    changing security access, 283, 287
    Contacts list, 166
    creating, 167, 286
    file and folder permissions, 282
    limiting access to shared folders, 82–83
    logging on to, 8
    monitoring sharing, 84–85
    network policies overriding local-access policies, 286, 287
    peer-to-peer networks, 24
    permissions overview, 79
    setting up network sharing, 80–81
    shared Internet connections, 294–95
    shared printers, 91
    workgroups defined, 3
groups of Windows 2000 components, 276, 277
guest computers, 208, 209
Guests group permissions, 79

H
hammer icon, 292
hanging up. See disconnecting
hard drives
    compressing, 302–3
    disk-format systems, 210, 211, 299, 299
    disk-maintenance tools, 267
    disk-space quotas, 304
    exploring contents of, 21
    identifying drive with Windows 2000 installation, 63
    letters for drives, 27
    switching in command prompt, 51, 114
    virtual drives, 27
hardware
    compatibility list, 246
    diagnosing problems, 269
    memory configuration display, 114
    multimedia requirements, 135
    profiles, 8, 297–98, 298
    sound acceleration, 146
headers on messages, 170
hearing screen contents with Narrator, 94, 238–39, 239
Help
    Calculator button functions, 113
    command prompt commands, 116
    Dialog Box Help, 15, 104
    FTP commands, 212
    hiding window panes in, 15
    online manual, 14
    printing topics, 15
    waiting for first-time loading, 15
hibernation (standby mode), 9, 254, 255
hiding
    Desktop icons, 223, 223
    files or folders, 63, 75, 223
    Help window panes, 15
    items in NetMeeting, 89
    links in Desktop list, 49
    Magnifier, 241
    read e-mail messages, 161
    shortcut-key underlines, 242
    Start menu, 215
    taskbar and toolbars, 215, 217, 218, 219
    web pages on Desktop, 222
High Color setting, 242
high-contrast color schemes, 240, 241, 244
highlighting text in NetMeeting, 89
high-priority e-mail, 153
History Explorer Bar, 32, 33, 46
history
    of NetMeeting calls, 185
    of recently used documents, 32–33
home pages, 288. See also start pages
host computers, 196–97, 200–-201, 208, 209
hosting
    Internet connections, 294–95
    web pages, 92, 288–89
Hotmail, 150, 150–51
hours, displaying, 257, 260
hovering mouse actions, 231, 237
HTML
    digital signatures, 165
    file extensions and icons, 35
    folder-window templates, 228
    formatting in e-mail, 153
    hosting web sites, 288–89
    web pages on Desktop, 222
HTTP protocol, 45, 159, 164
hyperlinks. See links
HyperTerminal, 204–5, 205, 206–7