| 1 About This Book | 1 |
| No Computerese! | 1 |
| A Quick Overview | 2 |
| A Few Assumptions | 3 |
| A Final Word (or Two) | 3 |
| 2 Jump Right In | 5 |
| Windows Me at a Glance | 6 |
| Starting Up and Shutting Down | 8 |
| Starting a Program | 10 |
| Managing a Program Window | 11 |
| Using Shortcut Menus for Quick Results | 13 |
| Mouse Maneuvers | 14 |
| Getting Help | 15 |
| 3 Accessing and Organizing | 17 |
| Exploring Your Computer | 18 |
| Opening a Document | 20 |
| Windows Views | 22 |
| Organizing Your Files | 23 |
| Organizing with Folders | 25 |
| Recovering a Deleted Item | 26 |
| Compressing Files | 27 |
| Finding a Document | 28 |
| Arranging Windows on the Desktop | 30 |
| Tidying Up the Desktop | 31 |
| Exploring the Internet | 32 |
| Returning to Your Favorite Sites | 33 |
| Setting the Home Page | 34 |
| 4 Networking | 35 |
| Setting Up a Network | 36 |
| Exploring Your Network | 38 |
| Sharing Files and Folders on the Network | 40 |
| About Networks | 42 |
| Creating a Connection to a Network Folder | 43 |
| Sending Messages over the Network | 44 |
| Controlling Your Computer Remotely | 46 |
| Connecting to a Network Using Your Modem | 48 |
| Connecting to a Network over the Internet | 50 |
| Connecting to Your Computer from Another Location | 52 |
| 5 Running Programs | 53 |
| Composing a Document | 54 |
| Saving a Document | 56 |
| Printing a Document | 57 |
| Opening a Document in a Program | 58 |
| Editing a Word Processed Document | 58 |
| Copying Material Between Documents | 60 |
| Inserting Special Characters | 61 |
| Crunching Numbers | 62 |
| Using MS-DOS Commands | 64 |
| Quitting When You’re Stuck | 66 |
| 6 Playing Games | 67 |
| Playing Classic Hearts | 68 |
| Playing Classic Solitaire | 69 |
| Playing FreeCell | 70 |
| Playing Minesweeper | 71 |
| Playing Pinball | 72 |
| Playing Spider Solitaire | 73 |
| Playing Games over the Internet | 74 |
| 7 Working with Pictures | 75 |
| Drawing a Picture | 76 |
| Editing a Picture | 78 |
| Scanning a Picture | 80 |
| Downloading Digital Camera Pictures | 82 |
| Customizing a Folder for Pictures | 84 |
| Viewing and Printing Pictures | 85 |
| 8 Multimedia | 87 |
| Playing a Music CD | 88 |
| Copying CD Music | 89 |
| Playing a Saved Media File | 90 |
| Playing Media from the Internet | 91 |
| Customizing Windows Media Player | 93 |
| Playing Media Using Your Own Playlist | 94 |
| Recording a Video Clip | 95 |
| Making a Movie | 96 |
| Editing Your Movie | 98 |
| Adding Audio to Your Movie | 100 |
| Creating a Slide Show | 102 |
| Creating a Sound File | 103 |
| Creating an Audio Clip | 104 |
| Controlling the Volume | 106 |
| Associating a Sound with an Event | 107 |
| 9 Connecting | 109 |
| Setting Up Your Connections | 110 |
| Sending E-Mail | 111 |
| Reading E-Mail | 112 |
| Formatting a Message | 113 |
| Designing Your Default Message | 114 |
| Sending or Receiving a File | 116 |
| Replying to or Forwarding a Message | 117 |
| Transferring Files | 118 |
| Subscribing to Newsgroups | 119 |
| Reading the News | 120 |
| Adding to the News | 121 |
| Managing Your Contacts | 122 |
| Sending and Receiving Instant Messages | 124 |
| Customizing Outlook Express for Different Users | 126 |
| Conferring on the Net | 128 |
| Making a Phone Call | 130 |
| 10 Customizing | 131 |
| Reorganizing the Start Menu | 132 |
| Restructuring the Start Menu | 134 |
| Customizing the Desktop | 136 |
| Creating a Custom Desktop Background | 138 |
| Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder | 140 |
| Displaying and Arranging Toolbars | 141 |
| Creating Your Own Toolbars | 142 |
| Hiding the Taskbar | 143 |
| Customizing a Folder Window | 144 |
| Customizing Your Mouse | 146 |
| Setting Your Click | 148 |
| Displaying a Screen Saver | 149 |
| Changing the Overall Look | 150 |
| Using Alternative Ways of Working | 151 |
| Enlarging the View | 152 |
| Typing with the Mouse | 154 |
| 11 Improving Security | 155 |
| Securing Your E-Mail Messages | 156 |
| Sending an Encrypted E-Mail Message | 158 |
| The Need for Security | 159 |
| Securing Your Files | 160 |
| Restricting Access to Files | 161 |
| Restricting Internet Access | 162 |
| Preventing Cookies | 163 |
| Protecting Your Personal Information | 164 |
| Changing Your Password | 165 |
| Protecting Your Files with a Password | 166 |
| 12 Managing Windows Me | 169 |
| Adding or Removing Windows Me Components | 170 |
| Installing a Program | 171 |
| Removing a Program | 172 |
| Adding Hardware | 173 |
| Changing the Date or Time | 174 |
| Changing the Display Size | 175 |
| Setting the Power Options | 176 |
| Changing the Screen Colors | 178 |
| Maintaining Your Computer | 180 |
| Changing the Logon | 181 |
| Adding Users | 182 |
| Fixing Problems | 183 |
| Updating Your System | 184 |
| Starting Up When There’s a Problem | 186 |
| INDEX | 189 |
