- When I finish working with my computer, what should I do?
- What do you mean when you say my computer is in sleep mode?
- I am using a laptop. Won’t putting my computer in sleep mode drain my computer’s battery?
- How do I wake up my computer?
- Do I ever need to shut down my computer?
- How do I shut down my computer?
The Start Menu
- What is a program?
- How do I start a program?
- I do not see the program I want to open. What should I do?
- Is there a menu that lists all my programs?
- Can I customize the Start menu?
- How do I add a program to the first page of the Start menu?
- How do I remove a program from the first page of the Start menu?
- How do I copy an item that is located on the Start menu or on the Program menu?
- How do I rename an item on the Start menu or on the Program menu?
- How can I quickly locate files and folders?
- What does the Advanced Search option do?
- What is the Most Recently Used Document list?
- How do I set the number of files that display on my Most Recently Used Document list?
- How do I disable my Most Recently Used Document list?
Games
Date and Time
Printers and Printing
- How do I install a new printer?
- How do I cancel a print job?
- How do I cancel every print job?
- How do I temporarily stop selected jobs from printing?
- How do I restart print jobs I temporarily stopped?
Desktop Shortcuts
- What is a desktop shortcut?
- How do I create a desktop shortcut?
- How do I create a desktop shortcut to a Web page?
- How do I turn a Web link into a desktop shortcut?
- How does the Create Shortcut Wizard work?
- How do I rename a desktop shortcut?
- I have a shortcut on my desktop. How do I add it to the Start menu?
- How do I change the icon associated with an object on the desktop?
- How do I delete a desktop shortcut?
Wallpaper
File Management
- What are drives?
- What are folders and files?
- How does Vista organize files and folders on drives?
- Will you explain Explorer windows?
- How do I tell Explorer which parts of the Explorer window to display?
- What is a Personal folder?
- How do I open my Personal folder?
- How do I open a folder?
- How do I open a file or a folder that is located in the File List?
- How do I create a new folder?
- Can I search for files and folders?
- Can I save a search?
- How does the Address bar work?
- Can I add folders and saved searches to the Navigation pane?
- How do I display the Menu bar?
- Will you explain Explorer views?
- What are file properties?
- What is filtering?
- What is stacking?
- What is the purpose of the Computer option on the Start menu?
- How does the Preview pane work?
- How do I delete a file or folder?
- How do I copy a file or folder?
- How do I cut a file or folder?
- How do I paste a file or folder?
- How do I rename a file or folder?
Screen Saver
Windows
- What is a window?
- Can you explain the parts of a window?
- Can I have more than one window open at a time?
- How do I switch between windows?
- How do I move a window around on my desktop?
- What does it mean to "cascade your windows"?
- How do I cascade my windows?
- What does it mean to "stack your windows"?
- How do I stack my windows?
- What does it mean to "show windows side by side"?
- How do I show my windows side by side?
- What are scrollbars?
- How do the scrollbars work?
- What is an icon?
- What is a menu?
- What is a shortcut key?
- What is a selection?
- How do I make a selection?
- Will you explain cut, copy, and paste?
- Are there any universals that apply to almost all programs?
Saving a File
Dialog Boxes
- What is a dialog box?
- What are tabs?
- What are fields?
- What are list boxes?
- What is a drop-down or pull-down menu?
- What are radio buttons?
- What are checkboxes?
- What is a slider?
- What is a spinner?
Color Box
