WINDOWS XP GIGABOOK FOR BEGINNERS
CONTENTS AT A GLANCE INTRODUCTION BOOK I: WINDOWS XP PART I: GETTING TO KNOW WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 2: UPGRADING TO WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 3: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND WINDOWS XP PART II: CUSTOMIZING WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 4: PERSONALIZING YOUR DESKTOP CHAPTER 5: ORGANIZING YOUR WINDOWS XP INTERFACE CHAPTER 6: SETTING UP PERSONAL ACCOUNTS PART III: MANAGING FILES AND MAINTAINING ORDER CHAPTER 7: MANAGING FILES AND FOLDERS CHAPTER 8: LOCATING STUFF WITH WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 9: ADDING AND REMOVING SOFTWARE CHAPTER 10: MAINTAINING YOUR WINDOWS XP SYSTEM PART IV: EXPLORING WINDOWS XP MULTIMEDIA CHAPTER 11: JAMMIN’ WITH WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER CHAPTER 12: LIGHTS! ACTION! WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER CHAPTER 13: WORKING WITH DIGITAL PICTURES BOOK II: PCS AND PERIPHERALS PART I: HARDWARE CHAPTER 1: STARTING WITH THE BASICS CHAPTER 2: ADDITIONAL TOYS YOUR PC WILL ENJOY CHAPTER 3: CONNECTORS, PORTS, AND SUNDRY OPENINGS CHAPTER 4: MAINTAINING YOUR HARDWARE PART II: PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 5: SCANNING WITH GUSTO CHAPTER 6: DUDE, MP3 ROCKS! CHAPTER 7: MAKING MOVIES WITH YOUR PC CHAPTER 8: I CAN MAKE MY OWN DVDS? CHAPTER 9: I’M OKAY, YOU’RE A DIGITAL CAMERA PART III: UPGRADING AND SUPERCHARGING CHAPTER 10: DETERMINING WHAT TO UPGRADE CHAPTER 11: ADDING RAM TO YOUR HOT ROD CHAPTER 12: SCOTTY, I NEED MORE POWER! CHAPTER 13: ADDING HARD DRIVE TERRITORY TO YOUR SYSTEM CHAPTER 14: PARTYING WITH USB, FIREWIRE, AND HUBS CHAPTER 15: PUMPING UP YOUR SOUND AND VIDEO PART IV: HOME NETWORKING CHAPTER 16: DO I REALLY NEED A NETWORK? CHAPTER 17: ETHERNET TO THE RESCUE CHAPTER 18: GOING WIRELESS CHAPTER 19: SHARING YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION BOOK III: THE INTERNET PART I: GOING ONLINE WITH AN ISP CHAPTER 1: HOOKING UP WITH THE RIGHT SERVICE CHAPTER 2: MANAGING YOUR ONLINE SECURITY CHAPTER 3: AMERICA ONLINE PART II: GETTING CAUGHT IN THE WORLD WIDE WEB CHAPTER 4: BROWSERS AND WHAT THEY DO CHAPTER 5: CUSTOMIZING YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS CHAPTER 6: PRINTING AND SAVING WEB INFORMATION PART III: E-MAIL CHAPTER 7: E-MAIL BASICS CHAPTER 8: SENDING AND RECEIVING E-MAIL WITH OUTLOOK EXPRESS CHAPTER 9: ORGANIZING E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND MESSAGES CHAPTER 10: MAILING LISTS PART IV: OTHER ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 11: CHATTING ONLINE CHAPTER 12: INSTANT MESSAGING CHAPTER 13: KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH NEWS PART V: CREATING WEB PAGES CHAPTER 14: GETTING STARTED WITH WEB PUBLISHING CHAPTER 15: ELEMENTS OF WEB PAGE DESIGN CHAPTER 16: WORKING WITH GRAPHICS, SOUNDS, AND VIDEOS CHAPTER 17: PUBLISHING ON THE WEB PART VI: CAN’T-MISS STOPS ON THE INTERNET CHAPTER 18: FINDING YOUR WAY WITH GOOGLE CHAPTER 19: GETTING BARGAINS ON EBAY CHAPTER 20: PLANNING YOUR NEXT VACATION ONLINE CHAPTER 21: RESEARCHING INVESTMENTS ONLINE CHAPTER 22: LISTENING TO THE MUSIC BOOK IV: OFFICE 2003 AND MONEY 2004 PART I: WORD 2003 CHAPTER 1: ENTERING, EDITING, AND FORMATTING TEXT CHAPTER 2: SPEED TECHNIQUES FOR USING WORD CHAPTER 3: LAYING OUT TEXT AND PAGES CHAPTER 4: WORD STYLES CHAPTER 5: CONSTRUCTING THE PERFECT TABLE CHAPTER 6: GETTING WORD’S HELP WITH OFFICE CHORES PART II: OUTLOOK 2003 CHAPTER 7: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH OUTLOOK CHAPTER 8: HANDLING YOUR E-MAIL CHAPTER 9: MANAGING YOUR TIME AND SCHEDULE PART III: POWERPOINT 2003 CHAPTER 10: GETTING STARTED IN POWERPOINT CHAPTER 11: ENTERING THE TEXT CHAPTER 12: ADVANCED FORMATTING TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 13: GIVING THE PRESENTATION PART IV: EXCEL 2003 CHAPTER 14: UP AND RUNNING WITH EXCEL CHAPTER 15: REFINING YOUR WORKSHEET CHAPTER 16: FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS FOR CRUNCHING NUMBERS CHAPTER 17: MAKING A WORKSHEET EASIER TO READ AND UNDERSTAND CHAPTER 18: SEEING DATA IN CHARTS PART V: MONEY 2004 CHAPTER 19: INTRODUCING MONEY CHAPTER 20: SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNTS CHAPTER 21: RECORDING YOUR FINANCIAL ACTIVITY CHAPTER 22: CATEGORIZING YOUR SPENDING AND INCOME CHAPTER 23: RECONCILING, OR BALANCING, AN ACCOUNT CHAPTER 24: MONEY FOR INVESTORS