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You have probably heard a lot of talk about computers over the last couple of years, and you may have heard about Windows 95 over the past year and a half. Welcome to Windows 95. If you have not seen it yet .. you soon will. Regardless of what you have heard,
1. It is nothing to be afraid ofWhen you first turn on a computer at *** , the first thing you will see is a "Log IN Box" like the one below. (Even if a computer is not attached to a network, It may have a ‘Windows" Log In box.2. It is not the "be-all, end-all" of computers AND ...3. It is not that difficult to get used to
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This does the same thing that that DOS / Network Log In
screen did on the old computers.
Windows 95 may automatically fill in the User name box with the last name of the person who logged in to the network successfully. If you were not the last one to log IN on this machine, you need to change the information in the name box. Using either your tab & shift+tab keys, or your mouse the first thing you need to do is fill in the blanks |
The "Network" (your email, shared files, other programs, and your personal files stored on a network, etc.)Getting Started:AND into Windows 95
At the bottom of your screen you should see a gray bar, with a button
marked Start on left edge. (Settings can be changed, but most computers
will have that bar on the bottom).
Moving your mouse arrow over top of this button and clicking on is similar to clicking on the old Program Manager. When you click on it you will see a "Menu" pop out of the top of the button similar to the one below.
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The Programs and Icons:
These other Icons and menus offer similar options to the old Program Manager "Menu Ribbon" and some of the programs that were in Main, and Accessories. The ones that have the arrow to the right mean that if you highlight the item with your mouse, it will pop out another menu. The Programs Icon is where all the different "groups", "Icons", and "Programs" that were in OLD Windows are located. When you highlight that you will see a menu of ‘other ‘ folders that represent your old program groups. The Documents Folder will be a list of the files you had open most recently, and the Settings options will list your Control Panel, and Printers. As you start running programs one BIG difference you may notice is that the buttons in the top corners of the windows have changed. The button with the X in it will close down that program (with only ONE click), the button with the little underline _ will "minimize" your program, and the button with the little picture of the box(es) will either make the program run full screen, or return it to a sizeable window. Below is a comparison of the Windows 3.1 buttons and the Windows 95 buttons.
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The New Buttons In 95:
The Buttons over in the top left corner ? (Yes the little picture
is actually a button)
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One quick note: The menu options with the underlined letters at the top of the Windows still work the same way. By tapping the Alt key, and choosing the letter, you can access the "Menu Ribbon" commands. |
Starting a Program
Now that you have Windows up and running you need to be able to start
your programs. Most of you can probably find and start things on your own,
but to save a little time and aggravation here are the basics.
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1. Click on the Start Button
2. Slide your mouse up to the item marked Programs (It will pop out a menu of folders (or groups) 3. Slide your mouse over and up to the Accesories folder (It will pop out a menu of programs) 4. Slide your mouse over to the item marked Paint (and highlight it) 5. Click the mouse button. |
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