Starting a Program:

1. Click .
2. Select Shut Down…
3. Select Shut down from the Shut Down Window.
4. Click OK.

You can move program icons and group folders around in your Start Menu. You can also remove them if you do not wish for them to appear on the menu.

All the application icons that appear on your Start Menu are shortcuts. That means that if you delete them from the menu, you are not deleting the original file. So relax and modify your Start Menu with comfort!

1. Click .
2. Select the application’s icon to be moved.
3. Drag the icon to the new location and drop it.

What is the Taskbar?

At the bottom of the Windows 98 screen is the Taskbar. All open applications will have a button on the taskbar. You switch applications by clicking the application button once on the taskbar. The active window will have a button with a lighter shade and will appear "pushed-in."

• Point at a border and drag it to the desired height and/or width. Your cursor will change to a resizing arrow.

• Click on a clear space on the taskbar and drag it to the top, left, right or bottom of the screen.

1. Right-click the clock.
2. Select Properties.
3. Check Auto hide.

What is the System Tray?

The system tray is a holding bin on the Taskbar for active programs running in the background, such as VirusScan Console, McAfee Vshield, and the Volume control. It also holds the clock when it is enabled.

Quick Launch is a floating customizable toolbar generally located on the taskbar. You start applications by clicking once on an icon on the Quick Launch toolbar.

• Simply drag and drop an application’s icon onto the toolbar.

1. Point at the border of a window.
2. With a double-headed arrow, click and drag the border to resize the window.

Instead of manually minimizing each window so that you can see your desktop, complete the following:

1. Right-click the clock on the taskbar.
2. Select Minimize All Windows.

You can cascade, tile horizontally, or tile vertically all of your open windows.

1. Right-click the clock in the status bar.
2. Make one of the following choices:

• Cascade Windows to see the windows stacked upon each other with the Title bars displayed.
• Tile Windows Horizontally to see the windows tiled from the top of the screen to the bottom.
• Tile Windows Vertically to see the windows tiled from the left of the screen to the right.

1. Minimize all open windows.
2. Maximize the two windows you want to tile.
3. Right-click the clock on the taskbar.
4. Choose Tile Windows Horizontally or Tile Windows Vertically.

In the standard Windows 98 window you will have the following viewing options: Large Icons, Small Icons, List, or Details. You can access these options by selecting View on the menu bar or clicking the down arrow next to the Views button on the toolbar.

• Large Icons view lets you see each drive, folder, and file as a large icon.
• Small Icons view lets you see each drive, folder, and file as a small icon horizontally across rows.
• List view lets you see each drive, folder, and file as a small icon listed down the column.
• Details view lets you see the file name, file size, file type, and date modified.

View as Web Page allows you to preview the file that you select.

Opening the Desktop Properties:

Here are two different ways to open the Desktop properties (also known as the Display properties):

1. Click .
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Control Panel.
4. Double-click on the Display Icon.

or

1. Right-click on a blank portion of the Desktop.
2. Select Properties.

There may be some differences in the Display properties due to various monitors.

1. Open the Display properties.
2. Click on one or more of the following to change the Desktop settings:

• The Background Tab: This allows you to adjust the background wallpaper or pattern on your desktop.
• The Screen Saver Tab: This allows you to change your screen saver. You may set a password for your screen saver for added protection. Also, if you have an Energy Saving monitor, this is where you can change the settings.
• The Appearance Tab: This allows you to change the appearance of your windows item by item or by choosing a scheme.
• The Effects Tab: This allows you to change the standard desktop icons and adjust various visual effects, such as using animated menus and lists or changing the size of your icons.
• The Web Tab: This allows you to view the desktop as a Web page and to add or remove the Internet Explorer Channel Bar.
• The Settings Tab: This allows you to change the resolution of your screen.

3. Click Apply to see changes on the Desktop without closing the Display Properties windows or Click OK to accept the changes and close the Display Properties window.

My Computer is an application like File Manager in which you can view your drives, folders, and files. You can move or copy files or folders, create new folders, and perform other file management functions.

You can browse through the contents of My Computer by using a single window or by using multiple windows.

1. Select View from the menu bar.
2. Select Folder Options…
3. Select one of the following from the General tab:

• Web Style – Your computer acts like a Web with single-click functions and a single window.
• Classic Style – Your computer defaults to the classic setting using multiple windows.
• Custom, based on the settings you choose – Your computer can have a mixture of the above.

4. Click OK.

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
2. Double-click a drive icon.
3. Scroll through the list of folders (if necessary), and double-click a folder.
4. Repeat step 3 for any subfolders if necessary.
5. Double-click the file to open it.

1. Open My Computer.
2. Navigate to the file and select the file icon.
3. Select Edit from the menu bar.
4. Select Cut to move the file or Copy to copy it.
5. Navigate to the destination folder.

• To move to a subfolder: double-click the folder icon in the current window.
• To move to a parent folder: click the ‘Up one Level’ button on the toolbar.
• To move to a different drive: click the ‘Go to a different folder’ menu and select the drive.

6. Double-click the destination folder.
7. Select Edit from the menu bar.
8. Select Paste to paste the file to the current drive or folder.

What is a Shortcut?

A shortcut is an icon representing a file, folder, or application that you can place on your desktop, your Start Menu, or within a folder.

Many shortcuts are distinguishable from other icons in that they will have a small arrow on the lower left portion of the icon. Using shortcuts eliminates scrolling through menus and directories to find an object. Below is a sample shortcut to Netscape Navigator:

1. Select the file, folder, or application in My Computer.
2. Right-click the object and drag it onto the desktop.
3. Select Create Shortcut Here.
4. Optional: Rename the shortcut.

Creating a New Folder:

1. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
2. Open the drive or directory you want to create a folder in.
3. Select File from the menu bar.
4. Select New.
5. Select Folder.
6. Type in a name for the folder.
7. Press the Enter key.

1. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
2. Navigate to the file or folder to rename and select it.
3. Click again on the file or folder name.
4. Type in a new name for the file or folder.
5. Press the Enter key.

1. Right-click the file or folder’s icon.
2. Select Rename.
3. Type in a new name for the file or folder.
4. Press the Enter key.

What is the Recycle Bin?

The Recycle Bin is a folder that holds files that were deleted from My Computer, Windows Explorer, or the Desktop. Files may also be dropped onto the Recycle Bin to be deleted. By default, the Recycle Bin holds up to 10 percent of your deleted files before the older files are overwritten by newly deleted files.

1. Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon.
2. Select Empty Recycle Bin.
3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

1. Double-click on the Recycle Bin icon.
2. Drag and drop your file from the Recycle Bin to the appropriate folder location.