• What is Windows NT Workstation?
• Starting Windows NT Workstation
• Exploring the Windows NT screen
• Using icons and exploring Windows
• The My Computer window
• Using folders
• Closing windows
• Exploring the Desktop Icons
• Exploring the Start menu
• Opening and closing a program
• Exploring the rest of the Start menu
• Exiting Windows NT workstation
• Additional Exercises: Using the Taskbar Properties dialog box

Getting Help in Windows NT

• Starting the Help system
• Browsing for help by category
• Selecting Help topics
• Using the Help Index
• Searching for specific topics
• Using shortcut buttons
• Getting help in a dialog box
• Adjusting the double-click speed of the mouse
• Getting help on a specific topic
• Using a Wizard
• Logging off of Windows NT Workstation
• Additional Exercises: Finding information on fonts

• Opening an NT application
• Typing in the WordPad program
• Maximizing and restoring a window
• Moving a window
• Resizing a window
• Minimizing a window
• Opening multiple windows
• Switching multiple windows
• Arranging multiple windows
• Locking an NT workstation
• Unlocking an NT workstation
• Using a shortcut menu to close windows
• Additional Exercises: Managing Windows using the Control menu

Using Windows NT Applications

• Exploring Windows NT built-in programs
• Opening and exploring the WordPad program
• Accessing the Open dialog box from the File menu
• Using the Open dialog box
• Inserting the current date in a WordPad file
• Using the Calculator
• Copying data to the Clipboard
• Using the Clipboard viewer
• Pasting data between applications
• Inserting an object and using QuickView
• Saving a file
• Exiting WordPad and shutting down your computer
• Additional Exercises: Editing an object using the Paint Program

• Exploring "My Computer"
• Changing how objects are displayed in "My Computer"
• Sorting objects by specific criteria
• Customizing the window's display using a shortcut menu
• Sorting objects using the button bar
• Changing the "My Computer" browsing mode
• Displaying objects as large icons
• Renaming a file
• Viewing an object's properties
• Selecting and moving multiple files
• Exploring the Recycle Bin
• Deleting a file using the Recycle Bin
• Restoring a deleted file
• Additional Exercises: Opening files from "My Computer"

Working With Windows NT Explorer

• Examining Windows NT Explorer
• Viewing your computer's contents
• Using Explorer's Toolbar to customize its display
• Expanding and collapsing the tree
• Displaying a folder's contents
• Creating and naming folders
• Selecting and moving multiple files
• Selecting and moving multiple folders
• Interactive exercise #1: Managing files and folders
• Locating folders using Go To
• Searching for specific files
• Managing files from Find
• Deleting folders and files
• Undoing actions in Explorer
• Additional Exercises: Copying files using Windows NT Explorer

• Working with and examining the Control Panel
• Changing the appearance of the desktop
• Selecting a screen saver
• Choosing a color scheme and other display settings
• Exploring the Fonts folder
• Previewing a font
• Managing print jobs
• Additional Exercises: Printing to a custom icon on the desktop

Customizing the NT Desktop

• Moving a folder to the desktop
• Adding a shortcut to the desktop
• Opening a file using a shortcut
• Adding a shortcut to the Start menu
• Moving a folder from the desktop to the C: drive
• Locating a shortcut's target
• Moving the taskbar
• Resizing the taskbar
• Customizing the taskbar
• Removing a shortcut from the Start menu
• Restoring the desktop
• Additional Exercises: Formatting a floppy disk