Windows XP Customizing the Windows Environment

Objective

Learn to customize various Windows XP components to best meet your needs.

Prerequisite Skills

Comfortable with the basics of the Windows XP operating system.

(Suggested course: Windows XP Getting Started)

Course Description

Are you taking advantage of all the options that can help you work with Windows XP more efficiently? Could customizing your desktop, Start menu, taskbar, or My Computer/Windows Explorer window improve your productivity or make your work easier? Do you want to personalize your computer by changing the look of various elements?

Attend this course if you want to:

Change the desktop theme.
Change the Windows color scheme.
Choose a different background color or graphic for your Windows desktop.
Change the size of desktop icons.
Rearrange or hide the desktop icons or remove the icons you do not use frequently.
Move or resize the taskbar.
Add or remove toolbars from the taskbar.
Customize the Quick Launch toolbar.
Select a different Start menu style.
Modify the Start menu appearance and behavior.
Add programs to the Startup folder so they open automatically.
Choose which toolbars to display in Windows Explorer and My Computer.
Change the default view for all folders that display in Windows Explorer and My Computer.
Show or hide the file extensions associated with each of your files.

Class Length

90 minutes

Delivery Options

Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization)
($480 per class; contact us for more details)
Virtual classroom - one on one
(Register for a 45-minute 1-on-1 Application Support session. Cost is $70 per student per session.)
On-site instructor-led
(Contact us for details)