Purpose
This courseware provides a student with the practical experience and necessary skills to navigate their environment using keyboard and mouse actions, launch and switch between applications, and gain an understanding of computer file storage.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:

Start and shutdown Windows (including logging on/off)
Start an application
Manage file storage
Navigate within the environment
Customise the environment

Method
This course is provided as hands on and includes and extensive workshop manual and data disk for use during the course.

The Features of Windows NT 4.0

Starting a Windows NT 4.0 computer
Logging on
Identifying and using the Desktop features
Taskbar
Start button
Working with windows
Sizing
Minimising, maximising and closing
Switching between windows
Activating shortcut menus
Navigating online Help
Logging off
Shutting down Windows NT 4.0

Managing Your Files

The fundamentals of computer file storage
Navigating and managing your files using My Computer
Creating folders
Moving, copying, renaming and deleting files and folders
Loading files using the Document submenu
Viewing files
The Recycle Bin
Copying files using the Send To option
Printing and Printers
An introduction to the Network Neighbourhood

Customising Windows NT 4.0

Customising the Taskbar
Customising the Desktop
Creating shortcuts

Appendix

Transporting files using the Briefcase
Customising the Start Menu
Customising the Recycle Bin
Customising the Send To Menu
The differences between Windows NT and Windows 95