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Operating Systems I
Help Features
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Primary Learning Objective
Locate and Use Built-In Help Features
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Specific Learning Objectives
• Access on-line help features in Microsoft Windows operating systems
• Use context-sensitive help with the current task
• Access on-line help features in the command line environment
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Windows Help System• Windows O/S
• Windows Built-in Applications
• Windows-based Applications
• All have:
– Context-Sensitive
– Local Help
– Web-based Help
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Help and Support from Start Menu
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Using Help and Support
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Web Support
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Index
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Local Help
• Contents Page
• Index Page
• Search Page or Answer Wizard
• Each has two panes– Topics– Information
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Office XP Applications
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Windows Built-in Applications
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Context-Sensitive Help
• Provides information about some aspect of the current task
• Three Methods– Questions Mark Button– Right Clicking – Function Key
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Question Mark Button
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What’s This?
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Function Keys
• In older applications the question-mark button or right-clicking may not be available
• These may work:– Shift+F1 Keystroke Combination– F1 Function Key
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DOS Online Help
• Two Major Problems– Remembering Command Names– Supplying Necessary Parameters
• C:\>command /?
• C:\>help |more
• C:\>help dir
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Parameter Conventions
• | Either/or (use one of available items)
• [ ] Optional item
• / A switch
• COPY [/A | /B] source [/A | /B] [+ source [/A | /B] [+ …]] [destination [/A | /B]] [/V] [/Y | -/Y]
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C:\>HELP
• In DOS 5 and 6
• In Windows 95/98, Go to:– Windows 95/98 CD– OLDMSDOS Directory
• Works again in Windows XP and also gives you a short description for a each command
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Internet Resources
• Windows– http://www.zdnet.com/wsources– http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/OSs.htm
– http://www.cnet.com/
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Internet Resources (DOS)
DOS commands and syntax usage http://honeybee.helsinki.fi/HELPDESK/MSDOS/INDEX.HTM
DOS commands and syntax usage http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm
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Review
• Accessing the help feature in Windows XP
• The question mark (?) in a window
• The DOS command line switch (/?)
• The DOS help program
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Htutor (DOS Tutorial)
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Download Htutor (DOS Help)
• A DOS-based hypertext tutorial covering the basics of computers (hardware and software) as well as a complete tutorial describing DOS 6.2 commands with complete command syntax, descriptions, and examples.
• MCT\MCT260\HTutor on the mapped Students drive (\\srp6\students)
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Homework Assignment
• Reading– Windows XP Textbook – Chap 1– CLI Textbook - pp. 24-26, 34, 39-42, 52-64– Handout
• Lab Exercise– Online Help– Operating System Interfaces
• Homework 2 Basics of Windows XP• Due Date: Next Tuesday
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References
• Windows XP Textbook
• CLI Textbook
• Internet
• Metro Lab