Show Me Microsoft Windows XP (2nd Edition)

When you have a question about how to do something in Windows XP, you can usually find the answer with a few clicks of your mouse. The Microsoft Help and Support Center is a resource of information, training, and support to help you learn and use Windows XP. Help and Support is like a book stored on your computer with additional links to the Internet, complete with a search feature, an index, and a table of contents to make finding information easier. If you have an Internet connection, you can get online help from a support professional at Microsoft or from other users on the Windows newsgroup (an electronic form where people share information), or you can invite a friend to chat with you, view your screen, and work on your computer to provide remote support.

Use the Help and Support Center

Click the Start button, and then click Help And Support.

Click a link to the main topic of interest. Click a link to a subtopic, if necessary.

Click the item of interest.

Read the information.

If you can't find the information you need:

• Click the Search text box, type a word or phrase, and then press Enter.

• Click the Index button, and then use keywords.

• Click the Support button to access resources on the Internet.

Click the Close button.

Use Dialog Box Help

In a dialog box, click the Help button.

Click the item you want information about.

Read the Help information.

Click anywhere to close Help.

Use Program Help

Click the program's Help menu, and then click Help Topics to open the Help program.

Click the Contents tab, click the main topic of interest. Click a subtopic, if necessary.

Read the Help information.

If you can't find the information you need, click the Index tab or the Search tab, and get Help information using keywords.

Click the Close button.