Getting help

Windows '95 in IT Computing Sites: Basics

Logging In

When you sit down at a personal computer in an IT computing site, you may see the announcement screen. Once you have read the announcement, move the mouse pointer to the button and click "OK" or press RETURN. The "Network Login" (Figure 1) will appear after the announcement screen. If a picture of the Computing Commons building is not in the background, do not type your username or password. Click "OK" or press RETURN.

When the picture of the Computing Commons appears in the background and a box pops up in the center of the screen asking for your ASURITE user ID and password, (Figure 2) then type your ASURITE User ID and press RETURN, then type your password and press RETURN.

Windows '95 in IT Computing Sites: Basics

Logging In; Continued

Windows '95 in IT Computing Sites: Basics

Logging In; Continued

Another window that will pop-up during the logon process is the 'Message of the Week." This message will list any announcements pertaining to the computing sites and short tips on using computers. The next window will list the name of the default printer that has been successfully mounted.

Desktop

The Desktop is where you will find access to software, printers, networks, and your own personal work space.

Shortcut Icons

Below are descriptions of some of the common features you'll see on the Windows '95 Desktop. For your convenience, there are several shortcut icons on the Desktop for the most commonly used applications and networked drives including the following:

	Applications-The applications available from your computer.
	Netscape Communicator 4.5-Web browser
	PINE-E-mail application
	Word-Word processing application
	[S drive] Share-Shared drive
	[M drive] username-Your AFS space

My Computer

	/afs/asu.edu/win95/apps on 'transxx.asu.edu' [I:]
	/afs/asu.edu/users/x/x/x on 'transxx.asu.edu' [M:]
	/afs/asu.edu/windows/shared on 'transxx.asu.edu'[S:]

Figure 5. My Computer

Network Neighborhood

The Network Neighborhood displays all of the Windows '95 and Netware workstations and file servers that are accessible to you from this computer. To use the files on one of these computers, the computer's owner must first grant you permission to share the files.

Recycle Bin

Start Menu

The Start Menu, in the lower left corner of the screen, organizes computer programs (software), utilities, and files into manageable groups. To see the contents of the Start menu, click on the word "Start." You'll find these important sub-headings in the Start menu (to see the contents of a sub-heading, simply move the mouse pointer to it):

Start Menu

	Connect a printer: Select a different printer for your output.
	Remount AFS Volumes: If there are problems mounting the [I:], [S:], or [M:] drives when you are logging in, you can remount from here instead of logging off then logging back on again.
	Show Connected Printers: Show which printers are printing your output.
	Programs: Lots of software to help you check e-mail, type papers, crunch numbers, create graphics, and much more. The shortcut icon "Applications" directs you to the same software.
	Find: A quick way to find files on the computer, or to find a computer on the network.
	Help: Look here if you have a question about Windows or want to learn more.

Working with files

To work in an IT student computing lab, you first need to learn how to move your files between the computer and a floppy disk or your M: drive (Figure 8). You can not permanently store your files on the hard drive (storage space) of the computer you are using in the student computing sites. But you should temporarily store your files on the local hard drive during your computing session, and then transfer them to your floppy disk or your M: drive when you are finished working with them. Doing so will result in faster processing of your work, more stability, and less chance of getting "out of space" error messages. Here are some guidelines for working with files:

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Before working with files that are stored on a floppy disk or your M: drive, copy them to the C:\My Documents directory:

	Double-click "My Computer" shortcut icon.
	If you are working from a floppy disk, double-click the 3 1/2 Floppy [A:] icon.
	If you are working from your M: drive, double-click the shortcut icon that is labeled with [M:] and your username.
	Right-click on the file or folder you will be working with. From the pop-up menu that appears, choose Copy.
	Back in the "My Computer" window (Figure 9), double-click the [C:] icon, then double-click the "My Documents" folder.
	In the "My Documents" folder, right-click, and from the pop-up menu choose Paste. Your files are now temporarily stored on the hard drive (in the C:\My Documents directory) of the computer.

While working with your files, be sure to open them from and save them to the C:\My Documents directory.

	To open a file, double-click "My Computer," then the "[C:]" icon, then the "My Documents" folder.
	Identify the document you wish to open and double-click it.
	When you save a new or existing file from any program in the IT computing sites, the default directory saved to is C:\My Documents.
	Simply accept this default to save your work there.

When you are finished working with the files, move them to your floppy disk (drive A:) or your M: drive (AFS space):

	Double-click "My Computer," then the "[C:]" icon, then the "My Documents" folder. You will see a list of the available files and subdirectories in the C:\My Documents directory. Notice that not all of the files may be yours.
	Right-click on the file or folder you've been working with.
	From the pop-up menu that appears, choose Copy.
	Double-click "My Computer."
	If you are working from a floppy disk, double-click the 3 1/2 Floppy [A:] icon.
	If you are working from your AFS space (M: drive) double-click the icon that is labeled with your username.
	Once in the destination directory (your floppy disk or AFS space), right-click and from the pop-up menu choose Paste.