Microsoft Windows 95 Starts Here

This fully interactive course runs on top of a "live" copy of windows 95 to prvide the most realistic and effective computer-based training available. The three-hour program has two separate training tracks, which lets new users and upgraders to Windows 95 tailor the course to their needs.

Loaded with exercises to get users up and running right away, step-by-step video and audio lessons in this multimedia package make it easy to master the concepts of Windows. Working within the actual Windows operating system offers lots of practice with the software.

Much has happened in the world of Windows 95 since what had to be the biggest software product launch ever. Now, Windows 95 For Dummies is here in a completely updated information-packed second edition. So, whether you're new to Windows 95 or just ready to get back to it, you'll find what you need to work productively and get the most out of your PC investment in Windows 95 For Dummies, 2nd Edition. Turn here to get the latest on accessing the Internet and the World Wide Web with Windows 95, taking advantage of plug-and-play capabilities when adding new hardware, and sharing information among favorite application programs, such as Word, Excel, and Access. Microsoft made Windows 95 powerful; Windows 95 For Dummies, 2nd Edition, makes it easy.

Good software interface design is as crucial to a product's success as is its functionality. With the availability of visual development tools such as Visual Basic and Visual C++, more and more developers of applications will need to understand and use principles of good interface design. This book will help guide the reader to a better understanding of how to make Windows software simple to navigate and a pleasure to use. The author concentrates on the development of user-interfaces for Windows 95 and NT software and introduces some important design techniques such as prototyping, UI bulking, Rapid Layout Comparison, and the Side-by-Side Design Approach. Readers are assumed to have a working knowledge of development tools such as Visual C++ and to be working with the Microsoft Guidelines for Interface Design.

Here's the perfect book for novice Microsoft Windows users or for those who are upgrading to the newest version. Written in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner, with well-illustrated step-by-step examples, this book teaches users the ins and outs of the powerful new features in Microsoft Windows. Disk contains practice files.; 1 disk.