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First Steps with RISC OS 4

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• Introduction
  
  • Assumptions
    
• 1. Getting Started
  
  • Switching On
    
  • The Mouse
    
  • The Keyboard
    
  • Numeric Keypad
    
  • Main Keyboard
    
  • Special keys
    
• 2. The WIMP
  
  • Directories and Folders
    
• 3. Menus and Windows
  
  • Using menus
    
  • Moving menus
    
  • Menus and ADJUST
    
  • Ticked items on menus
    
  • Menu shortcuts
    
  • Selecting objects in windows
    
  • Selecting multiple objects
    
  • Types of icons and buttons
    
  • Making things happen
    
  • Making choices
    
  • Writable icons
    
• 4. The floppy disc drive
  
  • Types of disc
    
  • Formatting a disc
    
  • Choice of formats
    
  • Verifying a disc
    
  • Making a backup copy of a disc.
    
• 5. Disc Structure
  
  • The Filing System
    
  • Directories
    
  • Files
    
  • Applications
    
  • Opening an application directory
    
  • Examining your hard disc structure
    
• 6. The Filer
  
  • Filer Menu
    
  • Display
    
  • Selection
    
  • The Selection sub-menu
    
  • Select all
    
  • Clear selection
    
  • Options
    
  • The Options sub menu
    
  • New Directory
    
  • Set work directory
    
  • Open Parent
    
• 7. Copying, Moving and Renaming Files
  
  • Copying within a directory
    
  • Copying between directories
    
  • Copying multiple files
    
  • Renaming while copying
    
  • Moving Files
    
  • Warning
    
  • Renaming
    
  • Illegal characters in filenames
    
  • Transferring files to other systems
    
• 8. Using Filetypes
  
• 9. The Task Manager
  
  • The Task Display
    
  • Killing tasks
    
  • The RAM disc
    
• 10. The Pinboard
  
  • Pinboard problems
    
• 11. The Display Manager
  
• 12. The Apps icon
  
• 13. Configuring the computer
  
  • Configuration problems
    
  • Boot
    
  • Discs
    
  • The Filer
    
  • Fonts
    
  • Help
    
  • Keyboard
    
  • Lock
    
  • Mouse
    
  • Network
    
  • AUN
    
  • Access
    
  • Internet
    
  • Pinboard
    
  • Screen
    
  • Sound
    
  • Windows
    
  • Solid dragging
    
  • Allow windows off screen
    
  • Icon bar scrolling
    
  • Visual flags
    
  • Miscellaneous flags
    
• 14. Printing
  
  • Choosing a printer
    
  • Installing !Printers
    
  • Setting your choices
    
  • Multiple printers
    
  • Direct Printing
    
• 15. Resetting the computer