Info on these pages applies to PC's under Windows 95.   It may or may not be helpful to those using other machines or operating systems.

Gray's Notes for Virtual Places Newbies (and Others)

Basic Operations on a PC

What and Why:

    Virtual Places may possibly be your first experience on a personal computer.    You can chat and maneuver about without knowing much at all about the machine, but sooner or later you'll want to store avatars, sort out gestures, or save dialog.

    Well, there's no better way to learn than to have something you want to do, and go do it. These pages are meant to help you get started doing exactly that. They describe, click by click, how to do some simple operations on a PC using the Windows 95 operating system.   And in the course of doing these things you'll see enough of Windows operations to try out some other functions as well.

    So choose the operation you need, below, and then click on the colored phrase.   Have Fun!

Some Simple Operations:

Opening a Folder.   The stuff on your PC is organized into Folders.   To open a folder is to create a "window" where you can see what's there, and get at it.

Finding a Folder (or Anything).    Of course, being able to open a folder is of no value unless you can find out what folder the thing you want is in. But Windows can help you find it, if you know how.

Creating a New Folder   When a folder gets too crowded, dividing up the contents may be in order.

Moving or Copying Files   Often, something is not in the folder where you need it.  

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