Windows 95/98 accessories have common features, so they are easy to learn and use. For example, the procedure for opening, saving, an printing documents is the same in all the accessories, so once you learn one application you'll know many of the procedures for working with others.
    A useful feature feature in all win 95/98 applications is the ability to cut and paste text, graphics, or other information(like sound and video clips)from one location in a document to another, or from one program to another. For example, you can copy graphics created in paint to a Wordpad document.

Programs In Accessories

    WORDPAD. Wordpad is designed for writing small notes and documents, but you can use it to create much larger documents as well. Wordpad does not have some of the features of more sophisticated word processors like spell checking, a thesaurus,and mail merge, but it's perfect for home users, small office applications, or just writing a quick note. It has a complete set of document formatting features, so you can align paragraphs, change fonts, and set page layouts.

   PAINT. You can use the win 95/98 Paint accessory to create full-color illustrations and graphics. Once you've created an illustration, you can copy it to another document. For example, you can create a company loco and copy it into letters you write with Word pad.

   The basic procedure for using Paint is to select a tool from the toolbar and a color from the color selector area, then begin painting in the workspace. The tools in the toolbar are for painting, drawing with a special pencil, erasing, spray painting, zooming in, zooming out, typing text, and crating boxes, circles, and polygons. You can select specific objects within the painting and flip, stretch, shrink, or delete them. Once a painting is complete, you can save it to disk or copy it into another document by using cut and paste techniques.

Other Accessories

   Microsoft has included o number of other accessories with Win 95/98. Some accessories are only useful if your computer is connected to a network, has a modem, or has multimedia components like a sound or video board, and may not Be installed on your system unless the components are present or unless you specified them.

   Calculator. A standard desktop calculator that can be switched into advanced mode with scientific, statistical,and number conversion functions.

Microsoft Exchange. An electronic mail program that lets you exchange messages with a variety of applications, including Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Lotus Notes. You can also connect with CompuServe and the Internet to exchange mail.

FAX. A built-in faxing facility that lets you send and receive faxes directly from your documents. You can view and edit faxes in a special fax viewer, then copy and paste all or part of the fax to other documents.

Hyper Terminal. A communication utility that lets you connect with other computers or online services over the telephone lines.

Font Manager. Lets you add new fonts, view fonts, print font samples, and delete fonts to free memory.

Phone Dialer. A utility that keeps track of phone numbers and automatically dials numbers for you if you have a telephone and modem.