| Following tips help you to learn a
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| | Ctrl+Shift+S - Save As
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| software in lesser time and in an
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| | Ctrl+P - Print
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| efficient manner:1. After installing a
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| | Ctrl+X - Cut
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| software package, look for any README
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| | Ctrl+C - Copy
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| file in the installed folder. Besides
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| | Ctrl+V - Paste
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| company and product details, it may give
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| | Ctrl+F - Find6. Next have a look on
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| an overview of features, usages and
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| | various tool-bars that are present below
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| limitations of the software.2. Next run
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| | menu-bars. They provide a visual shortcut
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| the software and have a feel of the look
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| | to the desired operation. Examples are a
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| of the software.
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| | paper folder on top right corner for NEW,
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| Identify the different parts of its main
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| | an opened folder for OPEN, a scissor for
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| screen.3. Look for the information shown
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| | CUT, two papers for COPY, a paper on
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| in the TITLE-BAR of the main screen.
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| | clamp-pad for PASTE, floppy icon for SAVE
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| Usually, it shows the product name. If
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| | and printer ICON for PRINT. A book or
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| the application is SDI (Single Document
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| | question mark icon represents HELP.7. If
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| Interface like Notepad) or MDI (Multiple
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| | the package is a development tool then
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| Document Interface like MS Word) then
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| | start with the sample applications
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| title-bar will also contain name of the
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| | provided with it. It will help you
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| opened file. Similarly, there may be
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| | understand what functionality level the
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| STATUS-BAR at the bottom that shows the
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| | package can provide. Also, you may need
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| operation being performed.4. Then comes
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| | not start your application from scratch;
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| the main MENU-BAR. Most of the GUI based
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| | it can be dervied from one of the sample
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| software have common menu-items. So its
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| | application (provided source code is
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| better to learn once-for-all. Some of the
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| | available).8. Mostly, the menu-item name
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| common menu-items are:FILE, EDIT, VIEW,
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| | will tell its functionality. Even if it
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| TOOLS, WINDOWS, HELP.Each of these names
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| | does then also try each operation
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| are intuitive itself.-The FILE menu will
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| | available in the package.9. You can
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| have operations NEW, OPEN, SAVE, SAVE AS,
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| | master a software with its usage and
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| PAGE SETUP, PRINT,CLOSE and
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| | little study. The best place for getting
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| EXIT.-Similarly, EDIT menu contains
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| | some help is the in-built help provided
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| editing operations like CUT, COPY, PASTE,
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| | in the package itself.10. Remember
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| FIND AND REPLACE.-The VIEW menu helps in
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| | Internet is always there to solve your
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| controlling the view of the software GUI.
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| | problem. Use a search-engine with
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| You can switch on-off various
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| | appropriate phrase to get the best
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| toolbars.-The TOOLS menu usually have
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| | material available as solution to your
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| options to customize the software you
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| | query. You can visit my website: for
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| like and also other supporting
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| | Tips and Tricks for various softwares,
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| functionalities like Read-Aloud function
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| | programming langauages and links to ther
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| in a word processor package.-The HELP
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| | useful material available on the
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| menu may contain GETTING STARTED
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| | Internet.Syed Feroz Zainvi has obtained
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| tutorial, detailed indexed and searchable
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| | M.Tech. (Comp Sc & Engg) degree from
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| help and ofcourse, a popup dialog-box
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| | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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| that shows information about the
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| | (INDIA). His areas of interests are
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| software. It may also contain a link to
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| | distributed computing, computer graphics
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| website of the product.5. Once acquainted
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| | and Internet Technologies. Currently, he
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| with different menu and their menu-items,
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| | is involved in Software Project Planning,
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| look at each menu again to find shortcuts
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| | Development and Management. His other
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| to them. For example, Alt+F will take you
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| | interests include writing for magazines
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| to File menu. Some common shortcuts
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| | and contributing utility softwares on
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| are:Ctrl+N - New
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| | Magazine's CDs. He also have flair for
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| Ctrl+O - Open
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| | teaching computer science with new
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| Ctrl+S - Save
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| | teaching methodologies.
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