Book excerpt: This total-immersion, quick-start, hands-on tutorial walks readers step by step, mouse-click by mouse-click, keystroke by keystroke through basic, intermediate, and advanced features of the Windows XP operating system (XP Professional, specifically). Well-illustrated with abundant screen-shots and spiral-bound for stay-flat convenience at the keyboard, it contains easy-to-read, appealingly formatted procedural explanations and step-by-step exercises in a multi-part Lesson format—with each lesson rooted in a practical “on the job” scenario. An accompanying CD-ROM includes data files; typing tests with automatic scoring; keyboarding course; and computer literacy basics. KEY TOPICS: Getting Started with Windows XP. Organization. Use Windows Programs. More Windows Programs. Customize Windows XP. More Customization. System Maintenance. Digital Media and Workgroups. For anyone who wants to master the Windows XP operating system.