After completing Windows 98 Tips: Customizing the Desktop the user should be able to:

	Modify the startup and shutdown screens
	Change desktop objects
	Modify the New menu
	Change mouse behavior
	Customize the Start menu selections
	Control shortcut appearance and preferences
	Select default directories and file colors for Explorer

Customizing Startup and Shutdown

	Replacing the Startup and Shutdown screens
	Skipping the login screen

Personalizing the Desktop

	Renaming system objects
	Removing system objects from the desktop
	Modifying the New menu

Modifying the Start Menu

	Disabling Start button ToolTip
	Removing items from the Start menu

Changing the Background

	Making your background an HTML file
	Using Windows 98 desktop themes

Modifying Shortcuts and the Mouse

	Making shortcuts look like standard icons
	Setting shortcuts for full-screen mode
	Transforming the feel of your mouse

Enhancing Windows Explorer

	Setting Explorer's opening location
	Changing the color of compressed files in Explorer

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice in Windows 98
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills even if they don't have access to Windows 98
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment