Welcome to the Microsoft Mastering Series --
interactive, self-paced training courses that teach you
the most current development tools and technologies.
This course includes over forty hours of instructional
material, hands-on labs, narrated demonstrations,
sample code, conceptual animations, a library of
reference material, and more. Depending on your
learning style, you can work through the chapters
sequentially or in any order you choose. In addition
to the chapter topics, this course contains hands-on
lab exercises and self-check questions, giving
you the opportunity to practice what you've learned
and measure your progress. This course also
includes a broad range of sample and example
code, which can easily be copied and pasted into the
applications you create. In addition to the instructional
material, this course includes a library of reference
material, such as white papers, technical articles,
and other resources, all designed to supplement
the course materials. You can use the Contents
menu to display certain categories of information,
such as Sample Code or Multimedia. At any
point in the course, you can click the right mouse
button to select from a shortcut menu of commonly
used commands. It's easy to find the information you
need. You can use the navigation buttons to move
quickly between the next and previous topics or
simply click on the topic name. You can also use the
Related Information menu to jump to other relevant
topics. Powerful search options help you quickly
locate specific information. To quickly search the
entire course content, click the Find button, and
type in a word or phrase. You can refine your query
by using Boolean operators. You can customize this
course to suit your own working and learning style.
You can set the magnification of the text, adjust
the size of the Navigation and Topic panes, and
view closed captions to accompany media. You can
also add your own bookmarks and notes to any topic
by using the Notebook, and then later review, edit,
or print your notes. Remember, Mastering Series
training courses are designed to help you learn
the way you want as you develop the expertise you
need.