any of the skills listed here, go to the page given at the right to review
those skills.
To do this: Follow these steps:
Distinguish 800K and 1. Look for the letters HD on the disk.
1.4 MB floppy disks 2. Check for two square holes at the top of the
disk. If the disk has either of these features,
it is a 1.4 MB disk. If not, it is an 800K disk
Insert a floppy disk 1. Hold the disk with the label facing up.
into a disk drive
2. Insert the end of the disk with the metal shutter
on it into the disk drive. Never insert a 1.4 MB
disk into an 800K drive.
Eject a disk but keep 1. Click the disk you want to eject.
its icon visible 2. Choose Eject from the Special menu.
Prepare a new 1. Insert the disk into a disk drive.
floppy disk for use 2. Respond to the messages on your screen by
clicking the appropriate buttons.
3. When you are asked to, type a name for your disk
and click OK.
Erase the contents 1. Insert the disk you want to erase
of a disk into a disk drive.
2. Click the disk you want to erase.
3. Choose Erase Disk from the Special menu.
4. Respond to the messages on your screen by
clicking the appropriate buttons.
Eject a disk and remove 1. Drag the disk's icon to the Trash icon.
its icon from the
desktop 2. When the Trash icon becomes highlighted, release
the mouse button.
USING YOUR CLASSIC-CHAPTER 6
Copying Documents and Disks
In this chapter you will learn to make copies of your documents and disks.
Copying is important in that it allows you to do several important tasks:
- Make backup versions of your documents that you can store for safekeeping.
- Create documents that you can use as templates or form letters on which to
base a series of similar documents.
- Install new application programs on your hard disk.
The techniques for doing these tasks are described in this chapter.
Duplicating a document
While you're working on the desktop you may want to duplicate a document,
perhaps so you can open and edit a copy of the document without changing the
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