Starting Windows. Week 1, Module 2 Sunday, January 10 th 2010

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1 Starting Windows Week 1, Module 2 Sunday, January 10 th 2010

2 Power up your computer Laptop: Power cord must be connected to outlet or battery should be charged Desktop/Tower: Power cord must be connected to outlet for the computer and the monitor Press the Power button to start your computer

3 Log-on A few seconds (or minutes!) after you powered on your computer, you may see the log-on screen

4 Log-on A few seconds (or minutes!) after you powered on Account your computer, name you may see the log-on screen

5 Log-on A few seconds (or minutes!) after you powered on Account your computer, name you may see the log-on screen Enter your Password Then press or the <ENTER> key

6 Why is log-on useful? What if two or more people share one computer? Security Privacy Organization Mom s Documents Iqbal s Documents Mom s Account Iqbal s Account

7 Windows Desktop (Vista)

8 Windows Desktop (Vista) Recycle Bin Task Bar Clock Start Button

9 Windows Desktop (XP)

10 Windows Desktop (XP) Recycle Bin Task Bar Clock Start Button

11 Icons on the Desktop

12 Icons on the Desktop Computer Icon: Lets you get information about your computer

13 Icons on the Desktop Recycle Bin Icon: This is where deleted files go.

14 Icons on the Desktop Skype Program: Lets you make phone calls and chat

15 Icons on the Desktop Firefox: Lets you browse the web

16 Icons on the Desktop Word Document: The icon for all MS Word documents is similar. The filename will be different across documents!

17 Icons on the Desktop Folder icon: Again, the icon for all folders is similar. The folder name will be different for different folders!

18 Find that Cursor! Trick: Shake the mouse to find where the cursor is currently positioned! When you move your mouse, the cursor moves in the same direction! On laptops, a trackpad, trackball or pointer is sometimes used for pointing

19 Common Cursors Mouse cursor / Pointer Shows were your mouse is currently pointing Hand cursor Changes to this when your mouse is on something that can be clicked (e.g. link) Hour-glass cursor Tells you that the computer is busy

20 Mouse Clicks Left click I want to point at the location of my cursor! Right click Usually brings up a menu of options (e.g. cut-copy-paste, or for printing) Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button

21 Double Click Clicking the left mouse button twice quickly is called Double click Single click usually means I just want to select an object Double click usually means I want to do something with the object

22 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

23 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

24 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

25 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

26 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

27 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

28 What will Double-Click do to these icons?

29 How can we open this picture? Double Click!

30 Start menu Used for many reasons including: Shutdown the computer! Starting programs Searching for files

31 Shutting down Move the mouse to arrow at the bottom-right of the start menu

32 Shutting down Move the mouse to arrow at the bottom-right of the start menu Click on Shut Down

33 Built-in Windows Programs Notepad Calculator Paint File Explorer/ Windows Explorer Games (Solitaire, Minesweeper, Chess, etc.) Web Browser (Internet Explorer)

34 Notepad Basic text editing program Useful for taking short notes Data saved in.txt files

35 Calculator Simple calculator program

36 Paint Simple drawing program

37 Games Minesweeper: Solitaire:

38 Starting a program Many different ways Option 1: Type in the name of the program in the Search Box E.g. calculator, notepad, paint, etc. Can also be used to find a file on your computer

39 Starting a program Option 2: Windows puts icons for commonly used programs on the start-menu Just click on the Icon to start the program! E.g. calculator, notepad, paint, etc.

40 Starting a program Option 3: Click on All Programs Then, click on Accessories This shows you many other programs!

41 What s Common?

42 Minimize, Maximize, Close Icons

43 Minimize, Maximize, Close To make a Window invisible To make a Window large (full-screen) To close a Window

44 Taskbar Taskbar shows the programs/windows that are currently running on your computer If you want to see the Window for a program to come to the top, press the icon on the taskbar. Useful if you have lots of Windows open or if you had minimized the program

45 Moving a Window Position cursor on the title bar of the Window Hold down the left mouse button don t let it go!! Move the mouse, and the Window will move!

46 Resizing a Window Position cursor on the bottom-right of the Window the cursor will change! Hold down the left mouse button Move the mouse, and the Window will resize!

47 Starting Windows Practical #2

48 What s another thing that is common?

49 Menu

50 File Menu Most Windows programs will have a File menu Used for: Creating new file Opening an existing file Saving a file Printing a file Exit (ending the program)

51 Edit Menu Edit Menu is also very common Used for: Undoing a mistake Cut, Copy, Paste Finding or replacing some text

52 Cut, Copy, Paste

53 Cut, Copy, Paste Happy Year New

54 Cut, Copy, Paste Happy Year New 1) Select text

55 Cut, Copy, Paste Happy Year New 1) Select text 2) Cut text

56 Cut, Copy, Paste Happy Year 1) Select text 2) Cut text 3) Text is on clipboard

57 Cut, Copy, Paste Happy Year 1) Select text 2) Cut text 3) Text is on clipboard 4) Paste text

58 Cut, Copy, Paste Happy New Year 1) Select text 2) Cut text 3) Text is on clipboard 4) Paste text

59 What about Copy? Happy New Year

60 What about Copy? Happy New Year

61 What about Copy? Happy New Year

62 What about Copy? Happy New Year

63 What about Copy? Happy New New Year

64 What if there is too much text?

65 Scrollbar

66 Folders Folders are used to organize files on a computer A folder can have files or other folders The folders (and files) live on your hard drive

67 Folders Folders are used to organize files on a computer A folder can have files or other folders The folders (and files) live on your hard drive

68 Folders Folders are used to organize files on a computer A folder can have files or other folders The folders (and files) live on your hard drive

69 Folders Folders are used to organize files on a computer A folder can have files or other folders The folders (and files) live on your hard drive

70 Windows Explorer

71 Creating a New Folder 1. Right-click on any existing folder 2. Select New (using left-click) 3. Select Folder (using left-click) Folders keep your information organized! Tips: Don t put all your files in one folder Put files in the appropriate folder

72 Right-Click on a File Depending on the file, you will get different options Common operations: Delete the file (it will go to the recycle bin) Rename the file Move the file (select cut, go to the folder you want, right-click again and select paste) Copy the file (select copy, go to the folder you want, right-click again and select paste)

73 Dragging files between folders 1. Open the target folder 2. Open the folder that has the file you wish to move 3. Press the left mouse button on the file (keep holding the button) 4. Move the mouse to the target folder this will drag or move the file as well

74 Recycle Bin

75 Lets You Recover a File Deleted by Mistake 1) Right click on the file you wish to recover

76 Lets You Recover a File Deleted by Mistake 1) Right click on the file you wish to recover

77 Lets You Recover a File Deleted by Mistake 1) Right click on the file you wish to recover 2) Left-click on Restore

78 Notice the Recycle Bin Now Has One Less Icon!

79 Empty the Recycle Bin Periodically to Save Space!

80 Changing the Desktop Background

81 Right-click On the Desktop

82 On Vista, you will see Personalization

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84 Starting Windows Practical #3