Fundamentals of Windows

Mouse n 4 Basic Operations: –Pointing –Clicking –Double Clicking –Dragging

Pointing n Moving the Mouse Across a Flat Surface Until It Rests on the Icon You Want.

Clicking n Means Clicking One of the Mouse Buttons and Quickly Releasing It. n Usually Its the Left Mouse Button, You Click.

Double Clicking n Means Quickly Pressing and Releasing the Mouse Button Twice Very Quickly! n Double Clicking on an Icon Opens That Group Window.

Dragging n Means Holding Down the Left Mouse Button, and Moving an Item to the Desired Location.

Windows XP Operating System n 32-bit operating system n Addresses more than 4G of RAM n Performs tasks faster than older OSs n Includes user friendly GUI

WINDOWS n USER INTERFACE –Hardware / Software Allowing User to Communicate and Control the Computer.

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE n GUI –A user interface that displays graphics in addition to text when communicating with user.

WINDOWS Desktop n Desktop n Entire monitor screen n Icon n Small picture n Window n Rectangular Area Surrounded by Double Lines. n Title Bar n Horizontal Bar at the Top of Each Window.

Start Button n Lower left corner of monitor n Organizes Related Applications Into Groups and Displays in the Program Manager n Small Window Icon Represents Each Software Application Package

Programs n A Group Icon Represents a Group of Programs n To Move to a Specific Group Icon, –Click Start –Programs –Select Program

Maximizing a Window n To Maximize n (Make It Fill the Entire Screen), n Point to the Maximize Button n (up Arrow in the Upper Right Hand Corner of the Window) n Click One Time With Left Mouse Button.

Restore Button n Takes the Place of the Maximize Button, When an Application Window Has Been Maximized. n Shown As Both up and Down Arrow in Upper Right Corner of Screen. n Restores Window to Previous Size.

Scroll Bars n Scroll Bars Allow You to View Areas of Window That Are Not Currently Visible. n Located at the Right Edge and Bottom Edge of Window. n Click the up or Down Arrow Repeatedly or Drag the Scroll Box Toward the Direction You Want to Go.

Keyboard Shortcuts n Quick Reference at the End of Each Project, a List of Keyboard Shortcut Keys n To Use These Shortcut Keys, You Must Hold Down All Keys Simultaneously That Are Shown Separated by Plus Signs: –Example: –Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow

Notepad n Works Like a Notepad on Your Desk. n Used for Making Notes to Yourself. n Can Be Printed, Saved, Etc. n a Simple Word Processor.

Menus and Commands n A Command Directs Software to Perform a Specific Action. n Related Groups of Commands Are Grouped Into Menus and Assigns a Name to Menu n File, Options, Window, Help, Etc.

Menus n Commands Which Have an Ellipsis (...) Following It Means You Must Give Windows More Information Before Executing the Command.

Dialog Boxes n Categories of Responses: –Selecting Mutually Exclusive Options. –Selecting One or More Multiple Options –Selecting One Item From a List of Options –Entering Specific Information –Choosing a Command to Be Implemented. n Ex. Print command in Write.

Option Buttons n Round Buttons Which Allow You to Choose 1 of the Choices. n The Choice Is Shown by a Dot in the Middle of the Circle.

Command Buttons n Execute an Action n Examples: Ok, Cancel, Setup n Only One Selected at a Time.

Text and Check Boxes n Text Box - Area Which Displays Text or Allows You to Enter Text. n Check Box - Box which may be turned on or off (x) n Drop Down Box - (Shown by Down Arrow) Which Allow You to Highlight Your Choice of Options.

To Print a Document n Use File Menu n Choose Print Command n Should You Change Your Mind About Printing the Document, You Could Just Click on the Cancel Command Button in the Dialog Box.

Quitting an Application n Choose File Menu n Click Once With Left Mouse Button on Exit to Close the Application. n Answer Prompts in Dialog Box. (You Will Be Prompted If You Have Not Saved Something From the Notepad.)

File and Disk Concepts n Use Same Rules for Filenames and Extensions As Used in Dos. n Must Choose the Disk Drive and Directory on Which to Save the File. n Then Click on Ok.

Correcting Errors When Saving n Cannot Read Drive a:. –Diskette May Not Be Formatted or May Not Be Inserted Into the Disk Drive. n Disk a: Is Write-Protected. –Remove Diskette and Move the Write Protection. n After Correcting Error, Click on Prompt to Either Retry, or Ok.

Opening a File n Select File Menu, Choose Open. n Choose Drive From Choices Shown n Choose Directory n Then Highlight File Name n Click on Ok.

Editing and Saving Modified Document n Make Necessary Changes n Then Choose Save From the File Menu to Save the Modified Document Using the Same Name. n Note: Documents Which Have Not Been Previously Saved, Must First Be Saved Using the Save As... Option So You Can Assign the File Name. n Windows Will Default to This If You Choose the Save Option.

Using Help n Point to Help on Menu Line, and Click Once With Left Mouse Button. n May Choose One of the Options..Contents Gives a List of Topics. n Place Mouse Pointer on Topic; Pointer Changes to a Hand. Then Click Once to See the Information on the Topic. n Exit by Choosing Exit on the File Menu.

Exiting Windows n Choose File Menu. n Choose Exit Windows n Choose Ok to End Windows Session.

APPLICATIONS –APPLICATION SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR USE IN WINDOWS ARE CALLED APPLICATIONS

Windows Explorer

n Explorer –Allows one to view the contents of a computer, folders, and files n Folder –Object created to contain n documents n application n data n other folders

n File –A collection of data that has a name Almost all data stored on a computer must be in a file.

Explorer Screen n Toolbar n Current Folder n LHS - hierarchy of folders n RHS - contenst of current folder n Divider Bar n + Expand Folder n - Collapse Folder

File Operations n Copying Files n Create New Folder n Copying Multiple Files n Rename File or Folder n Delete File or Folder