Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Windows XP Introduction to Microsoft Windows XP

Chapter Concepts Overview of operating systems – Purpose – Current OS – Interface Drives, files and folders Using Windows to perform tasks Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques2

Operating System Overview Operating system (OS): software that controls a computer – Manages hardware, including memory – Runs applications – Provides an interface for users – Retrieves and manipulates files OS acts as “middleman” between user, applications, hardware Computer needs only one operating system – May have more Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques3

Operating system as “middleman” Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques4

Current Operating Systems Windows – XP – Vista – Windows 7 – Windows 8 under development Macintosh OS X Linux Others Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques5

Windows Interface Goal of interface: provide a means to pass commands into the system and get results back Windows has a GUI (Graphical User Interface) – User-friendly – Office analogy Event-driven: actions occur in response to some event – By user: mouse-click, double-click, keypress, etc – By system: clock tick, start-up, etc – By application: request for memory Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques6

Windows Interface (cont) Mouse pointer: arrow or other shape that moves when the user moves the mouse Cursor: Upright line, or I-beam, that appears where text can be entered Tooltips: small notes that often appear on screen when the pointer is rested on an object Keyboard shortcuts: keystrokes that perform an action; can be used instead of mouse Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques7

Common Mouse Manipulations Left click: click and release the left mouse button Right click: click and release the right button Double-click: click the left mouse button twice in rapid succession Drag: hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse without releasing the button Select: left-click an object once to select it; the object will usually be highlighted or shown differently Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques8

Windows Desktop Overall work area; the screen that appears when all windows are closed Can have – Recycle bin – Shortcuts to documents or applications – Documents and/or folders – Start button – Quick launch toolbar – Taskbar – Notification area (system tray or systray) Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques9

Windows Desktop (cont) Taskbar: bottom of Desktop (can be moved) – Shows open programs, gives quick access to others Quick launch icons: fast access to programs Icons for running applications – In XP, hovering over application icon displays tooltip with name – In Vista, hovering over application icon displays thumbnail Notification Area (system tray or systray): services running in the background Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques10

11 Systray Quick Launch Toolbar Running Programs Start Button

Windows Desktop (cont) To customize the desktop – Right-click an empty space – Select Properties from the popup menu Can change many things; most often desktop picture and screen saver To customize the Taskbar or Start Menu – Right-click either one – Select Properties from the popup menu – Click either the Taskbar or the Start Menu tab Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques12

Start Button Displays – Most recently used programs – Most recent documents – Some system utilities Control panel: customizes computer; adds/removes programs Printers and faxes: shows installed printers; adds new ones – Help Log off / Turn off computer All Programs Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques13

Start Button – All Programs To close, click an open area on Desktop or press Esc key Shows all available programs – An arrow indicates more menu items – Accessories has some small programs provided by the operating system – Accessories, System Tools has tools Find out more about your system Make it run better To run a program – Find it in All Programs – Click on it Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques14

Displaying the Start Menu Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques15

Desktop Shortcuts Icon on desktop Fast way to access often-used programs – Double-click icon to start program To add a shortcut to the desktop – Click the Start button to display the Start menu – Locate the program you want and right-click it – From the popup menu Click Send To Then click Desktop (create shortcut) Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques16

Desktop Shortcuts Not all icons on desktop are shortcuts – Some are folders or documents – Shortcuts have curved arrow in lower left corner To delete shortcut – Single click it to select, then press the Del key – Or, drag it to the Recycle Bin Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques17

Recycle Bin A temporary storage area for deleted items – When an item on the C:\ drive is deleted, it goes into the recycle bin – When an item on any other drive is deleted, it’s really gone To get a deleted item back – Double-click the recycle bin – Find the item in the list – Right-click it and click Restore from the popup menu If you’re really sure you want items in the recycle bin deleted – Right-click it, click Empty recycle bin from the popup Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques18

Window Manipulation Running application usually shown in a window Icons at top right of the window close it; minimize it; and maximize it If the window is already maximized, the Maximize button turns into a Restore button – Restore button makes the window fill only part of the screen Can be dragged across the screen by the title bar Can be re-sized by dragging an edge (pointer will be a double-headed arrow) Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques19

Windows Clipboard An area of memory to which a single item can be saved (copied) An item on the Clipboard can be pasted in any appropriate location After pasting, the item is still on the clipboard – Can be pasted multiple times When another item is copied to the clipboard, it takes the place of the previous item Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques20

Drives Each storage media (hard disk, USB, CD/DVD) is called a drive Drives are lettered to identify them (followed by a colon and backslash) A:\ and B:\ are floppy drives; many computers don’t have them anymore C:\ is the hard drive – Sometimes the hard drive is divided and gets additional letters The optical drive gets the next letter, usually D:\ Other drives get assigned letters, usually in order but not always Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques21

Drives (cont) Networked computers may have drives that are really on a server, but seem to be on the computer On this campus – C:\ is the hard drive on each computer – H:\ is a network drive; located on the server Each student has an H:\ drive associated with his/her account Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques22

Drives (cont) On this campus (cont) – The Public drive is a network drive and is located on the server – Anything saved on a C:\ drive stays on that computer – Anything saved on the H:\ drive is on the server and is accessible on other computers on campus Although the computer identifies drives by letter, sometimes humans give drives names also – For example, the Public drive is a network drive It has a letter, but is more easily referred to as Public Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques23

Folders A container for files or other folders Analogous to a file folder used in a file cabinet in an office User to organize files in a logical way – All Intro files can be kept together in a folder – All Science files can be kept together in a folder Terms Folder and Directory used interchangeably Folders may contain other folders – May be nested to many levels A folder named My Documents is usually created for you when you get an account on a system You can create other folders Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques24

Files File: a collection of related data treated as a unit – A letter to your mom – A picture of your cat – A song – A financial spreadsheet – A game program – An address list A file is whatever you decide to make into a file Analogous to the pieces of paper in a file cabinet Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques25

Filenames Files are given names to distinguish them from other files – A descriptive name helps you remember what a file is – Name usually consists of three parts A name: this is the part that helps you remember what is in the file A dot An extension: this tells the system what program was used to make the file; it is usually added by the program – Example: IntroAssign1.docx Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques26

File Paths Path: a full description of where a file is located on a system Consists of – Drive letter (including the colon and backslash) – Any folder names, in order (separated by a backslash) – Filename (including the extension) Example: C:\My Documents\classes\11000Intro\Assign1.docx Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques27

Storage devices such as a USB drive, CD, or hard drive, are organized into directories and subdirectories that contain files Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 28

My Computer Also called Windows Explorer (not the same as Internet Explorer) Displays the files on your system Allows you to create, delete, rename folders and files To access My Computer – Click the Start button, click My Computer – Or press the keys Win+e on the keyboard The Win key is the one with the flag To press Win+e, hold down the Win key and press e Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques29

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My Computer (cont) Your My Computer window may look somewhat different, depending on your system settings You can change the look of My Computer in two ways 1.Click the menu item View and select either Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, or Details. The same information is presented, but with a different look 2.Click the Folders icon on the toolbar. This turns the left pane on and off. Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques31

My Computer – Navigation Click the Folders icon to toggle the left pane that shows folders To “open” a folder and drill down to subfolders inside folders – In right pane, double-click the folder, or – If left pane is showing, click + signs in XP or arrowheads in Vista beside the folder name Use forward and back arrows (on the toolbar) to move through previous views Save a commonly used folder in Favorites – Click the menu item Favorites – Click Add to favorites… – To retrieve, click Favorites, then the desired item Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques32

My Computer – Showing Extensions By default, Windows does not show file extensions. It is hard to differentiate between Myfile.docx and Myfile.xlsx without seeing the extensions To display extensions – In My Computer, select the menu item Tools – Select the sub-menu item Options – In the resulting dialog box, click the View tab – Scroll down, and find the item Hide extensions for known file types – Unclick the checkbox, then click OK Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques33

My Computer – Creating a Folder Select parent folder by single-clicking it – Right-click in the white area of the right pane – Select New from the shortcut menu – Select one of the choices for folder types XP choices: Folder and Shortcut Vista choices: Folder, Shortcut, Compressed (Zipped) – Folder is created and highlighted so that it may be renamed To rename an existing file or folder, select it, then press F2 (or right- click and choose Rename) Can create folders within folders within folders The desktop is itself a folder, and can have sub-folders Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques34

My Computer – File/Folder Manipulation Terms – Source: an item’s starting location – Destination: where you want an item to go Move – Drag and drop item to its destination (if moved to a different drive, original stays in place; otherwise not) Rename – Right-click item, select Rename from shortcut menu, type new name, press Enter – Or, click item to select, press the key F2, type new name, press Enter Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques35

My Computer – File/Folder Manipulation (cont) Copy – Right-click item, select Copy from the shortcut menu – Right-click in white area of destination folder – Select Paste from the shortcut menu Alternative way to copy – Hold down Ctrl key, drag and drop item to destination Delete – Right-click item, select Delete from the shortcut menu – Or, select item, press keyboard Del Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques36

USB Drives Commonly-used removable storage – Lightweight – Holds a great deal of data – Easy to use – Also called Thumb Drives, Flash Drives, etc To use – Insert drive into USB slot on computer Slot is directional; if drive doesn’t enter easily, turn it over – Usually (but not always) a dialog box opens asking what you want to do with the drive; click your choice – Drive also appears in My Computer Treat the same as any other drive Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques37

Search for a File or Folder To begin – From My Computer click the Search icon on the toolbar – Or, from the Start button, click the Search button Either method will bring up a search window Maximize the window if necessary Click link at bottom Click here to use search companion Click on the type of item you are searching for Enter as much data as possible about the item Click Search Results will be displayed (it may take a few minutes to search your computer) Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques38

Using Windows Help Starting Help and Support – Display the Start menu – Click Help and Support to display the Help and Support Center window – If necessary, click the Maximize button on the Help and Support Center title bar to maximize the Help and Support Center window Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques39

Starting Help and Support Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques40

Browsing for Help Topics in the Table of Contents Select one of the topics in the Pick a Help topic area to display the Navigation Pane and topic pane Select a sub-topic in the Navigation Pane on the left – Click a plus (+) icon to expand a topic Click a link in the topic pane on the right to see details Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques41

Browsing for Help Topics in the Table of Contents Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques42

Searching for Help Topics Using the Index Click the Index button on the Navigation toolbar to display the Index pane Type a word or phrase in the Type in the keyword to find text box Click an entry in the Index entries list Click the Display button – Displays information about the topic – You may get a popup box asking you to choose between several related entries Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques43

Searching for Help Topics Using the Index Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques44

Displaying the Related Topics Link Scroll to the bottom of the information about a topic in the right pane to display the Related Topics link Click the Related Topics link to display a pop-up window containing a list of related topics Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques45

Displaying the Related Topics Link Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques46

Closing the Help and Support Center Click the Close button on the title bar of the Help and Support Center window to close the Help and Support Center window Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques47

Keyboard Shortcuts Some users prefer using key combinations to perform an action instead of using the mouse – More efficient when typing – Example: ctrl+c is the same as the menu item Copy Two- or three-key combinations written with a plus or dash between them mean to hold down the first key (or keys) and then press the last key Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques48

Keyboard Shortcuts (cont) To find shortcuts – Use the index in Help and Support – Type in keyboard shortcuts – Display the topic List of keys – The right pane will have categories of shortcuts, such as General Keyboard Shortcuts – Expand a category by clicking the plus sign Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques49

Application Software Some comes with operating system – Tools – Games – Browser Some installed by computer manufacturer – Often trial versions Some can be downloaded from the internet for free or low price – Might also come with a free virus!! Be careful!! Some must be bought – Often academic pricing is very low Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques50

Logging Off from the Computer Display the Start menu Click Log Off on the Start menu to display the Log Off Windows dialog box Click the Log Off button in the Log Off Windows dialog box to log off from the computer and display the Welcome screen Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques51

Logging Off from the Computer Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques52

Turning Off the Computer Click the Turn off computer link on the Welcome screen Click the Turn Off button in the Turn off computer dialog box Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques53

Turning Off the Computer Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques54

On Campus Log off and Turn Off dialog boxes are somewhat different Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques55