1Chapter 2 Exploring Windows XP Vol. 1 Part Two - Getting Organized: Windows Explorer and File Management

2Chapter 2 Chapter Objectives Understand the methods available for navigating your computer. Use the Folders button to change navigation mode. Differentiate between various sidebar action items in My Computer. Change Start menu settings for My Computer. Understand disk formatting. Manipulate files and folders. Work with the keyboard shortcuts available in Windows XP. Use the Help and Support Center.

3Chapter 2 Taskbar Title Bar Menu Bar Toolbar Address Bar File and Folder Navigation Tools The following “bars” are some of the most commonly used on-screen items: Let’s look at these in a typical window.

4Chapter 2 File and Folder Navigation Tools Taskbar Title Bar Toolbar Menu Bar Address Bar

5Chapter 2 Navigating Folders The two methods for navigating through the items stored on Windows XP Professional computers are My Computer and Windows Explorer. The preferred method is the more intuitive Windows Explorer rather than the standardized use of My Computer. There are at least two ways to begin Windows Explorer.

6Chapter 2 Windows Explorer As shown in the textbook, you can access Windows Explorer through the Start Menu

7Chapter 2 or by right-clicking on the Start button and selecting Explore. Windows Explorer

8Chapter 2 By changing some Windows Explorer settings, we can switch from this view Windows Explorer

9Chapter 2 to a more detailed one: Windows Explorer

10Chapter 2 Just as we saw with Windows Explorer, we can switch from this view My Computer

11Chapter 2 to a more detailed one: My Computer

12Chapter 2 Formatting Disks Renaming, Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files Grouping Files File Management Some common file management actions are: Let’s look at these in a typical window.

13Chapter 2 File Management To format a floppy disk, right- click the Start button, and click Explore to open Windows Explorer. Then, right-click the floppy disk icon and use the shortcut menu to select Format. It is common to only enter a disk name (volume label).

14Chapter 2 Object Shortcuts provide effective pointers to files and folders that can be strategically placed in more convenient locations than where they are actually stored. Keyboard Shortcuts help accomplish common tasks more quickly. Short Cuts Shortcuts are grouped into:

15Chapter 2 Object Short Cuts Suppose you frequently use Photoshop to edit graphics files. Instead of using the Start button, All programs, etc. to locate the application, you can create a short cut on the desktop. When the Create Shortcut dialog box appears, enter or browse for Photoshp.exe Simply right-click on the desktop, select New and Shortcut. and select a name for the shortcut.

16Chapter 2 Keyboard Short Cuts Keyboard shortcuts are classified as: General keyboard Dialog box Natural keyboard Windows Explorer Accessibility keyboard

17Chapter 2 Keyboard Short Cuts What do these keyboard shortcuts do? Ctrl+C ________________________ Copy the selected object Ctrl+Z ________________________ Undo the last action Ctrl+V ________________________ Paste the selected object WinKey+D ________________________ Show the desktop WinKey+E ________________________Open My Computer Ctrl+P ________________________ Usually Print – ( that’s why Paste isn’t Ctrl-P)

18Chapter 2 Asking for Help You can access Help by right- clicking on the Start button and selecting Help and Support. Then the Help and Support Center dialog box appears. Finding the correct search phrase can be difficult.

19Chapter 2 What should you do? Learn by doing the Hands-on exercises and the Practice with Windows XP Professional exercises at the end of the chapter. Read the chapter summary. Review the key terms. Take the Multiple Choice test at the end of the chapter.