Computer Literacy for IC 3 Unit 1: Computing Fundamentals © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.1 Chapter 6: Using Windows Vista

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Learning Outcomes Identify the taskbar and its uses Identify desktop icons and their uses Identify the windows and their uses Identify dialog and warning boxes and their uses Add a gadget to the Windows Sidebar Identify how to use a mouse or trackball 3© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Learning Outcomes (cont’d) Identify how to minimize, maximize, and restore down windows Identify how to resize, move, and scroll windows Identify how to shut down and restart the computer Identify how to log off and switch users Identify how to put the computer in sleep mode 4© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Learning Outcomes (cont’d) Identify how to put the computer in lock mode Identify how to shut down nonresponsive programs Identify how to use the Start menu Identify how to use online help Pin a shortcut to the Start menu Move between programs 5© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Learning Outcomes (cont’d) Understand folders Use folders on the desktop Display properties Rename and delete desktop shortcut icons Identify file types Create folders and change views Sort files 6© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Learning Outcomes (cont’d) Create, copy, move, and delete folders Select, copy, move, and delete files Search for files and folders Restore files from the recycle bin Name folders and files with standard conventions Manage files and folders Open problem files 7© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

W indows vs. w indows W indows (capital W) Operating system – Windows Vista, XP, 2000, 98 w indows (lowercase “w”) Rectangular area Can be expanded to fill the screen 8© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Elements of the Desktop in Windows Desktop Working area for applications Taskbar Notification area Programs running in background System clock Quick Launch toolbar Icons of commonly used applications 9© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Desktop Icons Open programs, folders, and files Common Windows icons Recycle Bin, Internet Explorer, and Computer Miscellaneous icons From vendors and manufacturers Icons Can be actual item or a shortcut Shortcuts are links Removing a shortcut does not hurt program 10© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

PARTS OF A WINDOWS SCREEN Computer iconShortcut to Computer window; access to drives, files, and folders Desktop Basic screen from which Windows and applications are run; includes icons, taskbar, Start button, Windows Sidebar, and mouse pointer IconGraphic representation of a program, folder, or file Notification area Area on right side of the taskbar; shows programs running in background-- antivirus software, network connections, utility programs, and displays the time Quick Launch toolbar Area to right of Start button; shortcut icons for commonly used programs Recycle BinShortcut to the Recycle Bin-storage area for files deleted from the hard drive Taskbar A bar, usually at the bottom of the screen, with the Start button, open programs, and other buttons that activate programs Windows Sidebar Area on side of the screen that displays information to access quickly; Gadgets may be added to the Windows Sidebar 11© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

12© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall. Desktop Icon Windows Sidebar Taskbar Computer icon Start button Quick Launch toolbar Notification area

Desktop Icons Used to start programs Open commonly used folder and files Common Desktop icons: Recycle Bin Internet Explorer Computer Icons can be added to desktop 13© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Parts of a Application Window 14© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall. Ribbon Status bar Task pane Title bar Tab

Dialog Boxes Similar to a window Cannot be minimized, maximized, or restored Buttons for user input and to accept or reject the input Requires user action 15© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Windows Sidebar 16© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall. Windows Sidebar that includes gadgets By default, clock, picture slideshow, and news headline box are displayed

Window Sizing Buttons Minimize Remove window from screen without closing Maximize Use entire screen to display a window Restore Down Use less than full screen Close Removes window 17© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows Generally open in same size and shape Resize Drag a corner Move Drag the title bar Scroll Use vertical or horizontal scroll bar © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.18 Resizing arrow Click on the title bar of a window to move it

Shut Down and Restart More than just pressing Power button During shutdown, system closes open programs Also records current settings Shutting down and restarting is first step in troubleshooting a system 19© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Ways to Shutdown Multiple ways to shutdown Start  Turn off computer Choose Turn off or Restart Ctrl + Alt + Delete Choose Shutdown 20© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Other Options Log off and switch user Allows multiple user environments Stand By Sometimes called hibernate Reduced power mode Monitor is turned off Hard drive(s) are powered down Startup is faster than a full boot 21© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Using the Start Menu Windows Vista Start Menu Name of current user at top Left area shows two part list of programs Top section – Pinned program list Lower section – Recently used program list All Programs command Menu of installed programs Right pane Commonly used folders and Windows functions 22© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Example of a Windows Vista Desktop and the Start Menu © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.23

Using Online Help Looks different depending on system manufacturer Electronic version of a user manual Start  Help and Support 24© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Starting a Program Variety of ways Under All Programs menu Recently used program list Desktop shortcut Quick Launch toolbar button Special key on keyboard 25© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

PARTS OF THE COMPUTER WINDOW Address bar Displays current location in the folder structure as a series of links separated by arrows Back and Forward buttons Navigate back and forth between open folders Column headingsIdentify columns; click on heading to sort file list Command barToolbar that provides buttons to perform common tasks Content paneDisplays contents of active folders selected in Navigation pane- Favorites listList of commonly used folders Folders listDisplays list of folders contained within the selected folder Navigation pane Area on left side of a folder window to enable view of a folder structure in a vertical list; In the Computer window, displays Favorites list and Folders list Title barBar at top of window; often displays the name of the window 26© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Can You Identify the Important Parts of the Computer Window in Vista? © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.27

Using Folders on the Desktop Think of your computer as a digital file cabinet Folders can be placed in other folders Create shortcuts to folders in other places Can create, copy, rename, move, and delete folders 28© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Folders Created on the Desktop © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.29 Newly- created Favorites folder Shortcut to National Archive Web page

Shortcuts Link to an object White square with black arrow Deleting a shortcut doesn’t damage the item it is linked to Can be moved to other folders, the desktop, the Start menu, etc. Right-click Rename, delete, or view properties of the shortcut 30© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Managing Files Windows Explorer File management program Easy to use Computer icon is Windows Explorer Starting Windows Explorer: Double-click Computer icon on desktop Start  Computer 31© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Identifying File Types Data files Files created by application program Stored in your User area in folders Often associated with application program from which it was created Or associated with a default program Some data files can be opened in different application programs 32© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Identifying File Types Application and system files Usually on main hard drive Probably best to not work with these files 33© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Files Can select, copy, move, and delete files Use special keys to select more than one Shift key – Select first file, hold Shift, select last file All files in between included Ctrl key – Select file, hold Ctrl, select several other individual files All non-adjacent files selected 34© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

File Properties Right-click file  choose Properties Files – information about: Size Date created Path of file Attributes such as read-only Folders – same as above Can share folder on a network 35© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Searching for Files In Windows Explorer: Folders pane  top right is a Search box Type search entry Watch the Content pane for a list of files Search by File type Creation date Part of a name Specific location 36© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Using the Recycle Bin Location of deleted files Folders and files can be restored from Recycle Bin To recover a file Open Recycle Bin Click file to be restored in Content pane Click Restore this item on Command bar When certain that you will never need any of the files Click Empty the Recycle Bin button Permanently deleted; frees up hard drive space 37© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Recycle Bin © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.38 File selected to be restored Restore this item button – will be restored to original location

Managing Removable Media Files and folders deleted on removable media do not go to Recycle Bin Files and folders are permanently deleted Includes files from flash drives, network drives, and CDs and DVDs 39© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Avoiding Common File Problems Files and folders Name with standard conventions Name with descriptive, relatively-short names Keep files and folders organized Opening problem files May be able to open the file in another program 40© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Objectives Covered Identified elements of the desktop and Windows Changed the size and position of Windows Shut down and restart the computer Used Start Menu, Taskbar, and Help 41© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Objectives Covered Managed desktop folders and icons Managed files with Windows Explorer Found files and use the Recycle Bin Identified precautions and problems when working with files 42© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Questions? © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. | Publishing as Prentice Hall.43