Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 11 Committed to Shaping the Next Generation of IT Experts. Windows XP Robert Grauer, Lynn Hogan, Keith Mulbery Exploring Microsoft Office 2007

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 22 Objectives Identify components on the Windows desktop Work with windows, menus, and dialog boxes Use the Help and Support Center Differentiate between a program file and data file Work with folders Manage folders and files in Windows Explorer

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 33 Objectives (continued) Delete items and manage the Recycle Bin Change the display settings Change the computer settings using the Control Panel Create shortcuts on the desktop and Quick Launch toolbar Use Windows Desktop Search

Exploring Office Grauer and Barber 4 Microsoft Windows The successor to MS-DOS, the text-based operating system for the original PC Introduces four essential features:  GUI (Graphical User Interface)  Common User Interface; i.e., a consistent look and conventions in all applications  Multitasking; i.e., run multiple applications  The ability to share data between applications These capabilities are found in all versions; Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP and Vista

Exploring Office Grauer and Barber 5 Evolution of Windows Windows XP is still widely used but is no longer the most current Windows OS.  Windows XP introduced in 2001  Windows Vista introduced in 2006 As of July 2009, Windows XP is the most widely used OS in the world. (67.1% of the market according to w3schools) Slightly different look from earlier versions, but essential concepts are the same  Start button, Common User Interface, Taskbar

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Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 77 Windows Windows Vista Windows XP  Windows XP Home Edition  Windows XP Professional Edition  Windows XP Media Center Edition

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 88 Windows Desktop Components Icons Taskbar Quick Launch toolbar Desktop search Notification area Clock Start button

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 99 Start Menu Start button Pinned items Recently used Windows folders

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 10 Using Windows Taskbar Internet Explorer Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Solitaire

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 11 Move and Size a Window Title bar Drag here to resize Minimize Maximize Close

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 12 The My Computer Window Disk drives and folders Task pane Menu bar Toolbar

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 13 Scroll Bars and Status Bar Scroll bars Status bar

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 14 Using Display Menu Menus Drop-down menu Ghosted commands

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 15 Menu Components Ellipsis Check Bullet Arrow

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 16 Dialog Box Components Drop-down arrow Option buttons Text box Spin button Check box Command button Button with ellipsis

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 17 Help and Support Center Knowledge base search

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 18 Keyword Search Index button Search term Resulting topics Favorites button History button

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 19 Files and Folders File – a collection of data  Program file – part of a software program  Data file – a file created with a program file  File name – identifies a file Folder – holds multiple files  Can also hold other folders

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 20 Working with Folders Folders Open folder Excel document PowerPoint document Tiles view

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 21 Creating a New Folder Storage devices 1. Storage device selected 2. File menu with new selected 3. New folder option

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 22 Deleting a Folder

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 23 Folder Views Views button List view

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 24 Windows Explorer Folders button Folder on E: drive Contents of folder Collapse folder Expand folder Address bar

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 25 Moving and Copying Dragging to a new location Drag and right-click

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 26 Backup Strategies Hard drive storage Flash drive storage

Free Online Storage Sites idrive adrive Mozy Humyo Boxstr Most of these sites offer a desktop client (program) to manage your file backups. 27

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 28 Recycle Bin Empty Restore all

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 29 Setting Display Settings Tabs Background choices

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 30 Changing the Screen Saver Number of minutes idle Password protect Screen saver options

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 31 Checking System Settings Operating system info Computer info

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 32 Install/Uninstall Programs Selected to remove

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 33 Adjusting the Mouse Tabs

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 34 Adjusting the Printer Default printer

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 35 User Accounts

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 36 Shortcuts and Quick Launch Shortcut icon Quick Launch toolbar

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 37 Search Companion Windows Desktop Search box Results of search

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 38 Questions?