Review Windows XP/Vista/7

OS: Operating System The major tasks working on a operating system and Office 2010: Using GUI: The starting interface is desktop. Manipulating files: everything in computer memory and storage devices is a file. Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

GUI: Graphical User Interface Desktop contains: Icons Files: store data Folders: hold files and subfolders. Short cuts (the absolute path to a program) Status bar Start button Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

GUI: Graphical User Interface Desktop: Icons Files: store data Folders: hold files and subfolders. Short cuts (the absolute path to a program) Status bar Start button Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

GUI: Graphical User Interface Start button: All programs Control panel Default programs Computer Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

GUI: Graphical User Interface Computer property  Device Manager  check and control devices Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

GUI: Mouse Buttons Left button: selection button Right button: menu button (short cut menu) Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Two Types of Files Text file: Contains only printable characters Can be read by human directly Slow Binary file: Contains any characters. Never print binary files directly Read by human through related programs Fast Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Files and Folders Programs are files: executable files. Two types of files: Text file: contains only printable characters Binary file: contains any characters Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Files and Folders Folders and files --- a tree structure On the top: drive letters C:, D:,… C: --- usually the hard drive with the system installed: system drive D: --- Usually the DVD/CD drive A: B: --- Floppy disk drives if exist E:, F:,…: Other drives such as USB drive Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Files and Folders A folder holds subfolders and files. File name: name.extention  Text file: (by notepad):.txt  Word file: old version.doc Word 2010.docx  Executable files:.exe  Web source file:.html, htm The file type determines the program used to open it: default programs Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Files and Folders Absolute path (full path) includes the drive letter: C:\Program Files\Windows Relative path: Its relative to the current folder. Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Launch a program Click the program: Click the program icon if it is on the desktop Click Start button  click the program if it is on the start menu Click start button  click All Programs  click the program Search the program  click it to run Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Launch a program Click the data file related to the program:.html  internet browser.txt  Notepad (text file).pdf  Adobe acroread.docx  Office Word xlsx  Office Excel 2007 – 2010.pptx  Office PowerPoint Other file types: accdb, mp3, … File type and program association Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Open a data file Click the data file and it will be opened by the associated program if its file type is known to the system. Click the associated program and use the Open command in the File tab. Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

File Selection In Windows Explorer Click and drag Control key (Ctrl) + mouse  Select multiple items Shift key + mouse  Select a range of items Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Copy, Cut, Past, Move, Delete, Undelete Right click the file and use the pop-up menu Use drag and drop Cut + Paste  Move Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Copy, Cut, Past, Move, Delete, Undelete Useful short cuts: Ctrl+X (cut) Ctrl+V(paste) Ctrl+C(copy) One can undelete a file if it’s still in the Recycle bin. Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Drag and Drop Both source and destination On the same drive  Move On different drives  Copy Drag and drop a file to the recycle bin (usually on drive C) If on the same drive (usually drive C)  Move If on different drives  Permanently delete the file Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Open, Close, Save, Save As… These commands are in programs, usually under the File tab Save  save to the same file Save As…  save to a file with a different name In Office programs, auto save option Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Useful shortcuts and keys Escape: go back F5: start to run the program OR go back F1: help Ctrl: continuing selection: select multiple items. Shift: range selection Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Important Program: Control Panel Start button  Control Panel Configure many system operations Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Important Program: System Restore Start button  All Programs  Accessories  System Tools  System Restore Restore OS to the previous stable state Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Important Program: Disk Defragment Start button  All Programs  Accessories  System Tools  Disk Defragment Defrag the disk make the computer faster. Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Important Program: Uninstall Programs Computer  Uninstall or Change a Program Uninstall old/unneeded programs Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated

Important Program: Web Browser IE, FireFox, Chrome, Safari… URL: Universal Resource Locator Search in Windows or browser Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated