1. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 11 Committed to Shaping the Next Generation of IT Experts. Windows

2. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 22 Objectives Identify components on the Windows desktop Work with windows, menus, and dialog boxes Work with folders Manage folders and files in Windows Explorer Delete items and manage the Recycle Bin Setting default printer

3. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 33 Windows Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP

4. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 44 Windows Desktop Components Icons Taskbar Quick Launch toolbar Desktop search Notification area Clock Start button

5. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 55 Start Menu Start button Pinned items Recently used Windows folders

6. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 66 Using Windows Taskbar Internet Explorer Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Solitaire

7. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 77 Move and Size a Window Title bar Drag here to resize Minimize Maximize Close

8. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 88 The My Computer Window Disk drives and folders Task pane Menu bar Toolbar

9. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 99 Scroll Bars and Status Bar Scroll bars Status bar

10. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 10 Using Display Menu Menus Drop-down menu Ghosted commands

11. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 11 Menu Components Ellipsis Check Bullet Arrow

12. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 12 Dialog Box Components Drop-down arrow Option buttons Text box Spin button Check box Command button Button with ellipsis

13. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 13 Help and Support Center Knowledge base search

14. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 14 Keyword Search Index button Search term Resulting topics Favorites button History button

15. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 15 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  File extension – identifies the type of file Often appended by the application Ex: somefile.docx Folder – holds multiple files  Can also hold other folders

16. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 16 Working with Folders Folders Open folder Excel document PowerPoint document Tiles view

17. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 17 Creating a New Folder Storage devices 1. Storage device selected 2. File menu with new selected 3. New folder option

18. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 18 Deleting a Folder

19. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 19 Folder Views Views button List view

20. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 20 Windows Explorer Folders button Folder on E: drive Contents of folder Collapse folder Expand folder Address bar

21. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 21 Moving and Copying Dragging to a new location Drag and right-click

22. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 22 Backup Strategies Hard drive storage Flash drive storage

23. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 23 Recycle Bin Empty Restore all

24. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 24 Adjusting the Printer Default printer

25. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 25 Questions?