1. WINDOWS Part 2 – File Management

2. File Management Files - Electronic collections of data that you create and save on a computer Examples: –Resume created with Word –Budget created with Excel

3. File Management File Management - Organizing & keeping track of your files Folders - Areas on a hard disk or floppy disk used to store files File Hierarchy - Structure of folders and files

4. My Computer Shows all drives in your computer

5. Which File Hierarchy View? Task Pane View – Tasks, Files, and Details for the folder are on the left pane of the window Explorer Bar View – list view of all folders in your computer with expandable folders Click on the Folders Button to switch to Explorer Bar View

6. Expanding a Drive/Folder Point to the plus sign in the small box to the left of the Removable Disk (E:) icon in the Folders pane Click the plus sign

7. Closing Expanded Folders Click the minus sign to the left of the Computer Class icon

8. To select a group of files Highlight the first file in a group Hold down the shift key and highlight the last file in a group

9. To select certain of files Highlight the file to be selected Hold down on control key while selecting files with left mouse button

10. A window is active when it is open and you are currently using it It will show as depressed and a different shade of color on your task bar If it is inactive, it will look normal Open Program Active Window Inactive Windows

11. Scroll Arrow Scroll Bar Scroll Bars show when a Window is NOT Maximized

12. Minimize, Maximize & Close Minimize Button –Reduce a window to the task bar Maximize Button –Expands a window to fill the computer screen Close Button –“X” will exit a Windows Program –Can also exit by clicking “File” then “Exit”

13. Delete highlighted file Up one level Back one screen Explorer bar Status bar Selected File Folders Button

14. Menu Bar Tool Bar Address Bar Minimize Maximize & Close Buttons Active Window Views Button Inactive Window

15. Views Button Thumbnails Tiles Icons List Details

16. Thumbnails View

17. Tiles View

18. Icons View

19. List View

20. Details View

21. Dialog Boxes Dialog Box – A window that opens when you choose a certain function Is used to provide more information for the computer Requests you to key or check more info before carrying out a command

22. Dialog Box check box option buttons text box command buttons drop down lists drop down list arrow