1. Introduction to Windows

2. Evolution of Windows Windows 3.1 Windows 95 Windows NT
First widely used successful version of Windows
Replaced MS-DOS
Windows 95
Introduced Start button, taskbar for multitasking, and My Computer for easier file management
Windows NT
Intended for business computing
Increased reliability and security

3. Evolution of Windows (Continued)
Active desktop displays Web content
Enables Web conventions on the desktop
Windows 2000
Security of NT with Windows 98 Interface
Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server
Windows Me (Millennium Edition)
Successor to Windows 98 for home computing

4. The Windows Desktop
My Computer
Start Button
Taskbar (multitasking)

5. Anatomy of a Window
Title bar with Min, Max or Restore, and Close buttons
Menu bar, Toolbar, and Address bar
Status bar and Scroll bars

6. The Devices on a System Drive A is always a floppy disk
Drive B is a second floppy disk (obsolete)
Drive C is always a fixed disk
Drives D, E, are variable
CD ROM
Zip drive or removable media
Network drives

7. Pull-down Menus Pull-down menu Dimmed command Ellipsis Check Bullet
Arrowhead
Submenu

8. Dialog Boxes Tabbed dialog box Option buttons Check box Text box
Spin button
Command buttons

9. Dialog Boxes continued
Command buttons
Open List Box
Scroll bar
List box
Tabbed dialog box
Help button ?
Cancel button
OK button

10. Moving and Sizing a Window
To Move a Window
Click and drag the title bar
To Size a Window
Click and drag a corner to change the length and width in proportion with one another
Click and drag a border to change just the length or the width

11. Formatting a Floppy Disk capacity Types of formatting Label 720Kb
1.44Mb
Types of formatting
Quick (erase)
Full
Label

12. File Management My Computer Windows Explorer
Simpler and less sophisticated
Can result in multiple open windows at one time
Windows Explorer
Hierarchical view on left
Contents of the selected folder on the right
Multiple views available for both
Small icons, Large icons, List, and Details view

13. Windows Explorer Folder Expanded Collapsed Files Program file
Data file
File names
Name
Extension (type)

14. Moving and Copying Files
Moving Files
Click and drag to a different folder on the same drive
Cut and Paste
Shortcut Menu
Copying Files
Click and drag from one drive to another
Copy and Paste
Shortcut Menu

15. The Help Command Accessed from the Start button Tabs Web help
Contents tab
Index tab
Search tab
Favorites tab
Web help