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Windows
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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
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Windows
Windows 10
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
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4. Windows Desktop Components
Icons
Start
button
Quick Launch
toolbar
Taskbar
Notification
area
Clock
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Start Menu
Pinned
items
Windows
folders
Recently
used
Start
button
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Using Windows
Microsoft
Word
Microsoft
Excel
Internet
Explorer
Solitaire
Taskbar
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Move and Size a Window
Minimize
Maximize
Close
Title bar
Drag
here
to resize
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The My Computer Window
Menu bar
Toolbar
Task
pane
Disk drives
and folders
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9. Scroll Bars and Status Bar
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Using Display Menu
Ghosted commands
Menus
Drop-down
menu
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Menu Components
Ellipsis
Arrow
Check
Bullet
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Dialog Box Components
Drop-down arrow
Check box
Spin button
Option
buttons
Dialog boxes open when additional information is needed to complete the command sequence. You will remember from the last slide that an ellipsis indicates a dialog box will open when that command is selected. In this case, the Print command was selected.
Different settings have different selection methods. A drop-down arrow, when clicked, will display options. In this case it would be the names of the printers available to the computer. You would select one by clicking on it.
The check boxes are again toggles, representing off or on. There can be more than one checkbox selected. So in the Print menu, you could check both the Print to File option and the Manual Duplex boxes.
The spin button is where you can select an option by clicking up or down. Often these are used for selecting a number. In this case, you can select the number of copies you wish to print.
The option buttons are in a group. With option buttons you can only select one option at a time. That option is indicated by a darkened button. Sometimes option buttons are called radio buttons.
The text box allows you to key information. The only text box on the Print dialog box is to list the page numbers you wish printed. In this case, as soon as you start to key into the text box, the option button for Pages will turn on.
Some dialog box selections will cause yet more dialog boxes to open. Note the Options button with an ellipsis as an example of this, as well as the Find Another button.
The command button selection tells the computer to accept the settings you have made and run the command, or cancel the command. All dialog boxes contain at least two buttons, one for accepting the selections and one for canceling them.
Text box
Command button
Button with ellipsis
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13. Help and Support Center
Knowledge
base
search
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Contents Search
Back button
Other Search Options
Search
term
Help
topics
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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
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Working with Folders
Tiles view
PowerPoint
document
Folders
Open
folder
Excel
document
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Creating a New Folder
2. File menu with
new selected
3. New
folder
option
Storage
devices
1. Storage
device
selected
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Deleting a Folder
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Folder Views
Views button
List view
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Windows Explorer
Address
bar
Expand
folder
Contents of
folder
Collapse
folder
Folder
on C:
drive
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Moving and Copying
Drag and right-click
Dragging to a new location
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Backup Strategies
Hard drive storage
Flash drive storage
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Recycle Bin
Restore all
Empty
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Adjusting the Printer
Default printer
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Questions?
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