1. Prerequisites Essentials of Microsoft Windows By Robert T. Grauer Maryann Barber

2. Objectives (1 of 2)  Describe the objects on the Windows desktop; use icons on the desktop to start applications  Explain the significance of the common user interface; identify elements that are present in every window  Use the Help command  Format a floppy disk  Differentiate between a program file and a data file; explain the icons that appear next to a file in My Computer and Windows Explorer

3. Objectives (2 of 2)  Explain how folders are used to organize the files on a disk; use the View menu/Folder Options command to change the appearance of a folder  Distinguish between My Computer and Windows Explorer when viewing files and folders; explain the advantages of the hierarchical view available within Windows Explorer  Use Internet Explorer to download the practice files for the Exploring Windows series; describe how to view a Web page from within Windows Explorer  Copy/move a file from one folder to another; delete a file, then recover the deleted file from the Recycle Bin

4. Evolution of Windows  Windows 3.1 First widely used version of Windows Replaced MS-DOS  Windows 95 Start button for ease of reference Taskbar for multitasking My Computer for easier file management  Windows NT Intended for business computing Increased reliability and security

5. Evolution of Windows (Continued)  Windows 98 Active desktop displays Web content Enables Web conventions on the desktop  Windows 2000 Security of NT with Windows 98 Interface Windows 2000 Professional/Server editions  Windows Me (Millennium Edition) Successor to Windows 98 for home computing  Windows XP – future successor

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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. The Mouse  Point  Click  Right Click  Double Click  Drag  Mouse Pointer

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

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

13. 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

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

15. File Management  My Computer Simpler and less sophisticated Has 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

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

17. 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

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

19. Summary  Windows operations take place on desktop  Begin at Start button  Mouse is essential  Window elements  Dialog box supplies information for commands  Floppy disks  Organization using files and folders