1. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 1 Committed to Shaping the Next Generation of IT Experts. Go! With Microsoft Windows XP

2. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 2 MOS Certification More Information: To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com/officespecialist.www.microsoft.com/officespecialist To learn about other Microsoft Specialist approved courseware from Pearson Education, visit www.pearson.com. www.pearson.com The availability of Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams varies by application, application version, and language. Visit www.microsoft.com/officespecialist for exam availability.www.microsoft.com/officespecialist Microsoft, the Microsoft Office Logo, PowerPoint, and Outlook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries, and the Microsoft Office Specialist Logo is used under license from owner.

3. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 3 Objectives Get Started with Windows Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close a Window Create a New Folder Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files Find Files and Folders Compress Files

4. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 4 SCREEN BEAN INTRODUCTION - TEXT: What is an operating system? Get Started with Windows What is an operating system?

5. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 5 What is Windows? Windows is an operating system An operating system controls:  The appearance of your screen  Opening and closing programs  Startup and shutdown procedures  General navigation techniques

6. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 6 Why Learn Windows? Learning basic Windows techniques makes it easier for you to use other Windows applications, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word.

7. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 7 Windows vs. windows Windows (with a capital “W”) refers to the Windows operating system windows (with a lower case “w”) refers to a rectangular area on the screen used to display files or documents

8. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 8 Important Terms GUI, or graphical user interface – uses pictures or graphics to represent commands and actions File – work saved to a disk Hard drive and floppy disk drive – storage devices for files

9. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 9 Important Terms (continued) CD-ROM – another storage device; stands for Compact Disc-Read Only CD-R – a CD that can be recorded once CD-RW – a CD that can be written to many times

10. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 10 GR A P H I C s h o w i n g : D e s k t o p e l e m e n t s Get Started with Windows My Computer icon Mouse pointer Icon Desktop Taskbar System tray Recycle bin Quick Launch toolbar

11. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 11 Locating the Taskbar If the taskbar is hidden, move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen and it will pop up.

12. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 12 The Start Button The Start button is on the left of the taskbar. Use it to start programs, set up your printer, get Help, and shut down the computer.

13. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 13 GRAPHI C sh ow ing : Wi nd ow ele me nts Common Window Elements Menu bar Title bar Toolbar Close button Task pane

14. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 14 1.Click - click left button once 2.Double- click – click left button rapidly twice 3.Right-click – click right mouse button 4.Click and drag – click to select an object, then slide mouse to move object Four Techniques for Using Mouse Buttons 1.Click - click left button once 2.Double-click – click left button rapidly twice 3.Right-click – click right mouse button 4.Click and drag – click to select an object, then slide mouse to move object

15. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 15 The Start menu is used to start programs, change settings, and get help The Start Menu The Start menu is used to start programs, change settings, and get help Indicates there is a submenu

16. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 16 SCREEN BEAN INTRODUCTION - TEXT: Resize, Move, Scroll, Minimize, Maximize, Restore Manage Windows Resize Move Scroll Minimize Maximize Restore

17. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 17 GRAPHIC sh owi ng: Re siz e, Mo ve an d Scr oll Wi nd ow s Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows Mouse pointer Title bar Vertical scroll bar

18. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 18 GRAPHI C s h o w in g : R e si z e, M o v e a n d S c r ol l W in d o w s Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close a Window Minimize Close Maximize

19. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 19 Are you worried that having too many windows open will be overwhel ming? Working with Multiple Windows Are you worried that having too many windows open will be overwhelming?

20. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 20 Windows Makes it Easy! Just use the taskbar to keep track of open windows. Open windows are listed here

21. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 21 SCREEN BEAN INTRODUCTION - TEXT: Learn to: Create Folders Search for Files Copy, Move Rename and Delete Files Compress Files File Management Learn to: 1.Create Folders 2.Search for Files 3.Copy, Move Rename and Delete Files 4.Compress Files

22. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 22 Imagine Trying to Find a Certain Document Among a Stack of Hundreds That’s what it would be like if you keep all your documents in one folder on your hard drive.

23. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 23 GRAPHIC showing: File Cabinet Use Folders to Organize Documents and You can Quickly Find What You Need!

24. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 24 Copy – Create a b a c k u p o r m a k e a c o p y t o u s e o n a d i f f e r e n t c o m p u t e r Move – Put the f i l e i n a d i f f e r e n t f o l d e r Rename - Give t h e f i l e a m o r e d e s c r i p t i v e n a m e Delete– Remove u n n e c e s s a r y f i l e s Use these Techniques to Keep your Disk “Clean” Copy – Create a back up or make a copy to use on a different computer Move – Put the file in a different folder Rename - Give the file a more descriptive name Delete– Remove unnecessary files

25. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 25 GRA P H I C s h o w i n g : M a n t r y i n g t o f i n d a f i l e You can find a file by looking through all your files…

26. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 26 GRAPHIC showing: Windows Search featureGRAPHIC showing: Windows Search feature …or by using Window’s Search Feature Search dialog box

27. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 27 Compressing files saves disk space and makes it faster and easier to e-mail files Compress Files Compressing files saves disk space and makes it faster and easier to e-mail files

28. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 28 Summary A working knowledge of Windows is necessary to use Microsoft Office effectively You learned to set up, organize, and navigate the Windows desktop Open windows can be maximized, minimized, or restored to their previous size Windows can be moved to different locations on the desktop

29. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 29 Summary (continued) The Start button is used to start programs, set up your printer, get Help, and shut down the computer Windows helps you manage your files by letting you create new folders, and move files between folders You can copy, rename, and delete files Windows has a Compress feature that lets you compress documents to save space

30. Copyright (c) 2004 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 30 Questions?