1. Course ILT Folder and file management Unit objectives Explore the contents of a hard disk and view file and folder attributes by using Windows Explorer Create, copy, rename, and move files and folders Search, sort, compress, and encrypt files and folders Delete and restore files and folders Create and save documents in a text editing application

2. Course ILT Topic A Topic A: File and folder structure Topic B: Manipulating files and folders Topic C: Managing files and folders Topic D: Deleting and restoring files Topic E: Basic text editing

3. Course ILT Organization of files Folder hierarchy –Root folder Subfolder

4. Course ILT The My Computer window Status bar Address bar

5. Course ILT View options Large Icons Small Icons List Details

6. Course ILT Hard disk contents Files in a directory structure Root folder contains all other folders –C:\ Storage locations are paths or addresses

7. Course ILT Windows Explorer View directory structure Two panes: –Left pane displays the directory structure –Right pane displays the contents of the selected drive or folder Expand and collapse the directory structure

8. Course ILT Details view Name Size Type of file or folder Date

9. Course ILT File Properties dialog box

10. Course ILT Topic B Topic A: File and folder structure Topic B: Manipulating files and folders Topic C: Managing files and folders Topic D: Deleting and restoring files Topic E: Basic text editing

11. Course ILT Folders Folders contain files or subfolders To create a folder: –Choose File, New, Folder

12. Course ILT Renaming a file or folder 1.Right-click the file or folder, and choose Rename from the shortcut menu 2.Enter the new name

13. Course ILT Moving files and folders Toolbar Menu bar Shortcut menu Control key combinations

14. Course ILT Copying files and folders Copying creates a duplicate Placing copy in another location Unchanged original

15. Course ILT Copying files to a floppy disk Use to back up data Process: 1.Right-click file 2.Choose Send To, 3½ Floppy (A)

16. Course ILT Selecting multiple objects Select a contiguous group of objects: 1.Select the first object. 2.Hold Shift and select the last object. Select all objects in a window: –Choose Edit, Select All. Select non-contiguous objects: 1.Select the first object. 2.Hold Ctrl and click other objects.

17. Course ILT Topic C Topic A: File and folder structure Topic B: Manipulating files and folders Topic C: Managing files and folders Topic D: Deleting and restoring files Topic E: Basic text editing

18. Course ILT Wildcard characters Represent one or more actual characters in a search: –Asterisk (*): Any number of characters –Question mark (?): Any single character

19. Course ILT Ways to sort files By type By name By size By date

20. Course ILT Compressing files or folders Process of reducing file size Saves disk space

21. Course ILT Encrypting a file or folder 1.Right-click the file and choose Properties 2.Click Advanced; then: a.Check Encrypt contents to secure data b.Click OK 3.Click Apply; then: a.Check Encrypt the file only b.Click OK 4.Click OK

22. Course ILT Topic D Topic A: File and folder structure Topic B: Manipulating files and folders Topic C: Managing files and folders Topic D: Deleting and restoring files Topic E: Basic text editing

23. Course ILT Restoring deleted objects Restored object returns to its original location Restore a folder: –Restore at least one file in the folder

24. Course ILT Emptying the Recycle Bin Removes all deleted objects Afterwards, deleted objects cannot be restored Recycle Bin eventually reaches its capacity if you never empty it –Removes the oldest objects

25. Course ILT Topic E Topic A: File and folder structure Topic B: Manipulating files and folders Topic C: Managing files Topic D: Deleting and restoring files Topic E: Basic text editing

26. Course ILT WordPad document types Word 6 Rich text format Text Unicode text

27. Course ILT Saving a document Save As –Saves a new document or gives a new name or location Save –Updates an existing document

28. Course ILT Unit summary Learned how to explore the contents of a hard disk and view the attributes of files and folders by using Windows Explorer Learned how to create, copy, rename, and move files and folders Learned how to search, sort, compress, and encrypt files and folders Learned how to delete and restore files and folders Learned how to create and save documents in a text editing application