1. Project 2 Working on the Windows XP Desktop Windows XP Service Pack 2 Edition Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques

2. 2 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES  Launch an application, create a text document, and save the document on the desktop  Create, name, and save a text document directly on the desktop  Move documents to the My Documents folder  Arrange objects in the My Documents folder in groups

3. 3 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES  Create and name a folder in the My Documents folder  Move documents into a folder  Add and delete a shortcut on the Start menu  Open a document using a shortcut on the Start menu  Create and delete a shortcut on the desktop

4. 4 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES  Open a folder using a desktop shortcut  Modify and print documents in a folder  Open, modify, and delete multiple documents  Understand taskbar button grouping  Minimize all open windows  Copy a folder onto a floppy disk  Open a folder stored on a floppy disk

5. 5 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES  Delete multiple files and folders  Understand user accounts and user account types  Change a password and picture  Switch between user accounts

6. 6 INTRODUCTION  Notepad – a popular application program available with Windows XP, to create text documents

7. 7 Document Name Document Text

8. 8 CREATING A DOCUMENT BY LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM  Program – is a set of computer instructions that carries out a task on the computer Application program – accomplishes a specific task for which the program was designed  Word processing program  Spreadsheet program  Presentation graphics program  Application-centric approach the method to create the first document Windows terminology for opening an application program and then creating a document

9. 9 CREATING A DOCUMENT BY LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM  Click the Start button.  Point to All Programs on the Start menu.  Point to Accessories on the All Programs submenu.  Point to Notepad on the Accessories submenu. Click Notepad

10. 10 Type the following information in Notepad, pressing the ENTER key to move to the next line: insertion point The insertion point is a flashing vertical line that Indicates the point at which text typed on the keyboard will display.

11. 11 SAVING A DOCUMENT ON THE DESKTOP  File name – assigned to all documents as a way to identify them.  Click File on the menu bar and then point to Save As Click Save As

12. 12 Type Sanchez Reminders (Monday) in the File name text box. Point to the Desktop icon on the shortcut bar. Click the Desktop button and then point to the Save button in the Save As dialog box Click the Save button

13. 13 PRINTING A DOCUMENT FROM AN APPLICATION PROGRAM  Click File on the menu bar and then point to Print  Click Print

14. 14 Point to the Print button in the Print dialog box, and click it.

15. 15 CLOSING A DOCUMENT  Point to the Close button on the Notepad title bar  Click the Close button

16. 16 CREATING AND NAMING A DOCUMENT ON THE DESKTOP  Document-centric approach Ex: Creating a blank document on the desktop and then using Notepad to enter data into the document  Right-click an open area on the desktop, point to New on the shortcut menu, and then point to Text Document on the New submenu  Click Text Document

17. 17 Naming a Document Type Pearson Reminders (Monday) in the icon title text box and then press the ENTER key

18. 18 OPENING A DOCUMENT ON THE DESKTOP  Point to the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon on the desktop  Double-click the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon

19. 19 Type the following information in Notepad, pressing the ENTER key to move to the next line:

20. 20 CLOSING AND SAVING A DOCUMENT  Click the Close button on the Notepad title bar. Point to the Yes button in the Notepad dialog box  Click the Yes button  Click an open area of the desktop to deselect the Pearson Reminders (Monday) document on the desktop

21. 21 STORING DOCUMENTS IN THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER  My Documents Folder A central location for storing and managing documents and folders

22. 22 MOVING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS TO THE MY DUCUMENTS FOLDERS  Click the Sanchez icon on the desktop. While holding down the CTRL key, click the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon on the desktop, and then release the CTRL key  Drag the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon onto the Start button on the taskbar. Do not release the left mouse button

23. 23 Drag the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon onto the My Documents command on the Start menu. Do not release the left mouse button

24. 24 Release the left mouse button Click an open area of the desktop to remove the Start menu

25. 25 OPENING THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER  Click the Start button. Click My Documents on the Start menu

26. 26 ARRANGING THE ICONS IN THE MY DOCUMENTS WINDOW  Title view – displays the files and folders as titles, which consist of an icon and icon description.  Large Icons format – refers to the large size of the icon  Click View on the menu bar, point to Arrange Icons by on the View menu, and then point to Show in Groups on the Arrange Icons by submenu

27. 27 ARRANGING THE ICONS IN A FOLDER BY FILE TYPE  Click View on the menu bar, point to Arrange icons by on the View menu, and then point to Type  Click Type

28. 28 CREATING A FOLDER IN THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER  Point to Make a new folder in the File and Folder Tasks area of the My Documents window  Click make a new folder. Type Daily Reminders in the icon title text box and then press the ENTER key.

29. 29 MOVING DOCUMENTS INTO A FOLDER  Right-drag the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) icon onto the Daily Reminders folder icon. Point to Move Here on the shortcut menu  Click Move Here

30. 30 Right-drag the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon onto the Daily Reminders icon. Click Move Here on the shortcut menu. Point to the Close button in the My Documents window Click the Close button

31. 31 CREATING FOLDER SHORTCUTS  Shortcut A link to any object on the computer or on a network, such as a program, file, folder, disk drive, Web page, printer, or another computer

32. 32 ADDING A SHORTCUT ON THE START MENU  Click the Start button. Click My Documents on the Start menu. Point to the Daily Reminders icon in the My Documents window  Drag the Daily Reminders icon onto the Start button. Do not release the left mouse button

33. 33 Release the left mouse button Click an open area of the desktop to close the Start menu. Click the Close button in the My Documents window

34. 34 OPENING A FOLDER USING A SHORTCUT ON THE START MENU  Click the Start button. Point to Daily Reminders in the pinned items list  Click Daily Reminders. Point to the Close button in the Daily Reminders window  Click the Close button in the Daily Reminders window

35. 35 REMOVING A SHORTCUT FROM THE START MENU  Click the Start button. Right-click Daily Reminders on the Start menu and then point to Remove from This List on the shortcut menu  Click Remove from This List  Click an open area of the desktop to close the Start menu

36. 36 CREATING A SHORTCUT ON THE DESKTOP  Click the Start button. Click My Documents on the Start menu. Right- drag the Daily Reminders icon from the My Documents window into an open area of the desktop. Point to Create Shortcuts here on the shortcut menu  Click Create Shortcuts Here. Point to the Close button in the My Documents window  Click the Close button in the My Documents window

37. 37 OPENING A FOLDER USING A SHORTCUT ON THE DESKTOP  Double-click the Shortcut to Daily Reminders folder icon on the desktop. Move and resize the Daily Reminders shown in the following figure:

38. 38 OPENING AND MODIFYING A DOCUMENT STORED IN A FOLDER  Double-click the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) icon in the Daily Reminders window  Press the DOWN ARROW key five times to move the insertion point to the end of the document. Type 4. Notify Sales – NetMeeting at 3:00 p.m. and then press the ENTER key

39. 39 OPENING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS  Multitasking Multiple programs running at the same time  Click the Daily Reminders button on the taskbar. Point to the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon in the Daily Reminders window  Double-click the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon. Press the DOWN ARROW key five times to move the insertion point to the end of the document in the Notepad window. Type 4. Call Dan – Birthday Party for Carol and then press the ENTER key

40. 40 OPENING AN INACTIVE WINDOW  Click the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) – Notepad button on the taskbar. When the window opens, type 5. Dinner with Art Perez – 7:00 p.m., The Crab House and then press the ENTER key

41. 41 TASKBAR BUTTON GROUPING  Displays a single button on the taskbar for multiple documents opened by the same application program

42. 42 MINIMIZING ALL OPEN WINDOWS  Show the Desktop command – makes the desktop visible by minimizing all open windows on the desktop.  Right-click an open area of the taskbar and then point to Show the Desktop  Click Show the Desktop

43. 43 CLOSING MULTIPLE WINDOWS  Right-click the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) – Notepad button on the taskbar. Point to Close  Click Close. Point to the Yes button in the Notepad dialog box  Click the Yes button. Right-click the Pearson Reminders (Monday) – Notepad button on the taskbar. Point to Close.  Click Close. When the Notepad dialog box displays asking if you want to save the changes, click the Yes button

44. 44 PRINTING A DOCUMENT FROM WITHIN A FOLDER  Click the Daily Reminders button on the taskbar. Click the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon in the Daily Reminders folder to select the icon. While holding down the CTRL key, click the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) icon, and then release the CTRL key.

45. 45 1.Right-click the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) icon. Point to Print on the shortcut menu. 2. Click Print 3. Click the Close button in the Daily Reminders window

46. 46 COPYING A FOLDER ONTO A FLOPPY DISK  Backup – the process of making a copy of a folder and the documents within the folder so that of the folder or its contents are accidentally lost or damaged, you do not lose work.  Insert a floppy disk into drive A  Click the Start button. Click My Documents on the Start menu. Right-click the Daily Reminders icon in the My Documents window. Point to Send To on the shortcut menu. Point to 3½ Floppy (A:) on the Send To submenu

47. 47 Click 3½ Floppy (A:) Click the Close button in the My Documents window

48. 48 OPENING A FOLDER ON A FLOPPY DISK  Click the Start button and then click My Computer. Point to the 3½ Floppy (A:) icon in the My Computer window  Double-click 3½ Floppy (A:). Point to the Daily Reminders icon in the 3½ Floppy (A:) window

49. 49 Double-click the Daily Reminders icon. Point to the Close button on the Daily Reminders title bar. Click the Close button. Remove the floppy disk from drive A.

50. 50 DELETING SHORTCUTS, FILES, AND FOLDERS  Delete a shortcut – you delete only the shortcut and its references to the file or folder  Delete an icon – you delete the actual file.  Recycle Bin – is an area on the hard disk that contains all the items you have deleted not only from the desktop but from the hard desk as well.  Right-drag the Shortcut to Daily Reminders icon onto the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop. Point to Move Here on the shortcut menu.

51. 51 Click Move Here

52. 52 DELETING MULTIPLE FILES  Click the Start menu. Click My Documents. Double-click the Daily Reminders icon in the My Documents folder. Place the mouse pointer below and to the right of the two document icons in the Daily Reminders window. Drag through until both icons are selected. Point to Delete the selected items in the Daily Reminders Window

53. 53 Click Delete the selected items. Point to the Yes button in the Confirm Multiple File Delete dialog box.

54. 54 Click the Yes button. Point to the Close button in the Daily Reminders window

55. 55 Click the Close button

56. 56 DELETING A FOLDER FROM THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER  Click the Start button. Click My Documents on the Start menu. Drag the Daily Reminders icon to the Recycle Bin. Do not release the left mouse button

57. 57 Release the left mouse button. Point to the Close button in the My Documents window Click the Close button.

58. 58 WORKING WITH USER ACCOUNTS  Computer administrator – is the person responsible for setting up and managing a computer or network of computers, assigning passwords and permissions to computer users, creates a user account for each new computer user, and helping computer user with computer or networking problems  User account – is a collection of all the information Windows XP needs to know about a computer user.  Permission – certain privileges based upon the account type assigned to the user by the computer administrator.

59. 59 WORKING WITH USER ACCOUNTS  Domain – a group of computers that are part of a network and share common rules, procedures, and centralized user account  Workgroup – is a simple grouping of computers intended to help users find such things as printers and shared folders within that group. .NET passport – is a Microsoft service that allows you to create and remember only one user name and password and then use the passport to access computers and Internet sites that support.NET Passport.

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61. 61 PASSWORDS  A security measure used to restrict access to user accounts, computer networks, and computer resources  Password hint – can be created to help you remember your password if you forget it because you have multiple passwords or you do not use an account frequently

62. 62 CHANGING A PASSWORD  Click the Start button. Point to Control Panel on the Start menu  Click Control Panel. Point to User Accounts in the Control Panel window.  Click User Accounts. Point to change my password in the User Accounts window

63. 63 Click Change my password. Type lakers in the Type your current password text box, type #1Lakersfan in the Type a new password text box, and type #1Lakersfan in the Type the new password again to confirm text box, and type Brad is a Lakers fan in the Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint text box. Point to the Change Password button. Click the Change Password button. Click the Close button in the User Accounts window. Click the Close button in the Control Panel window.

64. 64 CHANGING A USER PICTURE  Click the Start button. Click Control Panel. Click User Accounts. Point to Change my picture in the User Accounts window  Click Change my picture. Point to the dirt bike picture in the list box.  Click the dirt bike picture. Point to the Change Picture button.

65. 65 Click the Change Picture button Click the Close button in the User Accounts window. Click the Close Button in the Control Panel window.

66. 66 SWITCHING BETWEEN USER ACCOUNTS  Fast User Switching Allows you to switch from one user account to another user account quickly without having to log off from the computer before switching and then log on to the computer after switching Click the Start button. Point to the Log Off button on the Start menu

67. 67 Click the Log Off button. Point to the Switch User button in the Log Off Windows dialog box. Click the Switch User button. Point to Guest on the Welcome screen

68. 68 Click the Guest icon. Click the Start button to display the Start menu. Click an open area of the desktop to remove the Start menu.

69. 69 LOGGING OFF THE GUEST ACCOUNT FROM THE COMPUTER  Click the Start button on the taskbar  Click Log Off on the Start menu  Click the Log Off button in the Log Off Windows dialog box

70. 70 LOGGING OFF FROM THE COMPUTER  Click the Brad Wilson icon on the Welcome screen. If necessary, enter a password  Click the Start button on the taskbar  Click Log Off on the Start menu  Click the Log Off button in the Log Off Windows dialog box

71. 71 TURNING OFF THE COMPUTER  Click the Turn off computer button on the Welcome screen  Click the Turn Off button in the Turn off computer dialog box  If necessary, click the Yes button in the Windows dialog box

72. 72 CHAPTER SUMMARY  Launch an application, create a text document, and save the document on the desktop  Create, name, and save a text document directly on the desktop  Move documents to the My Documents folder  Arrange objects in the My Documents folder in groups

73. 73 CHAPTER SUMMARY  Create and name a folder in the My Documents folder  Move documents into a folder  Add and delete a shortcut on the Start menu  Open a document using a shortcut on the Start menu  Create and delete a shortcut on the desktop

74. 74 CHAPTER SUMMARY  Open a folder using a desktop shortcut  Modify and print documents in a folder  Open, modify, and delete multiple documents  Understand taskbar button grouping  Minimize all open windows  Copy a folder onto a floppy disk  Open a folder stored on a floppy disk

75. 75 CHAPTER SUMMARY  Delete multiple files and folders  Understand user accounts and user account types  Change a password and picture  Switch between user accounts

76. Windows XP - Project 2 - HOMEWORK  Read and complete steps for Project 2  Learn It Online # 3: page 2.60  In the Lab # 1: pages 2.64 – 2.65  In the Lab # 2: pages 2.65 – 2.66  In the Lab # 3: pages 2.67 – 2.68  In the Lab # 4: pages 2.68 – 2.70