Introduction to the Desktop

 What the desktop is  The Start Button  Icons  Taskbar  Notification Area  Multitasking  Hints and shortcuts

 Work area that covers your monitor’s screen  Desktop has 3 main elements:  Background picture  Icons  Taskbar

 Your workspace  Customizable  Your “tasks” go  Contains icons

 A small picture or symbol serving as a representation of:  software  function  file  folder.

 Represents software  Activate the software by 3 ways:  Double-clicking  Right-click, “Open”  Select it then tap enter

 Normally a gadget/widget  Examples:  Recycle Bin  Calculator  Perform 1 or 2 tasks

 Icon that represents a file  The files must be opened up specific applications  File icon has application icon attached

 Folder is a storage location  Folders can be named and renamed  Folders are used to group files, pictures, etc.

 Where programs “go” when they are open  Easy and quick access to applications  Contains the “START” menu  Also contains the “Notification Area”

 Icon or Button that contains:  Applications  Folders  Files  Administrative Folders

 Displays calendar widget  Date/time  System Software  Applications that the OS is using  We normally don’t “use” them  But we could…  Sound  Wifi connection

 Display the Desktop  Switch from one application to another (multitasking)  Close an application  “Pin” an application  “Move” an application

 What the desktop is  The Start Button  Icons  Taskbar  Notification Area  Multitasking  Hints and shortcuts