1. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall1 PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany GO! with Microsoft ® Office 2007 Introductory Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows XP

2. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall2 Objectives Get Started with Windows XP Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close Windows

3. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall3 Objectives Create a New Folder Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files Find Files and Folders Compress Files

4. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall4 Get Started with Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system: –Software that controls the hardware attached to your computer –Uses a graphical user interface (GUI) — graphics or pictures to represent commands and actions

5. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall5 Get Started with Windows XP

6. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall6 Get Started with Windows XP

7. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall7 Get Started with Windows XP

8. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall8 Get Started with Windows XP

9. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall9 Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows Windows opens in the same size and shape as it was when last used. –Windows can be increased, decreased, or moved. –Use scroll bars to display information that extends beyond the screen.

10. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall10 Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close Windows Maximize enlarges the window to occupy the entire screen. Restore reduces the window to the size it was before being maximized. Minimize: –Reduces the window to a button on the taskbar and removes it from the screen entirely. –Click the taskbar button to bring it back into view.

11. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall11 Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close Windows

12. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall12 Create a New Folder A folder is a container in which you organize programs and files. Folders and files are created and stored on one of your computer’s drives: –Non-removable hard drive –Removable drives –Shared network drive

13. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall13 Create a New Folder

14. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall14 Create a New Folder The hard drive (local disk) is identified by C:\ Other drives: –A floppy disk drive is identified by (A:). –A zip drive uses a removable disk that holds more information than a floppy disk. –Flash drives or USB drives or thumb drives plug into a computer Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

15. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall15 Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files Manage your data files: –Copy files from one location to another. –Delete files to remove clutter. –Archive documents for long-term storage. –Make file and folder names more descriptive.

16. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall16 Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files

17. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall17 Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files Recovering Deleted Files –Windows temporarily stores files deleted from your hard drive in a Recycle Bin. –Right-click the file name in the Contents pane and click Restore in the shortcut menu.

18. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall18 Find Files and Folders

19. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall19 Find Files and Folders

20. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall20 Compress Files Compresses multiple files into a single folder that uses a.zip file extension: –Reduces the size of files to send as e-mail attachments. –Files can be unzipped for editing using the Extraction Wizard.

21. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall21 Compress Files

22. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall22 Covered Objectives Get Started with Windows XP Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close Windows

23. with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory© 2008 Pearson Prentice Hall23 Covered Objectives Create a New Folder Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files Find Files and Folders Compress Files