2. CST-092 © Delta College CST FacultyIntroduction to Windows Operating System Lecture 2

3. Objectives Open and close multiple applications Use the Clipboard to Copy/Cut/Paste text and objects –within a document –from document to document Create and modify simple drawings and text files Save, Save As and Print files Use folders to organize a disk Copy & Move files & folders Rename & Delete files

4. What is Windows? An operating system Also called system software Tells the computer what to do when you turn on the power button Helps the computer carry out basic tasks – printing, saving, etc.

5. Advantages of Windows Windows can run multiple applications at one time The user can be typing up a report, checking e-mail, or searching for information on the net. INTERNET WP WINDOWS WP WINDOWS RAM Is empty

6. Advantages of Windows GUI – Graphical User Interface Uses pictures called icons to help make computers more user friendly

7. The Desktop ICONS TASK BAR START APPLICATION BUTTONS TIME

8. Windows Applications **All found under Accessories** Calculator Notepad WordPad Paint

9. A Window WORKSPACE WINDOW TITLE MENU BAR TOOLBARS RULER STATUS BAR CLOSE MAXIMIZE/RESTORE MINIMIZE TITLE BAR *When text is entered, scroll bars may appear.

10. Scroll Bars VerticalHorizontal Click UP arrow To move up Click DOWN arrow To move down Drag scroll bar To move in Either direction You may click anywhere in the scroll box to move an entire screen

11. Windows Menus Grayed out – cannot use at this time. Ellipsis (…) – Dialog box appears asking for more information. Check mark (√) – Command is in effect. Toggle button. Key combination – CTRL + P. Keyboard shortcuts. Triangle (  ) – A submenu will appear.

12. Tool Bars One click command. When moving mouse over button, a “tool tip” appears. Toolbar button picture is quite descriptive. Standard Toolbar Formatting Toolbar

13. Standard Toolbar NEW OPEN SAVE PRINT

14. Formatting Toolbar FONT SIZE BOLD ITALICS UNDERLINE ALIGNMENT

15. WORDPAD Here’s the circles: Windows Clipboard Temporary memory PAINT CLIPBOARD COPYPASTE

16. Tiled Cascaded

17. Tiled Vertically

18. Saving Files DisketteA: Hard DiskC: CD/DVDD: Zip Disk or Thumb DriveG: LAN DiskH:

19. File: A Collection of Data LetterReportSpreadsheetEtc.

20. Filenames 1 to 255 Characters, Letters, Digits, Some Special Characters MEANINGFUL!

21. Extension Assigned by program Type of file.txt.doc.xls.bmp.exe.bak

22. Designation C:XXXXXXXX.EEE DISK DRIVE FILENAME EXTENSION

23. Examples A:Lab1.docC:Sales706.xlsA:Lab1.xlsC:Lab1.doc