Windows Basic Course

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Windows Basic Course

• Big Blue Cousins
• Roger Bailey
• June 2004

Walking Shadow Designs
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Windows Operating System

• Operating system manages programs
• Consistent methods for start, quit, files etc
• Graphic User Interface
• Mouse as pointer
• Desktop with Icons, Start Button, Task Bar
• Program Windows with Buttons,
• Menus, Task Bars, Tabs
• Windows OS is all about Windows

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Mouse

• Directs the cursor (pointer) on the screen
• Left (normal) button
• click to highlight or select
• Double click to open
• Drag Drop to move selected object
• Click and Drag to select (highlight) more text or
  files to clip (copy, cut, or transfer) or delete
• Right (awkward) button Click for menu
• Right Drag Drop to Copy, Move or Shortcut

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Desktop

• Icons
• Systems Programs
• Shortcuts
• Start Button and Start Menu
• Taskbar with Programs, Windows, Devices

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To Start Programs Double Click

• File associated with program in
• Start Menu Favourites, or Documents
• My Documents folder
• Desktop Shortcut
• Taskbar Icon
• Start Menu Run with name of program
• Start Menu Programs
• Programs folder .exe file

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Windows OS is all about Windows

• Open, Cascading, Collapsed Windows
• Max and Min Windows
• Multiple, Moving, Resized Windows
• Menu and Message Windows

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Managing Windows

• Linear verses Multiphasic
• Personal Preference One Open Window
• Two open Windows for Drag and Drop moves
• Two Windows, one opened, one collapsed, for
  email links or attachments

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Organizing Your Computer

• My Home
• Living Room
• Den/Office
• Bedroom
• Closet
• Dresser
• Workshop
• Kitchen
• Refrigerator
• Basement

• My Computer
• A Drive 3.5
• C Drive HD
• My Documents
• My Pictures
• Folders
• Programs
• Systems
• D Drive CD

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Explore Your Computer

• Open My Computer DC on Desktop Icon
• Explore C Drive,
• RC on C Icon for Menu
• DC Explore
• Poke through the folders and files
• Create a new folder for your stuff
• Copy a file into your stuff folder
• Find it from a program File Open menu

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Organize your Stuff

• Use Specific Folders like My Documents, My
  Pictures, My Music, Programs, etc
• Make new sub-folders as required
• Find your file among hundreds
• - Cascading sub-folders
• ? Where did I put it?
• Use names to identify
• Use Search (Find) on Taskbar to find files

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Cascading Sub-folders

• Explore file and folder hierarchy
• Open Word, create a file, save it in your stuff
• Open OO Writer, Open your file
• Go up in the file cascade
• Go down in the file cascade to find your file

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Moving or Copying Files

• Open Source and Target Folders
• Source My Computer, A drive
• Target Windows Basic, My Stuff
• Drag and Drop selected file
• Left Button to move with Drop Drag
• Right DD for choices move copy or shortcut
• Or Select file (LC) , Edit Menu, Copy to Target

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Multiple File Selection

• Use CTRL and Click to select more than one file
• Lasso multiple files by placing the cursor near
  an icon and dragging a box around it
• Use Shift and Click to select files between
  clicked icons

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Managing Files

• File names and extensions name.ext
• Names used to be 8 characters in DOS
• Names should help you find the file
• Extensions tell the computer the file type and
  associated program
• .doc for MS Word, .xls for MS Excel, .pdf for
  Adobe, .jpg for compressed pictures .bmt for
  picture bit maps etc

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Accessory Applications

• Many great accessories are included
• Go to Start button Programs Accessories
• Word Pad, Note Pad,
• Imaging, Calculators
• System Tools Scan Disc, Defrag, Backup
• Communications
• Entertainment

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Install a Program

• Example Install PowerPoint Viewer
• Find program on internet http//www.Microsoft.com
  / or on Windows 98 Visually CD
• Follow the Instructions in the Read Me file or
  on the website
• Specify the install location
• Drag and Drop an icon on the desktop

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Uninstall a program

• Check Read Me file for Uninstall instructions
• Typically Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove
  Program
• Often on Start Menu, Program options
• Sometimes Uninstall exe in program folder

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Essential Utility Programs

• Adobe Reader for pdf files
  http//www.adobe.com free Reader
• Anti Virus Grisoft (AVG) http//www.Grisoft.com/
  free edition
• Microsoft Office Viewers (Word, Excel,
  PowerPoint) http//www.Microsoft.com/ Search for
  Office Viewers

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Recommended Utilitiy Programs

• Spell Checker for MS Outlook Express
  http//www.geocities.com/vampirefo
• Time Synchronization http//www.oneguycoding.com
  /automachron/ I use time.nrc.ca for the atomic
  clock time
• Open Office http//www.OpenOffice.org/ Open
  source clone of MS Office Suite Use
  CD, download is 80 MB