Project 2

Working on theWindows XP Desktop

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Edition

Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques

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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

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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

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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

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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

Delete multiple files and folders Understand user accounts and user

account types Change a password and picture Switch between user accounts

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INTRODUCTION

Notepad – a popular application program available with Windows XP, to create text documents

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Document Name

Document Text

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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

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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

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Type the following informationin 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.

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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

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Type Sanchez Reminders (Monday) in the File name textbox. Point to the Desktop icon

on the shortcut bar.

Click the Desktop button andthen point to the Save button

in the Save As dialog box

Click the Save button

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PRINTING A DOCUMENT FROM AN APPLICATION PROGRAM

Click File on the menu bar and then point to Print

Click Print

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Point to the Print buttonin the Print dialog box,

and click it.

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CLOSING A DOCUMENT

Point to the Close button on the Notepad title bar

Click the Close button

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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

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Naming a Document

Type Pearson Reminders(Monday) in the icon titletext box and then press

the ENTER key

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OPENING A DOCUMENT ON THE DESKTOP

Point to the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon on the desktop

Double-click the Pearson Reminders (Monday) icon

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Type the following informationin Notepad, pressing the ENTER

key to move to the next line:

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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 desktopto deselect the Pearson Reminders (Monday) document on the desktop

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STORING DOCUMENTS IN THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER

My Documents Folder A central location for storing and managing

documents and folders

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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

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Drag the Pearson Reminders(Monday) icon onto the My

Documents command on theStart menu. Do not release

the left mouse button

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Release the leftmouse button

Click an open area ofthe desktop to remove

the Start menu

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OPENING THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER

Click the Start button. Click My Documents on the Start menu

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Right-drag the Pearson Reminders(Monday) icon onto the Daily

Reminders icon. Click Move Hereon the shortcut menu. Point to theClose button in the My Documents

window

Click the Close button

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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

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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

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Release the leftmouse button

Click an open area of thedesktop to close the Start

menu. Click the Close buttonin the My Documents

window

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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 buttonin the Daily Reminders window

Click the Close button in the Daily Reminders window

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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

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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 ShortcutsHere. Point to the Closebutton in the My Documentswindow

Click the Close buttonin the My Documentswindow

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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:

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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 keyfive times to move the insertionpoint to the end of the document. Type 4. Notify Sales – NetMeeting at 3:00 p.m. and then press the ENTER key

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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 DOWNARROW 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

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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

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TASKBAR BUTTON GROUPING

Displays a single button on the taskbar for multiple documents opened by the same application program

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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

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CLOSING MULTIPLE WINDOWS

Right-click the Sanchez Reminders (Monday) – Notepad button on the taskbar. Point to Close

Click Close. Point to theYes button in the Notepaddialog box

Click the Yes button.Right-click the PearsonReminders (Monday) – Notepad button on the taskbar. Point to Close.

Click Close. When theNotepad dialog box displaysasking if you want to savethe changes, click the Yesbutton

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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.

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1. Right-click the SanchezReminders (Monday) icon. Point to Print on theshortcut menu.

2. Click Print

3. Click the Close button in the Daily Reminders

window

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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

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Click 3½ Floppy (A:)

Click the Close buttonin the My Documents

window

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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 DailyReminders icon in the3½ Floppy (A:) window

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Double-click the DailyReminders icon. Point

to the Close button on theDaily Reminders title bar.

Click the Close button.Remove the floppydisk from drive A.

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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.

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Click Move Here

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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

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Click Delete the selecteditems. Point to the Yesbutton in the ConfirmMultiple File Delete

dialog box.

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Click the Yes button.Point to the Closebutton in the DailyReminders window

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Click the Close button

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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

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Release the left mousebutton. Point to the Close

button in the My Documentswindow

Click the Close button.

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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.

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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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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

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CHANGING A PASSWORD

Click the Start button. Point to Control Panel on the Start menu

Click Control Panel.Point to User Accountsin the Control Panelwindow.

Click User Accounts. Point to change my password in the User Accounts window

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Click Change my password. Type lakersin the Type your current password text

box, type #1Lakersfan in the Type a newpassword text box, and type #1Lakersfanin the Type the new password again to

confirm text box, and type Brad is aLakers 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 Passwordbutton. Click the Close buttonin the User Accounts window.Click the Close button in the

Control Panel window.

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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.

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Click the ChangePicture button

Click the Close buttonin the User Accounts

window. Click the CloseButton in the Control Panel

window.

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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

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Click the Log Off button. Pointto the Switch User buttonin the Log Off Windows

dialog box.

Click the Switch Userbutton. Point to Gueston the Welcome screen

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Click the Guest icon. Clickthe Start button to display

the Start menu.

Click an open area of thedesktop to remove

the Start menu.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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CHAPTER SUMMARY

Delete multiple files and folders Understand user accounts and user

account types Change a password and picture Switch between user accounts

Windows XP - Project 2 - HOMEWORK

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In the Lab # 3: pages 2.67 – 2.68

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