Start Menu
Log off - Log off the current user.
Turn Off Computer - shutdown, restart and standby.
Run - Used to manually start executable files (programs).
Search - Search your PC for pictures, music, documents,
files and folders.
Help and Support - Opens the built-in Windows help
including various help topics, windows updates and also
allows you to request remote assistance from a
friend/colleague via the internet or network.
Start Menu
Control Panel - The control panel is used to
configure various Windows settings.
My Computer - Gives you access to your
computer's disk drives and files.
My Music - Links to a folder created by
Windows which is used (by default) to store any
music files on your hard drive.
Start Menu
My Pictures - Links to a folder (again created
by Windows) used (by default) to store any
pictures/images on your hard drive.
My Documents - Gives access to a folder
created by Windows which is used (by default)
to store any documents on your hard drive.
Once operating system loads a programme and screen you see, is called the desktop.
Desktops vary from one operating system (OS) to another, even are different from version to version.
Whatever type of OS you use, it is very important to know how to use the desktop correctly, because it is the base for all computer operations.
Desktop brief Overview
Desktop brief Overview
MS Windows are build with Graphical User Interface or GUI.
which means that the OS uses graphics and pictures to access programs and other OS applications. Simply this graphic or picture called Wallpaper .
Icons are another important graphic feature of the desktop. Icons are small pictures that are linked to actual programs.
Double-clicking on the icon enable us to run the program.
Right-clicking on icon offers a menu of options, actions and properties.
The user can put other icons on the desktop that will quickly access programs or files - like a shortcut. Icons can be moved around on the desktop by clicking and dragging them.
Properties:
Clicking properties will lead you to system’s display properties or setting.
It contains the setting and information about:
Themes
Desktop
Screen Saver
Appearance
Setting
Desktop
Applications
Themes:
Themes are set or
programme of soft colors,
animations and graphical
presentation as per desired of
user.
Themes introduced in WIN
98 and PLUS!98. It features a
more appealing Hi-color
wallpaper, coordinated icons,
animated cursors and more.
Desktop
Applications
Desktop
Applications
Desktop:
Desktop tab contains the
information about the
background on system’s
desktop and advanced
CUSTOMISE DESKTOP
features.
Desktop
Applications
Customize Desktop features:
My computer, My documents, My Network Places and Internet Explorer’s icon are check or set by default, if you want to customize and uncheck anyone then these icons can not be visible on Desktop.
Here we can set desktop icons.
Desktop
Applications Change Icon Button:
Clicking this button user can change the picture of icon on desktop to his/her choice of picture.
Also user have option to browse an icon of choice.
Restore Default button:
It will set your desktop on genuine Microsoft Operating system’s setting.
Cleanup Now button:
This feature makes unused desktop icons and place in one folder.
Desktop
Applications
Web button:
Clicking this button enable
user to set particular
webpage on the desktop.
User can add webpage by
clicking New button.
One the webpage is set, it
will visible on desktop.
Desktop
Applications
Screen Saver:
When user is absent or unavailable from screen for a certain time, then system automatically apply screen saver.
User can set predefined Microsoft’s Screen saver and also browse other of his/her choice.
Setting button offers colors, shapes, size, min-max setting options.
Pre-review shows us its view before apply.
Wait shows period that after set time screen saver should be implemented.
and whether it is password protected or not once the user come back on screen.
Desktop
Applications
Appearance:
It show that how MS windows and its
buttons, color and font size should to
be looked or visible.
Effects use large icons, show shadows
under menus, shows windows menus
and hide underlined letters for
keyboard.
Advance appearance shows that user
can apply setting on any one of
application. i.e. desktop, title bar and
icons with choice of size.
Desktop
Applications
Setting:
It show monitor’s display
setting whether in pixels.
User sets here screen resolution
and color quality options.
Advance button options is for
setting or information about
hardware.
Desktop
Applications
Typical computer programs and software's used for Business, Education, Research, Multimedia, CD/DVD writing, Browsers, Word processors and Desktop publishing (Adobe, Corel, Quark) are desktop applications.
In other words icons on desktop are basically desktop applications.
Windows Accessories
The following are some basic windows accessories:
WordPad – Has a Ribbon and lets you highlight and indent
text, format it with bullets and insert pictures into a
document.
Calculator
Paint – Has a Ribbon and the same basic shape tools that
were in Word 2003 and natural media brushes like
watercolor, pencil and crayon (Colored chalk).
Calculator
The fresh calculator in Windows 7 also
support new elements, which are to be
found under the Options menu.
These let you calculate the duration
between two periods of time (date
calculation), access a set of four templates
designed to calculate lease (rent) and
mortgage (advance) payments, gas mileage
and give you a wage (salary/pay/income)
estimation (opinion/judgment).
All you have to do is pick the desired
worksheet and complete the fields
available for the application to calculate
the result.
Windows Accessories
Paint
A new ribbon—the strip across
the top of the window that
shows what Paint can do—makes
this tried-and-true program easier
to use, with choices displayed out
in the open rather than in menus.
And Paint's new realistic digital
"brushes" will bring your pictures
to life in shades of watercolor,
crayon, and calligraphy.
Windows Accessories
My Computer Window Double click on My Computer icon on desktop.
A rectangular portion of the display on a computer monitor
screen will appear that presents its contents (e.g., the contents of
a directory, a text file or an image) seemingly independent of the
rest of the screen.
Menu On a menu an option appears with a small
arrow pointing to the right means that that option contains other options.
An option that contains three dots, (for example Sharing and Security...) it means that the option needs more information to be executed; a dialog box will open in which you can enter info.
An option that is grey or lighter colored it means that it is not possible to select it at that moment.
Standard Toolbar
Contains icons to immediately execute some of
the most often used commands.
Back Button – last page
Up Button – up one level
Search Button – search for files
Folders Button - folder's structure on the left
side of the screen
Views Button - change the views on the folders
(view details, Thumbnails,... )
Scrollbar
Allow us to move through out the page in a
quick and simple manner.
Status Bar
Used to give the user certain information. This
information varies depending on the window
that is opened at the time.
Closing A Window
With the mouse, click the button
Through the menu.
File Close or Exit.
Close closes the active window, whereas Exit closes
the entire application.
Keyboard: ALT + F4
Windows Explorer Views
Windows explorer allows us to see
the folder's information in
different ways or views to
facilitate specific searching:
Tiles: The files and folders are
shown with large images with the
name, file type and size in KB; if it is
a picture file the size is shown in
pixels
Windows Explorer Views
Icons: The files are represented with an icon smaller than a tile. The only information shown is the name of the file.
List: Shows small icons, one below the other, so it's easier to search by name.
Windows Explorer Views
Thumbnails: A small representation of the content will appear with the format of the image, such as jpg., jpeg., bmp., gif., etc.
Filmstrip: This view is only available for images. On the bottom part a strip will appear with the images in thumbnail format and on the top we will see a larger representation of the image selected on the bottom.
Address Bar
Address Bar: Address bar is well known for
Internet because it shows the address of the web
we are viewing. With Windows Explorer it
functions the same way, but it shows the name
of the folder we are working with.
Creating a new folder or folders
using windows explorer
Right click anywhere in the white space and
hover the mouse over new
Click on folder from the sub-menu that appears.
Creating a new folder or folders
You will then be prompted to name the folder,
simply type in the name and then press the enter
(return) key.
Copying, Deleting, and Renaming
Files and Folders
Navigate to the folder
where the file or folder is
stored, then right click on
the file/folder of interest.
Copy
Delete
Rename
Selecting Files
To select consecutive elements - Click on the
first element and then click on the last element
while keeping Shift key pressed.
To select several elements that are not
consecutive - Select the first element and
continue to select the desired elements while
keeping the Ctrl key pressed.
File and Folder Properties
Select the file/folder and
choose Properties option
from File menu.
Right click on the file/folder
and select Properties.
Sharing Tab Sharing: Sharing a folder
means allowing the users of other computers to access determined information within a network. Sharing applies to folders and not to files.
Right click on the folder Properties Sharing Tab Check ―Share this folder on to the network‖
Allow network users to change my file
Showing Hidden Files/Folders
Select the Tools menu and the option Folder options....
Select the tab View.
On the window the option Show hidden files and folders must be checked, if not click on it.
Click OK.