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INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS

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Microsoft Windows

Logging On:To begin using the machines in the lab, you need tologon to them with your account and password. The

reason for doing this is to prevent other people (i.e.people not registered in computer science courses) fromusing the machines.

To logon to the Microsoft Windowsnetwork, you'll

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The Desktop:

When the Windows operating system starts up, you

see theDesktop. The Desktop is your work area that

allows you to keep yourself organized. It is where

you begin everything from...just like a real desk in an

office. Here is a screen snapshot of a Windows 98

desktop with some definitions:



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Screen Layout



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1. Start Menu - This is where you can launch

programs from. That is, you start applications

by clicking this button and selecting what you

want from the menus that appear.

2. Window - This is where a running program or

application appears. It can be dragged around.



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3. Taskbar - Shows you a list of all programs or

applications that are currently running.

4. Tasks - You can select between different tasks

by clicking on them.

5. Icons - Little pictures that you can double-

click on to start up a program. They often havetext associated with them as well. These are

also termed Shortcuts, since they allow you to

start up an application quickly without having togo through the start menu.



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6. My Computer - This special icon allows

you to view and manipulate files on your

disk.7. Recycle Bin - This is where files go when

deleted. Note that there are two ways to

delete a file...pressing the DELETE key

when a file is selected will move it to the

recycle bin whereas pressing

SHIFT+DELETE will erase the file for good

(note that the actual file data may still beaccessible to a qualified technician....so be

aware that your data is not really

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Menus

When you begin to explore Word 2000, you willnotice a significant change in the menu Structure

if you are familiar with previous versions of Word.The menus in Word 2000 display only thecommands you have recently used. To view alloptions in each menu, you must click the doublearrows at the bottom of the menu. The imagesbelow show the Format menu collapsed (left) andexpanded (right) after the double arrows at the

bottom of the menu were clicked:



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Every Window has a Title bar which

represents the name of the window (often

indicates the application name or the file thatis open). Windows can be moved around by

dragging their title bar. Usually, a user clicks

on the title bar toactivate the window.

Most windows have aMenu bar which

appears under thetitle bar of the

window. The menu bar haspull-down menusthat appear when the user clicks on one of the

words on the menu bar.



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There are other "standard" menus

such asTheHelp Menu is a common menu

that appears in most applications. Itis meant to give users extra help in

determining how the application is

used.



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theFile menu (dealing with file related

commands such as opening, closing and

saving files) and

theEdit menu (dealing with cutting,

copying, pasting of text or pictures).


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Theframe of the window is the border of the

window and by moving the mouse there, the

user can stretch the window (this is called

resizing the window) in various directions.

The top right corner of the window has

special buttons as follows:The left most is theminimize button. It

causes the window to shrink and

disappear. You can get it back by double-clicking it on the taskbar. Note that the

application is still running, it is just hiding.



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Window Definitions:

Here is a typical window:



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The middle button is themaximize button. It causes the

window to enlarge to fit the whole screen. Clicking it again,

causes the window to revert back to its original size.

The rightmost button is theclose button. It causes thewindow (and file) to close. For applications, it is used to

quit.

The menus contain Commands or Settings that may be selected

by the user via clicking.

A Toolbar is a strip across the top of many windows that has

buttons on it (with pictures) that allow quick access to many of

the commands that are in menus. Toolbar buttons usually

represent commands or allow the setting of various program or

editing options.



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AProgress bar is found in many applications. It gives an

idea as to what percent of the loading or execution is done.

A Status bar usually gives textual information as to whatis happening in the program.

A Scroll bar is always a horizontal or vertical strip that

allows you to move around within a window. For instance,

you can scroll up and down or side to side to view different

parts of a document or picture.

ADialog box is a window that pops up on the screen and

usually asks for some information. The information maybe as simple as clicking a button, or may be complicated

such as browsing around and selecting a file.



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Point - To point means to position the mousepointer over an item or area (icon, window, etc) on

the computer screen by using the mouse to move

the pointer that appears on the screen. Before you

click on an item you will point to it.

Click- To click or left-click means to point at an item orarea (icon, window, etc) on the computer screen and press

the left mouse button and release it. For example, to selectan item, you click on it. Try it by clicking on the My

Computer icon in the upper left hand corner of the

desktop (screen). The icon will become highlighted.



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Right-click - To right-click means to point at an item or

area (icon, window, etc) on the computer screen and press

the right mouse button and release it. Right-clicking isoften used to pop up a menu of commands. Try it by right-

clicking on the desktop or the My Computer icon.

Double-click - To double-click means to point at an item

or area (icon, window, etc) on the computer screen andpress the left mouse button and release it twice in quick

succession. Double-clicking is often used to open an icon

(i.e. to start an application running or load a file). Try

double-clicking on the My Computer icon. A window withMy Computer in the title bar should appear. Double-

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Drag- To drag on item, point to it and press the left mouse button

and hold it down. As you move the mouse with the button down, th

item (or an outline of the item) will move with the mouse pointer.

When you release the left mouse button, the item will be dropped a

the location of the mouse pointer. Dragging is used to move icons

and windows. Try it by dragging the My Computer icon or by

dragging the title bar of the My Computer window.Right-drag - Toright-drag on item, point to it and press the right

mouse button and hold it down. As you move the mouse with the

button down, the item (or an outline of the item) will move with the

mouse pointer. You then release the mouse button to drop the itemthe location of the mouse pointer. Right-dragging can be used to

create shortcuts (more on those later). You can try it by right-

dragging the My Computer icon.



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CTRL-click - Holding down the CTRL key while

clicking on an item will often add the item to thecurrent selection.

SHIFT-click - Holding down the SHIFT key while

clicking on an item will often to add all icons between

the previously selected icons and the SHIFT-clicked

icon to the currently selected icons.

CTRL-drag - Holding down the CTRL key while

dragging an item may have a affect. For example, filescan be copied by dragging them to a new location with

the CTRL key pressed.



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Using Menus:Amenu is a list of related commands that you can use to

accomplish certain tasks. Menus appear in many differentplaces in Windows.

I.Most windows have amenu bar which appears under

thetitle bar of the window.

II.Right-clicking on icons (or other items such aswindows) will cause a popup menu to appear.

III.The Windows desktop has a Start button in the

taskbar which displays a menu when the button is

clicked.Commands in a menu may have certain visible attributes.

Here are some of the more common ones.



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The Control Panel:


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Date/Time


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Background


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Explorer


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My Computer:



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Screen saver.


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