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Windows
JEROME F. BENIGNO
FACULTY
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT AND
COMMUNICATION
Disclaimer
• Windows 98
– Active desktop displays Web content
– Enables Web conventions on the desktop
• Windows 2000
– Security of NT with Windows 98 Interface
– Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000
Server
• Windows Me (Millennium Edition)
– Successor to Windows 98 for home computing
Windows 7 Desktop
• Desktop
• Taskbar Icons
• Window
• Icon
Start button Taskbar
• Command buttons
• Open List Box
• Scroll bar
• List box
• Tabbed dialog box
• Help button ?
• Cancel button
• OK button
Aero Peek
Preview
System folders
Programs
Control Panel
Start button
Right-click on taskbar
to see the toolbars Address toolbar
Pop-up window
Notepad
WordPad
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Windows Accessories
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Ribbon
Scientific view
Statistics view
Standard
view
Programmer
view
Sticky notes
Screen clip
Check box
Option button
Spin arrow
Text box
List box
Command button
Files, Folder, Drive
• At the end of the topic, one has to know
how to:
1. Create a file
2. Create a folder
3. Manipulate drives
4. Manipulate libraries
Files
• Files are collections of information. In fact,
almost all of the information stored in a computer
is stored in a file. There are many different
types of files, including operating system files,
program files, and your own files.
• Different types of files store different types of
information. Each file is given a filename and
has a filename extension that identifies the file
type. For example, a document created using
WordPad might have the file name, letter to
John.docx.
Some common file name
extensions are:
• docx: Word document
• txt: Notepad text file
• eml: Email file
• xlsx: Excel spreadsheet
• htm or html: HTML file (web page)
• pptx : PowerPoint presentation
• accdb : Access database
Creating, Renaming, and
Deleting Files
• With Windows 7, you can create a file using
different programs such as WordPad or
Notepad.
– To create a file using Notepad:
• Click Start.
• Choose All Programs Accessories Notepad.
• Notepad opens.
• Type, "This is my new document."
• Choose File Save from the menu bar (Ctrl + S).
• The Save As dialog box appears.
• Save your file to the desktop.
• Name your document new document.
• In the Save as type drop down box, be sure your document
is saved as a text document.
To rename a file:
Themes
1. Right-click your
desktop.
2. From the drop-
down list choose
Screen
Resolution.
3. Click Screen
Saver.
4. Follow above steps
4 – 8.
The Taskbar
The taskbar is the long horizontal bar usually located at
the bottom of your screen. It displays the running programs or
files and helps you to easily switch between them.
Word
Excel
Buttons
Important alert
Suggested tasks
Search box in
Search bar on the window
Start menu
Saved
search
Browse topics
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