getting to know your desktop icons, taskbar, workspace, window, notifications, start and search
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Icons – small pictures that represent Apps or Programs DESKTOPTRANSCRIPT
Getting to Know Your Desktop
Icons, Taskbar, Workspace, Window, Notifications, Start and Search
What is the Desktop? The desktop is the work space that appears on your
monitor when the PC is running The desktop includes:
A background pattern or picture that can be customized for each user
A set of icons representing the various programs and apps installed on the PC (“shortcuts”)
A taskbar that displays icons for the apps you use most frequently
A notification area that indicates which apps/programs are currently active on the PC, and the time & date
Icons – small pictures that represent Apps or Programs
DESKTOP
Taskbar – quick access to frequently used apps Notification area
shows active apps and processes
Looking More Closely…
The Taskbar (along the bottom of the desktop from the left)
The Notification Area(along the bottom of the desktop on the right)
START – Gives access to all content on the PC. START
MENU
Start Menu
Access to areas of the computer
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Apps YOU pin here for easy access
Apps the PC puts here because
you’re using it a lot!
Search Bar
Shut DownMenu
Click – vs.- Double Click – vs. Right Click
To open an app from the desktopDOUBLE CLICK the ICON (not the words!)
To open an app from the taskbarCLICK the ICON
To open a menu of options for an itemRIGHT CLICK on the item
Files – vs. - FoldersFiles are individual documents or graphics
created in apps or imported from a compatible source
Folders contain a group of files, usually of similar topics, types, or content
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