ScaredyCat Computer Series

Session 3File Management

• Folder and File• Duplicating a file by using "Copy"

and "Paste"• The difference between "Copy"

and "Cut"• Check a file's attribute, i.e. file's

name, type and size• Using a USB Thumb Drive• Copy a file to a Thumb Drive• Using "Find" to search a file on

hard disk

WHAT IS A FILE?

File is a collection of information that the computer keeps together as one object. For example, in the case of a document, every letter and every word needs to be remembered, so the computer packages it altogether as one file.

FILE STORAGE • Just like things in the real world, computer

files need space in which to be stored. There are a few different places in the computer where you can store files. The most common of these is the hard drive, which is the area inside the computer for holding data. Essentially, all programs and support files will be located on your hard drive.

• However, you might choose to put your own files someplace else. For example, you should already have a Flash drive to hold some of your work. The hard drive can store hundreds of times the amount of information that a Flash drive can store, but the Flash drive is a useful tool nonetheless.

• Similar to a Flash drive, you might also choose to store your work to a compact disc or a floppy disk.

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Right Click

Choose NEW

Choose Folder

Rename Folder toBasic Computers

Password is geek

Right click, choose save link as

Choose desktop then look for the folder (named basic computers) you made to save file into... Click on it then press save button

Repeat for session 2 download

LEFT CLICK on side bar to grab it and move it to size window

Double left click to open Basic Computers file

Your desktop should have two windows open like this

Look under MY COMPUTER window for USB/Removable disk drive and left click 2x to open it

Left click on file under Basic Computers folder and drag it to your USB device folder

Create New folder in USB drive

Rename it Computer Lessons

Left click on a file until it is blue then drag it to the Computer Lesson Folder

Repeat for other file.

Session 4: Using Application Software - Word (basic)• Create a document, and edit it.• Use menus and toolbars in

Word to accomplish basic tasks from changing document margins to undoing changes.

• Use basic formatting to make text bold or italic.

• Change line spacing, indent paragraphs, and apply basic styles to a document.

• Save a finished document.

Please bring a USB Thumb Drive/Memory Stick