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Chapter 1Getting Started with Windows 7

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Objectives

• Get Started with Windows 7• Use the Start Menu and Manage

Windows• Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows

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Objectives

• Create, Move, and Rename Folders• Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete

Files• Find Files and Folders

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Getting Started with Windows 7

• Coordinates activities of computer hardware

• Controls how screen is displayed• Controls how programs are opened

and closed• Controls start-up and shut-down• Controls computers navigation

procedures

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Get Started with Windows 7

• Windows 7 is an operating system• Available in several versions

– Starter– Home Premium– Professional– Ultimate– Enterprise

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Getting Started with Windows 7

Windows 7 desktop

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Getting Started with Windows 7

Parts of a Window

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Getting Started with Windows 7

• Menu is a list of commands within category on a shortcut menu

• Shortcut menu is context sensitive

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Getting Started with Windows 7

• Windows Aero–user interface–3D appearance

• Transparent window frames• Live previews of open windows• Multiple color schemes• Requires extra memory• Good video card

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Getting Started with Windows 7

Personalizing the desktop

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Getting Started with Windows 7

• Gadgets display dynamic programs• Can be moved anywhere on screen

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Use the Start Menu and Manage Windows

• Start menu – Provides access to programs– Enables you to change the way

Windows operates– Access and configure network– Get help and support

• Submenus are second-level menus• Pinned program area–reserved area

for program display

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Use the Start Menu and Manage Windows

Start menu

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Use the Start Menu and Manage Windows

• Shortcuts can be added to – Start menu– Desktop– Taskbar

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Use the Start Menu and Manage Windows

• Windows can be minimized, maximized, and restored

• Windows can be displayed or hidden– Use shortcut

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Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows

• Windows generally open the same as when last used

• Horizontal scroll bar moves content left and right

• Vertical scroll bar moves content up and down

• Taskbar quickly reviews window content

• Taskbar can be moved to any edge of desktop

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Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows

Multiple windows opened

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Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows

Moving and resizing a window

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Create, Move, and Rename Folders

• Data you create can be lost if you don’t save before you turn the computer off

• Files can be stored on a drive• More commonly files are stored in

folders• Folders organize files• Windows Explorer enables

– Folders to be created– Files to be copied, moved, sorted, and

deleted

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Create, Move, and Rename Folders

• Libraries are used to sort files• Four libraries are setup by default

– Documents– Music– Pictures– Videos

• Each library assigned two folders– User folder– Public folder

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Create, Move, and Rename Folders

• Computer storage devices– Hard drive (local disk)– Flash, USB, or thumb drives– CD drive– DVD drive

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Create, Move, and Rename Folders

• Create new folder• Store different types of files• Rename new folder

– Edit mode– Right-click

• Sort folders– Ascending order– Descending order

• Resize columns

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Create, Move, and Rename Folders

• Move folders including files– From drive to drive– To another location same drive

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Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files

• Copying files is a data management task

• May need to reduce clutter on drive• Move to different folder or drive• Archive files and folders• Change names to be more

descriptive

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Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files

• Drag files to another device to copy– Original remains in original location

• Drag file to location same drive (move)– Original no longer in original location

• File extension may not display– Default setting in Windows 7 is to hide

them• File extensions can be associated

with programs

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Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files

• Files with graphics can be large• To reduce size, files can be

compressed• Can compress content of folder,

several files, or single file• Compressed file has .zip extension• Can be uncompressed

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Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files

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Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete Files

• Navigate folders and drives using address bar

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Find Files and Folders

• Files and folders accumulate• Easy to forget name or location• Can add tags• Tags are custom file properties• Tags are part of the file’s metadata

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Find Files and Folders

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Find Files and Folders

• A search folder is created under Favorites

• Created on the hard drive• Retains conditions specified during

search• Recreates same search each time• Searches only in specific location

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Find Files and Folders

• Wildcards can be used in searches• *–represents one or more characters

–Example c*t will return all words starting with c and ending with t

• ?–represents single character–Example c?t will return all three letter words starting

with c and ending with t

• Especially useful if file or folder name is misspelled

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Objectives

• Get Started with Windows 7• Use the Start Menu and Manage

Windows• Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows

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Objectives

• Create, Move, and Rename Folders• Copy, Move, Rename, and Delete

Files• Find Files and Folders

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