Prerequisites Essentials of Windows 95/97 Office graphic copyright by Microsoft Corp

Prerequisites

Essentials of

Windows 95/97

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Prerequisites: Essentials of Windows 95 / 97

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Objectives

Describe objects on desktop

Minimize, maximize, restore and close buttons

Dialog boxesHelp menuFormat a floppyScreen saver


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Objectives continued Access the Net with

Internet ExplorerUse Windows Explorer

to find files and foldersDescribes how folders

organize a diskCreate a folderCopy, move, delete and

recover a file


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Overview

Windows controls computer and peripheral operations

Common User InterfaceConsistent command

structureWindows desktop, a

Graphical User Interface


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Overview continued

Basic components of a window

Execute commandsUse My ComputerManage files on your

system


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The Desktop

Desktop Icons Start button Help command My Computer Network

Neighborhood Recycle Bin Internet icon Folder Multitasking Taskbar


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Anatomy of a Window

Title bar Minimize button Maximize button Restore button Close button Menu bar Toolbar

Status Bar Vertical scroll bar Horizontal scroll

bar Large Icons view Details view


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Moving and Sizing a Window

Size a window Move a window


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Pull-down Menus

Pull-down menu

Dimmed command

Ellipsis Check Bullet Arrowhead submenu


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Dialog Boxes

Dialog box Option (radio) button Check boxes Text box Drop-down list box


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Dialog boxes continued

Command buttons

Open List Box

Scroll bar

List box


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Dialog boxes continued

Tabbed dialog box What’s This button Close button Command button


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The Mouse

Point Click Right Click Double Click Drag Mouse Pointer


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The Help Menu

Contents tab Index tab Find tab

Help menu Help

command


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Formatting a Floppy

Format command Boot disk Write-enabled Write-protected


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Files and Folders

File Program file Data file

Folder File Type


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The Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer Tree diagram


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Welcome to Windows

Hands-On Exercise 11. Turn the Computer On

2. Open My Computer

3. Move and Size a Window

4. Scrolling

5. Online Help

6. Format a Floppy Disk

7. Implement a Screen Saver

8. Exit Windows


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Hands-On Exercise 21. Start the Internet Explorer

2. Download the Practice Files

3. Install the Practice Files

4. Open My Computer

5.Microsoft on the Web

The Practice Files (via the Web)


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The Practice Files (via a LAN)

Hands-On Exercise 31. Start the Windows Explorer

2. Additional Practice

3. Collapse the Individual Drives

4. Select the Network Drive

5. Copy the Individual Files

6. Check Your Work


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Hands-On Exercise 41. Create a New Folder

2. Move a File

3. Copy a Folder

4. Modify a Document

5. Copy (Back Up) a File

6. Delete a Folder

7. The Recycle Bin

8. Write-Protect a Disk

9. Complete the Exercise

The Windows Explorer


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Summary

Windows operations take place on desktop

Begin at Start button Mouse is essential Window elements Dialog box supplies information

for commands Floppy disks Organize using files and folders

Documents

Prerequisites Essentials of Windows 95/97 Office graphic copyright by Microsoft Corp