Windows Desktop
Windows
Desktop:
- Desktop-The Windows desktop contains applications, folder,
and file icons, the taskbar, and the system tray.
- Icons-A picture or graphics symbol used to represent an application
or folder.
- Start button-The start button provides access to applications,
accessories, documents, help options, and system tools.
- Taskbar-This panel contains the start button, task buttons
(open windows), and the system tray.
- System Tray-The tray shows the time and the status of system
components.
Windows
Desktop
- My Computer allows you to control and view disk drives, set
up printers, assess the control panel and control dial-up networking features.
- Double-click on My Computer and view its components.
- Close the window by clicking on the x in the upper right hand corner
of the screen.
- Network Neighborhood shows servers, workstations, and other
devices that are connected to a particular workgroup on a network.
- The Recycle Bin is a storage area for deleted files and icons.
- Other icons will be covered at a later time.
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Parts
of a Window:
- To display the Title Bar, open My Computer by
double-clicking on it.
- The Title Bar contains the name of the application or folder.
It also contains the standard Windows 98 control buttons. Drag the title bar
to move a window by holding down the left mouse button as you drag the window.
- Control-Menu Icon allows you to minimize, maximize, restore,
or close a window. Right click on the Control button to see the drop down
list. Left click on the title bar to close the drop down menu.
- Menu Bar provides pull down menus to access Windows 98 commands.
- Icons are graphic symbols used to represent an application
or folder.
- Control Buttons allow you to minimize, maximize, restore,
or close a window.
- Minimize reduces a window so it no longer appears on the screen.
- Maximize expands a window to fill the screen.
- Restore restores a maximized window to is previous size.
- Close-closes a window.
- Window Border is a frame around a window that allows you to
resize a window. You can drag a window's border to resize a window.
Parts of a Window
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Moving,
Resizing, Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring, and Closing a Window:
- Double click on the My Computer icon.
- Place the mouse over any border of a window, and then click and drag
the border to enlarge or reduce the window size.
- To move a window, move the mouse over the title bar, and
then click and drag the window to a new location.
- Place the mouse over any corner of a window, and then click and drag
the corner to enlarge or reduce the window horizontally and vertically
at the same time.
- Click on the Minimize button to reduce the window to a
button on the taskbar.
- Click the window's button on the taskbar to make the window reappear.
- Click on the Maximize button to enlarge the window to
fill the screen.
- Click on the Restore button to restore a maximized window
back to its previous size.
- Click the Close button to close a window.
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Arranging Windows
on the Desktop:
-
Double click My Computer icon. Double-click
on any drive to open it.
- Open two other drives by double clicking My Computer, and choosing any two
drives. You should have three windows open on the desktop.
- Point to a blank area on the taskbar, and then click the right mouse
button.
- Choose Cascade Windows to arrange the windows so they overlap
and are resized so they are all the same size.
- Choose Tile Horizontally to arranges windows so that they
are the same size and aligned horizontally.
- Choose Tile Vertically to arrange windows so that they are
the same size and aligned vertically.
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Using the Windows Toolbar:
- Double-click on the My Computer icon.
- Open the C: drive by double-clicking on it. Then choose My
Documents.
- Choose the View menu, and then click on Toolbar
to turn it on. The toolbar is turned on if a checkmark appears on the left.
- View the different toolbars that are available.
- Choose Standard if it is not checked.
- Buttons on the Windows Toolbar:
- Go to a previous level. Goes up one drive. From My Documents,
when you click previous level, it will return you to the C drive. Double
click on My Documents to return to the file.
- Cut (delete and place on Clipboard) the current selection.
- Copy the current selection to the Clipboard.
- Paste places the material currently on the Clipboard
in the file at the current location.
- Reverse the most recent command. Place the program in
the state it was in before executing the last command. It is the one you
turn to if you make a mistake, then you would click this button. It is
also called the undo button.
- Delete a file or folder.
- Properties of items selected.
- Select large icon view.
- Select small icon view.
- Select list view to see file/folder information.
- Select details view to see details on files and folders.
Click link below to see what each button represents.
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Manipulating the Windows Taskbar:
Taskbar Options:
Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
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