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PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany
GO! with Windows 7 Getting Started
Chapter 2Getting 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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Parts of a Window
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Getting Started with Windows 7Parts of a Window
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Getting Started with Windows 7• Menu is a list of commands within
category• 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 7Personalizing 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 WindowsStart 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 WindowsMultiple windows opened
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Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows
Moving and resizing a window
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Applications
• Snipping Tool – program that captures an image of a computer screen
• Snip – captured image that can be annotated, saved, copied, or shared via email–Can be referred to as a screen
capture or a screenshot
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Applications
• Four types of snips–Free-form snip – draws irregular
line around an area of screen–Rectangular snip – draws a
precise box around area of screen–Window snip – captures entire
displayed window–Full-screen snip – captures entire
screen
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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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Windows 7 CD• Found on my web site• Open my web site– faculty.mdc.edu/mwalton
• Open CGS1060 page• Scroll down and locate –01_student_data_files.zip
• extract contents to desktop• Used when text refers to CD
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Create, Move, and Rename Folders• Libraries are used to store 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–DVD
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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• Right-Drag to select operation to
be done (copy or move)• Copy and Paste using the clip
board• Cut and paste using the clip board
(move)
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File Names• 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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Homework
• Handout• Special concerns
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Saving your homework document(s)
• Folder name– LastName_FirstName_hwnn• Where nn is the homework number
• File name– LastName_FirstName_hwnnl_name• Where nn is the homework number• Where l is the letter representing the part of
the project (a, b, c, or d)• Where name is the name assigned by the
project