Lesson1 TheBasics

Introduction
To
Windows Vista/7
Introduction to Windows Vista/7 has been written solely for use by the
Asian Community Center Computer Classes
By Heman Lee
Lessons
Lesson 1: The Basics
Lesson 2: The Desktop
Lesson 3: Windows Explorer
Lesson 4: File Management
Lesson 5: Icons & Shortcuts
Lesson 6: Control Panel
Lesson 7: Maintenance
Lesson 8 Having Fun
LESSON 1 - THE BASICS
Objective
Learn how to properly turn on and off the
computer
Learn how to use the mouse and keyboard
Learn all the basic windows controls
Learn how to move and resize your
windows
Learn how to position the i-beam to edit text
Table of Content
LESSONS ............................................................................................................. 1
LESSON 1 - THE BASICS ................................................................................... 1
Objective ............................................................................................................................................... 1
What is an Operating System ............................................................................................................. 1
GUI Graphic User Interface ............................................................................................................ 1
Windows Operating System ............................................................................................................... 1
CPU or Central Processor Unit .......................................................................................................... 2
Multi-tasking ..................................................................................................................................... 2
What is Windows Vista ....................................................................................................................... 3
Let Turn if On ...................................................................................................................................... 3
The Logon Screen ................................................................................................................................ 3
The Welcome Screen............................................................................................................................ 4
Initial Welcome Screen .............................................................................................................. 5
Turn it Off! ........................................................................................................................................... 6
List Box Launcher ............................................................................................................................... 7
Hide/Unhide .......................................................................................................................................... 7
More ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Dialog Launcher ................................................................................................................................... 8
Sort Indicator ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Mouse Pointer Busy ............................................................................................................................. 8
THE MOUSE ........................................................................................................ 9

Pointing the Mouse .............................................................................................................................. 9
The click. ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Dragging ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Double-click .........................................................................................................................................10
Right Button ........................................................................................................................................10
Scroll Wheel/Button: ..........................................................................................................................10
Mouse Tip for Seniors ........................................................................................................................10
Mouse Exercise 1 .................................................................................................................................10
Mouse Exercise on the Internet .........................................................................................................10
THE KEYBOARD ............................................................................................... 11

Navigation ............................................................................................................................................11
Editing ..................................................................................................................................................11
Key Modifiers ......................................................................................................................................11
Function Keys ......................................................................................................................................11
Windows Key Shortcuts .....................................................................................................................11
WHAT IS A WINDOWS? .................................................................................... 13

Window Controls ................................................................................................................................13
The Title Bar .......................................................................................................................................13
Menu Bar .............................................................................................................................................13
Workspace ...........................................................................................................................................14
Status Bar ............................................................................................................................................14
Pointer Shapes .....................................................................................................................................14
Turning off your computer properly..................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Use the Power button on the Start menu .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
THE START MENU ............................................................................................ 15

Pinned Programs.................................................................................................................................15
Recent Programs .................................................................................................................................16
All Programs .......................................................................................................................................16
Folders .................................................................................................................................................16
Computer .............................................................................................................................................16
CHANGE THE LOOK OF A WINDOW............................................................... 17

To Move an Icon .................................................................................................................................17
Move a Windows .................................................................................................................................17
Resize a Windows................................................................................................................................17
Open Multiple Windows.....................................................................................................................17
Arrange Multiple Windows ...............................................................................................................18
The Active Windows ...........................................................................................................................18
MOUSE MIDDLE BUTTON ................................................................................ 19

Mouse Scroll ........................................................................................................................................19
Anchor Scroll Button ..........................................................................................................................19
Windows Scroll Bar ............................................................................................................................19
BASIC TEXT EDITING ....................................................................................... 19

Exercise 1 WordPad ...............................................................................................................19
Move the Insertion Point ...........................................................................................................20
Selecting Text by Dragging .......................................................................................................20
Selecting Text by Clicking ........................................................................................................20
Cut, Copy, Move and Paste .......................................................................................................20
Other Selection Shortcut Keys ..................................................................................................20
The Format Toolbar ...........................................................................................................................21
Character Formatting ........................................................................................................................21
Exercise Change Character Font ......................................................................................................21
Homework ...........................................................................................................................................23
WordPad - Paragraph Formatting ....................................................................................................24
Positioning paragraphs on the page ...........................................................................................24
Exercise: Create a paragraph indented on both sides ...............................................................24
Using Ruler Tabs ................................................................................................................................24
Exercise: Use Ruler Tabs ..................................................................................................................25
The File Menu .....................................................................................................................................25
New ...........................................................................................................................................25
Open ..........................................................................................................................................25
Close ..........................................................................................................................................25
Save ...........................................................................................................................................25
Save As ......................................................................................................................................25
Print ...........................................................................................................................................25
Homework ...........................................................................................................................................25
What is an Operating System

An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software
component of a computer system that is responsible for the management and
coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer.
The operating system acts as a host for application programs that are run on
the machine. As a host, one of the purposes of an operating system is to
handle the details of the operation of the hardware. This relieves application
programs from having to manage these details and makes it easier to write
applications. Almost all computers, including hand-held computers, desktop
computers, supercomputers, and even modern video game consoles, use an
operating system of some type. Some of the oldest models may however use
an embedded OS, which may be contained on a compact disk or other
storage device.
GUI Graphic User Interface

A graphical user interface (GUI) (IPA: /gui/) is a type of user interface
which allows people to interact with electronic devices like computers,
hand-held devices (MP3 Players, Portable Media Players, Gaming devices),
household appliances and office equipment. A GUI offers graphical icons,
and visual indicators as opposed to text-based interfaces, typed command
labels or text navigation to fully represent the information and actions
available to a user. The actions are usually performed through direct
manipulation of the graphical elements. In 1984, the Macintosh 128K was
the first mass produces computer to have a GUI interface and mouse. Prior
to that time, very few computers have even seen a mouse. Microsoft
countered with the development of Windows.
Windows Operating System

In 1983 Microsoft announced the development of Windows, a GUI to
replace their current MS-DOS operating system. In 2001, Microsoft
released Windows XP which replaced the former 95, 98 and ME version.
In 2007, Microsoft released Windows Vista to replace the former XP,ME,
98 and 95 versions. Vista is a whole new kind of Windows for the
consumers. Under the hood, it contains a true 32-bit kernel and driver set
from Windows XP,NT and Windows 2000. Naturally it has tons of new
features that no previous version of Windows has, but it also doesn't ignore
the past--old DOS and Windows programs will still run, and may even run
better.
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Rumor has it that future development is something called System 7 to

replace Windows Vista.
CPU or Central Processor Unit

A microprocessor, which is also known as a CPU or central processing unit,
is the heart of the computer. It is a complete computation engine that is
fabricated on a single chip. The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004,
introduced in 1971. The 4004 was not very powerful -- all it could do was
add and subtract, and it could only do that 4 bits at a time. But it was
amazing that everything was on one chip.
Multi-tasking
Multi-tasking is a method by which multiple tasks, also known as processes,
share common processing resources such as a CPU. In the case of a
computer with a single CPU, only one task is said to be running at any point
in time, meaning that the CPU is actively executing instructions for that task.
Multitasking solves the problem by scheduling which task may be the one
running at any given time, and when another waiting task gets a turn.
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What is Windows Vista

Windows Vista was released in early 2007 to replace XP. Vista comes in
four flavors: Home Basic, Premium, Business and Ultimate. The main
difference that the Home Basic version lack in the Aero technology. The
Aero feature only adds visually 3D enhancement to your desktop experience.
It will not be a problem in the following lessons if you only have the Home
Basic version. To take advantage of all of the new video features, I
recommend purchasing at least the Premium version.
Figure 1 Aero 3D Flip
Let Turn if On
All computers will have devices peripherals such as printers
or monitor attached to it. These should be switched on first
before you turn on the system unit.
Find the On button on your PCs system unit. On most PCs,
it is usually on the front. The power button will have the
universal power on symbol. Press this button will initial the
Boot-Up process. This process will load the Windows operating system
into the main memory (RAM) of you system. It may take several minute, to
be patient.
The Logon Screen

When the boot process is complete, the logon screen is the first screen that
will appear. The logon screen represents all of the user accounts that was
added to your system. In later chapter, you will learn how to add and
modify user accounts. Everyone that uses the computer should have their
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own user account. Not only does separate user account add security to the
system is stores your desktop changes, menu and program. It also secures
your folder and files from other users on the same system.
For even more security you can add a password to the logon process.
Shutdown Button
The Welcome Screen

On a new system the Welcome Screen is the first screen you will see after
the logon process. You or users with Administrator privilege can remove
this screen from appearing. The Welcome Screen is helpful in setting your
system up for the first time. For example, you can transfer setting from
another computer, get window upgrade, access help or add other user
account to your system.
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Initial Welcome Screen
If you do not want to see the welcome screen, uncheck the box in the lower
left corner.
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Vista Shutdown
The factory default for the power button is sleep not shutdown. Therefore to
perform a complete shutdown in Vista, you just select the arrow right of the
lock button.
Power Button Lock Power Options
Vista Shut Down
Windows 7 Shutdown
The Vista shutdown debacle is now fixed with Windows 7. Not only is it
fixed, it is even better. You can custom what the button does with a simple
right-click to launch the properties menu.
Windows 7 Shut Down
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Optional Quick Shutdown (Windows 7)

You can perform a quicker Shutdown by using these keyboard combinations:
Windows Key [Enter]

OR
Alt+F4+[Enter]
When you're done using your computer, it's important to turn it off properly
to ensure that your data is saved and to help keep your computer more
secure. Improper shutdown can damage your hard drive.
List Box Launcher

You will see these types of arrow throughout Vista. The orientation of the
arrow usually point to the direction that the list box will appear. I usually
indicate a list menu box.
Hide/Unhide
The chevron usually hides or unhide a menu or hidden options.
More
Expands hidden area of a menu.
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Dialog Launcher
This launches a dialog box.
Sort Indicator
Ascending or descending sort.
WARNING
If you computer is ON, NEVER physically turn the power switch OFF
on base unit. You must do the proper software Shut-Down from the
Windows Start Menu. We will cover this in the Windows section.
Mouse Pointer Busy

Vista has changed some of the mouse pointer symbols. The hourglass has
been replace with the animated busy symbol.
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THE MOUSE
The standard mouse for Windows is a 3 button
mouse. For the right-handed person, the left
button is the main button. This can be reversed
to the for left-handed individuals.
The left button is the most used because with it
we select objects, drag and drop, open, close
programs, etc.
The middle button or the scroll wheel is used to
scroll up and down. Sometimes for it to take
effect we need to click on what we want to scroll up and down.
The right button is used to open the shortcut or alternate menu, depending
on what you click on, the functions of the menu displayed varies.
Pointing the Mouse

When you point with the mouse, you should always remember
that the tip of the arrow is the spot at which you are pointing.
The click.
Most of the clicks are done with the left mouse button to select something.
This is the most use button to select items from a menu. Typical thing to
click on are: command button, menu, icons, radio button and hypertext.
Dragging
Dragging is used to select several objects at the same time. To Drag, you
simply hold down left button down while you are move the mouse pointer.
When you let go of the mouse button, this is called a Drop. Thus the term
Drag and Drop. This is an important concept you must master in
performing many Windows task.
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Double-click
This is used to execute the desired programs associated with the icons.
Mouse Over: Sometime additional information about the button or icon will
appear simply by positioning the mouse over it with no clicking.
Right Button
Additional options or shorcut menu will appear. This is context sensitive
which means a different a menu will appear based on what you click on.
Scroll Wheel/Button:
The middle scroll functions in two way. As a wheel you can scroll up and
down a page by rolling to button up or down. The second method is to click
on it like a button. This will create the
Anchor on your page. Click the
Scroll Button the place the anchor on
the page. Move the mouse up or down
away from the Anchor will cause the
page to scroll up or down.
Mouse Tip for Seniors

Rest the heel of your hand on the table
in front of the mouse. Hold the mouse between thumb and ring and little
fingers. Use only the thumb and the fourth fingers to move the body of the
mouse.
Mouse Exercise 1
1. Click on all of the icons. Watch how each selected icon changes color
with a blue background. This is known as selecting.
2. Mouse over the start button in the lower left corner of the screen.
3. Mouse over the time in the lower right hand corner.
Notice what pops up on the Mouse Over.
4. Place mouse over any icon and hold down the left button.
Drag the icon to a new location of the screen, let go of the button.
Mouse Exercise on the Internet

http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
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THE KEYBOARD
The arrangement of characters on a QWERTY keyboard was designed in

1868 by Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. According to
popular myth, Sholes arranged the keys in their odd fashion to prevent
jamming on mechanical typewriters by separating commonly used letter
combinations. However, there is no evidence to support this assertion,
except that the arrangement does, in fact, inhibit fast typing.
Navigation
Arrow Page Up, Page Down, Home
Editing
Return/Enter, Backspace, Insert, Delete, Tab, Space
Key Modifiers
Control, Shift, Alt
Function Keys
F1, F2, F3, etc.
Windows Key Shortcuts

Open The Start Menu
+ E To Open My Computer
+ D To Show Desktop
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+ M To Minimize All Windows

Windows Logo Key + L To Switch Between Users, or Lock desktop
while unattended
Windows Logo Key + F To Open Search
Windows Logo Key + F1 To Open Help
Windows Logo Key + R To Open Run Dialog
Windows Logo Key + U to open Utility Manager
Windows Logo Key + Pause Key To Open System Properties
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What is a Windows?
Title Bar
Window
Control
Menu Bar
Figure 2 WordPad Window
Status Bar
Window Controls
The Minimize button
shrinks the window it turns it into a button located
in the Windows task bar. The program still remains in RAM.
The Maximize
amplifies the size of the window to fill the whole screen.
From the Maximize state, the Restore button
restores the window to its
original state.
The Close button
closes the window. The program is release from
RAM. Therefore, if we've modified the document, we are asked if we want
to Save the changes before closing.
The Title Bar

Top horizontal border area on the Window. It represents either the name of
the program and/or file name. In the sample above Document is the name
of the file and WordPad is the program.
Menu Bar
All windows have a menu bar area which allows you the access an array of
commands. The commands are group into categories like File, Edit, View,
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Insert, etc. While command group can be different from program to

program, basic editing functions like File and Edit are common to all
programs. These functions include cut, copy, paste and delete.
Workspace
The work area of the software where you create your work. You might write
a letter in WordPad, create a drawing in Paint or navigate the world wide
web in Internet Explorer.
Status Bar
This contains context sensitive information relation to the status of your
workspace such a filename, page number, help information, etc.
Pointer Shapes
Windows is context sensitive. Therefore, the pointer shape from the normal
arrow to other shapes depending on the context or situation. Please look for
this change.
Normal Select
Help Select
Busy
Working in background
Precision Select (Draw Shape)
Text Select (I-Beam)
Unavailable
Vertical Resize
Horizontal Resize
Diagonal Resize 1
Diagonal Resize 2
Move Object
Hyper Link Select
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The Start Menu

To access the Windows Start Menu, click the start button in the lower left
corner of the screen.
Start Button
Pinned
Programs
added by
the user.
Folders
Recent
Programs
Tools
Figure 2 Vista/7 New Start Menu
Pinned Programs
One way to customize your own start menu is the add programs that you use
frequently to this list.
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Recent Programs
Windows automatically a most recently used program to this list. By default
the last 9 program you opened will be on this list.
All Programs
Click this to view all of the programs on your system. Some programs are
organized into program folders. Click the folder to expand the program list.
Windows Wordpad and Paint are in the Accessories folder.
Folders
All data you create is store in folders. The first folder on the list is known as
your personal folder. The sub-folders under your personal folders are
Document, Picture, Music and Games. to top level folder.
Computer
Allows you to access other storage devices on you system.
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Change the look of a Window

To Move an Icon
Position the mouse pointer on the icon and drag and drop to a new location.
Move a Windows
Place the arrow on the title bar and drag the windows to a new location on
the desktop. When you click on the title bar and drag, it will show a ghost
image of the window. This allows you the see location of the windows
before to place it.
Resize a Windows
To resize a Windows, position the windows on either the horizontal border
or the vertical border. This may take some practice because the border line
is small. To resize in the diagonal, position the mouse in either corner.
Look the pointer changing to the resize arrow.
Open Multiple Windows

The whole idea of Windows is the ability to multi-task. Therefore, having
multiply Windows opened at the same time is common. The Windows Vista
operating system uses cooperative multitasking to enable the running of
multiple applications simultaneously.
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Arrange Multiple Windows

One way to resize all the open program windows, so that you can see at least
some portion of each, is to right-click the current time in the lower right
corner of the screen and choose one of the Tile Windows. Click on the
desktop with the right button of the mouse. Select on the menu Arrange
Icons By.
As the menu is displayed you can chose to organize them by Name, Type ,
Size, or Modified (date).
You can also activate the option Auto Arrange, which is in charge of
arranging the icons one below the other.
The Active Windows

The active Windows is the one you are currently work on. For example, , if
both Notepad and Microsoft Paint are open, clicking in the Notepad window
will cause that window to become active. In Windows, the active window is
indicated by having a different colored title bar. Also the active windows if
appear in the foreground while the not active windows is brought to the
background.
You can use Alt+Tab to switch between open windows, a preview of each
open window appears instead of just the program icon. In addition, Windows
Flip 3D enables users to flip through a cascading stack of their open
windows using the mouse scroll wheel.
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Mouse Middle Button

Mouse Scroll
Most mouse will have a center button called the Scroll Button. This button
act both as a button and a wheel. As a wheel, you can use it to scroll up and
down a current web page or document.
Anchor Scroll Button

As a button, you can place an anchor on the page. As you move the mouse
away, the page will scroll in the opposite direction. The further away from
the anchor the faster the page will scroll.
Windows Scroll Bar

If you resize a windows smaller than the information can display, either
horizontal or vertical scroll bar will appear. Simple drag the bar up or down,
or click in the scroll bar area.
Basic Text Editing

Word processing is the most fundamental of all software you will need to
learn. The WordPad software is included on most Windows version of
Windows including Vista. This is a good starting point before attempting to
master more advance word processing software such as Office Word 2007.
Exercise 1 WordPad
Learn basic text editing using keyboard and mouse editing functions.
Open WordPad;
Deleting Characters
There are several ways to delete or remove text that you have written
Use the Backspace key to delete characters to the left of the cursor
Use the Delete key to delete characters to the right of the cursor
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Move the I-Beam next to the letter you want to delete and click one time.
This will move the cursor to that location. For example, move the I-Beam
between the r and the d as in the following example, and click one time.
Your blinking cursor will now be located there.
Use the Backspace key
to remove this character
Wor dy
Use the Delete key to remove this character
.
Move the Insertion Point
Home Beginning of current line
End End of current line
Ctrl+Home - Beginning of document
Ctrl+End End of document
Ctrl+Right Arrow Next word
Ctrl_Left Arrow Previous word
Selecting Text by Dragging
Drag the area by defining it in a diagonal box
Anchor, Shift, End to define the area
Selecting Text by Clicking
Double clidk select a word
Triple click selects a paragraph
Cut, Copy, Move and Paste
Other Selection Shortcut Keys

Ctrl+A selects the whole document
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+Z Undo last edit
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The Format Toolbar
Font
Bullet
Point Size
Bold
Right
Italic
Underline
Center
Font Color
Left Alignment
Character Formatting
Character formatting will change the appearance of your text or characters.
You may select from over 70 font types, make your characters as large or
small as you want by changing the font size, apply bold, italic, underlining,
This
This
This
This
text
text
text
text
is
is
is
is
bold
underlined
italic
bold underlined and italic
Fonts, sizing and appearance features may be selected before or after you
type your text.
Exercise Change Character Font

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Open the file: Warning.rtf

Select the word WARNING using one of the following methods:
Click and drag over the word or double-click on the word.
Select font type Comic Sans MS, size 48, Bold, Italics
Place the cursor in the word WARNING, click the Center Alignment
tool.
6. Select This machine is subject to breakdowns during periods of
critical need.
7. Select the font type and size of your choice
Make the first line Centered, Bold and Underlined.
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WARNING
This machine is subject to breakdowns during periods of critical
need.
A special circuit in the machine called a 'critical detector' senses
the operator's emotional state in terms of how desperate he or
she is to use the machine. The 'critical detector' then creates a
malfunction proportional to the desperation of the operator.
Threatening the machine with violence only aggravates the
situation. Likewise, attempts. to use another machine may cause
it to also malfunction. They belong to the same union. Keep
cool and say nice things to the machine, because nothing else
seems to work.....
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Homework
In WordPad, type the following letter and save it to our computer.
Substitute the correct information into the sample letter. Save the letter as
Compliant to xxxxxxxxxx
[DATE]
[Recipient Name]
[Title]
[Company Name]
[Street Address]
[City, ST ZIP Code]
Dear [Recipient Name]:

This letter is to complain about service I recently received from a [Company
Name] customer service representative named [Representative Name].
I called [Company Name] on [date] to find out how to deal with a problem
Ive had with [product or service]. After I had been on hold for several
minutes, [Representative Name] came on the line. I had to explain my
problem to him several times because he did not seem to be listening and
therefore asked me the same questions repeatedly. [Representative Name]
put me on hold for several minutes, and then returned to say he could not
help me. Needless to say, I was quite frustrated.
I expected a much higher level of service from your company, and I am
quite disappointed. Because I do not want to spend any more time on this
problem, I am [returning or cancelling] [product or service] immediately,
and I expect a full refund. I will be informing my friends and family about
this experience.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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WordPad - Paragraph Formatting

Positioning paragraphs on the page
Margins determine the overall width of the main text area; in other words,
the space between the text and the edge of the page.
Indentation determines the distance of the paragraph from either the left or
right margins.
Exercise: Create a paragraph indented on both sides
1.
2.
3.
4.
Open Warning.rtf
With your cursor in the second paragraph, select Format Paragraph
Change Indentation Left to 1.0
Change Indentation right to 1.0
Using Ruler Tabs

Another way to indent is to use the Triangle Markers on the ruler.
The Top triangle will indent the first line of a paragraph
The Bottom triangle will indent

all lines after the first line.
The Rectangle will indent the

entire paragraph.
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Exercise: Use Ruler Tabs

Try using the ruler tabs with the paragraphs in your open file.
1. Create a Hanging Paragraph
2. Create a First Line Paragraph
3. Create a paragraph indented on both the right and left sides by
approximately 1.5 inches
The File Menu

The File Menu is usually the first menu in most application. Common task
relating the file management can be performed with the File Menu.
New
Open new blank documents
Open
Open an existing document to work on.
Close
Close current document.
Save
Save current document to the same location.
Save As
Save current document with a new file name or location.
Print
Send document to the printer.
Homework
Practice WordPad Ex # 1 - #4 on the Student CD.
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Shutting Down Properly

You should never physically press the power button on your computer
system unit or laptop to shut the computer off. Always shutdown from the
Windows Start Menu.
1. Click on the Start Menu

2. Click on the Power Button on the lower right of the start menu.
Change the what the Power Button does

1. Click on the Start Menu
2. Right-Click on the Power Button.
3. Select Properties.
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Introduction

LESSON 1 - THE BASICS

THE MOUSE ........................................................................................................ 9

THE KEYBOARD ............................................................................................... 11

WHAT IS A WINDOWS? .................................................................................... 13

THE START MENU ............................................................................................ 15

CHANGE THE LOOK OF A WINDOW............................................................... 17

MOUSE MIDDLE BUTTON ................................................................................ 19

BASIC TEXT EDITING ....................................................................................... 19

What is an Operating System

GUI Graphic User Interface

Windows Operating System

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Rumor has it that future development is something called System 7 to

CPU or Central Processor Unit

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

What is Windows Vista

Figure 1 Aero 3D Flip

The Logon Screen

The Welcome Screen

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Initial Welcome Screen

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Vista Shut Down

Windows 7 Shut Down

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Optional Quick Shutdown (Windows 7)

Windows Key [Enter]

List Box Launcher

This launches a dialog box.

Ascending or descending sort.

Mouse Pointer Busy

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Pointing the Mouse

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Mouse Tip for Seniors

Mouse Exercise on the Internet

The arrangement of characters on a QWERTY keyboard was designed in

Windows Key Shortcuts

+ M To Minimize All Windows

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Figure 2 WordPad Window

The Title Bar

Insert, etc. While command group can be different from program to

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

The Start Menu

Figure 2 Vista/7 New Start Menu

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Change the look of a Window

Open Multiple Windows

Windows 7 Lesson 1 - The Basics.Doc

Arrange Multiple Windows

The Active Windows

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Mouse Middle Button

Anchor Scroll Button

Windows Scroll Bar

Basic Text Editing