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Activity Sheet: File Management Basics

Activity #1
Practice Navigating File Explorer

1. Open File Explorer


2. In the Navigation Pane, click on Computer. A variety of options will appear in the
window.
3. Click on Classroom, then open the folder that corresponds to your computer number
(ex: Class-01)
4. Open the Flickr Images folder. How many picture files are displayed?
____________________
5. Change the view size to Large Icon view.
6. Find the picture of the cat. What is the file name?
______________________________________
7. Change the view size to Detail view. Practice turning on an off the Preview Pane.
8. What types of files are these? What is the Extension? ____________________________

Activity #2
Practice using Save As and Save
1. Open a new, blank document in Microsoft Word and type: Places to visit in Elgin
2. Click File on the Toolbar and select Save As
3. Click the Browse button and select the Desktop from the left-hand Navigation Pane
4. Name the file New Document and make sure that the file type selected is Word
Document (.docx)
5. Click the Save button
6. In your document, select your sentence and change the font style and size
7. Click the Save button (floppy disc icon)

Activity #3
Practice Copying and Renaming a File

1. Close your “New Document” file


2. Locate your file on the Desktop and right-click on it, then select Copy
3. On a blank part of the Desktop, right-click and select Paste
4. Right-click on the new file (“New Document - Copy”) and select Rename
5. Name the file Places to Visit

Courtesy of Gail Borden Public Library and the Public Library Association
Practice Moving and Deleting a File

1. Right-click on your “Places to Visit” file and select Cut


2. Open File Explorer and access the folder for your computer number (Hint: Follow steps
2 & 3 from Activity #1)
3. Right-click on an empty space and select Paste
4. Back on the Desktop, right-click on your “New Document” file and select Delete

Activity #4
Practice Creating a New Folder

1. On the Desktop, right-click and arrow over New, then select Folder
2. Name the folder “Elgin Information”

Practice Moving a Folder

1. Right-click on your Elgin Information Folder and select Cut


2. In File Explorer, access the folder for your computer number
3. Right-click on an empty space and select Paste
4. Move your “Places to Visit” File into your Elgin Information folder

Courtesy of Gail Borden Public Library and the Public Library Association

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