XP

INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTING
CS110 LAB TUTORIALS
Lab Tutorial 1
Exploring Windows XP

by

Zita Lifelo
 Tutorial Overview XP

• Introduction
• Dos and Don'ts
• Getting Started With Windows XP
• Summary
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Dos & Don’ts

• Do
– Ask Lab staff for help at any time
– Shut down the computer when you are done
– Save your work often and back up it up

• Don’ts
– Eat or drink around the computer
– Strike the computer or physically abuse it
– Change the settings of on-campus computers
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Exploring the Basics

of Windows XP

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Objectives

• Start Windows XP and tour the desktop

• Explore the Start menu
• Run software programs, switch between them,
and close them
• Manipulate windows
• Identify and use the controls in menus, toolbars,
and dialog boxes

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Objectives

• Navigate your computer with Windows Explorer

and My Computer
• Change the view of the items in your computer
• Get help when you need it
• Shut down Windows

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Operating System

• The operating system is a special type of program

that loads automatically when you start your
computer.

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Starting Windows XP

• Windows XP desktop uses a Graphical User

Interface. (GUI)
• A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is simply an
additional part of the operating system that
displays windows and drop down menus, and also
enables you to drive your computer using a
mouse.

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Starting Windows XP

• Start Windows XP by powering on the computer

and its peripheral devices (monitor, etc.)
• Type your user name (student), then type in the
password (program), and press Enter to log on
• Your desktop will appear

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Desktop

• Area that appears on the screen when

Windows XP starts
• A workspace for projects and tools
• Uses default settings when the computer is
first started
• Default settings: settings preset by the
operating system

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The Windows Desktop

Figure 1-1 shows the Windows XP desktop

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The Taskbar

• The Taskbar appears along the bottom of your screen

and includes the Start button and clock
• When an application is running a button appears on
the taskbar

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Using the Taskbar: the Start Menu

• Use the Start menu to

launch programs
• Click a pinned or
recently-used
application program
• Click All Programs to
navigate to programs
not shown
• Use the choices in the
right column for folders
or other features
• Click Search at the
bottom right to look for
a program, folder, or
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Opening a Program
• Click the Start button,
then drag up to All Programs,
drag over and up to Microsoft Office,
then drag over and down,
and click Microsoft Word

 Word’s task appears in

the Taskbar
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Opening Another Application
• Click the Start button,
then drag up to All Programs,
drag over and up to Microsoft Office,
then drag over and down,
and click Microsoft Excel

 Excel’s task also appears

in the Taskbar
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Switching between Tasks

• The Taskbar shows two open

tasks

• Click the taskbar • Click the taskbar

button for Word to button for Excel to
make it active make it active
• Only one open task can be
active
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Closing the Application

• Click the application’s Close button

(top X) in the upper right corner of the
window
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The Notification Area

• Contains icons for specialized programs

that run in the background;
newly installed programs may add icons
• Hover the mouse pointer over the icon and hesitate
about a second to display a tooltip

• If all icons don’t show, • Left-, right-,

click the arrow to the left or double-click
one of these icons
of the notification area
to display its menu,
dialog box, or options
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The Notification Area ../2

• Contains an icon display of

the computer’s system clock
• Double-click
the system
clock icon to
display its
dialog box and
options
• Click to select
or change the date
and time
components; click
OK when finished
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Setting Taskbar Properties
• Right-click an empty area of the
Taskbar;
then left-click Properties
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Turning Off the Computer

• To shut down the computer – click the

Start button, then click Turn Off
Computer; choose the desired option
Option Description Restore the computer
Standby Computer switches to low power;
monitor and hard drive turn off; Quickly press the
memory is not saved; Power ON button on
saves battery power for laptops the computer; restores
desktop and all open
Hibernate Computer saves everything in programs
(Shift + memory, turns off the monitor and
Standby) hard drive; turns off the computer
Turn Off Shuts down Windows XP and turns Press the computer’s
off all power to the computer Power ON button
Restart Shuts down Windows XP; warm- N/A
boots the computer
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Managing Files and Folders

• Windows uses a system of drive letters for

different physical drives you have access to.
• To help organize your files it is possible to create
folders (also referred to as directories) to help
divide and even sub-divide the files stored within
the various logical drives available.
• Finally, at the very end of this structure are the
various files that we use.
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Managing Files and Folders
• File – has a name, location, and file type (the
file type indicates which application program
can open or change it)
• Folder – used to hold several files and to
organize files
• Drive – hardware location of folders and files

• Each user has his/her own My Documents

folder on the C: hard drive, created
automatically by Windows to store his/her
files
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Copying a File or Folder

• Open My Computer (click Start, My Computer)

• Navigate to and click on (select) the file or
folder to be copied
• Under File and
Folder Tasks,
click Copy this file or
Copy this folder
• In the Copy Items
dialog box, navigate
to the drive/folder to
contain the copied item
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Deleting a File/Folder

• Open My Computer (click Start, My Computer)

• Navigate to and click on (select) the file or
folder to be deleted
• Under File and
Folder Tasks,
click Delete this file
or Delete this folder
• At the confirming delete message, reply Yes
• The file is removed from its
location
and stored in the Recycle Bin
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Selecting Multiple Files & Folders
• Adjacent files, folders
• Click first file or
folder
• Hold down the Shift
key and click the last
one
• Non-adjacent files,
folders

• Hold down the Ctrl key

and click the
desired files, folders
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Creating a Folder

• Open My Computer (click Start, My Computer)

• Navigate to the location for the new folder
• In the File and Folder Tasks, click
Make a new folder
• When the new folder
appears with its name
highlighted, type a
name for the folder and press the Enter key
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Using the Recycle Bin

• Recover a deletion: double-click the Recycle

Bin, right-click the desired item, click
Restore
• Empty the Recycle Bin: right-click the Recycle
Bin desktop icon, click Empty Recycle Bin
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Creating a Shortcut

• Create a shortcut on the desktop for

a file or folder…
• 1. Open My Computer
• 2. Navigate to the desired file or
folder
• 3. Right-click the desired file or
• 4. Click Send to and choose
folder
Desktop
• Delete a shortcut from the desktop…
• Click and drag the shortcut to
the Recycle Bin
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Customizing the Desktop

• What can you • The Desktop

change? background
• The theme – a set color or image
of fonts, sounds,
icons, colors, mouse • The Screen Saver,
pointers,
background, and a
its speed, and its
screensaver timing

• Display settings – • The Desktop

color quality and scheme – a
screen resolution, predefined set of
based on the colors used in
windows, menus, title
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 To display Desktop properties …

 Right-click an empty spot in the

Desktop
 Click
Properties in
the shortcut
menu
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Using Windows Help and Support
Center
• Click the Start button, Help and
Support Center
• Enter
word
or
phrase
• OR
to find
• Click a
topic

• OR
• Click a
Hyperli
nk
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• Click the Index toolbar button

• Enter a
keywor
d to
find

• OR

• Click a
Hyperli
nk
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Customizing Monitor Settings
• Right-click an empty
spot in the Desktop
• Click Properties in
the shortcut
menuthe Settings
• Click
tab

• Click and drag the

slide bar to 1024 X
768
and click OK
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Features Summary

• How do you start a program using an

icon on the Desktop?
• Double-click the program’s
icon
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Features Summary

• How do you start a program using an

icon in the Quick Launch toolbar?
• Click the program’s icon in the
Quick Launch Toolbar
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Features Summary

• How do you start a program using the

Start button?
• Click the Start button,
click All Programs,
click and drag to the
desired
program
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Features Summary

• How can you change the system date?

• Double-click the Time icon in

the Notification area
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Features Summary

• How do you display the Desktop

Properties dialog box?
• Right-click an empty spot in
the Desktop and click
Properties
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Features Summary

• How do you close an application

window?
• Click the Close button (X) in
the upper right corner of the
application window
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Features Summary

• How can you create a new folder?

1.Navigate to the drive and

folder for the new folder
2.In the Files and Folders Task
Pane click Make a new folder
3.Type the name for the folder
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Features Summary

• How can you copy several files at once

into the My Documents folder?
1.Navigate to and select the
files
2.Click Copy the selected items
in the Files and Folders Task
pane
3.In the Copy Items dialog box,
navigate to the My Documents
folder
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Features Summary

• Is a file permanently gone from your

hard drive when you delete it?
• No, it has been automatically
placed in the hard drive’s
Recycle Bin
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Features Summary

• How do you recover a deleted file?

1. Double-click the Recycle Bin

to open it
2. Locate and click on the
deleted file
3. Click File, Restore
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Features Summary

• How do you create a shortcut on the

Desktop for a commonly-used file?
• Locate the file, right-click it,
and click Send To, then click
on Desktop
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