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Basic Windows OS Computing Guide

This document provides an introduction to basic computing skills in Windows, including terminology like drives, folders, directories, file extensions, icons, and common extensions. It describes how to shut down and restart a computer, open programs, find and locate files/folders, use Windows Explorer, create and delete files/folders, move/copy files between folders and disks, save files, and understand dialog boxes. Procedures are given for renaming files/folders and changing the date and time settings.

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Basic Windows OS Computing Guide

This document provides an introduction to basic computing skills in Windows, including terminology like drives, folders, directories, file extensions, icons, and common extensions. It describes how to shut down and restart a computer, open programs, find and locate files/folders, use Windows Explorer, create and delete files/folders, move/copy files between folders and disks, save files, and understand dialog boxes. Procedures are given for renaming files/folders and changing the date and time settings.

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Basic Computing

Skills
Introduction to Windows OS
Some Terminology
• Drive
• hard drive C:\
• floppy drive A:\
• additional B:\ or D:\ or F:\ or H:\ or G:\
• Folder
• used to organize the data stored on your drives
• Directory
• path given to a folder on a drive
• e.g. C: \My Documents\PhoneNumbers.txt
• File Extension
• ending letters associated with a file and an application (e.g. .txt
above) that it can be manipulated in
• Icon
• graphic image that helps you execute commands quickly
File Extensions
• Some common extensions are as follows:
• .doc = Microsoft Word Document
• .xls = Microsoft Excel Document
• .ppt = Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
• .mdb = Microsoft Access Database
• .bmp = Windows Bitmap Picture
• .wav = Sound File
• .html or .htm = Internet Document
• The program you use will automatically assign
extension for you.
• All you need to do is to give it a filename.
Windows Desktop
•.
Shutdown Computer
To shut down a computer, do the following
1. Click on the Start at bottom left corner
of screen
2. Click on Shutdown (A Shut Down
Windows dialog box will appear)
3. Click on Shut Down
4. Click on OK

If you choose Restart the computer will


reboot/restart
Opening a Program
• .
Finding File/Folder
• .
Locating File
• . 1. Click on the Start at
bottom left corner of
screen
2. Click on Documents
3. Select the file that
you want
Windows Explorer
• .

Windows Explorer is a program which allows you to view all


of your folders, and the files that belong in those folders
Creating and Deleting File/Folder
• Creating a Folder
• Select the Drive or Folder you want to create your
Folder in
• Right click in the right pane in the white area
• Select New
• Select Folder
• Type in name for that Folder

• Deleting a file or folder


• Select the File/Folder you want to delete
• Hit the Delete Key on the keyboard
• Confirm Deletion
Moving/Copying File/Folder
• Moving/Copying files to different folders
• Select the Folder you want to move or copy
• To Move File - Simply drag it to the destination you want it to go to
• To Copy File - Click on Edit --> Copy from the top of the screen.
• Then go to the destination folder and click Edit --> Paste
• Copying a file/folder to a floppy disk
• Select the Folder you want to move or copy
• Right click on the file or folder in the right pane
• Select Send To -->
• Select 3.5 Floppy (A: )
• You can also drag the file to 3.5" Floppy (A: \) in the left pane
• Copying a file/folder from a floppy disk to other drive
• Select 3.5 Floppy (A: ) in the left pane
• Select the File/Folder you want to copy from in the floppy drive
• Drag it to your destination
• Renaming a File or Folder
• Select the File or Folder you want to rename
• Right Click on it
• Select Rename
• Rename File
File Saving
• .
Dialog Boxes
• .
Dialog Boxes
• .
Color Box
• .
Change Date/Time
• .

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