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Exercise 1 Managing A Desktop and Windows

The document provides instructions for completing exercises to practice managing files and folders on a desktop. The exercises include identifying desktop objects, applying a screen saver, arranging icons on the desktop, changing the desktop background, creating and renaming folders and files, copying and moving folders, and deleting files from the Recycle Bin. The goal is to help the user learn how to efficiently organize their desktop environment and files.

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Exercise 1 Managing A Desktop and Windows

The document provides instructions for completing exercises to practice managing files and folders on a desktop. The exercises include identifying desktop objects, applying a screen saver, arranging icons on the desktop, changing the desktop background, creating and renaming folders and files, copying and moving folders, and deleting files from the Recycle Bin. The goal is to help the user learn how to efficiently organize their desktop environment and files.

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Joos Chapter 3 Online Exercises

Exercise 1 Managing a Desktop and Windows

Objectives

1. Identify and describe programs and applications on the desk top.

2. Apply a screen saver.

3. Arrange the desktop to work efficiently and effectively.

4. Change the colors of the desktop.

5. Open, close, minimize, maximize, size, and arrange windows.

6. Switch between windows.

Activity

If necessary, make sure to turn on the computer and log on. You may also need to turn on

the monitor.

1. Identify the following desktop objects using their generic group names, not the specific

name of the object the icon represents. Complete the statements.

a. The place where items are stored until they are deleted is the ____________.

b. The icon you would click to access the Internet on this computer is___________.

c. There is/is not a printer shortcut on my desktop.________________________

d. The Start button is located_______________________________.

e. The bar that runs along the bottom of the screen is called the ____________. It is

used for _____________________.

2. Apply a screen saver.

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a. Right-click a blank area of the desktop.

b. Choose Personalize from the shortcut menu.

c. Click the Screen Saver option.

d. Click the screen saver down arrow, and select Bubbles.

e. Set the amount of time to wait before activating the screen saver to 10 minutes.

f. Click Apply and then OK.

3. Move and arrange objects on the desktop.

a. Drag the Internet Explorer icon to the lower-right side of the desktop.

b. Drag the Recycle Bin icon to the lower-right side of the desktop.

c. Right-click a blank area of the desktop. Click Sort by, and then select Name.

d. What happened to the icons? _____________________________________

e. Drag the Internet Explorer icon to the upper-right side of the desktop.

f. Drag the Recycle Bin icon to the upper-right side of the desktop.

g. Right- click a blank area of the desktop. Select View, Align to Grid.

h. What happened?

i. Drag the taskbar to the top of the screen.

HINT: If the icons snap back into place, right-click a blank area of the desktop, select

View, and then select Auto Arrange. This series of actions removes the check mark

next to the Auto Arrange feature and permits you to move the icons.

4. Change the desktop background.

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a. Right-click a blank area of the desktop and click Personalize.

b. Click the Desktop background option.

c. Click Textures, Img5 options (the first option under Textures).

d. Click OK and then close the window.

e. To change the setup back to the default colors, repeat Steps a–d except choose

Img42 under Vistas.

Exercise 2 Managing Folders and Files

Objectives

1. Create folders and files.

2. Move, copy, and rename folders and files.

3. Delete files and folders.

4. Empty the Recycle Bin.

Activity

1. Make a new folder on your desktop.


a. Right click on a blank area of your desktop.

b. Scroll down to New.

c. Click on Folder

d. A folder will appear on your desktop. Label it Class Notes.

2. Make a subfolder in the Class Notes folder

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a. Double click on the Class Notes folder on your desktop.

b. The folder will open.

c. On the upper left hand corner of the window, click on Organize

d. Click on the first item in the drop down menu: New Folder

e. Name the folder with the day of the week.

3. Renaming Files and Folders

a. Click to the immediate right of the name of the folder you just created.

b. A text box should appear.

c. Change the name of the folder to the date on the calendar


[Example: August_29].

d. Click once.

e. The folder is renamed.

You can follow the same procedure for renaming documents in the folder.

4. Copying Folders

a. Right click on the same folder.

b. Follow the drop down menu to Send To.

c. Follow that drop down menu to Documents and click.

d. When you open the Documents application on your desktop, a copy of the folder
should be there.

5. Moving folders

a. Click on the subfolder inside your Class Notes folder.

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b. Without letting go of the mouse, drag the folder to the desktop.

c. Release the mouse.

d. The Class Notes folder should now be empty, and the subfolder should appear on
your desktop.

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