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Using Windows 7

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Start Windows 7
Explore the Desktop
Manipulate Windows
Power Down the
Computer
Use Gadgets
CHECKPOINT 1

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Manage Files and

Folders
Use the Recycle Bin
Create a Shortcut
Explore the Control
Panel
Explore Windows Help
and Support
Use Search Tools
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Start Windows 7
Before using one of the software programs
in the Microsoft Office suite, you will need
to start the Windows 7 operating system.
To do this, turn on the computer.
Depending on your computer equipment
configuration, you may also need to turn on
the monitor and printer.

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Explore the Desktop

Recycle
Bin icon

Start
button
Taskb
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Explore the Desktop

continued
Show
desktop
button

pinne
d
items

buttons
for active
tasks

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Explore the Desktop

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To display the Start
menu:
1. Click the Start
button.

Start
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Manipulate Windows
When a program is open, a task button
representing the program displays on the
Taskbar.

task
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Manipulate Windows
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To minimize a
window:
1. Click the Minimize
button.
Minimiz
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Manipulate Windows
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To switch to another program window:

1. Click the task button on the Taskbar
representing the desired program to switch
to.

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Manipulate Windows
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To change the display of all open

windows:
1. Position the mouse pointer on the Taskbar.
2. Click the right mouse button.
3. Click the desired option at the shortcut
menu.
shortc
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Manipulate Windows
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The icons that display immediately to the

right of the Start button are pinned
programs.

pinned
progra
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Manipulate Windows
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The notification area is located at the right

side of the Taskbar and contains icons that
show the status of certain system functions
such as a network connection or battery
power.

notificatio
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Manipulate Windows
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To change the date

and/or time:
1. Click the time or date
in the notification area.
2. Click the Change date
and time settings
hyperlink.
3. Click the Change date
and time button in the
Date and Time dialog
box.
4. Change the month,
day, year, and/or time
at the Date and Time
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Settings dialog box.

Date and Time

Settings dialog
box
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Manipulate Windows
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To display the
Taskbar and Start
Menu Properties
dialog box:
1. Right-click an empty
portion of the
Taskbar.
2. Click the Properties
option at the shortcut
Properti
menu.
es
option

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Manipulate Windows
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With options in
the Taskbar and
Start Menu
Properties dialog
box, you can
change settings
for the Taskbar
as well as the
Start menu.
Taskbar and
Start Menu
Properties
dialog box

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Power Down the Computer

To shut down Windows:
1. Close any open programs.
2. Click the Start button on the Taskbar.
3. Click the Shut down button.
Shut
down
button

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Use Gadgets
To view available gadgets:
1. Right-click in a blank area on the desktop.
2. Click the Gadgets option at the shortcut
menu.

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CHECKPOINT 1
1) This is the name of the
main portion of the screen
when Windows is loaded.
a. Window
b. Taskbar
c. Desktop
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d. Screen

3) This area contains the

system clock and date.
a. pinned programs
b. notification area
c. desktop
d. active tasks

2) You can display the Start

menu by pressing these
keys on the keyboard.
a. Shirt + Enter
b. Ctrl + Enter
c. Ctrl + Esc
d. Shift + Esc
Answer

4) This is a mini program

providing information at a
glance and easy access to
frequently used tools.
a. window
b. organizer
c. gadget
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d. gidget
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Manage Files and Folders

To display the Computer window:
1. Click the Start button.
search text
2. Click the Computer option.
box

Address
bar
toolba
r
Navigatio
n pane

Content
pane
Details
pane
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Manage Files and Folders

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To copy a file to
another folder or
drive:
1. Display the file
in the Content
pane.
2. Click the
Organize button.
3. Click the Copy
option at the
drop-down list.

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4. Click where you
want to copy the
file.
5. Click the Organize
button.
6. Click the Paste
option at the dropdown list.

Click where you

want to copy the
file.

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Manage Files and Folders

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To change the
display in the
Content pane:
1. Click the Views
button arrow on the
toolbar.
2. Click the desired
option at the dropview
down list.
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Manage Files and Folders

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To select adjacent
files:
1. Click the first file.
2. Hold down the
Shift key.
3. Click the last file.

adjace
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Manage Files and Folders

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To
create a folder:
1. Display the Computer
window.
2. Position the mouse
pointer in a blank area
in the Content pane
where you want to
create the folder.
3. Click the right mouse
button.
4. Point to New in the
shortcut menu.
5. Click the Folder option
at the side menu.
6. Type the desired folder
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Use the Recycle Bin

Deleting the wrong file can be a disaster.
Windows 7 helps protect your work with the
Recycle Bin.
A file or folder or selected files or folders that
you delete from the hard drive are sent
automatically to the Recycle Bin.
Files and folders deleted from a USB flash
drive or disc are deleted permanently.

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Use the Recycle Bin

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To restore a file from the Recycle Bin:

1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the
desktop.
2. At the Recycle Bin window, click the desired
file.
3. Click the Restore this item button.
Recycle
Bin
window

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Use the Recycle Bin

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To empty the
Recycle Bin:
1. Display the Recycle
Bin window.
2. Click the Empty the
Recycle Bin button.
3. Click Yes.

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Create a Shortcut
To create a
shortcut:
1. Display the
Computer
window.
2. Make active the
drive or folder
where the file is
located.
3. Right-click the
desired file.
4. Point to Send to.
5. Click the Desktop
(create shortcut)
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Explore the Control Panel

To display the Control Panel:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click the Control Panel option.

Contr
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Explore the Control Panel

continued

If you click a category icon in the Control

Panel, the Control Panel displays all of the
available subcategories and tasks in the
category.
subcategor
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Explore the Control Panel

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To search for a
feature:
1. Display the Control
Panel.
2. Type the name of
the desired feature
in the Search
Control Panel text
box.

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Explore Windows Help and

Support
To display the
Windows Help and
Support window:
1. Click the Start
button.
2. Click the Help and
Support option.

Windows Help
and Support
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Use Search Tools

To use the search
tool:
1. Click the Start
button.
2. Type the first
few characters
of the program
or file for which
you are
searching in the
Search
programs and
files text box.
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You can also search for programs or files
with the search text box in the Computer
window.
When conducting a search, you can use the
asterisk (*) as a wildcard character in place
of any letters, numbers, or symbolsasteris
within a
k
file name.

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CHECKPOINT 2
1) To select adjacent files,
click the first file, hold
down this key, and then
click the last file.
a. F1
b. Alt
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c. Ctrl
Next
d. Shift
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2) To select nonadjacent files,
click the first file, hold
down this key, and then
click any other files or
folders.
a. F1
b. Alt
Answer
c. Ctrl
Next
d. Shift
Question
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3) A file or folder or selected

files or folders you delete
from the hard drive are sent
here automatically.
a. Trash Folder
b. Delete Folder
Answer
c. Trash Can
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d. Recycle Bin
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4) When conducting a search,
you can use this as a
wildcard character.
a. forward slash
b. asterisk
c. hyphen
d. plus sign
Answer
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Summary of Presentation Concepts

Use desktop icons and the Taskbar to launch
programs and open files or folders
Add and remove gadgets
Organize and manage data, including copying,
moving, creating, and deleting files and folders;
and create a shortcut
Explore the Control Panel and personalize the
desktop
Use the Windows Help and Support features
Use search tools
Customize monitor settings
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