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Introduction to Windows

Introduction to Windows. Your Name Goes Here. Evolution of Windows. Windows 3.1 First widely used successful version of Windows Replaced MS-DOS Windows 95 Introduced Start button, taskbar for multitasking, and My Computer for easier file management Windows NT

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Introduction to Windows

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  1. Introduction to Windows Your Name Goes Here

  2. Evolution of Windows • Windows 3.1 • First widely used successful version of Windows • Replaced MS-DOS • Windows 95 • Introduced Start button, taskbar for multitasking, and My Computer for easier file management • Windows NT • Intended for business computing • Increased reliability and security

  3. Evolution of Windows (Continued) • Windows 98 • Active desktop displays Web content • Enables Web conventions on the desktop • Windows 2000 • Security of NT with Windows 98 Interface • Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server • Windows Me (Millennium Edition) • Successor to Windows 98 for home computing

  4. The Windows Desktop My Computer Start Button Taskbar (multitasking)

  5. Title bar with Min, Max or Restore, and Close buttons Menu bar, Toolbar, and Address bar Status bar and Scroll bars Anatomy of a Window

  6. The Devices on a System • Drive A is always a floppy disk • Drive B is a second floppy disk (obsolete) • Drive C is always a fixed disk • Drives D, E, are variable • CD ROM • Zip drive or removable media • Network drives

  7. Pull-down Menus • Pull-down menu • Dimmed command • Ellipsis • Check • Bullet • Arrowhead • Submenu

  8. Dialog Boxes • Tabbed dialog box • Option buttons • Check box • Text box • Spin button • Command buttons

  9. Dialog Boxes continued • Command buttons • Open List Box • Scroll bar • List box • Tabbed dialog box • Help button ? • Cancel button • OK button

  10. Moving and Sizing a Window • To Move a Window • Click and drag the title bar • To Size a Window • Click and drag a corner to change the length and width in proportion with one another • Click and drag a border to change just the length or the width

  11. Formatting a Floppy • Disk capacity • 720Kb • 1.44Mb • Types of formatting • Quick (erase) • Full • Label

  12. File Management • My Computer • Simpler and less sophisticated • Can result in multiple open windows at one time • Windows Explorer • Hierarchical view on left • Contents of the selected folder on the right • Multiple views available for both • Small icons, Large icons, List, and Details view

  13. Folder Expanded Collapsed Files Program file Data file File names Name Extension (type) Windows Explorer

  14. Moving Files Click and drag to a different folder on the same drive Cut and Paste Shortcut Menu Copying Files Click and drag from one drive to another Copy and Paste Shortcut Menu Moving and Copying Files

  15. Accessed from the Start button Tabs Contents tab Index tab Search tab Favorites tab Web help The Help Command

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