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Computers, Windows XP, and the Internet Lesson 5

Computers, Windows XP, and the Internet Lesson 5. Lexington Technology Center Bob Herring. Computers Lesson 5. Review of the Previous Lesson. Search Engines Google Altavista Yahoo Lycos Ask Jeeves Teoma Free E-Mail. 2. Computers Lesson 5. File Types.

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Computers, Windows XP, and the Internet Lesson 5

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  1. Computers,Windows XP,and the InternetLesson 5 Lexington Technology Center Bob Herring

  2. Computers Lesson 5 Review of the Previous Lesson • Search Engines • Google • Altavista • Yahoo • Lycos • Ask Jeeves • Teoma • Free E-Mail 2

  3. Computers Lesson 5 File Types • Each file on your computer has a three-letter extension • These extensions help the computer know what program to use to • open the file • Mail programs can send attached files, some of which can damage • your computer. • Don’t open files with these extensions! • .exe An executable file that can run on its own, like Word • .vbs Visual Basic Script – Always bad, in an e-mail • .scr Screensaver, but usually a virus 3

  4. Computers Lesson 5 Good File Types • Documents • .doc Word document • .mdb Access database • .pdf Adobe Acrobat document (Portable Document File) • .pps PowerPoint slide show presentation • .ppt PowerPoint presentation • .rtf Rich-Text Format, a word-processing document • .txt Text document, usually created with Notepad • .wpd WordPerfect document • .xls Excelspreadsheet 4

  5. Computers Lesson 5 Good File Types • Pictures • .bmp (Bitmap) • .jpg (also, .jpeg - Joint Photographic Experts Group) • .gif (Graphics Interchange Format), from CompuServe • .tif (also, .tiff - Tagged Image File Format) • .png (Portable Net Graphics) • .psd (Photoshop document) • .wmf (Windows Metafile), usually a clip art • Movies • .mpg Movie (also, .mpeg - Motion Picture Experts Group) • .mov Movie in Apple’s Quicktime format • .wmv Movie (Windows Media Video) 5

  6. Computers Lesson 5 Good File Types • Sounds • .aif (also .aiff, Audio Information File Format) • .au (Audio), Sound file format invented for Java • .rm (RealMedia) Sound or Video file • .wav (Windows audiovisual) • .wma (Windows Media Audio) • Web Page files • .asp Active Server Page • .htm (Also, .html = Hyper Text Markup Language) • .xml Extensible Markup Language 6

  7. Computers Lesson 5 Good File Types • Other types you might see • .bat Batch file, a script application from the old MS-DOS • .com Command file, an executable used to start the computer • .dat Data file, usually ASCII text • .dll Dynamic Link Library – Precompiled functions for a • program • .hlp An embedded help file, usually formatted in html • .js JavaScript file, used to run web pages • .pl Perl file, used to link web pages to databases • .tcl Tool Command Language file, a script language used in • web pages 7

  8. Computers Lesson 5 Opening Office Programs • Office has its own toolbar. It is usually in the upper right corner of • the screen. • Left-click the icon of the desired program to start it. • Other programs may be added to the toolbar by right-clicking the • “Window” area and choosing “Customize” PowerPoint Word Access Excel Publisher Outlook 8

  9. Computers Lesson 5 Word Document Layout Menu Bar Standard Toolbar Formatting Toolbar Status Bar 9

  10. Computers Lesson 5 Word Document Layout, Cont’d Horizontal Ruler Vertical Ruler Document Window 10

  11. Computers Lesson 5 Standard Toolbar Document Map Insert Table Spell Check E-Mail Reading Format Paste Zoom Print Cut Open Columns Hyperlink Undo New Print Preview Help Copy Save Redo Drawing Toolbar Tables and Borders Research Format Marks Format Painter Insert Excel Worksheet 11

  12. Computers Lesson 5 Formatting Toolbar Bullet List Increase Font 1 pt Right Text Style Line Spacing Increase Indent High- light Italics Left Borders Numbered List Styles and Formatting Text Color Underline Font Size Center Decrease Font 1 pt Decrease Indent Font Bold Full Justify 12

  13. Computers Lesson 5 Toolbar Popup Menu Toolbar Popup 13

  14. Computers Lesson 5 Toolbar Control • Toolbars may be moved for your convenience • Move the mouse pointer over the toolbar control • The picture changes from to • Hold down the left mouse button and drag • You can attach toolbars to the side or bottom of the window Toolbar Control 14

  15. Computers Lesson 5 Adding a Tool to the Toolbar • Select Tools, then Customize; choose the Commands tab • Select Insert, then choose Symbol • Left-click and hold the desired icon; drag to desired spot on toolbar Tools Commands Customize 15

  16. Computers Lesson 5 Deleting a Tool from the Toolbar • Select Tools, then Customize; choose the Commands tab • Left-click and drag the tool anywhere off the toolbar Tools Commands Customize 16

  17. Computers Lesson 5 Expanding Menus • Menus are sometimes truncated; to see the whole menu, click the • double down arrow at the bottom of the menu Expanded Menu Double Down Arrow 17

  18. Computers Lesson 5 Selecting Text • Select text by holding down the left mouse button and dragging • Select a line by moving the mouse to the left margin and clicking once • Select a paragraph in the left margin by double-clicking • Select the whole document by Edit, Select All (or Ctrl+A) 18

  19. Computers Lesson 5 Selecting a Large Block of Text • Highlight the first word, then scroll to where the block ends • Hold down the Shift key • Click after the end of the block 19

  20. Computers Lesson 5 Fonts • Click on the dropdown arrow on the Font Tool • Select the new font in the dropdown box Font Tool Font Dropdown 20

  21. Computers Lesson 5 Font Sizes • Click on the dropdown arrow on the Font Size Tool • Select the new size in the dropdown box Font Size Dropdown Font Size Tool 21

  22. Computers Lesson 5 Font Menu Controls Font Font Size Underline Style Font Color Text Effects Sample Set as Default 22

  23. Computers Lesson 5 Bold, Italic, and Underline Bold Italic Underline 23

  24. Computers Lesson 5 Paragraph Alignment Alignment Tools Left Center Right Full 24

  25. Computers Lesson 5 Cut , Copy , and Paste • Cutting, copying and pasting are at the very heart of word processing • They allow you to move text and pictures and add previous work to • your current document. • Cutting and copying are the same operation. Both copy the selected • item to the clipboard. • Paste brings the item from the clipboard into the document. That is • why the symbol looks like a page coming off a clipboard. • Remember to select the item!! When the operation you have chosen • doesn’t work, go back and select the text • Keyboard shortcuts are available: • Control + X Cuts • Control + C Copies • Control + V Pastes 25

  26. Computers Lesson 5 Cut, Copy, and Paste • There are four ways to cut, copy, and paste: • Select Edit, then click the desired operation • Right-click the selection, and choose from the popup menu • Select the item, then click the appropriate tool on the toolbar • Select the item, and use a keyboard shortcut 26

  27. Computers Lesson 5 Inserting Clip Art • Word provides the capability to insert pictures as well as words. • Clip art is a royalty-free set of simple pictures that can be • used to enhance your presentation. • Choose Insert, then select Picture. In the sub-menu, pick Clip Art. Picture Clip Art 27

  28. Computers Lesson 5 Inserting Clip Art, Word 97 & 2000 • Choose Insert, then select Picture. In the sub-menu, pick Clip Art. • The clip art gallery dialog box appears Clip Art Gallery 28

  29. Computers Lesson 5 Inserting Clip Art, Word 97 & 2000 • Select a category of clip art and click on it to open • Pick a clip and left-click on it • On the popup menu, select Insert Clip icon Insert Clip Preview Clip Add to Favorites Find Similar 29

  30. Computers Lesson 5 Clip Art Organizer, Word XP & 2003 • In these versions of Word, a Clip Art Organizer appears on the right • Type in a word or two and click Go; Word attempts to find a clip Go Button Clip Art Organizer 30

  31. Computers Lesson 5 Inserting Clip Art, Word XP & 2003 • Click the desired picture once with the left mouse button to insert • A popup menu is also available if you click the down arrow Popup Menu 31

  32. Computers Lesson 5 Resizing Pictures • Resize pictures using the drag handles surrounding the picture • Use the corner drag handles to preserve the aspect ratio Expanded by Side Handle Expanded by Bottom Handle Correctly Resized Drag Handles 32

  33. Computers Lesson 5 Review • File Types • Opening Word • Toolbars • Selecting Text • Formatting Text • Cut, Copy, and Paste • Clip Art 33

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