CMPF124 Chap 1 - Intro to Windows OS Pt 2

7/31/2019 CMPF124 Chap 1 - Intro to Windows OS Pt 2

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Objectives

At the end of the lesson, you should

be able to :

identify the term and concept related towindows GUI

identify the basic component of a

windows GUIManipulate windows GUIs


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What is GUI ?

A graphical user interface (orGUI, pronounced"gooey") is a method of interacting with a

computer through a metaphor of direct

manipulation of graphical images and widgetsin addition to text.

Graphical User Interface is a graphical way to

represent the operating system.

Allows user to use a mouse or keystrokes to

select icons and commands from menus


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What is Widgets ?

status bar

toolbar

menu command menu

context menu

pie menu

window panel

dialog box, modal window

A widget is a graphical component, or control, that the userinteracts with, such as a window or a text box

button

check box

radio button

combo box

icon

text box (edit field)

tool tips

scrollbar


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What Is A Window ?

A portion of the screen (in graphical form) whereprograms and processes can be run.

You can open several windows at the sametime.

For example, you can open your e-mail in onewindow, work on a budget in a spreadsheet inanother, download pictures from your digitalcamera in another window, and order your

weekly groceries on the Web in another window. Windows can be closed, resized, moved,

minimized to a button on the taskbar, ormaximized to take up the whole screen.


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What is An Icon ?

An icon in Windows is a small picture or object thatrepresents a file, program, web page, or command thatcan be manipulated by the user.

Icons serve as visual mnemonics and allow the user to

control certain computer actions without having toremember commands or type them at the keyboard.

There are 4 default icon which are placed on a standardWindows desktop and come with the Windows OS

package. My Computer My Document

Recycle Bin

My Network Places


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1. My Computer

My Computer shows youthe contents of your floppy

disk, hard disk, CD-ROM

drive, and network drives.

You can also search for andopen files and folders, and

gain access to options in

Control Panel to modify

your computer's settings. Double click on any of the

icon and user can see what

is stored on each drive


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2. My Documents

My Documents is yourpersonal folder.

It contains two specialized

personal folders, My Pictures

and My Music. You can make your personal

folders available to each

person with a user account on

this computer, or you can

make them private so that onlyyou can access the files within

them.

Any files created will be stored in the My Document folder (by

default)


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3. Recycle Bin

All deleted item/data will

be stored here.

Deleted data can be

recovered here. To permanently delete a

file, just click Empty TheRecycle Bin.

The following items are not stored in the Recycle Bin and cannot be restored:

Items deleted from network locations.

Items deleted from removable media (such as 3.5-inch disks).

Items that are larger than the storage capacity of the Recycle Bin.


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4. My Network Places

My Network Placesprovides a view of all the

shared computers, files and

folders, printers, and other

resources on the network towhich your computer is

connected (Local Area

Network LAN).

My Network Places

presents a view of thenetwork similar to the view

of your computer presented

by Windows Explorer.


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Features of windows GUI

Task Bar

Files and Folders

Start menu

Windows Explorer

Windows Find tool (choose Find or

Search from the Start menu)


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Features of windows GUI

TaskbarStart Menu

Files &Folders

Find /SearchTools

TheDesktop


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Taskbar

The task bar is the place forthe Start button, clock and

volume.

The task bar gives you a log

of all programs you haveopened.

To switch programs, click on

the icon buttons on the

taskbar

To view the properties of thetask bar :

click Start Setting

Taskbar Properties


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Files & Folders

A file is a collection of information that the computer andthe user uses.

It is always in a particular format/extension, i.e. .doc, .pdf, .txt, .jpg, .avi, .mp3, .bat, .exe

You can arrange up files into folders (or directories) toorganize them and make them easily accessible using MyComputer/Windows Explorer.

Folders can have sub -

folders as well for furtherorganization


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Files & Folders

There are several thing that

can be done to files and

folders.

User can create folder andfile, move and copy files or

folders, rename file and

folder, delete file or folder,

launching program, find file

or folder and save file.

Accessing the Drop Down

Menu by clicking the Right

Mouse Button at the file


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Files & Folders

Accessing the filemenu from the Drop

Down Menu at the

File menu in

Windows Explorer


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Start Menu

After clicking on the

Start menu, a menu

appears giving you a

quick way to handlecommon tasks.

You can launch

programs, call up

documents, changesystems settings, get

help and shut down

your pc.


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Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer displays thehierarchical structure of files,folders, and drives on yourcomputer.

It also shows any networkdrives that have been mappedto drive letters on yourcomputer.

Using Windows Explorer, youcan copy, move, rename, andsearch for files and folders

The right pane is the Folderspane, where a user can selecta folder to display its content inthe right pane.

The plus (+) sign can be clicked to display a list of what it contains

A folder in the right pane can be double-clicked to display subfolders or

files.


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Windows Search Tool

Can be used in order tofind a file or folderswhen only certaininformation is known.

Can choose either tofind a file based on itsextension, the date thefile is created ormodified, or based onthe text contained in

the file. Can also make the

search more specific byspecifying the locationof the file.Windows 2000 Find Tool


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Windows Find Tool

Windows XPSearch Tool


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Renaming Icons

There are several icons on a standard Windows desktop.

The standard icons for the desktop are My Computer, My

Documents, Recycle Bin, Network Neighborhood /My

Network Places and Internet Explorer. The user can renamesome of these icons.

Step1. Right-click on the icon.

Step2. Choose rename.

Step3. Type a new name.Step4. Press enter.

OR:

Step1. Click on the icon.

Step2. Click on the icon name and wait

for the cursor to appear.Step3. Rename the icon.

Step4. Click anywhere outside the icon.

Method 1 Method 2


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Creating a Folder

A folder can be created either from the Desktop or from the

Explorer. To create a folder from the Desktop, follow these

steps:

Step1. Right-click an empty space on the

Desktop, and choose New -> Folder

from the shortcut menu.

Step2. Type a name for the folder, and thenclick outside it.


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Creating a Folder

To create a folder inside another folder in Explorer, follow

these steps:

Step1. Select the folder.Step2. Choose File -> New -> Folder.

Step3. Type a name for the folder, and click

outside it.


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Creating a File

There are 3 ways to create file that are from the Desktop,

From the Explorer and within an application.

Tocreate a file from the Desktop

, follow these steps:

Step1. Right-click an empty space on the

Desktop, and choose New.

Step2. From the submenu, select the type of

file you want to create.Step3. Type a name for the file, and then click

outside on the Desktop. This file is

stored in the Desktop folder.


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Creating a File

To create a file from within Explorer, follow these steps:

Step1. Open the folder that will contain the new

file (whether it is on the local drive or the

network).

Step2. Right-click in a blank space in the right

pane of Explorer.

Step3. Choose New, then, from the submenu,

select a file type.Step4. Type a name for the file, and then click

outside it in a blank space.


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Creating a File

To create file from within an application, for example using

WordPad, follow these steps:

Step1. Choose Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->

WordPad to open WordPad.

Step2. Choose File -> Save As to open the Save As

dialog box.

Step3. Select a folder in which you want to

save the document.Step4. Enter a name in the File Name box.

Step5. Click Save.


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Move & Copy Files / Folders

There are 4 ways that files or folders can be moved or

copied.

First : By dragging and dropping with the right mouse button,

follow these steps:

Step1. Locate the file or folder in Explorer.

Step2. Right-click it, and then drag it to its

destination.Step3. Release the mouse button, and then

choose Copy Here or Move Here.


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copied.

Second : By dragging and dropping with the left-mouse

button, follow these steps:

Step1. Locate the file or folder in Explorer.

Step2. Left-click it, and then drag it to its

destination.Step3. Release the mouse button.


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copied.

Third : By copying and pasting or cutting and pasting,

follow these steps:

Step1. Right-click the source file, and choose

Cut or Copy from the shortcut menu.

Step2. Right-click the destination folder, andchoose Paste from the shortcut menu.


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copied.

Fourth : By using the Send to command

Step1. Right-click at the file or folder, choose

Send To -> destination folder.


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Renaming File or Folder

There are two ways to rename a file or folder:

One : Left-click twice (wait about a second between clicks)

the name of the file or folder, and enter a new name

in the highlighted box.

Two : Right-click the name of a folder, choose Rename from

the shortcut menu, and then type a new name.


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Deleting File or Folder

There are three ways to delete a file or folder:

One : In Explorer, right-click the name of the file or folder,

and then choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Two : In Explorer, left-click the name of the file or folder,

and then press Delete or click the Delete button on

the toolbar.

Three :If the File is visible on the Desktop, click the name of

the file or folder, and drag it to the Recycle Bin.


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Saving Files

Saving file is important for future reference.

To save a file in a certain location, just follow these steps:

Step1 : Click File -> Save As, or just click on the icon

that shows diskette on the toolbar.

Step2 : Type the file name. Choose the location where

the file is to be saved in the Save in pull down

menu.

Step3 : In the Save as Type Option, choosethe type of file to be saved.

Step4 : Click Save.


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Launch a program from Start menu

Step1 : Click the Start button.

Step2 : Choose Programs.

Step3 : Scroll down the Programs until the

desired program is found.

Step4 : Click on the program and the program

will be launched.


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Creating Shortcuts

1. Choose Start -> Programs.

2. Click the name of the application in the menu,

and drag it to the destination folder.

OR

1. Choose the destination folder for the shortcut.

2. Right-click and choose New -> Shortcut.

3. The Create Shortcut box will appear.

4. Type the location and the name of the item, or use the

browse button.

5. Select the name for the shortcut.

6. Click Finish.


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Changing Shortcut Icons

1. Right-click on the icon, and choose Properties from this

shortcut menu to open the Properties dialog box for that

icon.

2. Click the Change icon button to open the Change icon

dialog box.

3. Select the icon and click OK


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Selecting Multiple Files & Folders

1. Click on one of the selected file.

2. Press Shift button.

3. Without letting the Shift button go, use the up, down, left

and right button to select the other files.

To choose files and folders that are not side-by-side.

1. Click on the first file or folder.

2. Press Control button.3. Without letting go the control button,

Use the SPACE bar to select other files or folders.

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