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Return to the Office 2007 web page
Lesson 3: Managing Computer Files
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Storage Media
Hard drive USB flash CD/CDRW DVD/DVD-RW External hard drive Floppy
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Browsing Through Files Windows helps you store, locate, and
manage user files on various disk drives and folders
Win XP Win Vista
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File Organization Windows stores files in a flexible hierarchy
with three basic levels
Level Definition Examples
Drive Physical place to store files Floppy disk Hard drive
Folder Electronic place to store files Folder for files of an application program
Folder for all letters related to a project
File Collection of computer data with a common purpose
A letter A picture
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The My Computer Window(Win XP)
Menu bar
Toolbar
Addressbar
Shortcuts to useful tasks and places
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The Computer Window (Win Vista)
Toolbar
Addressbar
Shortcuts to locate files
Folder and Device list
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Changing the View (Win XP)
You can display files and folders with various views
Tiles View
Thumbnails View
List View
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Changing the View (Win Vista)
You can display files and folders with various views
Tiles View
Medium Icons View
List View
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Sorting Files
Sort your view of files in various ways By Name By Size By Type By Modified (Date)
Sort Bar – Win Vista
Sort Menu – Win Vista
Sort Menu – Win XP
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Working with Folders Folders are electronic locations to store
groups of related files Create new folders
whenever at any time Windows 2000 and XP automatically create
a My Documents folder
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Creating Folders You can create new folders to build your
own file system You can create folders in the Documents
folder, on a USB flash drive, etc.
Win XP Win Vista
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The Folders Panel (Win XP)
The Address bar indicates the open folder
This Documents folder contains five
folders
The right panel displays the contents of the selected folder
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The Folders Panel (Win Vista)
The Address bar indicates the open folder
The Folders panel displays a hierarchical view of the computer
system
The right panel displays the contents of the selected folder
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Renaming Files and Folders Rename a file or folder after you have
created it
You can also rename a file by clicking the name once, waiting about one second, and clicking again to select the name. You can then type a new name.
A right-click on any filename displays the Rename command
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Filename Extensions Three letters that follow most filenames
Extensions help Windows keep track of the program you used to create a file
You can set Windows to hide filename extensions
Tutor Meeting.doc
Filename Extension
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Moving and Copying Files (Win XP)
Copy and Paste method to copy files Cut and Paste method to move files
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Moving and Copying Files (Win Vista)
Copy and Paste method to copy files Cut and Paste method to move files
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Selecting Files Use (Ctrl) and (Shift) to move and copy
multiple files
Use (Shift) to select adjacent files
Use (Ctrl) to selectnon-adjacent files
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Deleting FilesDeleted files and folders from hard disks
are placed in the Recycle Bin Retrieve files and folders from the Recycle
Bin to "undelete" them.
Files and folders deleted from USB flash drives and floppy disks are not placed in the Recycle Bin! They are deleted permanently.
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Restoring Files and Folders Open the Recycle Bin to restore
(undelete) its contents Restore individual items too
Win XP
Win Vista
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Return to the Office 2007 web page
Lesson 3: Managing Computer Files