Windows Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows Vista

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Windows Tutorial 1

Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows

Vista

XPXPXPObjectives• Start Windows Vista and tour the desktop• Explore the Start menu• Run software programs, switch between them,

and close them• Manipulate windows• Identify and use the controls in menus, toolbars,

and dialog boxes

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XPXPXPObjectives• Navigate your computer with Windows Explorer

and the Computer window• Change the view of the items in your computer• Get help when you need it• Turn off Windows Vista


XPXPXPStarting Windows Vista• Turn on your computer. After a moment,

Windows Vista starts and the Welcome screen appears

• On the Welcome screen, click your user name and enter your password, if necessary


XPXPXPStarting Windows Vista


XPXPXPTouring the Windows Vista Desktop• In Windows terminology, the background area

displayed on your screen when Windows Vista starts represents a desktop

• To open the Start menu, click the Start button on the taskbar


XPXPXPExploring the Start Menu


XPXPXPStarting a Program• Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then

point to All Programs• If necessary, click the folder that contains the

program you want to start• Click the name of the program you want to startOr• Click the name or icon of the program you want

to start in the pinned items list or the most frequently used programs list on the Start menu


XPXPXPStarting a Program


XPXPXPRunning Multiple Programs• Multitasking allows you to work on more than

one task at a time and to switch quickly between projects


XPXPXPRunning Multiple Programs• Switching between programs– Switch between windows button• Aero experience (Windows Flip or Flip 3D)• Basic experience


XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes


XPXPXPExploring Your Computer


XPXPXPExploring Your Computer• Changing the Icon View– In a folder window, click the Views button arrow on

the toolbar, and then click a view

or– To cycle through the views listed on the Views menu,

click the Views button more than once

or– Click the Views button arrow on the toolbar, and

then drag the slider


XPXPXPGetting Help• Click the Start button on the taskbar• Click Help and Support


XPXPXPTurning Off Windows Vista• When you’re finished working in Windows Vista,

you should always turn it off properly• You can turn off Windows Vista using a Lock

button command or the Power button at the bottom of the Start menu– If your computer provides a Sleep option, you can

click the Power button to put your computer to sleep


Windows Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows Vista

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