“Using the Computer Desktop”

By Mr. JarrettK-4 Computer Lab

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The desktop is what you see on the screen once you log in.

• When you see the desktop , your computer is ready to use.

Do you see a “desktop” on

this computer?

Is it ready to use?

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The desktop has four main parts:– Icons–Start Button–Taskbar–System Tray

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The pictures on the desktop are called icons.

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• Icons are how you run programs on your computer.

These are

Icons

Double-clicking the icon runs the program.

Click the picture,

not the words.

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The Start Button is • another way to run

programs.• When you click it, you see a

menu. Menus give choices.• Only click the Start Button

once.

This is the

“Start” button.

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The Taskbar is a place where programs “go” when they are running.

This is the Taskbar.

It is empty because

no programs

are running.

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The System Tray is a special area where we see:– The clock– Other icons for programs

running in the “background”

This is the System Tray.

“Using the Computer Desktop”

• The desktop has four main parts:– Icons–Start Button–Taskbar–System Tray

•Can you find them?

What’s this?

ICON!

What’s this?

START BUTTON!

What’s this?

TASK BAR!

What’s this?

SYSTEM TRAY!

“Using the Computer Desktop”

By Mr. JarrettK-4 Computer Lab