® ®Microsoft Windows 7

Windows Tutorial 1Exploring the Basics

of Microsoft Windows 7

XPXPXPObjectives• Start Windows 7 and tour the desktop• Explore the Start menu• Run software programs, switch between them,

and close them• Identify and use the controls in windows and

dialog boxes

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XPXPXPObjectives• Navigate your computer using Windows

Explorer and the Computer window• Change the view of the items in your computer• Get help when you need it• Turn off Windows 7

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XPXPXPStarting Windows 7• Turn on your computer. After a moment,

Windows 7 starts and the Welcome screen appears

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

• The Windows 7 screen uses a graphical user interface (GUI)–Contains windows

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XPXPXPStarting Windows 7

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• The user interface in Windows 7 is called Aero– Semitransparent glass design– Features to manage windows–Also called the Aero desktop experience

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XPXPXPTouring the Windows 7 Desktop

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• In Windows terminology, the background area displayed on your screen when Windows 7 starts represents a desktop

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

XPXPXPExploring the Start Menu

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

click the name of the program you want to start.or

• 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 start.

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XPXPXPStarting a Program

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

one task at a time and to switch quickly between projects

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XPXPXPRunning Multiple Programs• Switching between programs–Press and hold the Windows key, and then

press the Tab key• Aero Flip 3D•Windows Flip

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XPXPXPClosing Programs from the Taskbar• Right-click the button representing the

program you want to close, and then click Close window on the shortcut menu

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XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes

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XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes

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XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes

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XPXPXPUsing the Ribbon• The Ribbon is located at the top of the

program window, immediately below the title bar–Organized into tabs– Tabs are organized in groups

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XPXPXPUsing the Ribbon

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XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes• A dialog box is a special kind of window in

which you enter or choose settings for how you want to perform a task–Paragraph dialog box

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XPXPXPExploring Your Computer

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XPXPXPExploring Your Computer

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XPXPXPExploring Your Computer• Changing the Icon View:– In a folder window, click the Change your view

button arrow on the toolbar, and then click a view.

or– To cycle through the predefined views, click the

Change your view button more than once.

or– Click the Change your view button arrow on the

toolbar, and then drag the slider.

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XPXPXPExploring Your Computer

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XPXPXPNavigating Windows Explorer• To start Windows Explorer, click the Windows

Explorer button on the taskbar

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

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XPXPXPTurning Off Windows 7• When you’re finished working in Windows 7,

you should always turn it off properly• You can turn off Windows 7 using a Shut down

button at the bottom of the Start menu– If your computer provides a Sleep option,

you can choose the Sleep option to save your work and turn down the power to your monitor and computer

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