Windows Management Lesson 9

Ending a Windows Session

• Switch User

• Log Off

• Lock

• Restart

• Sleep

• Hibernate

• Shut Down

Recycle Bin

Start Button

Pinning Applications Taskbar

Icon

Task Buttons

Jump Lists

Show Desktop Button

Show Desktop Button

Windows Action Center

Manipulating Windows

• Minimize Button

• Reduce a window to the task bar

• Maximize/Restore Down Button

• Maximize expands a window to fill the computer screen, restore down displays it less than a full screen

• Close Button

• “X” will exit a Windows Program

Starting Programs & Switching Between Windows • Starting a program

• Click on the Start Button and choose the file from the ‘All Programs’ List or type in the program’s name

• Double click the icon on a desktop shortcut (an icon that represents a link to an item, rather than the item itself)

• Switching between windows

• Use taskbar, jump lists, or Alt + Tab

• Active window – the window you are currently working with (title bar is shaded slightly different)

Computer

• Windows Computer:

• a utility program designed to help you find, view & manage files

Managing Files

• Files - Electronic collections of data that you create and save on a computer

• File Management - Organizing & keeping track of your files

• Folders - Areas on a hard disk or floppy disk used to store files

Identifying Files

• Three main file types:

• Systems files – a file essential to the operating system

• Application files – a file essential to a specific application program

• Data files – one created when working with an application program

Recent Pages Button

Navigation Buttons

Address Bar

Previous Locations

Button Search Box

Refresh Button

File List

Navigation Pane

Command Bar

Details Pane

To Select a Group of Files

Highlight the first file in a group

Hold down the shift key and highlight the last file in a

group

To Select Certain Files

Highlight the first file to be selected

Hold down on Control key while selecting other files

with the mouse button

DELETING FILES

• File goes to Recycle Bin

• From Hard Disk Drive (C)

• Can be recovered or permanently deleted

• Files are permanently deleted:

• From Student Folder

• From Device With Removable Storage

• Recycle Bin – can reverse the delete by restore files

• Empty Recycle Bin – permanently deletes files

File Properties

• File properties: characteristics that help locate & organize files

Finding Files

• Search box – allows you find files within identified folder or drive

• Hidden file – not displayed in the computer window

Solving Common File Problems

• Incompatibility of application programs

• Install needed software program or use a different OS

• Corruption of files

• If useable, use the document recovery task pane to reopen a file

• Denied access

• Re-save a “Read-Only” file

• Use password to open file