Make a choice.

Two kinds of Operating SystemsApple computers run

Mac OSHigher end onlyOnly a few choicesSold at Apple storesFewer software choicesCentralized help

Thousands of makers of PCs run WindowsWide price rangeHuge selection Sold everywhereViruses

All computers have an operating system.

Manages your computer behind the scenes!

It’s the software that acts like a “resource manager” for the computer

Between the hardware and the programs(word processors, spreadsheet, games)

What Does Windows Do?

Start Button Taskbar

Desktop

Icons_______________

Start MenuMenus

Shutdown, Logoff, Restart

To open programsDouble click an icon on your desktopDouble click a file in Windows Explorer

and software will automatically open the program

To Save a FileGo to File on menu in programChoose Save or Save AsMust have a unique name

You’ll see this if you chooseSave As or Open Windows Explorer

To Open a Windows Explorer, Double click on folder icon

“Windows” key + E

Windows ElementsClose

Standard Toolbar

Address Bar

Sizing Handle

Control menu

Window Title

Menu BarMaximize

Title Bar

Minimize

Work AreaStatus Bar

WebView Area

Minimize, Maximize, Restore & Close

At the right end of the title bar are three buttons: Minimize, Maximize/Restore and Close.

Minimize: makes the window disappear from the desktop and become a button on the taskbar

Maximize: makes the window fill the screenRestore: returns the window to its original size

(The Maximize and Restore buttons toggle.) Close: makes the window disappear

• When you create a document in a program, you make a file.

• Your file is stored somewhere on your computer or storage device.

• Every file must have a distinctive name.• Files can be stored in folders.

Copying and Moving Files and FoldersMost people copy and move files using a method called drag and

drop.Start by opening the folder that contains the file or folder you want to

move.Then, open the folder where you want to move it to in a different

window. Position the windows side by side on the desktop so that you can see the contents of both.

Next, drag the file or folder from the first folder to the second folder.

More about filesThe most common way to create new files is by using

a program. To delete a file, select the file, press Delete Key. In

the Delete File dialog box, click Yes.To open a file, double-click it. The file will usually

open in the program that you used to create or change it. For example, a Word file will open in Microsoft Word program.

Keyboard ShortcutsNew ………….Ctrl + NOpen ………….Ctrl + OSave …………..Ctrl + SPrint …………..Ctrl + PCut ……………Ctrl + XCopy ………….Ctrl + CPaste ………….Ctrl + VSelect All ……..Ctrl + A

Cut & PasteHighlight<ctrl>c to copy<ctrl>x to cut<ctrl> v to paste

PrintFile -> Print OR<ctrl> pLook before you print!May have to choose the printer:

Print a PDFChoose PDF creatorCreates a file that you can attach to an email

Snipping ToolClick on orSearch after clicking onYou can make images of what you see on the screen

You’re on your way