Riah E. Encarnacion

Oman Tourism College

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

An operating system from Microsoft that can open and work on many windows at the same time.

Evolution:

- Windows 3.x / Window NT/ Windows 95 – Windows 98

- Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows CE/Mobile

- Windows XP Professional – XP Home / Windows Vista

- Windows 7

- Windows 8

CLICK – when choosing item, point the cursor to the item, press down the left mouse button, and release.

DOUBLE CLICK – clicking the left mouse button twice.

DRAG – Choose the item to range; then press and hold down the left mouse button as you move the pointer. Release mouse button when you have moved the item to the new location.

RIGHT CLICK – choose item, then quickly press down and release the right mouse button.

Most common method of moving is to use a mouse.

Keyboard can also be used when working with Windows.

Current User Logged on

List of Recently

Used Programs

Pinned Items

All Programs Menu

Start Button

Shown at the bottom of Windows Desktop

Display time as well as quick access to certain programs

Control IconTitle Bar

Menu Bar

Toolbar

MinimizeMaximize

Close

Scroll Bar

Sizing HandleStatus Bar

Task Pane

Address Bar

MOVING A WINDOW

- you can move window anywhere on desktop by positioning mouse cursor

anywhere on title bar and then drag windows to new location.

SIZING A WINDOW

- position mouse cursor anywhere on border (side) and drag the mouse to

the desired size.

USING SCROLL BARS

- scroll bars have arrow button, scroll box, and scroll area.

- to move around click the arrow end of the scroll area or drag scroll box to

specific area to move directly to that location.

When finished working on computer, save files, close programs and log off computer

Use the shut down command to switch off computer.

Use Log off when someone else wants to log on with their name and password.

- use Switch user to switch to another user.

Use Turn Off Computer to either shut down computer, restart computer, or put computer into Hibernation mode.

- restart will restart or reboot computer.

Press F1 get help

Four navigation tools:

- Contents

- Index

- Search

- Favorites

Start a program from PROGRAMS menu

Select shortcut for program on desktop or Quick Launch toolbar.

CASCADE WINDOWS – display windows in join manner with title bar showing

TILE WINDOWS HORIZONTALLY – display windows one above another in same size.

TILE WINDOWS VERTICALLY – display windows in fitted side-by-side title manner.