Microsoft Windows

Introduction

Intermediate

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Course Prerequisites

 

Required: None.  Recommended: Introduction to Computers course.

 

Course Description

Topics include: the Start menu, moving and aligning icons, moving and sizing windows, minimize, maximize and restore, switching between programs, copying data between programs, print queues, and some of the Windows accessory programs.

Detailed List of Topics

 

Overview
What is Windows?
What can Windows do?
How Do I Get Started?
What Else Do I Need?
Software
  

Using The Mouse
Standard Mouse Techniques (Click,Drag,Double-Click) 

Keyboard/Mouse Simultaneously
Common Mouse Pointer Shapes

 

The Desktop
Standard Desktop Icons, Definitions
Purpose Of Taskbar
Taskbar Properties

Start Menu, Show/Hide Clock
Moving And Sizing The Taskbar
Using The Start Menu

 

Windows Controls
The Recycle Bin
Opening And Closing Windows
Open/Close A Program/Document
Moving And Sizing Windows
Minimize, Maximize, & Restore

 

Proportional Scroll Bars
How And Why To Use
Proportional Scroll Box

 

 

 

 

 

Window Options
Menus Using Mouse / Keyboard
Dialog Boxes - Mouse/Keyboard

 

Windows Accessories
Calculator
Character Map, E.G. É, ©, £, H, J
The Paint Program
Printing

 

Documents
Saving/Naming Filenames Rules
Choosing Where To Save Files
Saving First Time vs. Subsequent Saves
Saving File With New Name Or To New Location
Opening Files
Working On More Than One File At The Same Time

 

Transferring Data Between Files Or Programs
Methods For Transferring Described
Using The Clipboard - Cut, Copy, Paste
Using The Insert, Object Method
Using The Drag And Drop Method - Mouse-Driven

Move And Copy

 

  

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