A brief guide for managing files (saving, copying, opening, etc.) Screenshots are from Windows 7.

1. Managing
Your
Computer
Files

2. Presented By
Mike Glennon

3. Saving
Files

4. To save, click
File then click Save As

5. Give your file a name

6. Choose where you want
to save your file

7. Click Save

8. Opening
Files

9. Open Windows Explorer
Open
this

10. Click the location of the
file

11. Common locations
Desktop
Documents
Network
Folder or
Flash
Drive

12. To open folders,
Double-click

13. To open files,
Double-click

14. Moving
Files

15. Method 1:
Navigate to a file

16. Right-click the file

17. Choose a menu option
Cut: Move to another location
Copy: Duplicate the file
Delete: Erase file
Send To: Quick way to save to
a flash drive or network folder
(Click the arrow)

18. Navigate to the new
location

19. Right-click on the white
background, click Paste

20. Method 2:
Navigate to a file

21. Method 2:
Single-Click the file icon

22. Click Organize

23. Click Cut or Copy

24. Navigate to the new
location

25. Right-click on the white
background, click Paste

26. Sources
• Slide 1: Amazon.com
• Screen captures: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Word 2007