2. Objectives
• Start Windows 7
• Learn the Windows 7 desktop
• Point and click
• Start a Windows 7 program
• Work with windows
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3. Objectives
• Work with multiple windows
• Use command buttons, menus,
and dialog boxes
• Get help
• Exit Windows 7
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4. Starting Windows 7
• Windows 7 is an operating system,
which is a program that lets you run
your computer
• A program is a set of instructions
written for a computer
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5. Starting Windows 7
• When you log in, you provide your
user account name and password
to verify that you are authorized
to use the computer
• This is a security feature for
protecting your computer
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6. Learning the Windows 7 Desktop
• Windows then displays
the desktop, which acts
as your work area
• Icons are small images
that represent items
such as the Recycle
Bin on your computer
• A file is a collection of stored
Recycle Bin
information icon
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7. Learning the Windows 7 Desktop
• A folder is a container that helps you
organize your files
• The taskbar is the horizontal bar at the
bottom of the screen
• The Start button is your launching point
when you want to communicate with your
computer
• The notification area at the right side of the
taskbar contains icons that represent
informational messages and programs
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8. Learning the Windows 7 Desktop
• A folder is a container that helps you
organize your files
• The taskbar is the horizontal bar at the
bottom of the screen
• The Start button is your launching point
when you want to communicate with your
computer
• The notification area at the right side of the
taskbar contains icons that represent
informational messages and programs
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9. Learning the Windows 7 Desktop
• The Recycle Bin is where you place the
files and folders that you don’t need
anymore and want to delete
• The desktop background is the shaded
area behind your desktop objects
• On the desktop background, you can place
icons, called shortcuts, which you can
double-click to access programs, files,
folders, even devices that you use
frequently
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10. Learning the Windows 7 Desktop
• Gadgets are optional programs that
present helpful or entertaining information
on your desktop
Gadgets
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11. Pointing and Clicking
• A pointing device controls the
movement of the mouse pointer on your
computer screen
• The mouse pointer is a small arrow or
other symbol that moves on the screen
Handheld
pointing
devices Onscreen
hand
pointer
Keyboard
pointing
devices
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12. Pointing and Clicking
• Point: To move the
mouse pointer right mouse
over an icon button
• Click: Point to an
icon and then click
once with the left mouse left mouse
button
button to select the icon
• Double-Click: Point to an icon,
click twice quickly with the left
mouse button to open the object
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13. Pointing and Clicking
• Drag: Point to an icon, right mouse
press and hold down button
the left mouse button,
move the mouse to drag
the icon, and then release left mouse
the left mouse button to button
move the icon
• Right-click: Point
to an icon and click
the right mouse
Shortcut button to display
menu a shortcut menu
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14. Starting a Windows 7 Program
• Application programs let you create
documents, view Web pages, and send
and receive e-mail
• Some application programs, called
accessories, come with Windows 7
• A menu is a list of related commands
• The All Programs menu contains
a list of all the application programs on
your computer
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15. Starting a Windows 7 Program
• To open the All Programs menu,
you click the Start button ,
then point to All Programs
• You can also open certain
programs directly from
the Start menu
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16. Working with Windows
• When you start an application program,
its program window opens, showing
you the tools you need to use the
program
• All windows in the Windows 7
operating system have similar window
elements
• The title bar at the top of the open
window contains the name of the
program and document you opened
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17. Working with Windows
• The title bar also contains window resizing
buttons:
• Maximize button : Expands the window
to fill the entire desktop
• Restore Down button : Restores the
window to its previous size and position
(only available after maximizing a window)
• Minimize button : Shrinks a window
to a button on the taskbar
• The Close button closes a window
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18. Working with Windows
• Many windows have a scroll bar on the right
side and/or bottom of the window
• You click scroll bar elements to show parts
of your document that are hidden below the
bottom edge or off to the right side of the
screen
• Just below the title bar is the Ribbon, a strip
that contains tabs, which are pages that
contain buttons that you click to perform
actions
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19. Working with Windows
• Tabs are divided into groups of command
buttons
• Some programs have menus, words you
click to show lists of commands, and
toolbars, containing program buttons
• The Quick Access toolbar, in the upper-left
corner of the window, lets you quickly
perform common actions such as saving a
file
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21. Working with Multiple Windows
• Windows 7 lets you work with more than
one program at a time
• If you open two or more programs, a
window opens for each one
• The window in front is called the active
window
• Any window behind the active window is
called an inactive window
• To resize a window, drag a window’s edge,
called its border
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22. Working with Multiple Windows
WordPad window in front of Paint window
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23. Windows Aero
• Windows Aero is a set of special effects for
selected versions of Window 7 that gives windows
transparent backgrounds and subtle animations
upon minimizing, maximizing, and moving
• When you arrange windows using Aero, the
windows can appear in a 3-D stack that you can
quickly view without having to use the taskbar
• When you point to a taskbar button, Aero displays
a small preview of the file, a feature called Aero
Peek
• Your computer’s hardware must also support
Windows Aero to view and work with these
features
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24. Using Command Buttons,
Menus, and Dialog Boxes
• Command buttons let you issue
instructions to modify program
objects
• Some command buttons reveal menus
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25. Using Command Buttons,
Menus, and Dialog Boxes
• Some menu commands
automatically display a
dialog box
• A dialog box is a type
of window in which
you specify how to
complete an operation
• A dialog box may have one or more tabs
for organizing related settings together
on a single sheet
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26. A Sample Dialog Box
Dialog box General tab
name
Close button
Options tab
Command buttons
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27. A Sample Dialog Box
Check box
List box
(you can only
select one) Buttons that open
another dialog box
Spin box
Option buttons
(you can only
select one) Text box
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28. Dialog Box Elements
Check Box Turns on an option (when
checked) or turns off an
option (when unchecked)
Option A small circle you click to
Button select an option (you can
only select one option
button in the group)
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29. Dialog Box Elements
Text Box A box in which you can
type text or a setting
Spin Box A text box with up and
down arrows; you can
type a setting or you can
click the arrows to
increase or decrease a
setting
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30. Dialog Box Elements
List Box A box that displays a list of
options from which you can
select (you may need to
adjust your view to see
additional settings in the
list box)
Command A button that completes
Button or cancels an operation
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31. Getting Help
• Help and Support provides:
• Assistance with Windows features,
• Step-by-step instructions
for performing an operation
• Help troubleshooting
computer problems
• Definitions of Windows terms
• To open Help and Support, click the
Start button, then click Help and Support
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32. Getting Help
• To find Help information, you can:
• Search using one or more descriptive
keywords, such as “Windows Sidebar”
• Browse Help topics by subject,
such as “Programs, tools, and games”
• Ask, which describes other ways to get help
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33. Getting Help
Windows Help and Support window
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34. Exiting Windows 7
• When you finish working on your computer,
you must shut it down properly
• Shutting down the computer properly
prevents loss of data and damage to Windows
• To shut down Windows and your computer:
• Save and close any open documents
and files
• Close any open programs and windows
• Shut down Windows
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35. Exiting Windows 7
Shutting down your computer
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36. Options for Ending a Windows 7 Session
Shut Down Completely shuts down a computer
Log Off Closes all windows, programs, and documents,
logs off your user account, and displays the
Welcome screen
Restart Shuts down your computer and then restarts it
Switch User Locks your user account and displays the Welcome
screen so that another user can log on their account
Lock Locks your user account, then displays
the Welcome screen (same as Lock button )
Sleep Saves your work, turns off the monitor, then
reduces power usage to all hardware so your
computer appears off (same as Power button )
Hibernate Saves your work, then turns off your computer
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