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Windows Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows 7

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Objectives <ul><li>Start Windows 7 and tour the desktop </li></ul><ul><li>Explore the Start menu </li></ul><ul><li>Run software programs, switch between them, and close them </li></ul><ul><li>Identify and use the controls in windows and dialog boxes </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Objectives <ul><li>Navigate your computer using Windows Explorer and the Computer window </li></ul><ul><li>Change the view of the items in your computer </li></ul><ul><li>Get help when you need it </li></ul><ul><li>Turn off Windows 7 </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Starting Windows 7 <ul><li>Turn on your computer. After a moment, Windows 7 starts and the Welcome screen appears </li></ul><ul><li>On the Welcome screen, click your user name and enter your password, if necessary </li></ul><ul><li>The Windows 7 screen uses a graphical user interface (GUI) </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Contains windows </li></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Starting Windows 7 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Starting Windows 7 <ul><li>The user interface in Windows 7 is called Aero </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Semitransparent glass design </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Features to manage windows </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Also called the Aero desktop experience </li></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Touring the Windows 7 Desktop <ul><li>In Windows terminology, the background area displayed on your screen when Windows 7 starts represents a desktop </li></ul><ul><li>To open the Start menu, click the Start button on the taskbar </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Exploring the Start Menu New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Starting a Program <ul><li>Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click the name of the program you want to start. </li></ul><ul><li>or </li></ul><ul><li>Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then point to All Programs. </li></ul><ul><li>If necessary, click the folder that contains the program you want to start. </li></ul><ul><li>Click the name of the program you want to start. </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Starting a Program New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Running Multiple Programs <ul><li>Multitasking allows you to work on more than one task at a time and to switch quickly between projects </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Running Multiple Programs <ul><li>Switching between programs </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Press and hold the Windows key, and then press the Tab key </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Aero Flip 3D </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Windows Flip </li></ul></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Closing Programs from the Taskbar <ul><li>Right-click the button representing the program you want to close, and then click Close window on the shortcut menu </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Using the Ribbon <ul><li>The Ribbon is located at the top of the program window, immediately below the title bar </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Organized into tabs </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Tabs are organized in groups </li></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Using the Ribbon New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes <ul><li>A dialog box is a special kind of window in which you enter or choose settings for how you want to perform a task </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Paragraph dialog box </li></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Exploring Your Computer New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Exploring Your Computer New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Exploring Your Computer New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Exploring Your Computer <ul><li>Changing the Icon View: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>In a folder window, click the Change your view button arrow on the toolbar, and then click a view. </li></ul></ul><ul><li>or </li></ul><ul><ul><li>To cycle through the predefined views, click the Change your view button more than once. </li></ul></ul><ul><li>or </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Click the Change your view button arrow on the toolbar, and then drag the slider. </li></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Exploring Your Computer New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Navigating Windows Explorer <ul><li>To start Windows Explorer, click the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Getting Help <ul><li>Click the Start button on the taskbar </li></ul><ul><li>Click Help and Support </li></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

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Turning Off Windows 7 <ul><li>When you’re finished working in Windows 7, you should always turn it off properly </li></ul><ul><li>You can turn off Windows 7 using a Shut down button at the bottom of the Start menu </li></ul><ul><ul><li>If your computer provides a Sleep option, you can choose the Sleep option to save your work and turn down the power to your monitor and computer </li></ul></ul>New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7