Windows Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows 7

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Windows Tutorial 1Exploring the Basics

of Microsoft Windows 7

XPXPXPObjectives• Start Windows 7 and tour the desktop• Explore the Start menu• Run software programs, switch between them,

and close them• Identify and use the controls in windows and

dialog boxes

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XPXPXPObjectives• Navigate your computer using Windows

Explorer and the Computer window• Change the view of the items in your computer• Get help when you need it• Turn off Windows 7


XPXPXPStarting Windows 7• Turn on your computer. After a moment,

Windows 7 starts and the Welcome screen appears

• On the Welcome screen, click your user name and enter your password, if necessary

• The Windows 7 screen uses a graphical user interface (GUI)–Contains windows


XPXPXPStarting Windows 7


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• The user interface in Windows 7 is called Aero– Semitransparent glass design– Features to manage windows–Also called the Aero desktop experience

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XPXPXPTouring the Windows 7 Desktop

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• In Windows terminology, the background area displayed on your screen when Windows 7 starts represents a desktop

• To open the Start menu, click the Start button on the taskbar

XPXPXPExploring the Start Menu


XPXPXPStarting a Program• Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then

click the name of the program you want to start.or

• Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then point to All Programs.

• If necessary, click the folder that contains the program you want to start.

• Click the name of the program you want to start.


XPXPXPStarting a Program


XPXPXPRunning Multiple Programs• Multitasking allows you to work on more than

one task at a time and to switch quickly between projects


XPXPXPRunning Multiple Programs• Switching between programs–Press and hold the Windows key, and then

press the Tab key• Aero Flip 3D•Windows Flip


XPXPXPClosing Programs from the Taskbar• Right-click the button representing the

program you want to close, and then click Close window on the shortcut menu


XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes






XPXPXPUsing the Ribbon• The Ribbon is located at the top of the

program window, immediately below the title bar–Organized into tabs– Tabs are organized in groups


XPXPXPUsing the Ribbon


XPXPXPUsing Windows and Dialog Boxes• A dialog box is a special kind of window in

which you enter or choose settings for how you want to perform a task–Paragraph dialog box


XPXPXPExploring Your Computer






XPXPXPExploring Your Computer• Changing the Icon View:– In a folder window, click the Change your view

button arrow on the toolbar, and then click a view.or– To cycle through the predefined views, click the

Change your view button more than once.or– Click the Change your view button arrow on the

toolbar, and then drag the slider.




XPXPXPNavigating Windows Explorer• To start Windows Explorer, click the Windows

Explorer button on the taskbar


XPXPXPGetting Help• Click the Start button on the taskbar• Click Help and Support


XPXPXPTurning Off Windows 7• When you’re finished working in Windows 7,

you should always turn it off properly• You can turn off Windows 7 using a Shut down

button at the bottom of the Start menu– 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


Windows Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows 7

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