XP. The Start menu New streamlined design No more “My” Recently programs now sport Jump Lists All Programs menu slides in and out of existing space Search.

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The Start menu

• New streamlined design

• No more “My”

• Recently programs now sport Jump Lists

• All Programs menu slides in and out of existing space

• Search your entire system

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Computer & Windows Explorer

Computer and Windows Explorer are still the main file management tools, but with many new features.

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• Libraries are a new file management feature.

• The Documents library is still the main file storage location.

• You can create new Libraries.

Libraries

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• Jump Lists also provide file management capability

Jump Lists

Available on the Start menu and the on the Taskbar

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Search is integrated throughout Windows 7.

Integrated Search

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Snap allows you to instantly arrange windows by dragging them to the edges of the screen.

Snap

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You can use Shake to easily minimize all but one open window.

Shake

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Peek allows you to easily take a look at the desktop.

Peek

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Windows Flip 3D is a novel way to switch tasks.

Task Switching

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• Just hover over an icon to see a thumbnail of a running window.

• Click on a thumbnail to bring a window to the desktop.

• Thumbnails display Active operations.

Live Thumbnails

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Just hover over an thumbnail to see the actual window.

Thumbnails to Windows

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Category view and integrated Search make it easy to find what you need.

Control Panel

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WordPad and Paint now have many new features including the Ribbon UI.

WordPad & Paint

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There are now additional views and built-in worksheets.

Calculator

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Viewing system information

Use System to get detailed information about your installation.

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Managing Your Files

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Objectives

• Develop file management strategies• Explore files and folders• Create, name, copy, move, and delete folders• Name, copy, move, and delete files

XPFiles, Folders, and Paths

• File– Named unit of related data stored in a computer– Includes properties

• Date of creation• Last modification date• Size

• Folders (directories); subfolders– Used to organize related files

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XPFiles, Folders, and Paths

• Drives– Storage devices

• Hard drive, CD & DVD drive, external & USB flash drive• Drive letter—specific drive

– Includes a letter, colon, and backslash– C:\ represents the hard drive– On a Mac, drives appear as icons

• Path– Sequence of directories to follow to locate a file

• C:\Classes\Homework#1\Homework#1_draft1.docx• Top-level folder—“classes”

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Organizing Files and Folders

• A file, or document, is a collection of data that has a name and is stored in a computer

• You organize files by storing them in folders• Disks contain folders that hold documents, or files

– Floppy disks– Zip disks– Compact Discs (CDs)– Hard Disks

• Removable disks are inserted into a drive

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Organizing Files and Folders

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Understanding the Need for Organizing Files and Folders

• Windows organizes the folders and files in a hierarchy, or file system

• Windows stores folders and important files that it needs when you turn on the computer in the root directory

• Folders stored within other folders are called subfolders

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Understanding the Need for Organizing Files and Folders

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Developing Strategies for Organizing Files and Folders

• The type of disk you use to store files determines how you organize those files

• Storing files on removable media allows you to use simpler organization

• The larger the medium, the more levels of folders you should use

• My Documents folder• You should have a backup, or duplicate copy, of

important files

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Developing Strategies for Organizing Files and Folders

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Exploring Files and Folders

• Windows Explorer shows the files, folders, and drives on your computer– Panes

• Explorer bar

• Folders pane

– Expand icon

– Collapse icon

• My Computer shows the drives on your computer

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Using Windows Explorer

• My Documents folder

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Navigating to Your Data Files

• The file path is a notation that indicates a file’s location on your computer

A:\FM\Tutorial\Holiday.bmp– A: is the drive name

– FM is the top-level folder on drive A

– Tutorial is a subfolder in the FM folder

– Holiday.bmp is the full filename with the file extention

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Navigating to Your Data Files

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Working with Folders and Files

• Creating Folders using Windows Explorer– Click File on the menu bar, point to New to display the

submenu, and then click Folder

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• Moving and Copying Files and Folders– Moving a file removes it from its current location and

places it in a new location you specify

– Copying places the file in both locations

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• Naming and Renaming Files– Filenames provide important information about the file,

including its contents and purpose• Main part of the filename

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• File extension

– A filename extension identifies the file’s type and indicates the program in which the file was created

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• Deleting Files and Folders– The Recycle Bin is an area on your hard disk that holds

deleted files until you remove them permanently

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