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Windows Vista Lesson 1
Windows Vista Basics
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Objectives
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Start Windows.
Use a pointing device.
Understand the desktop.
Navigate in Windows.
Use Windows.
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Manage files and folders.
Delete files using the Recycle Bin.
Use Windows Help.
Manage your computer.
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Vocabulary
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Address bar
Close button
Computer folder
Control Panel
Desktop
Dialog box
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Disk Cleanup
Documents folder
Explorer windows
Folder
Gadgets
Help and Support
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Icon
Maximize button
Menu
Minimize button
Navigation pane
Operating system
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Personal folder
Pointer
Pointing device
Public folder
Recycle Bin
Restore Down
button
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Scroll arrows
Scroll bar
Scroll box
Taskbar
Title bar
Toolbar
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Window
Windows Aero
Windows Security
Center
Windows Sidebar
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Windows Vista Basics
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Windows Vista is an operating system.
An operating system is software that controls
the basic operations of your computer.
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Starting Windows
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If Windows is already installed, it should start
automatically when you turn on the computer.
There are many versions of Windows Vista available
and not all educational institutions have hardware
that supports all the Vista features.
For example, some editions of Windows Vista
support Windows Aero, a graphic interface which
allows you to see through one window to the next.
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Using a Pointing Device
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A pointing device allows you to interact and
communicate with your computer.
A pointing device can be a mouse, trackball,
touch pad or screen, pointing stick, digital
pen, or even a joystick.
All pointing devices share the ability to point
to and manipulate graphics and text on the
screen. The pointer, which appears as an
arrow on the screen, indicates the position of
the pointing device.
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Understanding the Desktop
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When Windows starts up, icons, windows,
folders, and files appear on the desktop.
Files and folders, directories that contain files
or other folders, are displayed in a small
work area known as a window.
The desktop is the main work area in
Windows. It contains Windows program
elements, other programs, and files.
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Understanding the Desktop
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Your desktop may contain different icons, shortcuts, or
the Windows Sidebar.
The Windows Sidebar is a transparent panel that is
attached to one side of the screen and contains
gadgets.
The taskbar displays icons of the programs you have
open or that run in the background.
You can customize and organize your desktop by
creating files, folders, and shortcuts.
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Navigating in Windows
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Explorer windows are used to navigate to
items on your computer.
Switching to View Open Windows: Many
windows you work with share common
features. Each window has a toolbar that
contains functions specific to the window. You
can move to an open window, program, or file
by pressing and holding the Alt key, and then
pressing the Tab key.
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Navigating Using the Address Bar: The Address bar
identifies the path for the currently open folder. To
navigate to recently visited locations, click the Back
button and the Forward button to the left of the
Address bar.
Navigating Using the Favorites and Folders List:
Many Explorer windows have a Navigation pane to
help you find your files, which you can customize.
The Navigation pane includes Favorite Links, which
are links to folders containing the items you use the
most, including recent searches.
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Using Windows
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Windows are essential to using the Vista operating
system. They display and store information and run
programs.
Moving and Resizing Windows: To move a window,
click the title bar, and drag the window to another
location. The Maximize button enlarges a window to
the full size of the screen. The Minimize button
reduces a window to an icon on the taskbar. The
Restore Down button returns the window to the size
it was before the Maximize button was clicked. The
Close button is used to close a window.
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Using Windows (continued)
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Scroll Bars: Appear on the edge of a window any time
there is more content than can appear in the window
at its current size. A scroll bar can appear along the
bottom edge (horizontal) and along the right side
(vertical) of a window. The scroll box is a slider that
indicates your position within the window.
Using Toolbars, Menus, and Dialog Boxes: A toolbar
contains buttons that execute a function or open a
command menu. A menu contains commands for
initiating certain actions or tasks. A dialog box, an
interactive message window, appears when more
information is required before the command can be
performed.
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Using Windows (continued)
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Using the Control Panel: The Control Panel is the
command center for configuring Windows settings.
You can customize settings for appearance, sounds,
and performance.
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Managing Files and Folders
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Windows Vista has several default folders, such as
Music or Pictures.
The Computer folder is where you access hard disk
drives, removable drives, network locations, and other
removable media.
The Documents folder stores the files you use for your
projects.
You use the Public folder to store the files you want to
share with other users.
The Personal folder stores your most frequently used
folders.
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Deleting Files Using the Recycle Bin
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When you delete a file from a window, its name is
removed from the window’s content and the file is
physically moved to the Recycle Bin.
However, while the item is stored for deletion, it is not
permanently deleted. To permanently delete files in
the Recycle Bin, right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and
then click Empty Recycle Bin.
Fortunately, just like a regular wastebasket, you can
restore items before they’re gone for good.
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Using Windows Help
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Use Help as a quick reference when you are unsure
about a function.
Access Windows Help by clicking Help and Support
on the Start menu. Then, from the Windows Help and
Support window, choose a category in the Find an
answer section, such as Troubleshooting.
You can continue to click topics or you can type a
search term. If you are connected to the Internet, your
searches can include results from Windows Help
online.
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Managing Your Computer
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Using Disk Cleanup Windows provides Disk Cleanup,
a utility that deletes temporary files created when you
surf the Web, edit files, or perform other actions.
Understanding the Windows Security Center:
Windows Security Center monitors critical security
components on your computer, such as the firewall,
antivirus protection, spyware protection, and other
features such as Windows updates and User Account
Control.
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Summary
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Starting Windows brings up the desktop, and possibly
the Welcome Center or other programs, depending on
your settings. Several different versions of Windows
Vista are available.
A pointing device is a device you use to interact with
and navigate your computer.
The desktop, the main work area, contains access to
Windows elements such as programs, files and folders.
The desktop main features are the Start button,
Recycle Bin, wallpaper or theme, Quick Launch
toolbar, taskbar, notification area, and Windows
Sidebar gadgets.
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Windows contain commands and buttons for a specific
function. You can switch between open windows, open
different folders, and use the Navigation pane to open
and organize favorite folders.
Windows can be moved, resized, opened, and closed.
If you are unable to display all the contents of a
window as it is currently sized, scroll bars appear.
Windows can be maximized to fill the screen or
minimized to appear as a button on the taskbar.
You can use toolbars and menus in windows to
perform tasks or actions, and input information in
dialog boxes. The Control Panel contains searchable
links for configuring Windows settings.
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Windows provides several default folders for storing
and organizing files on your computer.
The Recycle Bin stores files you have deleted from
your computer. You can restore deleted files that are
placed in the Recycle Bin or delete them permanently.
The Windows Help and Support window provides
additional information about the many features of
Windows. You can access the Help program from Start
menu or from any Windows program.
Windows provides several utilities you can use to clean
up unnecessary files on your computer and check your
computer’s security settings.
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