Things Your Mother Never Taught You

(that every 6-year old already knows)

Right Click is Your Friend

• Task Bar

• Desktop Appearance

• Shortcuts

• Keyboard Shortcuts

• Viewing, arranging, moving Files

• Odds and Ends

Thanks To:

• Alan Gojdics

• Mark Squire

• Lisa Woosley

• Lisa Hales

• Ron Henry

The Mouse

• Mouse pointer– Control Panel

• Mouse– Pointers

» Scheme

The Taskbar

• Taskbar– Start Button– Quick Launch– Open Applications– Notification area– Clock

The Taskbar

• Customizing the Taskbar

– right click or via Control Panel

• Properties– Taskbar

• Hide icons

– Start Menu• Classic or XP• Customize – add or remove files

The Taskbar

• Quick Launch– Drag shortcuts to

• Return to Desktop– Right click on empty taskbar– Show the desktop

• Win2000 – Minimize all windows

Desktop Icons

• Can’t delete:– My Network– Recycle Bin– Internet Explorer

• Add – My Computer

Recycle Bin

• Drag and Drop

• Delete

• Retrievable

• NOT ON K AND O

Desktop Organization

• Icons– Right click on desktop

• Appearance• Arrangement

• Changing– Right Click– Change Icon

• .ico files

Desktop Organization

• Office Toolbar– Programs

• Microsoft Office Tools

– Right click• Customize

– Color– Buttons – add, remove– Shape

• Drag icons

Desktop Organization

• Folders– Right Click– New

• Folder – Name

– Same process for desktop, drive or folder

Shortcuts

• Programs

– Start Menu

• Program Files

– Right Click on program icon

» Create Shortcut

» Click and drag/drop to desktop or Office bar.

Making Shortcuts

• Files

– In document window

• Right Click

• Shortcut

• Drag and drop to Desktop

Making Shortcuts

• Internet Sites

– Go to web site you want to create shortcut for

– Drag icon to desktop

Desktop Appearance

– Display Properties– Right Click on Desktop or click Control Panel

• Themes• Desktop • Screen Saver• Appearance• Settings

Themes

• Windows Standard

• XP

Wallpaper & Screensavers

– MS preloaded– Any graphics file on your computer

• Screensavers– MS preloaded– My Pictures slide show

Graphic Sources

• Sources for Wallpaper, Pictures– Scan photos– Copy from Internet– Create art

Graphics

Copying a picture from the Internet

Locate image on pagePlace mouse button over image

Right clickSave picture as ORSet as background (automatic)

Copying pictures

Creating Wallpaper

• Wallpaper– Center– Stretch– Tiling

Appearance and Settings

• Appearance– Color schemes

• Settings– Screen Resolution

• 800x600 common• 1024/768 better

Sounds

• Control Panel• Sounds and Multimedia

– Sounds– Event– Mail Beep– Browse - any sound file– Sources

Internet

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Within Programs– Win key + M – Go to desktop– Win Key + M + Shift – Go back to program– Win Key+ E – Win Explorer– Alt + Tab - shifts between applications

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Within Programs– double click title bar – full/half screen– Alt + F4 – close program– Ctrl+ C – copy– Ctrl+ V – paste– Ctrl+X - delete– Ctrl + Z – delete to clipboard

Keyboard Shortcuts

• WORD– Ctrl+F6 – switches between open documents

Mr. Paperclip

• The guy we all love to hate

• Click on help in any office program– Right click on Mr. P

• Hide• Options• Choose• Animate

File Window

• Changing View – Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details, Thumbnails

• Arrange icons– Name, type, size, date, auto– Or via list page – click on header– Line Up

• Rename File (Desktop also)– Right click

• rename

– Block+F2

Ways to Move Things

• Files and Folders– Left Click, Drag & Drop - moves– CTRL+Drag – makes copy– Shift+Drag – between discs

• Right Click – options depend on item

• Selecting with box, dragging

Finding Lost Files

• Within a Folder– Click Search Icon (Magnifying glass)– Document Name

• searches only within that folder• restrict by date modified

– All Files and Folders– Can specify where to search

Lost Files

• Start Button– Search Icon– File Name– Location – whole drive or folder within

drive

Internet Tips

• Set Home Page– IE

• Tools– Internet Options

» Home page – Enter address» Apply» OK

Internet

• Address Shortcuts (IE only)– Type name.com

• ie cnn.com• For major sites only

– Type name and Ctrl+Enter to fill out address• ie pbs +CTRL+Enter writes http://www.pbs.com

• Does not work with EDU addresses

Internet

• IE– F11 - full screen