WINDOWS

7
Prepared by:
Jethro P. Icban
Windows 7

 Windows 7 is an operating system that Microsoft has produced for

use on personal computers. It is the follow-up to the Windows Vista
Operating System, which was released in 2006.

 An operating system allows your computer to manage software

and perform essential tasks. It is also a Graphical User Interface
(GUI) that allows you to visually interact with your computer’s
functions in a logical, fun, and easy way.interact with your
computer’s functions in a logical, fun, and easy way
The first screen appear after you turn on the power of computer is a desktop.
 If it is a shared PC; more than one user use it, or one user with password protected, you will arrive at
Welcome Screen.

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The Desktop

 The Desktop is the main Windows 7 screen (see image below). It is the work
area where dialog boxes, windows, icons, and menus appear. Like an office
desk, the Windows 7 desktop contains items you can use to do your job. For
instance, from your desktop, you can perform file-management tasks and
run software applications. You can customize the appearance of the desktop
to suit your preferences.

Desktop Icons

 The Desktop is where you’ll find icons (small pictures) for many of your most
frequently used programs. You’ll most likely see icons for Computer,
Documents, Recycle Bin, and Internet Explorer.
The Desktop
Components
The desktop for Windows 7 consists of two main components:

1. Desktop that contains many components like icons "file, folder, shortcut.
Etc…)
2. Task Bars
Desktop Components
1. Icons – An icon is a graphic image, a small picture or object that represents a file,
program, web page, or command. Icons help you execute commands, open programs or
documents quickly. To execute a command by using an icon, click or double-click on the
icon. It is also useful to recognize quickly an object in a browser list. For example, all
documents using the same extension have the same icon.
We can classify icons as the following:

Folder Icons File Icons Shortcut Icons

What is the difference between a file, a folder, and a shortcut?

All the data on your hard drive consists of files and folders. The basic
difference between the two is that files store data, while folders store files and
other folders. The folders, often referred to as directories, are used to organize
files on your computer. The folders themselves take up virtually no space on the
hard drive. Files, on the other hand, is a collection of data. stored in one unit,
identified by a filename. And filename period file extension can range from a few
bytes to several gigabytes. They can be documents, programs, libraries, and
other compilations of data. File name consists of two part name and extension.
A shortcut is a link that points
to a program on the computer.
Shortcuts allow users to create
links to their programs in any
folder, Start bar, Taskbar,
Desktop or other locations on
their computer. A shortcut in
Windows is commonly identified
by a small arrow in the bottom
corner of the icon.
Special Icons on the desktop

Recycle bin: The Recycle Bin is a location (Folder) where

deleted files are temporarily stored on Microsoft Windows.
The Recycling Bin allows users to recover files that have
been deleted in Windows.

My Computer: My Computer allows the user to explore

the contents of their computer drives as well as manage
their computer files. Once My Computer is open you'll see
all available drives on your computer. For most users, you'll
only be concerned with the Local Disc (C:) drive, which is
the hard drive and what store all your files.
Icon Operations

Arrange Icons
On the Desktop To change the arrangement of
icons on the desktop do the following:
1. Right Click the desktop
2. Click Sort by
3. Select one of the
4. Options to arrange icons from sub-menu

View/Hide Icons
1. Right Click the desktop
2. Click View 4
3. Check to see if Show desktop icons has a check
mark
4. If it does uncheck it
Change Icon size
1. Right Click the desktop
2. Click View
3. Show the required size

Auto Arrange Icon

1. Right Click the desktop
2. Click View
3. Check to see if Auto Arrange has a check
mark
4. If it does uncheck it
Start Menu Parts

The Start menu for Windows 7

consists of many Parts, to show: Use
the Start menu to do these common
activities:
 Start programs
 Open commonly used folders
 Search for files, folders, and
programs
 Adjust computer settings
 Get help with the Windows
operating system
 Turn off the computer
 Log off from Windows or switch to
a different user account
 Shutting Down the computer
At the bottom of the right pane is the Shut down button.
Click the Shut down button to turn off your computer.
Clicking the arrow next to the Shut down button displays a
menu with additional options for switching users, logging off,
restarting, or shutting down.

 Switch user: If you have more than one user account on your computer, Fast
User Switching is an easy way for another person to log on to the computer
without logging you off or closing your programs and files.

 Log off: When you log off from Windows, all of the programs you were using
are closed, but the computer is not turned off.

 Lock: Locking your PC is a good option if you’ll be back soon. You'll have to
enter your password when you come back, which helps keep your work more
secure.
 Restart: The Restart button "reboots" your computer (it is sometimes called
a "warm boot" or "soft boot.") That means it saves your information to the
hard drive, turns off the computer for a moment, and then turns it back on
again.

 Sleep: Clicking on Sleep puts your computer in a low-power state, but

doesn't turn it off. The main advantage is that it allows you to get back to
work quickly, without having to wait for the computer to do a full reboot
Working with Windows

Whenever you open a program,

file, or folder, it appears on your screen
in a box or frame called a window
(that's where the Windows operating
system gets its name). Because
windows are everywhere in Windows,
it's important to understand how to
move them, change their size, or just
make them go away. Parts of a window
Although the contents of every window
are different, all windows share some
things in common. For one thing,
windows always appear on the desktop
- the main work area of your screen. In
addition, most windows have the same
basic parts.
 Title bar. Displays the name of
the document and program (or
the folder name if you're working
in a folder).

 Minimize, Maximize, and Close

buttons. These buttons hide the
window, enlarge it to fill the whole
screen, and close it, respectively
(more details on these shortly).

 Menu bar. Contains items that

you can click to make choices in a
 program.
Scroll bar. Let’s you scroll the contents of the window to see information
that is currently out of view.

 Borders and corners. You can drag these with your mouse pointer to
change the size of the window.
Moving a window

To move a window, point to its title bar with the mouse pointer . Then
drag the window to the location that you want. (Dragging means pointing to an
item, holding down the mouse button, moving the item with the pointer, and
then releasing the mouse button.)
Changing the size of a window

• To make a window fill the entire screen, click its

Maximize button or double-click the window's title
bar.
• To return a maximized window to its former size, click
its Restore button of the Maximize button). Or,
double-click the window's title bar.
• To resize a window (make it smaller or bigger), point
to any of the window's borders or corners. When the
mouse pointer changes to a two headed arrow (see
picture below), drag the border or corner to shrink or
enlarge the window.
• A window that is maximized cannot be resized. You
Hiding a window

• Hiding a window is called minimizing it. If you want to get a window out of
the way temporarily without closing it, minimize it.
• To minimize a window, click its Minimize button . The window disappears
from the desktop and is visible only as a button on the taskbar, the long
horizontal bar at the bottom of your screen.
• To make a minimized window appear again on the desktop, click its taskbar
button. The window appears exactly as it did before you minimized it.

Closing a window

• Closing a window removes it from the desktop and taskbar. If you're done
with a program or document and don't need to return to it right away, close
it.
• To close a window, click its Close button
• If you close a document without saving any changes you made, a message
appears that gives you the option to save your changes.
Switching between windows

If you open more than one program or document, your desktop can quickly
become cluttered with windows. Keeping track of which windows you have open
isn’t always easy, because some windows might partially or completely cover
others
Using the taskbar

The taskbar provides a way to organize all

of your windows. Each window has a
corresponding button on the taskbar. To switch
to another window, just click its taskbar button.
The window appears in front of all other
windows, becoming the active window—the one
you're currently working in.
To easily identify a window, point to its taskbar button. When you point to a
taskbar button, you'll see a thumbnail-sized preview of the window, whether the
content of the window is a document, a photo, or even a running video. This
preview is especially useful if you can't identify a window by its title alone.
• Using Alt +Tab. You can switch to the previous
window by pressing Alt+Tab, or cycle through all open
windows and the desktop by holding down Alt and
repeatedly pressing Tab. Release Alt to show the
selected window.
• Using Aero Flip 3D. Aero Flip 3D arranges your
windows in a three-dimensional stack that you can
quickly flip through. To use Flip 3D.
• Hold down the Windows logo key & and press Tab to
open Flip 3D.
Dialog boxes

A dialog box is a special type of window that asks you a

question, allows you to select options to perform a
task, or provides you with information.
You'll often see dialog boxes when a program or Windows needs a response from
you before it can continue. Unlike regular windows, most dialog boxes can't be
maximized, minimized, or resized. They can, however, be moved.
Understanding the parts of a window

When you open a folder or library, you see it in a window. The various parts
of this window are designed to help you navigate around Windows or work with
files, folders, and libraries more easily. Here's a typical window and each of its
parts:
Window part What it's useful for

Navigation pane: Use the navigation pane to access libraries, folders,

saved searches, and even entire hard disks. Use the Favorites section to open
your most commonly used folders and searches; use the Libraries section to
access your libraries. You can also expand Computer to browse folders and
subfolders.

Back and Forward buttons: Use the Back button and the Forward
button to navigate to other folders or libraries you've already opened without
closing the current window. These buttons work together with the address bar;
after you use the address bar to change folders.
Toolbar: Use the toolbar to perform common tasks, such as changing the
appearance of your files and folders, burning files to a CD, or starting a digital
picture slide show. The toolbar's buttons change to show only the tasks that are
relevant.

Address bar: Use the address bar to navigate to a different folder or library
or to go back to a previous one. Library pane The library pane appears only when
you are in a library (such as the Documents library). Use the library pane to
 Column headings: Use the column headings to change how the files in
the file list are organized. For example, you can click the left side of a column
heading to change the order the files and folders are displayed in, or you can
click the right side to filter the files in different ways. (Note that column
headings are available only in Details view.

File list: This is where the contents of the current folder or library are
displayed. If you type in the search box to find a file, only the files that match
your current view (including files in subfolders) will appear.

Search box: Type a word or phrase in the search box to look for an item
in the current folder or library. The search begins as soon as you begin typing
—so if you type "B," for example, all the files with names starting with the
letter B will appear in the file list.

Details pane: Use the details pane to see the most common properties
associated with the selected file. File properties are information about a file,
such as the author, the date you last changed the file, and any descriptive
 Preview pane: Use the preview pane to see the contents of most files. If
you select an e-mail message, text file, or picture, for example, you can see its
contents without opening it in a program. If you don't see the preview pane,
click the Preview pane button in the toolbar to turn it on.
Viewing and arranging files and folders
When you open a folder or library, you can
change how the files look in the window. For
example, you might prefer larger (or smaller) icons
or a view that lets you see different kinds of
information about each file. To make these kinds of
changes,
Eachuse theyou
time Views button
click in the
the left side of toolbar.
the Views
button, it changes the way your files and folders are
displayed by cycling through five different views:
Large Icons, List, a view called Details that shows several columns of
information about the file, a smaller icon view called Tiles, and a view called
Content that shows some of the content from within the file. If you click the
arrow on the right side of the Views button, you have more choices. Move the
slider up or down to fine tune the size of the file and folder icons. You can see
Working with file and folder
1.Selecting

• Single object To select a single object, click on it once.

• Multiple object There are several ways to select Multiple files or folders.
• To select a consecutive group of files or folders, click the first item, press
and hold down the Shift key, and then click the last item.
• To select Multiple files or folders that are near each other, drag the
mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items that
you want to include.
• To select non-consecutive files or folders, press and hold down the Ctrl
key, and then click each item that you want to select.
• To select all of the files or folders in a window, on the toolbar, click
Organize, and then click Select all. If you want to exclude one or more
items from your selection, press and hold down the Ctrl key, and then click
Notes: After selecting files or folders, you can perform many common tasks, such as copying, deleting, renaming, printing,
the items.
and compressing. Simply right-click the selected items, and then click the appropriate choice.
2. Rename

• Click the file or folder to select it

• Click the organize button on the toolbar, and then click Rename
• With the name selected highlights, type a new name, or click to position the
insertion point, and then edit the name.
• Press Enter

Notes:
• Right-click the file or folder you want to rename, click Rename, type a name, and then press Enter.
• You can also select the file, then press F2, type a name, and then press Enter.
• File names can be up to 255 characters. You can use spaces and underscores in names, but you can’t use the following
characters: * : < > | ? “ \ or /. Remember the best way to keep your files organized is with a consistent naming
convention.
 3. Copying

When you copy an item, the original item remains in its original
location— plus you have the new copy
• Open the location that contains the file you want to copy.
• Right-click the file, and then click Copy.
• Open the location where you want to store the copy.
• Right-click an empty space within the location, and then click Paste.
The copy of the original file is now stored in the new location.

Notes:
• Another way to copy and paste files is to use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C (Copy) and Ctrl+V (Paste).
• You can also press and hold the right-mouse button and then drag the file to the new location. When you release
the mouse button, click Copy here.
4. Moving (cut)

Moving a file (or folder) is different from copying it. Moving cuts the
item from its previous location and places it in a new location. Copying
leaves the original item where it was and creates a copy of the item
elsewhere. In other words, when you copy something you end up with two of
it. When you move something, you only have the one thing.
• Open the drive or folder containing the file or folder you want to move.
• Select the files or folders you want to move.
• Click the Organize button on the toolbar, and then click Cut.
• Display the destination folder where you want to move the files or folder.
• Click the Organize button on the toolbar, and then click Paste.
Copy or Move a File or Folder Using Drag and Drop

• Open the drive or folder containing the file or folder you want to copy or
move. • Select the files or folders you want to copy or move.
• In the Navigation pane, point to a folder list to display the expand and
collapse arrows.
• Click the arrows to display the destination folder, and then click the
destination folder.
• Right-click the selected files or folders, drag to the destination folder, and
then click Copy Here or Move Here.

Notes: To move the selected items, drag them to the destination folder. To copy the items, hold down the Ctrl key
while you drag. Another way to copy and paste files is to use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+X (Cut) and Ctrl+V
(Paste). Pay attention to pop-up messages that appear when dragging—you can use these to find out what will
happen when you release the mouse button
 5. Create a Folder

• Open the drive or folder where you want to create a folder.

• Click the New folder button on the toolbar. • With the New Folder name selected, type a
new name.
• Press
Notes:Enter.
Right-click a blank area on the desktop or in the folder window, point to New, and then click Folder.

6. Deleting

• Select the file or folder.

• Click the Organize button and select Delete from the pull-down menu.
• After you select delete a confirmation message appears.
Notes:
• You can also delete a file or folder by press right click on the item and then click delete.
• Or press Del buttons on the keyboard.
• The easiest way to delete on the desktop by drag and drop it to recycle Bin.

• When you delete a file or folder from your hard disk, it's not deleted right away. Instead, it's stored in
the Recycle Bin until the Recycle Bin is emptied.
• If you delete a file or folder from a network folder or from a USB flash drive, it might be permanently
deleted rather than being stored in the Recycle Bin.
• If a file cant be deleted, it might be in use by a program that's currently running. Try closing the
program or restarting your computer to fix the problem. For more information.
Note: To permanently delete a file without first moving it to the Recycle Bin, select the file, and then press Shift + Delete
 Permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin

• When you delete a file, it's usually moved to the Recycle Bin so that you can restore the file
later if necessary.
• To permanently remove files from your computer and reclaim any hard disk space they were
using, you need to delete the files from the Recycle Bin. You can delete individual files from the
Recycle Bin or empty the entire Recycle Bin at once.
1. Open the Recycle Bin by double-clicking the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
2. Do one of the following:
• To permanently delete one file, click it, press Delete, and then click Yes.
• To delete all of the files, on the toolbar, click Empty the Recycle Bin, and then click Yes
Notes:
• You can empty the Recycle Bin without i ￡ Empty Recycle Bin opening it by right-clicking the Recycle Bin and then clicking Empty Recycle Bin.
• You can permanently delete a file from your computer without sending it to the Recycle Bin by clicking the file and then pressing Shift + Delete.
Restore item from recycle Bin

• Open the Recycle Bin by double-clicking the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
• Do one of the following:
• To restore a file, click it, and then, on the toolbar, click Restore this item.
• To restore all of the files, make sure that no files are selected, and then, on the
toolbar, click Restore all items.
• The files will be restored to their original locations on your computer.
Note:
• Deleted files do not stay in the Recycle Bin indefinitely. By default, the deleted files in the Recycle Bin can occupy 10% of your hard disk space. When you’ve
deleted enough files to exceed this 10%, the oldest files in the Recycle Bin are automatically and permanently deleted from your hard disk.
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