Exploring Windows XP Vol. 1

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Exploring Windows XP Vol. 1

• Chapter Two - Getting Organized Windows Explorer
  and File Management

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Chapter Objectives

• Understand the methods available for navigating
  your computer.
• Use the Folders button to change navigation mode.
• Differentiate between various sidebar action
  items in My Computer.
• Change Start menu settings for My Computer.
• Understand disk formatting.
• Manipulate files and folders.
• Work with the keyboard shortcuts available in
  Windows XP.
• Use the Help and Support Center.

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File and FolderNavigation Tools
The following bars are some of the most
commonly used on-screen items

• Taskbar
• Title Bar
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Address Bar

Lets look at these in a typical window.
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File and FolderNavigation Tools
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Navigating Folders
The two methods for navigating through the items
stored on Windows XP Professional computers are
My Computer and Windows Explorer. The preferred
method is the more intuitive Windows Explorer
rather than the standardized use of My Computer.

There are at least two ways to begin Windows
Explorer.
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Windows Explorer
As shown in the textbook, you can access Windows
Explorer through the Start Menu
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Windows Explorer
or by right-clicking on the Start button and
selecting Explore.
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Windows Explorer
By changing some Windows Explorer settings, we
can switch from this view
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Windows Explorer
to a more detailed one
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My Computer
Just as we saw with Windows Explorer, we can
switch from this view
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My Computer
to a more detailed one
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File Management
Some common file management actions are

• Formatting Disks
• Renaming, Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files
• Grouping Files

Lets look at these in a typical window.
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File Management
To format a floppy disk, right-click the Start
button, and click Explore to open Windows
Explorer. Then, right-click the floppy disk icon
and use the shortcut menu to select Format.
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Short Cuts
Shortcuts are grouped into

• Object Shortcuts
• provide effective pointers to files and folders
  that can be strategically placed in more
  convenient locations than where they are actually
  stored.
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• help accomplish common tasks more quickly.

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Object Short Cuts
Suppose you frequently use Photoshop to edit
graphics files. Instead of using the Start
button, All programs, etc. to locate the
application, you can create a short cut on the
desktop.
Simply right-click on the desktop, select New and
Shortcut.
When the Create Shortcut dialog
box appears, enter or browse for Photoshp.exe
and select a name for
the shortcut.
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Keyboard Short Cuts
Keyboard shortcuts are classified as

• General keyboard
• Dialog box
• Natural keyboard
• Windows Explorer
• Accessibility keyboard

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Keyboard Short Cuts
What do these keyboard shortcuts do?
Copy the selected object
CtrlC ________________________
Paste the selected object
CtrlV ________________________
Usually Print (thats why Paste isnt Ctrl-P)
CtrlP ________________________
Undo the last action
CtrlZ ________________________
WinKeyD ________________________
Show the desktop
WinKeyE ________________________
Open My Computer
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Asking for Help
You can access Help by right-clicking on the
Start button and selecting Help and Support.
Then the Help and Support Center dialog box
appears.
Finding the correct search phrase can be
difficult.
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What should you do?

• Learn by doing the Hands-on exercises and the
  Practice with Windows XP Professional exercises
  at the end of the chapter.
• Read the chapter summary.
• Review the key terms.
• Take the Multiple Choice test at the end of the
  chapter.