Project 3

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Project 3

• File, Document, and Folder Managementand
  Windows XP Explorer

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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

• Display icons in various views in a window
• View the contents of a drive and folder
• Open a document and application program from a
  window
• Cascade and tile open windows on the desktop
• Copy, move, and delete files from open windows

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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

• Launch Windows XP Explorer
• Expand drives and folders in Explorer
• Display files and folders in Explorer
• Display the contents of drives and folders in
  Explorer
• Launch an application program from Explorer
• Close folder expansions

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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

• Copy, rename, and delete files in Explorer
• Close Explorer
• Display drive and folder properties
• View bitmap images in a filmstrip and as a slide
  show
• E-mail files and share folders
• Find files and folders using Search on the Start
  menu
• Use the Run command

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INTRODUCTION

• Two major ways to work with files and documents
  in Windows XP
• My Computer window
• Windows XP Explorer
• My Pictures window

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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• My Computer command
• Displays disk drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD drives,
  document folders, and network drives
• Click the Start button. Point to My Computer on
  the Start menu

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Click My Computer.Click the Maximizebutton in
the My Computer window
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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Left pane
• Right pane
• Shared Documents folder
• LOCAL DISK (C)
• Hard disk
• CD Drive (D)
• Audio / Data CD
• Disk label

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THE STATUS BAR

• Contains information about the documents,
  folders, and programs in a window
• Click View on the menu bar and then point to
  Status Bar

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Click Status Bar
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VIEWING ICONS IN THE MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Click the Views button on the Standard Buttons
  toolbar and then point to Icons

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Click Icons
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Click the Views buttonon the Standard
Buttonstoolbar and then click List
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Click the Views buttonon the Standard
Buttonstoolbar and then click Details
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Click the Views buttonon the Standard
Buttonstoolbar and then click Tiles
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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Name button
• Type button
• Total Size button
• Free Space button
• Comment button

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VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF DRIVES AND FOLDERS

• Open each folder in the same window option
• Hidden files
• Double-click the LOCAL DISK (C) icon in the My
  Computer window. If the right pane of the LOCAL
  DISK (C) window contains messages indicating the
  contents of the folder are hidden and should not
  be modified, click the Show the contents of this
  folder link

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VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER

• WINDOWS folder
• Point to the WINDOWS icon in the My Computer
  window

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Double-click the WINDOWS icon.If the right pane
of the WINDOWSwindow contains a message
indicatingthe contents of the folder are
hiddenand should not be modified, clickthe Show
the contents of thisfolder link
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OPENING A DOCUMENT FROM A WINDOW

• Bitmap image
• Paint program
• Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
• Scroll down the right pane until the Santa Fe
  Stucco icon displays. Point to the Santa Fe
  Stucco icon. If the computer does not contain
  the Santa Fe Stucco icon, find and point to
  another icon

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Double-click the Santa Fe Stuccoicon. If the
Santa Fe Stucco Windows Picture and FaxViewer
window is maximized, clickthe Restore button and
then sizethe window to the size in thefollowing
figure
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STANDARD TOOLBAR
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LAUNCHING AN APPLICTION PROGRAM FROM A WINDOW

• Click the WINDOWS button in the taskbar button
  area. Scroll until the notepad icon displays in
  the window. Point to the notepad icon

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Double-click thenotepad icon
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MANAGING OPEN WINDOWS

• Cascading windows
• Tiling windows

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CASCADING WINDOWS

• Right-click an open area on the taskbar. Point
  to Cascade Windows on the shortcut menu

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Click Cascade Windows
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MAKING A WINDOW THE ACTIVE WINDOW

• Click the Santa Fe Stucco Windows Picture and
  Fax Viewer window button on the title bar

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UNDO CASCADED WINDOWS

• Right-click an open area on the taskbar. Point
  to Undo Cascade on the shortcut menu

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Click Undo Cascade
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TILING OPEN WINDOWS

• Right-click an open area on the taskbar and then
  point to Tile Windows Vertically on the shortcut
  menu

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Click Tile WindowsVertically
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UNDOING TILING

• Right-click an open area on the taskbar. Point
  to Undo Tile

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Click Undo Tile
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CLOSING WINDOWS

• Click the Close button in the Santa Fe Stucco
  Windows Picture and Fax Viewer window
• Click the Close button in the Untitled Notepad
  window
• Click the Close button in the WINDOWS window

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COPYING, MOVING, AND DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS

• Copy and paste method
• Clipboard

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COPYING FILES BETWEEN FOLDERS

• Click the Start button on the taskbar
• Click My Computer on the Start menu
• Double-click the LOCAL DISK (C) icon in the My
  Computer window
• Double-click the WINDOWS icon in the LOCAL DISK
  (C) window

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COPYING FILES BETWEEN FOLDERS

• Scroll down the right pane of the WINDOWS window
  until the icons for the Coffee Bean, Gone
  Fishing, and Greenstone files are visible in the
  right pane. If one or more of these icons is not
  available in the WINDOWS window on your computer,
  display any other icons

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Hold down the CTRL key andthen click the Coffee
Bean, GoneFishing, and Greenstoneicons.
Release the CTRL key.Right-click any
highlightedicon and then point to the
Copycommand on the shortcut menu
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Click Copy. Scroll theleft pane to displaythe
Other Places area.Point to My Documentsin the
Other Places area
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Click My Documents andthen point to the My
Picturesicon in the right pane
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Double-click the My Picturesicon. Right-click
an open areaof the My Pictures windowand then
point to Paste on theshortcut menu
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thumbnails view
Click Paste
Click the Close buttonto close the My
Pictureswindow
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DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS

• Delete this file task
• Delete option in the File menu
• Shortcut menu
• Recycle Bin

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WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• Allows you to view the contents of the computer,
  including drives, folders, and files, in a
  hierarchical format

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LAUNCHING WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• Click the Start button and then click My Computer
  on the Start menu. Maximize the My Computer
  window. Point to the Folders button on the
  Standard Buttons toolbar

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Click the Folders button
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WINDOWS EXPLORER

• Folders pane
• Folder bar
• Hierarchical structure
• Minus sign
• Plus sign

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EXPANDING DRIVES AND FOLDERS

• Point to the plus sign in the small box to the
  left of the My Documents icon in the Folders pane

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Click the plus sign
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EXPANDING A DRIVE

• Point to the plus sign in the small box to the
  left of the LOCAL DISK (C) icon

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Click the plus sign
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DISPLAYING THE CONTENTSOF A FOLDER

• Click the Shared Documents icon in the Folders
  pane

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DISPLAYING THE CONTENTSOF AN EXPANDED DRIVE

• Click the LOCAL DISK (C) icon in the Folders pane

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LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM FROM EXPLORER

• Click the plus sign to the left of the Program
  Files icon in the Folders pane. Click the
  Internet Explorer icon in the Folders pane.
  Point to the IEXPLORE (Internet Explorer) icon in
  the right pane of the Internet Explorer window

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Double-click the IEXPLORE icon
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Click the Close button onthe Welcome to
MSN.com- Microsoft InternetExplorer title bar
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CLOSING FOLDER EXPANSIONS

• Click the minus sign to the left of the Internet
  Explorer icon

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Click the minus signto the left of theProgram
Files icon
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COPYING FILES IN WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• Click the WINDOWS icon in the Folders pane.
  Scroll the right pane to display the Prairie Wind
  icon. If the Prairie Wind file is not available,
  display another icon. Scroll the Folders pane to
  display the expanded My Documents entry

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Right-drag the Prairie Windicon onto the top of
theMy Pictures icon. Pointto Copy Here on
theshortcut menu
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Click Copy Here
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DISPLAYING THE CONTENTS OF THE MY PICTURES FOLDER

• Click the My Pictures icon in the Folders pane

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RENAMING FILES AND FOLDERS

• Right-click the Prairie Wind icon in the right
  pane and then point to Rename on the shortcut menu

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Click Rename. TypeBlue Prairie Wind and then
press the ENTER key
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DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• Scroll the Folders pane to display the Recycle
  Bin icon. Right-drag the Greenstone icon to the
  Recycle Bin icon in the Folders pane and then
  point to Move Here on the shortcut menu

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Click Move Here
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REMOVING THE STATUS BAR

• Click View on the menu bar
• Click Statue Bar on the View menu

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CLOSING WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• Click the Close button on the My Pictures window
  title bar

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PROPERTIES OF OBJECTS

• Properties describe objects

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DRIVE PROPERTIES

• Click the Start button and then click My Computer
  on the Start menu. Right-click the LOCAL DISK
  (C) icon in the right pane of the My Computer
  window and then point to Properties on the
  shortcut menu

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Click Properties andthen point to theCancel
button
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Click the Cancel button
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DRIVE PROPERTIES

• Tools sheet
• Hardware sheet
• Sharing sheet
• Gigabyte of RAM

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DISPLAYING FOLDER PROPERTIES

• Double-click the LOCAL DISK (C) icon in the My
  Computer window. Right-click the WINDOWS icon
  and then point to Properties on the shortcut menu

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Click Properties. Pointto the Cancel button
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Click the Cancel button.Close the LOCAL DISK
(C)window
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MY PICTURES WINDOW

• Organize and share pictures with others
• Stores pictures from digital cameras, scanners,
  and the hard drive
• Tasks associated with the My Pictures folder

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CREATING A FOLDER IN THE MY PICTURES FOLDER

• Click the Start button. Click My Pictures on the
  Start menu. Point to Make a new folder in the
  File and Folder Tasks area

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Click Make a new folder, typeBitmap Images in
the icontitle text box, and thenpress the ENTER
key
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MOVING FILES INTO THE BITMAP IMAGES FOLDER

• Click the Coffee Bean icon, hold down the CTRL
  key, and then click the Gone Fishing and Blue
  Prairie Wind icons

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Right-drag the BluePrairie Wind icon to
theBitmap Images foldericon. Click Move Here
on the shortcut menu
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REFRESHING THE IMAGE ON A FOLDER

• Right-click the Bitmap Images icon and point to
  Refresh Thumbnail on the shortcut menu

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Click Refresh Thumbnail
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VIEWING IMAGES IN FILMSTRIB VIEW OR AS A SLIDE
SHOE

• Filmstrip view
• Slide Show
• Double-click the Bitmap Images icon. Click View
  on the menu bar and then point to Filmstrip

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Click Filmstrip
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FILMSTRIP TOOLBAR
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VIEWING IMAGES AS A SLIDE SHOW

• Point to View as a slide show in the Picture
  Tasks area of the Bitmap Images window

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Click View as a SlideShow. Move the mouse
todisplay the Slide Showtoolbar
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Click the Close the windowbutton on the Slide
Showtoolbar to end the slideshow
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SLIDE SHOW TOOLBAR
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CHANGING THE VIEW AND DISPLAYING THE MY PICTURES
WINDOW

• Click View on the menu bar and then click
  Thumbnails
• Click My Pictures in the Other Places area in the
  left pane

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SHARING A FOLDER

• Shared Documents folder
• Shared Music folder
• Shared Pictures folder
• Right-click the Bitmap Images icon in the right
  pane of the My Pictures window. Point to Copy on
  the shortcut menu

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Click Copy. Point toShared Pictures in
theOther Places area
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Click Shared Pictures. Right-click an open area
of theShared Pictures windowand then point to
Pasteon the shortcut menu
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Click Paste on theshortcut menu
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REMOVING SHARING FROM A FOLDER

• If necessary, select the Bitmap Images folder
  icon in the Shared Pictures window
• Click Delete this folder in the File and Folder
  Tasks area
• Click the Yes button in the Confirm Folder Delete
  dialog box
• Click the Close button in the Shared Pictures
  window

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E-MAILING A PICTURE

• Electronic mail (e-mail)
• Click the Start button, click My Pictures on the
  Start menu, and double-click the Bitmap Images
  icon in the My Pictures window. Click the Gone
  Fishing icon to select the icon. Point to E-mail
  this file in the File and Folder Tasks area

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Click E-mail this file. Point tothe OK button
in the Send Pictures via E-Mail dialog box
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Click the OK button. TypeStevenForsythe_at_msn.com
in the Totext box. Select the message in
themessage area, type I thought youmight like
this picture for yourcollection. in the message
area, andthen point to the Send button on
thetoolbar
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Click the Send button
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Click the Close buttonin the Bitmap Imageswindow
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DELETING A FOLDER FROM THE MY PICTURES FOLDER

• Click the Start button
• Click My Pictures on the Start menu
• Click the Bitmap Images folder to select the
  folder
• Click Delete this folder in the File and Folder
  Tasks area
• Click the Yes button in the Confirm Folder Delete
  dialog box
• Click the Close button in the My Pictures window

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FINDING FILES OR FOLDERS

• Search Companion
• Allows you to search for files and folders,
  pictures and music files, people, computers on a
  network, and information on the Internet

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SEARCHING FOR A FILE BY NAME

• Click the Start button on the taskbar. Point to
  Search on the Start menu

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Click the Search button.Maximize the
SearchResults window. Pointto All files and
foldersin the Search companionballoon
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Click All files and folders. Typesoap bubbles
in the All or part ofthe file name text box.
Point tothe Search button
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Click the Search button
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When the Search iscomplete, point to
Yes,finished searching
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Click Yes, finishedsearching
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Click the Close buttonon the SearchResults
windowtitle bar
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RUN COMMAND

• Located on the Start menu
• Used to launch programs
• Useful when you want to launch an application
  program quickly
• Path
• Click the Start button on the taskbar and then
  point to Run

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Click Run. Type notepadin the Open box in
theRun dialog box and thenpoint to the OK button
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Click the OK button
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Click the Close buttonon the Untitled
Notepadwindow title bar
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LOGGING OFF FROM THE COMPUTER

• Click the Start button on the taskbar
• Click Log Off on the Start menu
• Click the Log Off button in the Log Off Windows
  dialog box

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TURNING OFF THE COMPUTER

• Click the Turn off computer link on the Welcome
  screen
• Click the Turn Off button in the Turn off
  computer dialog box

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CHAPTER SUMMARY

• Display icons in various views in a window
• View the contents of a drive and folder
• Open a document and application program from a
  window
• Cascade and tile open windows on the desktop
• Copy, move, and delete files from open windows

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CHAPTER SUMMARY

• Launch Windows XP Explorer
• Expand drives and folders in Explorer
• Display files and folders in Explorer
• Display the contents of drives and folders in
  Explorer
• Launch an application program from Explorer
• Close folder expansions

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CHAPTER SUMMARY

• Copy, rename, and delete files in Explorer
• Close Explorer
• Display drive and folder properties
• View bitmap images in a filmstrip and as a slide
  show
• E-mail files and share folders
• Find files and folders using Search on the Start
  menu
• Use the Run command

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Project 3 Complete