Introduction to Windows 98

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Introduction to Windows 98

• Making Computers
• Easier to Use

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Windows

• An graphic user interface (GUI) designed to make
  the computer easier to use
• First announced by Microsoft in the early 1980s
• Many concepts used in Windows were borrowed from
  the Apple Macintosh interface which itself was
  heavily predicated on work at Xerox Parc

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Windows

• Windows 95 - Introduced Aug. of 1995
• Made Windows easier to use
• Combined OS with new GUI
• Windows 98 - Introduced June of 1998
• Enhances the previous versiont to make Windows
  even easier to use
• Folds many features of the World Wide Web into
  Windows

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Starting/Exiting Windows

• Starting
• Turn on machine
• Windows automatically loads
• Stopping
• Always exit properly - temporary files are opened
  that have to be properly closed
• Start, Shut Down, Shut down the computer?, Yes
• Wait for message to turn off computer

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Windows Terminology - p. 2

• Desktop - Workspace on the screen for opening
  windows and applications
• Object - any image that appears on the desktop
• Icon - a graphic representation of an object
• Properties - control how an object behaves and
  operates in a Windows environment

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Role of the Mouse - p. 3

• Used to interact with graphic elements/
  icons/menus
• Left button actions - Table 1.1
• Point
• Click
• Double-click
• Drag
• Right-button - activates context menus
• Deselect - click anywhere on screen
• Pointer Shape - Table 1-2

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ToolTips

• Contains explanatory text about an icon or button
• Appears when the mouse pointer is positioned over
  the object
• Use greatly expanded in Windows 98

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Some Desktop Objects - p. 9

• My Computer - provides access to computer
  resources
• Recycle Bin - restores deleted files
• Taskbar - shows a button for each open window as
  well as a status area
• Status area/system tray
• Toolbars
• Start Button - activates menus for accessing
  programs, files, etc....

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Manipulating Multiple Windows

• Many windows can be open at a time
• Active window
• Colored title bar
• Appears on top
• Inactive window - grey title bar
• Every open window generates a button on the
  status bar
• Multitasking - p. 11

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Controlling Desktop Appearance

• Active Desktop - Windows 98 name for the desktop
• Able to control the appearance of the Channel Bar
• Web-based wallpaper
• Web-like links for objects
• Folder Options dialog box controls for My
  Computer
• Web style
• Classic style

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Parts of a Window - p. 25

• Border
• Size Grip
• Title bar
• Application/Window name
• Control-menu button
• Minimize button
• Maximize/Restore button
• Close button
• Scroll Bar

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Parts of a Window (cont.)

• Standard toolbar
• Contains buttons for frequently used commands
• Single click instead of menu sequence
• Address Box
• Immediately specify drive/directory
• Enter Web address and start browser
• Status Bar

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Manipulating Windows

• Moving
• Resizing
• Opening and Closing
• Minimizing
• Maximizing
• Restoring

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Menu Bar - p. 28

• May have control buttons for a document
• Pull-down menus
• Shortcut commands

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Menu Conventions - Table 1.3

• Menu graphics give clues
• Ellipsis Option invokes a dialog box
• Dimmed Option not available
• Check This option is in effect
• Dot This option is in effect
• Keys Shortcut command for option
• Triangle Invokes additional menu

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Dialog Boxes - p. 33

• Invoked when a command is followed by an ellipsis
• Used to provide additional information to be used
  by a command
• Controls - allow you to interact with dialog boxes

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Dialog Box Controls - p. 33

• Option Buttons
• List boxes
• Check Boxes
• Command Buttons
• Text Boxes
• Spin Boxes
• Word Print Dialog box - p. 33