New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP Tutorial 2

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Microsoft Windows XP
Tutorial 2

• Working with Files

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Formatting a Disk

• Before you can save files to a disk, the disk
  must be formatted
• To format a disk, log onto Windows and insert a
  blank disk in drive A
• Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop
• Right-click the 3½ Floppy (A) icon to open its
  shortcut menu, and then click Format

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Formatting a Disk

• Make sure your dialog box settings match those in
  the figure
• Click the Start button to begin formatting the
  disk
• When the formatting is completed, a Format
  Complete message box appears. Click the OK
  button
• Click the Close button to close the dialog box,
  and then close the My Computer window

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Working with Text

• In WordPad, the document window is the white area
  below the menu bar, toolbars, and ruler
• The insertion point indicates where characters
  you type will appear
• The word wrap feature automatically continues
  your text on the next line
• The Backspace key deletes the character
  immediately to the left of the insertion point
• The Delete key deletes the character immediately
  to the right of the insertion point

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The Insertion Point Versus the Pointer
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Selecting Text

• Many text-editing operations are performed on a
  block of text, which is one or more consecutive
  characters, words, sentences, or paragraphs

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Saving a File

• As you type text, it is held temporarily in the
  computers memory and is erased when you turn off
  or restart the computer
• For permanent storage, you need to save your work
  on a disk
• When you save a file, you must first give it a
  filename
• Most filenames have an extension, which is used
  by the operating system to identify and
  categorize files by their file types

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Saving a File
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Opening a File

• You can use one of several methods to open a file
• Select the file from the My Recent Documents list
  on the Start menu
• Locate and open a file using the My Computer
  window (Windows Explorer)
• Use the Open command on the File menu from within
  an application to locate and open the file

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Selecting the File using the Open Dialog Box
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Printing a Document

• Before you send a document to the printer, you
  should always preview it using Print Preview by
  clicking the Print Preview button on the toolbar
• To send your document to the printer, Click File
  on the menu bar, and then click Print
• Verify the settings in the print dialog box and
  click the Print button to print your document

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The Print Dialog Box
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Using My Computer

• The My Computer icon on the desktop represents
  your computer, its storage devices, printers, and
  other objects

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Elements of the My Computer Window
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Changing the Appearance of the My Computer Window

• You can display the same toolbars that can appear
  on the Windows XP taskbar, such as the Address
  toolbar or the Links toolbar in the My Computer
  window using the Toolbars submenu in the View menu

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Viewing Styles

• Windows XP provides five ways to view the
  contents of a diskThumbnails, Tiles, Icons,
  List, and Details

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Typical Icons in Windows XP
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Restoring the My Computer Default Settings

• Windows XP provides other options for working
  with your files and windows
• Classic style lets you interact with windows and
  files using techniques from earlier versions of
  Windows
• Web style lets you work with windows and files in
  the same way you work with Web pages

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My Computer Window in Web Style
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Working with Folders and Directories

• Any location where you can store files on a
  computer is called a directory
• The main directory of a disk is sometimes called
  the root directory, or the top-level directory
• You can divide a directory into subdirectories,
  also called folders
• A folder within a folder is called a subfolder.
  The folder that contains another folder is called
  the parent folder
• Windows XP arranges all of these objects in a
  hierarchy

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Partial Hierarchy of Windows XP Objects
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Creating a Folder

• Click File on the menu bar, and then point to New
  to display the submenu
• Click Folder
• Type the name of the folder
• Press the Enter key
• Click a blank area next to the new folder to
  deselect it

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Navigating Through the Windows XP Hierarchy
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Working with Files

• Moving a file removes it from its current
  location and places it in a new location you
  specify
• Copying leaves the file in its current location
  and places a copy in the new location
• Windows XP provides several techniques for moving
  and copying files

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Working with Files
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Renaming a File

• Right-click the icon representing the file you
  wish to rename
• Click Rename on the shortcut menu
• Type the new filename and press the Enter key

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Deleting a File or Folder

• You should periodically delete files you no
  longer need so that your folders and disks dont
  get cluttered
• To delete a file or folder, right-click the file
  or folder you wish to delete and click Delete on
  the shortcut menu
• The Recycle Bin is an area on your hard drive
  that holds deleted files until you remove them
  permanently

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Other Copying and Moving Techniques
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Copying an Entire Floppy Disk

• Insert the disk you want to copy in drive A
• In My Computer, right-click the 3½ Floppy (A)
  icon, and then click Copy Disk
• Click Start to begin the copy process
• When prompted, remove the disk you want to copy,
  place your second disk in drive A, and then click
  OK

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Using One Disk Drive to Copy a Disk