Project 3

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Project 3

• File, Document, and Folder Managementand
  Windows XP Explorer

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IMPORTANT

• This is NOT to replace reading the chapter. This
  presentation only covers some of the major
  points, to get you started. Read the chapter,
  making sure to pay extra attention to the
  figures!
• While you read this presentation, dont forget to
  look below this area for extra notes You
  can drag this line higher to enlarge notes area.

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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

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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• My Computer command
• Displays disk drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD drives,
  document folders, and network drives
• 1. Click the Start button. Click on My Computer
  on the Start menu OR-
• 2. You might have a My Computer icon on your
  desktop. Double click to open.
• See next slide

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You can either (1)Click My Computer
Icon -OR- (2)Click My Computer from Start Menu
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LEFT PANE
RIGHT PANE
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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• In XP you have a left and right pane in the My
  computer window
• In other versions of Windows you probably only
  have one pane in the My Computer window
• Contains information on
• LOCAL DISK (C)
• Hard disk
• Might also have other hard disks (with different
  letters)
• CD Drive (D)
• May or May Not be labeled D
• Floppy Drive (A)

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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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2. Notice Menu Bar
3. Now, click on View In menu bar and then Click
on Status Bar and look at next slide
4. By the way, how many programs are open on
this desktop? Look at taskbar and notice only 1
button! Thus only 1 program is Open. This one
My Computer
1. Notice there is no Status bar. Right now all
you see is the taskbar at the bottom of
the Desktop.
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1. Notice there is a Status bar now
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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
• This is an important item to try out and play
  with.

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Click Icons
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Click the Views buttonon the Standard
Buttonstoolbar and then click List to see this
output
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Click the Views buttonon the Standard
Buttonstoolbar and then click Details to get
even more info
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Click the Views buttonon the Standard
Buttonstoolbar and then click Tiles (this might
be XP specific)
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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Look on page 3.10 and find the following
• Name button
• Type button
• Total Size button
• Free Space button
• Comment button

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VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF DRIVES AND FOLDERS

• 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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Look at title bar and notice we are now
viewing the contents of the C Drive!!!!!!
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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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Look at title bar and notice we are now
viewing the contents of the Windows folder!!!!!!
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OPENING A DOCUMENT FROM A WINDOW

• Bitmap image has a file extension of .bmp
• Double clicking a bitmap image opens up the Paint
  program
• Microsoft Word or WordPad file has an extension
  of .doc
• Double clicking this document automatically opens
  up Word or WordPad

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Pages 3.17-3.24

• Self-explanatory and VERY useful tidbits that are
  similar under all operating systems.

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Making a Window Active

• Click on Title Bar

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Are there any applications open? Look on taskbar.
There are no buttons so you can deduce that
there are no applications running (though the
operating system Is running, but that is a
system program, not an application
programread Chapter 3 in DC!!)
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COPYING, MOVING, AND DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS

• THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. Many ways to do this.
• One method
• Copy and paste which uses the Clipboard
• You cant see the clipboard, but it contains
  items that you have copied (Go to Edit on menu
  bar and click Copy). Items that you selected get
  placed on clipboard. Use Edit/Paste to move items
  from clipboard into something else.
• A clipboard is like a middle man (holding area)

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COPYING AND MOVING FILES IN WINDOWS

• Summary
• Select files/folders you want to copy or move or
  delete
• Select by clicking ONCE so that its
  highlighted!!! Anything highlighted is selected.
• Go to Edit on menu bar and choose Copy (or you
  can just press the Control key and C key at the
  same time CTRL-C).
• Now go to new location (where you want the items
  copied or moved).
• Click Edit on menu bar and choose Paste!! (or
  press CTRL-V)

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Deleting FILES IN WINDOWS

• Summary
• Select files/folders you want to delete
• Select by clicking ONCE so that its
  highlighted!!! Anything highlighted is selected.
• Press Delete Key on keyboard OR- click on File
  on menu bar and click on Delete.

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Example 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,
  use any other icons.

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Hold down the CTRL key andthen click the Coffee
Bean, GoneFishing, and Greenstoneicons.
Release the CTRL key.
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Right-click any highlightedicon and then click
the Copycommand on the shortcut menu Click
Copy. Items are now in clipboard
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Click My Documents andthen click 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

• Press delete key
• Or click on File/Delete
• Or right click and choose delete
• Or drag items to Recycle Bin

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WINDOWS EXPLORER

• Allows you to view the contents of the computer,
  including drives, folders, and files, in a
  hierarchical format
• Normally used by experienced users
• PRACTICE THIS
• READ BOOK
• STUDY FIGURES

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LAUNCHING WINDOWS EXPLORER

• Click Start button, click Programs, choose
  Windows Explorer (non-XP operating systems).
• For XP operating system see book.
• COOL Shortcut trick RIGHT click on Start button
  and then choose Explore!!!!

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WINDOWS EXPLORER LEFT PANE

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

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EXPANDING DRIVES AND FOLDERS

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

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DISPLAYING THE CONTENTSOF A FOLDER

• Click the folder on the left sign, its contents
  are displayed on right side.
• Remember, left side is just to view drives and
  folders (NOT FILES).
• Right side is to view contents of a folder or
  drive you selected on left side.

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COPYING FILES IN WINDOWS EXPLORER

• PRACTICE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RENAMING FILES AND FOLDERS

• Right-click icon in the right pane and then click
  Rename on the shortcut menu
• -OR- SELECT file or folder (by clicking on file
  or folder once so that its highlighted) and then
  click on File on menu bar and click on Rename.

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REMOVING THE STATUS BAR - REVIEW

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

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PROPERTIES OF OBJECTS

• Properties describe objects

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DRIVE PROPERTIES

• Open My Computer window. 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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My Pictures Window

• 3.47-3.58
• Play around on your own. Use chapter as guide.

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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
• VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW
• Differs slightly on different versions of
  Windows, but it still uses the same concept!

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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

• The END