Project 3

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Project 3
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Edition Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques

• File, Document, Folder Management,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

• My Computer window and Windows XP Explorer are
  the two major ways to work with files and
  documents in Windows XP
• My Pictures window allows you to organize and
  share picture files, e-mail picture files, and
  view picture files in filmstrip view and as a
  slideshow.

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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• My Computer command displays a window that
  contains all the hardware components on the
  computer and two folders.
• disk drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD drives, and
  network drives
• Shared Documents and My Documents or all user
  documents
• To view the My Computer window click the Start
  button and then My Computer.

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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Left pane
• System Tasks
• Other Places
• Details area
• Right pane
• Files Stored on This Computer
• Hard Disk Drives
• LOCAL DISK (C)
• Devices with Removable Storage
• CD Drive (D)_
• Flash Drives (E)
• Network Drives

Views may be different on your computer
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THE STATUS BAR

• Displays at the bottom of the window
• 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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VIEWS AVAILABLE IN MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Click the Views button on the Standard Buttons
  toolbar and then point to Icons.
• Title view uses Large Icons and are in groups
• Thumbnail view the image stored in the file
  displays as its icon up to four images can be
  displayed on the folder with the title being
  displayed below each icon and remaining in groups
• Icons view uses Medium Icons and the title is
  displayed below the icons and remain in groups
• Lists view uses Small Icons and places the
  drives and folders icons in a list that is no
  longer in groups
• Details view provides more information about
  each drive or folder and is displayed in groups
  based on the file type

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MY COMPUTER WINDOW

• Name button
• Type button
• Total Size button
• Free Space button
• Comments button
• When each of these buttons are clicked
  information is displayed in that column in either
  ascending or descending order

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VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF DRIVES AND FOLDERS

• Default option for opening drive and folder
  windows
• Open each folder in the same window option
• Hidden files the name of the file does not
  display when you use My Computer or Windows
  Explorer and cannot be found using the Search
  command
• Tools, Folder Options and click the View Tab

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VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER
Double-click the 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

• Double click the document that you want to open
• Documents are opened in the program that created
  them for example
• Windows Picture and Fax Viewer allows you to
  view bitmap and other images, enlarge, reduce,
  rotate, print, copy, delete, and display a slide
  show of images
• Bitmap image Paint document containing a
  graphics image
• Paint program called MSPAINT

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STANDARD TOOLBAR
The standard toolbar in the viewer allows you to
perform a variety of operation on an image.
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LAUNCHING AN APPLICTION PROGRAM FROM A WINDOW

• Double the program that you want to open. For
  example Notepad
• Notepad - is a basic text editor that you can use
  to create simple documents.
• The most common use for Notepad is to view or
  edit text (.txt) files
• Many users find Notepad a simple tool for
  creating Web pages.

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MANAGING OPEN WINDOWS

• Cascading windows - are displayed on top of each
  other in an organized manner allowing you to see
  the title bar of each open window
• Tiling windows can be tiled horizontally or
  vertically and allows you to see partial contents
  of each window
• To Cascade or Tile the windows right-click an
  open area on the taskbar and click the desired
  view.

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MAKING A WINDOW THE ACTIVE WINDOW

• Four ways to make a window active are
• Click the desired window title bar
• Click the desired window taskbar button
• Press the ALTTAB key until the desired window is
  shown
• Click anywhere on the desired window

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UNDO CASCADED WINDOWS AND UNDOING TILING

• Right-click an open area on the taskbar and click
  to Undo Cascade or Undo Tile on the shortcut menu

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CLOSING WINDOWS

• Two ways to close active windows are
• Click the Close button for each of the open
  windows
• Right-click each taskbar button and click close

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COPYING, MOVING, AND DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS

• Copy and paste method select the file to copy,
  right-click and click copy, select the location
  folder, right-click and click paste
• Clipboard a temporary storage area of the
  computer for cut and copied files, folders, text
  and graphics.

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DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS

• Four ways to delete files are
• Delete this file task in the Files and Folders
  Task area in the left pane
• Delete option in the File menu
• Right-click, Delete from the Shortcut menu
• Drag the object to the Recycle Bin

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WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• View the contents of the computer, including
  drives, folders, and files, in a hierarchical
  format
• Move, copy and delete files

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LAUNCHING WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

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

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EXPANDING DRIVES AND FOLDERS

• Click the plus sign in the small box to the left
  of the drive or folder

DISPLAYING THE CONTENTSOF A FOLDER

• Click the folder icon in the Folders pane

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DISPLAYING THE CONTENTSOF AN EXPANDED DRIVE

• Click the icon in the Folders pane

LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM FROM EXPLORER

• Click the plus sign to the left of the Program
  Files icon in the Folders pane. Click the
  desired program icon in the Folders pane.
  Double-click the program icon in the right pane

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CLOSING FOLDER EXPANSIONS

• Click the minus sign to the left of the desired
  folder in the Folders pane

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COPYING FILES IN WINDOWS XP EXPLORER
Right-drag the desiredicon onto the top of
thedesired location icon. Point to Copy Here
on theshortcut menu
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DISPLAYING THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER

• Click the desired folder icon in the Folders pane
• For example My Pictures

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RENAMING FILES AND FOLDERS

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

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DELETING FILES IN WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

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

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REMOVING THE STATUS BAR

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

CLOSING WINDOWS XP EXPLORER

• Click the Close button on the title bar

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PROPERTIES OF OBJECTS

• Properties - describe objects

DRIVE PROPERTIES

• Right-click the desires drive icon in the right
  pane of the My Computer window and then point to
  Properties on the shortcut menu

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DRIVE PROPERTIES

• Tools sheet allows you to check errors,
  defragment, or back up the hard drive
• Hardware sheet allows you to view a list of all
  disk drive, troubleshoot, and display the
  properties of each disk drive
• Sharing sheet allows you to share the contents
  of the folder with other users
• Gigabyte of RAM disk space

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DISPLAYING FOLDER PROPERTIES

• Right-click the desires folder icon in the right
  pane of the My Computer window and then point to
  Properties on the shortcut menu

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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
  include view in slide show or filmstrip, share
  pictures with others, e-mail pictures to friends
  and family, print, publish to the Internet, and
  order prints from the Internet

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CREATING A FOLDER IN THE MY PICTURES FOLDER

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

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MOVING FILES INTO THE BITMAP IMAGES FOLDER

• Click the desired icon, hold down the CTRL key
  (selects more that one file), and then click the
  next desired file icons
• Right-drag the icon to the new foldericon.
  Click Move Here on the shortcut menu

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REFRESHING THE IMAGE ON A FOLDER

• Right-click the New Folder icon and click
  Refresh Thumbnail on the shortcut menu

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VIEWING IMAGES AS A SLIDE SHOW

• Slide Show displays a black screen and each
  images displays individually on the screen.
• Move the mouse to use the Slide Show Toolbar to
  start, pause, display the next or previous slide,
  and close the slide show
• Point to View as a slide show in the Picture
  Tasks area of the Bitmap Images window

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VIEWING IMAGES IN FILMSTRIP VIEW

• Double-click the Images icon. Click View on the
  menu bar and then point to Filmstrip
• Filmstrip view displays the image above the row
  of images in the right pane.
• Filmstrip toolbar Go to previous, Go to next,
  Rotate 90 degrees clockwise, Rotate 90 degrees
  counter-clockwise

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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 allows the sharing of
  folders with other computer users
• Shared Music folder allows you to share music
  files
• Shared Pictures folder allows you to share
  picture files
• Right-click the file icon in the right pane of
  the window. Click to Copy on the shortcut menu.
  Right-click the desired Shared folder. Click
  Paste one the shortcut menu

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REMOVING SHARING FROM A FOLDER

• If necessary, select the folder icon in the
  desired shared folder 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) is an important means
  of exchanging messages and files between business
  associates, family, and friends
• Click the Start button, click My Pictures on the
  Start menu, and double-click the Image icon in
  the My Pictures window. Click the desired icon
  to select it. Click the E-mail this file in the
  File and Folder Tasks area

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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 folder to select it
• 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

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

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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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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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Windows XP - Project 3 - HOMEWORK

• Read and complete steps for Project 3
• Learn It Online 3 page 3.67
• In the Lab 1 page 3.69 3.70
• In the Lab 2 page 3.71 3.73
• In the Lab 3 page 3.73 3.75
• In the Lab 4 page 3.76 3.78