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Learning Computer Basics in a Step by Step practices
Presentation By:
Vijay Kumar RatreMumbai-49
Contact: [email protected]
After this lesson you will be familiar with:
A. Parts of a window
B. Multi-Tasking
PART 3: All about Windows
Scroll Bar
Title Bar
Window Buttons
PART 3: Parts of a Window
Document Window
Status Bar
Menu Bar
PART 3: Application & Document Windows
Title Bar
Document Window
Application Window
The size of a window can be changed in several ways. One way is to use the three buttons on the top right corner.
1. Minimize Reduces the window to a button on the Task Bar. This is handy when you want to keep a program open, but you don’t want to see it on the screen.
2. Maximize (One Window) Enlarges the program window to full-screen size. It then changes into a Restore button.
3. Shrink/Restore (Two windows) Changes the program window to a smaller size.
4. Close Button: Closes window and shuts program down
Note: If a window is maximized, the Restore button appears as the middle button in the top right. If the program window is Restored, the Maximize button appears as that middle button.
PART 3: Sizing & Closing Windows
Menu bars help perform many different tasks in a program. They provide options for saving files, cutting and pasting text, printing documents, etc.
A. File – Gives options for saving, opening, and creating new files.
B. Edit – Gives options for changing the text or objects in a document or file (cut, copy, paste, etc)
C. Help – Provides online help on the current program
PART 3: Menu Bars
PART 3: Scroll Bars & Status Bar
Title Bar
Document Window
Application Window
Scroll Bars
Scroll Buttons
Status Bar
Tool bars contain small icons that help you perform common, frequently-used functions such as Save, Print, Cut, Copy, Paste etc., without having to access these functions through the Menus on the Menu Bar.
Tool bars are designed for specific uses -- i.e., there are different tool-bars for Formatting, working with Pictures and Drawing.
You can access the different toolbars from the View Menu Toolbar
Most Windows programs contain similar layouts and icons on menu bars and tool bars. If you cannot identify an icon, try moving your mouse cursor over it and hold still for a few seconds. A little ‘tool tip’ will pop up to clue you into what the icon represents.
PART 3: Tool Bars
PART 3: Tool Bar Exercise
1. Can you identify the toolbars shown in this window?
2. How can you add on the different toolbars?
Move: To move a Window around on the desktop, click on the Title Bar, and while holding down the mouse button, drag the window to a new location on the desktop. This is helpful when you are using more than one program at a time and need to see them both simultaneously, such as when you are editing a picture in Paint and then want to import the picture into a Word document.
Resize: To make a window larger or smaller you can use the resize pointers. To see the resize pointer, you have to move the cursor to the edge of the window. The cursor will change to a short line with arrows at both ends. Then hold the left mouse button and drag any part to make it wider or smaller.
Organize: When you right-click on the taskbar, a menu appears. This handy menu contains commands for cascading and tiling windows, and for minimizing all open windows.
PART 3: Organizing Windows
Active Window: A window that is currently selected and whose contents will be affected by all mouse actions, commands and text entries (typing, using buttons, menus, etc.).
Inactive Window: A window that is open but unavailable for performing any work in. An inactive Window will always be “grayed” out.
Notice the difference between an active and inactive window in the taskbar display. Can you describe it?
Moving Windows: Windows can be moved around by clicking and holding the title bar with your mouse, then dragging the window to another location and letting go of the mouse.
Note: Although you may have several windows open -- you can only work in one window at a time.
PART 3: Multi-tasking
Is this an active or inactive window?
What can you tell about the size of the window?
Hint: Is it maximized or minimized?
What can you tell from task bar 1 and 2 about the open windows?
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PART 3: Quick Review
