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Logging into Windows 7

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PHILADELPHIA\login name

Logging into Windows 7

The Start Button

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• Enhanced search box

option

• It contains shortcuts for all

introductory tasks.

• Revised shut-down menu

• Files-out to show different

shutdown options

• Great locking feature

included

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NOTE: Remember, it is always best to lock your computer when you leave it unattended so that no-one else can use your username and password.

Protect the Network “Server

Meltdown”

•The Start Menu is essentially

a blank slate that you can

organize and customize to

access frequently used

programs and files.

•Click the Start button .

If you don’t see the program

you want, simply type it into

the search box.

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Opening an Application with the Start Button

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•You can pin your favorite

programs to the Start menu

for easy access by right-

clicking the program and

clicking Pin to Start Menu.

• Pin to start menu

• Convenient

• Quick links

Opening an Application with the Start Button

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•If you open more than one

program or document, your

desktop can quickly

become cluttered with

windows.

•Keeping track of which

windows you have open is

easy, because each

program or folder you open

has a corresponding

taskbar button.

Switching Windows

Switching between windows

Switching Windows

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•Using the taskbar is easy

•The taskbar provides a way

to organize all of your

windows.

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Switching Windows • To switch to another

window, just click its taskbar button.

• The window appears in front of all other windows, becoming the active window—the one you're currently working in.

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• Dragging the program

from the Start menu or the

desktop to the taskbar

• You can rearrange the

buttons on the taskbar any

way you like by dragging

them.

• You can also pin your

favorite programs to the

taskbar by right-clicking

the program and selecting

Pin to Taskbar

The Task Bar

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Opening an Application with the Task Bar

• To easily identify a window, point to its taskbar button.

• When you point to a taskbar button, you'll see a

thumbnail-sized preview of the window, whether the

content of the window is a document, a photo, or even a

webpage.

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Opening an Application with the Task Bar

• When a window is active (its taskbar button is

highlighted)

• Keeps desktop from become cluttered

• Place to store your favorite Apps

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Opening an Application with the Task Bar

• Use the quick reference tab

• Faster access to your favorite

Apps

• Use corresponding taskbar

buttons

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• An effective way of sharing

information and resources.

• A secure, more reliable

environment.

• Important files are protected

• It allows files to be accessed

from different computers

across the network

Shared foldersBenefits

Benefits

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Shared folders

• Important files containing “sensitive” data should not be stored on your computer.

• If these files are stored on the server they will not be affected if your computer crashes or is stolen.

•Also, files stored on the server are backed up nightly!!

Virus Prevention

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Safety:•Ask your supervisor first

•Unauthorized internet

downloads

•Programs not approved by IT

techs

•Opening unfamiliar emails

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• A computer virus is a small software program that spreads from one computer to another and interferes with computer operation.

• A computer virus might corrupt or delete data on a computer

• Use an email program to spread the virus to other computers

• Delete everything on the hard disk.

Virus Prevention What is a computer virus?

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• Computer viruses are frequently spread by attachments in email messages or by instant messaging messages.

• Never open an email attachment unless you know who sent the message

• Viruses can be disguised as attachments of funny images, greeting cards, or audio and video files.

• Computer viruses also spread through downloads on the Internet.

Virus Prevention What is a computer virus?

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NOTE: Remember, it is always best to turn off your computer when you leave work.

In Closing