windows xp project

Office 2003Introductory Concepts and

Techniques, 2nd Edition

M i c r o s o f t

Windows XP Project

Introduction to Microsoft Windows XP and

Office 2003

2Microsoft Windows XP and Office 2003

Objectives

• Launch Microsoft Windows XP, log on to the computer, and identify the objects on the desktop

• Perform the basic mouse operations: point, click, right-click, double-click, drag, and right-drag

• Display the Start menu and start an application program

• Open, minimize, maximize, restore, move, size, scroll, and close a window


Objectives

• Display drive and folder contents• Create a folder in Windows Explorer and

Microsoft Word• Type, name, and save a Word document• Download folders from scsite.com


Objectives

• Copy, move, rename, and delete files• Search for files using a word or phrase in

the file or by name• Use Help and Support• Log off from the computer and turn it off


Logging On to the Computer

• Turn on the computer and wait for the Welcome screen

• Point to the Brad Wilson icon on the Welcome screen by moving the mouse across a flat surface until the mouse pointer rests on the icon

• Click the icon by pressing and releasing the left mouse button, type lakers in the Type your password text box, and then point to the Next button

• Click the Next button


Displaying the Start Menu

• Point to the Start button on the taskbar• Click the Start button• Point to All Programs on the Start menu• Point to Accessories on the All Programs

submenu• Point to an open area of the desktop and

then click the open area to close the Start menu, Accessories submenu, and All Programs submenu


The Start Menu


Adding an Icon to the Desktop

• Click the Start button, point to My Computer on the Start menu, and then press and release the right mouse button

• Point to Show on Desktop on the shortcut menu

• Click Show on Desktop– See figure on next slide

• Click an open area on the desktop to close the start menu


Opening a Window Using a Desktop Icon• Point to the My

Computer icon on the desktop and then double-click by quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice without moving the mouse


Minimizing and Redisplaying a Window• Point to the Minimize button on the title bar

of the My Computer window• Click the Minimize button• Click the My Computer button in the

taskbar button area


Maximizing and Restoring a Window• Point to the Maximize button on the title

bar of the My Computer window• Click the Maximize button

– See figure on next slide• Point to the Restore Down button on the

title bar of the My Computer window• Click the Restore Down button


Maximizing and Restoring a Window


Closing a Window

• Point to the Close button on the title bar of the My Computer window

• Click the Close button


Opening a Window Using the Start Menu• Click the Start button

on the taskbar and then point to the My Documents command on the Start menu

• Click My Documents on the Start menu


Moving a Window by Dragging• Point to the My

Documents window title bar

• Hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse down so the window moves to the center of the desktop, and then release the left mouse button


Expanding an Area

• Point to the double down arrow button in the Details area

• Click the double down arrow button


Scrolling Using Scroll Arrows

• Point to the up scroll arrow on the vertical scroll bar

• Click the up scroll arrow two times

• Click the up scroll arrow three more times


Sizing a Window by Dragging

• Position the mouse pointer over the bottom border of the My Documents window until the mouse pointer changes to a two-headed arrow

• Drag the bottom border downward until the Details area on your desktop resembles the Details area shown on the next slide


Sizing a Window by Dragging


Collapsing an Area

• Point to the double up arrow in the Details area

• Click the double up arrow button


Resizing a Window

• Position the mouse pointer over the bottom border of the My Documents window border until the mouse pointer changes to a two-headed arrow

• Drag the bottom border of the My Documents window up until the window is the same size as shown on slide 16


Closing a Window

• Point to the Close button on the right of the title bar in the My Documents window

• Click the Close button


Deleting a Desktop Icon by Right-Dragging• Point to the My Computer icon on the desktop,

hold down the right mouse button, drag the My Computer icon over the Recycle Bin icon

• Release the right mouse button and then point to Move Here on the shortcut menu

• Click Move Here and then point to the Yes button in the Confirm Delete dialog box– See figure on next slide

• Click the Yes button


Deleting a Desktop Icon by Right-Dragging


Starting an Application Using the Start Menu• Click the Start button

on the taskbar and then point to Internet on the pinned items list on the Start menu

• Click Internet• Click the Close button

in the Microsoft Internet Explorer window


Starting Windows Explorer and Maximizing Its Window• Click the Start button on the taskbar and then

click My Computer on the Start menu• Maximize the My Computer window• If the status bar does not appear at the bottom of

the My Computer window, click View on the menu bar and then click Status Bar

• Point to the Folders button on the Standard Buttons toolbar

• Click the Folders button


Launching Windows Explorer and Maximizing Its Window


Plugging a USB Flash Drive into a USB Port• Plug the USB flash drive into a USB port

on the computer• Scroll to the bottom of the What do you

want Windows to do? list box and click the Take no action command

• Click the OK button in the What do you want Windows to do? list box


Plugging a USB Flash Drive into a USB Port


Creating a Folder on a Removable Drive• Click the Removable Drive (E:) icon in the

Folders pane, right-click an open area of the right pane to display a shortcut menu, point to New on the shortcut menu, and then point to Folder on the New submenu

• Click Folder on the New submenu, type Freshman in the icon title text box, and then press the ENTER key


Creating a Folder on a Removable Drive


Downloading a Hierarchy of Folders into the Freshman Folder• Start Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button on the

taskbar and then clicking Internet on the Start menu• Click the Address box on the Address bar, type scsite.com in the Address box, and then click the Go button

• When the SCSITE.COM Shelly Cashman Series Student Resources Web page is displayed, scroll down to view the Browse by Subject area, and then click the Office Suites link

• When the expanded Office Suites link is displayed, click the link containing the name of your textbook (for example, Microsoft Office 2003: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, 2nd Edition)


Downloading a Hierarchy of Folders into the Freshman Folder• Scroll down to display the Data Files for

Students (Windows) area and then click the Windows XP Project 1 Folders and Files link

• When the File Download – Security Warning dialog box is displayed, click the Run button

• When the Internet Explorer – Security Warning dialog box is displayed, click the Run button

• When the WinZip Self-Extractor dialog box is displayed, type the removable media drive letter of your removable media drive followed by a colon, backslash, and folder name (Freshman) (for example, E:\Freshman)


Downloading a Hierarchy of Folders into the Freshman Folder• Click the Unzip button in the WinZip Self-

Extractor dialog box• When a smaller WinZip Self-Extractor dialog box

is displayed, click the OK button• Click the Close button in the WinZip Self-

Extractor dialog box• Click the Close button in the SCSITE.COM

Shelly Cashman Series Student Resources window


Expanding a Drive

• Point to the plus sign in the small box to the left of the Removable Disk (E:) icon in the Folders pane

• Click the plus sign


Expanding a Folder

• Point to the plus sign in the small box to the left of the Freshman icon

• Click the plus sign


Displaying the Contents of a Folder

• Click the 1st Semester icon in the Folders pane


Starting Word• Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to

All Programs on the Start menu, point to Microsoft Office on the All Programs submenu, and then point to Microsoft Office Word 2003 on the Microsoft Office submenu

• Click Microsoft Office Word 2003• If the Microsoft Word window is not maximized, double-

click its title bar to maximize it• If the Office Assistant appears, right-click it and then

click Hide on the shortcut menu• If the Getting Started task pane appears, click the Close

button in the upper-right corner of the Getting Started pane


Starting Word


Typing Text in a Word Document

• Type Monday, April 10 and then press the ENTER key twice. Type Finish - More Birds Data Base and then press the ENTER key. Type Read - Next Project and then press the ENTER key


Saving a Word Document in a New Folder• Click the Save button on the Standard

toolbar• Type Monday, April 10 in the File

name text box. Do not press the ENTER key after typing the file name

• Click the Save in box arrow• Click Removable Disk (E:) in the Save in

list


Saving a Word Document in a New Folder• Double-click Freshman in the Save As dialog

box• Double-click 1st Semester in the Save As dialog

box• Double-click Computer Class in the Save As

dialog box• Click the Create New Folder button on the Save

As dialog box toolbar. Type Homework in the Name text box in the New Folder dialog box


Saving a Word Document in a New Folder• Click the OK button in the New Folder

dialog box• Click the Save button in the Save As

dialog box• Click the Close button in the Monday, April

10 – Microsoft Word window


Verifying the Contents of a Folder

• Click the plus sign in the small box next to the Computer Class icon in the Folders pane

• Click the Homework icon in the Folders pane


Copying a File in Windows Explorer by Right-Dragging• Click the Access icon

in the Folders pane• Right-drag the More

Birds icon onto the top of the Homework folder

• Click Copy Here on the shortcut menu


Displaying the Contents of a Folder

• Click the Homework icon in the Folders pane


Renaming a File• Click the Word folder• Right-click the

Expenses Table icon in the right pane

• Click Rename on the shortcut menu

• Type Personal Expenses Table and then press the ENTER key


Deleting a File by Right-Clicking

• Right-click the Paris Announcement icon in the right pane

• Click Delete on the shortcut menu

• Click the Yes button in the Confirm File Delete dialog box


Closing Expanded Folders

• Click the minus sign to the left of the Computer Class icon


Closing All Expanded Folders

• Click the minus sign to the left of the 1st Semester icon

• Click the minus sign to the left of the Freshman icon

• Click the minus sign to the left of the Removable Disk (E:) icon


Quitting Windows Explorer

• Click the Close button on the Removable Disk (E:) window title bar


Searching for a File by Name

• Click the Start button on the taskbar• Click Search on the Start menu. If necessary,

maximize the Search Results window• Click All files and folders in the Search

Companion balloon. Type Expenses Table in the All or part of the file name text box

• Click the Look in box arrow in the Search Companion pane


Searching for a File by Name

• Click Removable Disk (E:)

• Click the Search button

• Click the Close button on the Search Results window title bar


Searching for a File Using a Word or Phrase in the File• Click the Start button on the taskbar. Click

Search on the Start menu. If necessary, maximize the Search Results window. Click All files and folders in the Search Companion balloon

• Click the A word or phrase in the file text box• Type apply in the A word or phrase in the file

text box, click the Look in box arrow, and then click Removable Disk (E:) in the Look in list


Searching for a File Using a Word or Phrase in the File• Click the Search

button in the Search Companion balloon

• Click the Close button on the Search Results window title bar

• Remove the USB flash drive from the USB port


Starting Help and Support• Click the Start button

on the taskbar and then point to Help and Support on the Start menu

• Click Help and Support and then click the Maximize button on the Help and Support Center title bar


Browsing for Help Topics in the Table of Contents• Point to Windows basics in the Pick a Help topic

area• Click Windows basics and then point to Tips for

using Help• Click Tips for using Help and then point to Find

what you need in Help and Support Center in the topic pane

• Click Find what you need in Help and Support Center and then read the information in the To find what you need in Help and Support Center topic in the topic pane


Browsing for Help Topics in the Table of Contents


Searching for Help Topics Using the Index• Click the Index button on the navigation

toolbar, type home networking in the Type in the keyword to find text box, and then point to overview in the list box

• Click overview in the list box and then point to the Display button

• Click the Display button


Searching for Help Topics Using the Index


Closing the Help and Support Center• Click the Close button on the title bar of

the Help and Support Center window


Logging Off from the Computer• Click the Start button

on the taskbar and then point to Log Off on the Start menu

• Click Log Off• Point to the Log Off

button in the Log Off Windows dialog box

• Click the Log Off button


Turning Off the Computer

• Point to the Turn off computer link on the Welcome screen

• Click Turn off computer• Point to the Turn Off button in the Turn off

computer dialog box• Click the Turn Off button


Turning Off the Computer


Summary

• Launch Microsoft Windows XP, log on to the computer, and identify the objects on the desktop

• Perform the basic mouse operations: point, click, right-click, double-click, drag, and right-drag

• Display the Start menu and start an application program

• Open, minimize, maximize, restore, move, size, scroll, and close a window


Summary

• Display drive and folder contents• Create a folder in Windows Explorer and

Microsoft Word• Type, name, and save a Word document• Download folders from scsite.com


Summary

• Copy, move, rename, and delete files• Search for files using a word or phrase in

the file or by name• Use Help and Support• Log off from the computer and turn it off

Office 2003Introductory Concepts and

Techniques, 2nd Edition

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