Essentials Windows XP Brief

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Essentials Windows XP Brief

• Project One Getting Started with Windows XP
  Professional

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Project Objectives

• Wake and Log On to Windows XP.
• Practice with the Mouse on the Desktop.
• Change Your Mouse Settings.
• Change Your Recycle Bin Settings.
• Change your Folder Options.
• Change Your Users Options.
• Log Off of Windows XP.

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Waking and LoggingOn to Windows XP
Depending on how your computer is configured, you
will see the Windows Welcome screen.
Select your name and enter your password. If
your name does not appear, ask your instructor
about the log on process.
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Practicing with the Mouseon the Desktop
Before you practice with the mouse, you need to
be familiar with the following bars, which are
some of the most commonly used on-screen items

• Taskbar
• Title Bar
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Address Bar

Lets look at these in a typical window.
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Practicing with the Mouseon the Desktop
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Practicing with the Mouseon the Desktop
You should become familiar with the following
terms, which are the most commonly-used mouse
actions
Click Press and release the left mouse button.
This action is often used to select an object or
to place a cursor in the intended location. Drag
and drop Press and hold the appropriate mouse
button down (either the left or right button,
depending on the intended action) while you drag
(move) the object to another location, and
release the mouse button. This action is
typically used to move objects to another
location. Double-click Quickly press and
release the left mouse button twice in
succession. This action is usually used to
execute an action, such as highlighting a word in
a document.
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Practicing with the Mouseon the Desktop
You should become familiar with the following
terms, which are the most commonly-used mouse
actions
Triple-Click Quickly press and release the left
mouse button three times in succession. This
action is usually used inside text to highlight a
block of text, such as a paragraph.
Right-Click Press and release the right mouse
button. This action is usually used to activate a
context-sensitive menu, called a shortcut menu,
that applies to the intended object.
In addition to clicking on the Start button to
open the Start menu, you can use the following
keys
Windows Logo Key (WinKey) Simultaneously press
the Ctrl and Esc keys
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Changing YourRecycle Bin Settings
If we Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon and
slide down to Properties, the following appears
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Changing YourFolder Options
There are several ways of viewing folders. This
ranges from icons representing files and folders
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Changing YourFolder Options
to viewing additional details such as the size,
type, and modification date
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Changing YourUsers Options
There are two major types of user accounts
Whereas, a Computer Administrator Account is used
to control and maintain systems on your computer.
If you have your own personal computer, then you
may have administrator privileges.
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Logging Off of Windows XP
When you are finished using your computer, there
are a variety of ways of logging off. First you
must decide if you are going to Log Off or Turn
Off Computer
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Logging Off of Windows XP
When logging off, you can switch users or log off
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Logging Off of Windows XP
When turning off the computer, you can Hibernate
(known as Stand By on laptops), Turn Off, or
Restart
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What should you do?

• Learn by doing the hands-on lessons and the Skill
  Drill, Challenge, and Discovery Zone exercises at
  the end of the project.
• Read the project summary.
• Review the key terms.
• Take the Multiple Choice test at the end of the
  project.