Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows Vista

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Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows Vista
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Objectives

• Start Windows Vista and tour the desktop
• Explore the Start menu
• Run software programs, switch between them, and
  close them
• Manipulate windows
• Identify and use the controls in menus, toolbars,
  and dialog boxes

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Objectives

• Navigate your computer with Windows Explorer and
  the Computer window
• Change the view of the items in your computer
• Get help when you need it
• Shut down Windows

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Starting Windows Vista

• The operating system is software that helps the
  computer perform essential tasks such as
  displaying information on the computer screen and
  saving data on disks
• Windows Vista
• After turning on your computer, Windows Vista
  will display the Welcome screen and prompt you to
  click your user name and type your password

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Starting Windows Vista
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The Windows Vista Desktop

• The Windows Vista desktop is a workspace for
  projects and the tools that you need to
  manipulate your projects
• To interact with the objects on your desktop, you
  use a pointing device
• When you point to certain objects, such as the
  objects on the taskbar, a ScreenTip appears near
  the object to tell you the purpose or function of
  the object to which you are pointing

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The Windows Vista Desktop

• Clicking refers to pressing a mouse button and
  immediately releasing it
• Double-clicking means to click the left mouse
  button twice in quick succession
• Clicking an object with the right button is
  called right-clicking

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Exploring the Start Menu
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Starting a Program

• Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then
  point to All Programs
• If necessary, click the folder that contains the
  program you want to start
• Click the name of the program you want to start
• or
• Click the name or icon of the program you want to
  start in the pinned items list or the most
  frequently used programs list on the Start menu

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Starting a Program
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Running Multiple Programs
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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes

• When you run a program in Windows Vista, the
  program appears in a window

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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes
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Selecting Options from a Menu
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Working with Dialog Boxes
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Exploring Your Computer
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Changing the View
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Navigating with Windows Explorer

• Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to
  All Programs, click Accessories, and then click
  Windows Explorer

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Getting Help

• Windows Vista Help and Support provides on-screen
  information about the program you are using
• Click the Start button on the taskbar
• Click Help and Support

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Searching the Help Pages

• Click in the Search Help box
• Type your search text and then click the Search
  Help button

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Shutting Down Windows Vista

• You should always shut down Windows Vista before
  you turn off your computer
• The commands for shutting down your computer are
  included on the More Options button menu
• Shut Down
• Restart
• Log Off
• Sleep