Microsoft Windows 95

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Microsoft Windows 95

• Using the Control Panel, Taskbar, and Windows
  Explorer

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Overview

• Using the Control Panel
• Changing Mouse Settings
• Changing Display Settings
• Examining System Properties
• Customizing the Taskbar

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Using the Control Panel

• Control Panel is used to customize the Windows 95
  operating system
• Changing mouse and keyboard settings
• Changing monitor resolution and desktop
  appearance
• Many other customizations available
• The Control Panel is accessed off of the Start
  button and Settings sub-menu

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Changing the Mouse Settings

• Mouse Properties dialogue box
• Change mouse for right-handed and left-handed
  users
• Set double-click speed
• Choose different pointers
• Set mouse pointer trails

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Mouse Properties Dialogue Box
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Changing Display Settings

• Background
• Pattern or picture image that covers the desktop
• Can choose standard Windows 95 patterns or any
  bitmap picture file (as wallpaper)
• Change background settings from the Display
  Properties dialogue box in the Control Panel
• Wallpaper
• A background image stored as a bitmap file

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Changing Display Settings

• Screen Saver
• Moving picture image initiated when both the
  keyboard and mouse are idle for a pre-specified
  amount of time
• Prevents burned-in images on monitor
• Newer monitors are not effected by this hence,
  most screen savers are solely for entertainment
  purposes

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Changing Display Settings

• Use the Appearance tab on the Display Properties
  dialogue box to customize the appearance of
  windows and the text of title and menu bars
• Scheme
• A pre-saved set of appearance specifications
• You can import in or create new schemes to add to
  the pre-existing ones

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System Properties

• View and change system properties through the
  System icon in the Control Panel
• Device Manager
• List all hardware devices recognized
• Allows you to remove hardware devices
• Performance Properties
• RAM, system resources, and virtual memory

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Customizing the Taskbar

• The Taskbar can be resized, moved to another
  corner of the desktop and hidden
• Customizing the Start Menu
• Choose Start - Settings - Taskbar
• Allows you to add and remove programs from the
  Start Menu
• Same as placing a short-cut on the Start Menu
• Clear Documents Menu

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Windows Explorer Overview

• Windows Explorer
• File management in Explorer
• Viewing Disk Properties
• Using Undo

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Windows Explorer

• Located on the Start Menu and Programs sub-menu
• Two panes
• Left pane - all drives/folders
• Right pane - Contents of selected folder on the
  left pane
• Table 5-1
• Description of the Explorer toolbar

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File Management With Explorer

• Similar to file management in My Computer
• Tasks
• Creating and renaming folders
• Copying and moving files
• Creating short-cuts
• Deleting and restoring files
• Right-click drag method

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Windows Explorer
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Viewing Disk Properties

• Select a disk in the left plane, right-click and
  select Properties
• Allows you to view available space on the disk,
  and name the disk with a label
• Tools
• Error checking
• Backup
• Defragmentation

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Viewing Disk Properties
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Using Undo

• The Undo command cancels the last action
  performed in a program
• Command is found in almost all Windows 95
  programs
• Depending on the program, several sequential
  actions can be canceled with Undo