Windows Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows Vista

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Windows Tutorial 1Exploring 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
• Turn off Windows Vista

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Starting Windows Vista

• Turn on your computer. After a moment, Windows
  Vista starts and the Welcome screen appears
• On the Welcome screen, click your user name and
  enter your password, if necessary

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Starting Windows Vista
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Starting Windows Vista
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Touring the Windows Vista Desktop

• In Windows terminology, the background area
  displayed on your screen when Windows Vista
  starts represents a desktop
• To open the Start menu, click the Start button on
  the taskbar

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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

• Multitasking allows you to work on more than one
  task at a time and to switch quickly between
  projects

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Running Multiple Programs

• Switching between programs
• Switch between windows button
• Aero experience (Windows Flip or Flip 3D)
• Basic experience

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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes
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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes
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Using Windows and Dialog Boxes
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Exploring Your Computer
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Exploring Your Computer
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Exploring Your Computer
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Exploring Your Computer

• Changing the Icon View
• In a folder window, click the Views button arrow
  on the toolbar, and then click a view
• or
• To cycle through the views listed on the Views
  menu, click the Views button more than once
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• Click the Views button arrow on the toolbar, and
  then drag the slider

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Exploring Your Computer
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Getting Help

• Click the Start button on the taskbar
• Click Help and Support

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Turning Off Windows Vista

• When youre finished working in Windows Vista,
  you should always turn it off properly
• You can turn off Windows Vista using a Lock
  button command or the Power button at the bottom
  of the Start menu
• If your computer provides a Sleep option, you can
  click the Power button to put your computer to
  sleep