HOLY CHILD JESUS COLLEGE
College Department
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
In this Module, You will be able to learn and familiarize the ff:
IMPORTANCE OF WINDOWS IN APPLICATION SOFTWARE
PROPER HANDLING OF MOUSE
CUSTOMIZING DESKTOP BACKGROUND
CHANGING DESKTOP APPERANCE
TERMS AND USES
KEYBOARDS PARTS AND FUNCTION
System Software
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A. Perform specific oriented task
B. Dependent on System software
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Application Software
MICRSOFT/MS – MANUFACTURER
WINDOWS – PROGRAM/SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Version: Windows 98, Professional, XP, Vista, Windows 8
XP – Experience – User Friendly
DESKTOP – Work Screen (Top of Your Desk)
PARTS OF DESKTOP
1. BACKGROUND OR WALL PAPER – serves as view or decoration on desktop
2. ICONS – Shortcut programs
3. TASK BAR – contains date, time and other commands
LIST OF COMMANDS
Drag and Drop method – use to move the icons
Open and Close – use to open certain icon commands
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CONTROL MENU BOXES
A. Close – exit-out
B. Minimize – hide the program on the taskbar
C. Maximize – to enlarge a window to its largest size
D. Restored Down – back the window to its normal size or previous size
E. Resize – by using the double headed arrow symbol
F. Move – use to move the certain program by using its title bar
G. Rename – Use to change the name of the icons
H. Right click
View – Size of Icons
Auto arrange
Sort – to arrange the icon
Refresh – for updating
New – to create another icons
Delete
Undelete (Recycle Bin)
Personalize – customizing the desktop and screen saver
Desktop Background – Your Desktop background (also called
wallpaper) can be a digital picture from your personal collection,
picture that comes with windows, a solid color, or a picture
framed with a color. You can choose one image to be your
desktop background or you can display a slide of picture.
Picture Position
Fill
Fit
Stretch
Tile
Center
Window Color – You can change the color of your window,
frames, the start menu, the taskbar
Screen Saver – Moving objects and text that are sensitive in input
device like keyboard and mouse.
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Task Bar – Contains date and time and other commands
Date and Time – Change date and time settings
Pinning –You can pin program shortcuts to the top of the start
menu so that you can open them quickly and conveniently
Start Menu- The Start menu is the main gateway to your
computer’s programs, folders, and settings.
Snipping Tools- You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen
shot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annonate,
save, or share the image.
Sticky Notes- You can use Sticky Notes to write a to-do list, jot
down a phine number, or anything else that you’d use a pad of
paper.
Paint – to create drawings on a blank drawing area.
All Programs – contains all the applicationsoftware.
Search – Fastest way of finding files and folder.
Documents – contains all saved files.
Picture
Music
Help and Support – Find help topics, tutorial, troublreshooting
and other support services.
Shut down/Turn off- Powering off of the computer.
KEYBOARD PARTS AND FUNCTIONS
Three Main Parts of the keyboard
1. Functional keys – These key are used for special purposes and most
programmers use these keys to do a specific task
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2. Typrewriter keys/Alphanumeric Keys – Combination of letter and alphabet
3. Numeric keys/Calculator Keypad – Use in fastest way of typing numbers
Functions
a) Escape (ESC)– to cancel series of command
b) Tabulator (Tab)- this makes indents a bigger normal space between the text
and the margin.} .05 inch space.
c) Caps Lock – makes the letter capitalize or uppercase
d) Shift -Makes the letter first of every word/ is also use to get certain symbol
in keyboard
e) Control (Ctrl) – used in shortcut commands/it must be combined with
alphabetic of functional keys
f) Alternate (Alt)- used in shortcut commands like ñ, Ñ or other symbols
g) Backspace – erasing character from right to left
h) Enter-means “ok” or completing commands
i) Space Bar - Provide space between word or in a sentence
j) Windows Logo – Shortcut for start menu
k) Insert – Insert key switches between insert and overtype modes
l) Delete – Erases character from left to Right
m) Home- cursor moves at the beginning of the entry
n) End- Cursor moves at the end of entry
o) Page Up- page move upward help you to move one page or screen up or
down.
p) Page down – Page move downward
q) Arrow keys – Use to navigate the cursor : let you to move the cursor left,
right, Up and Down
r) Calculator keypad or Numeric keys – use in fastest way of typing numbers.
s) Print screen – You can use this command to copy the entire display on your
screen
t) Scroll lock- toggle switch (on and Off)
u) Pause/Break – for frequent functions
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