- Understanding windows menus
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- Start menu
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Contains all access menus in the computer e.g. Run, helps, search, documents, setting, programs etc.
- Shutdown
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Contains option for shutting down, restart, and standby
- Run
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Enables the user to type the program for running
- Help
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This menu assists the user to facilitate him on anything regarding windows functions
- Settings
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This menu helps the user to make various setting like background screen saver, date and time program and hardware installation etc
- Documents
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This hosts the most recently used files, it can contain up to 20 or 50 files depending on the settings.
- Programs
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This menu contains all the programs installed in the computer.
- Setting screen background
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– Right click on the desktop and select properties
– Click on the desktop tab or background
– Select the background and click OK button
- If you want to set your photo as a background you can click on browse and pick your photo from C ; drive or any drive
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- Setting screen server
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– Right click the desktop
– Select properties
– Select screen saver tab
– Under screen saver type, select e.g. Marque
– Click on settings
– Type the screen saver e.g. AZANIA SEC. SCHOOL.
– Select speed and position
– Click Ok
– Under wait – select time e.g. 1 minute
– Select apply then Ok
- Increase you want to apply 3D
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– Right click on the desktop again
– Select screen saver tab
– Select 3D text for three dimension from screen saver types
– Select setting, type the text e.g. ICT under custom text.
– Under rotation type ; Select the type you prefer e.g. wobble
– Click OK, apply then OK.
- Working with my computer
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My computer is one of the standard icons it comes with windows operating system. It’s there to organize all drivers’ network resources, folders and files for easy access.
How to view its contents
– Double click the icon
– Yellow icons are folders
– All grey icons are drivers
– All other colored icons are files
– Double click local disk C, see its contents
- WORKING WITH WINDOWS EXPLORER
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Window explorer is used to organize, name, rename, and view files, folders and drivers within a computer.
Accessing the windows explorer
- Click the start bottom
- Select programs
- Under the program menu, select accessories
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Windows explorer environment is divided into two sections
i) Left hand side section
ii) Contains a list of standard icons , drive folders and files
Note: A plus (+) sign indicated that there are more contents. A negative (-) sign indicated that there no more files.
By selecting anything in this column. It contents are displayed in right hand side. Now you may double click folder you want to open.
- Changing views
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At anytime you may decide to view either small or large icons
Steps:
i) Open the folder or drive
ii) Right click on an empty space inside that window.
In the menu, choose either to view large icons or to view small icons.