Chapter 8: Windows 10

Face to Face (Lecture 1)

Windows GUI ( Graphical User Interface)
Starting windows Desktop Screen/ Icons/ Start/ Taskbar
Use a mouse Click/ Double click / Right click/ Drag/ release
Task bar Start button/ Middle section which contains shortcut icons
/Search Box/ Notification Area  Date, Time, Language, sound

Desktop Icons Files/ Folders/ Shortcut/Programs

Turning off the Shut down/ Restart/ sleep / Hibernate
computer Type Control Panel in the search box  system and security 
power option put the computer to sleep

Shutdown a Esc or Ctrl + Alt +Delete or

nonresponding press Ctrl + Alt +Delete twice will restart the computer or press
application restart button
Start menu Current user/ Libraries (Documents, pictures, music)/settings)/

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Pin a shortcut Type the program name in the search box (example: Type
to calculator)
the start  right click on the program name (calculator) pin to start
menu
Or Or pin to taskbar
Pin a
shortcut
to taskbar

To remove  right click unpin from start

Or unpin from taskbar

Running a Type the program name in the search box  click on the program
program using the
start menu
Pictures Library
Music Library
Minimizing, Show desktop on the taskbar to reduce all windows
maximizing,
closing a window
Moving a window
Resizing a
window
Active and
inactive windows
Switching between Click on the window / point at window in taskbar / Alt + Tab
running windows
Arranging Right click an empty area on the taskbar  cascading/ stacked/
windows show window side by side
Creating a shortcut Shortcut: easy access to the document
icon Right click the item send to desktop (create shortcut) then
(arrow in the lower double click to open
left corner)

Files views View files and folders in many ways:

View tab  layout group  Tiles ‫تجانب‬,
Icon, List, Details, ..etc.

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Selecting files Select a fileclick
Deselect a file  click in a blank area
Select All  Ctrl + A or Edit then select
all
Select several objects: hold down Ctrl
Select consecutive objects: Shift
Create a folder …. Start This PC select folder in which
you want place the new folder Right
click New Folder
Renaming files and folders Right click of the file rename
Deleting a file or a folder Right click of the file delete
Or press Delete key
Viewing file, folder properties Right click on objectproperties
(file type, program, size, date, hidden,
read only, number of files in folder)
Sort files Categories: date, name, size and type
View  Details
Ascending or descending

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Drives information Capacity (used and free space)
Click on This PC  Right click on the drive
Major system information Type This PC in the search boxright click on
This PCproperties (windows version, processor
type, RAM size)
Or you can find This PC icon on your desktop
Folders, files and drives Driver: area of storage (CD, Hard disk) named by
letter
File: Collection of information
Folder: used to store files and folders
File explorer Program that give you a more comprehensive view
of the computer contents
Type File explorer in the search box

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Common file types Name of file consists of: file name and extension
(set of 3 or 4 letters)
To view file extension: Open File Explorer 
View tab  optionschange Folder and search
optionsView
(doc, rtf, xls, mdb, ppt, txt, gif, html, exe, zip)

Control panel Change the way windows looks and works.

Type control panel in the search box and select

Control Panel in the results Hardware and sound
View by: large Icons, Small Icons, Category

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Desktop background Type control panel in the search box and select
Control Panel in the resultsAppearance and
Personalization
Taskbar and Navigation Personalization(
Background)

(picture, solid color, slideshow)

Or
Click the start button settingsPersonalization
 same as previous steps

Screen saver ‫شاشة التوقف‬ Type control panel in the search box and select
Control Panel in the results Appearance and
PersonalizationTaskbar and Navigation
Personalization( lock screen)
Screen saver settings

(wait, password, preview, apply)

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Date and time Type control panel in the search box and
select Control Panel in the results Clock and
Region
Change Time Zone, automatically adjust clock
Date and Time properties
Region settings Type control panel in the search box and
select Control Panel in the results Clock and
Region
Click on Additional settings, numbers, currency,
Time, Date.
Mouse settings Control Panel  Hardware & sound  Devices
and Printers  mouse
Set, change keyboard Type control panel in the search box and
language select Control Panel in the results Clock and
Region

Click on RegionClick on language preferences

Volume settings From taskbar

Notepad and WordPad Type Notepad and WordPad in the search box 
Notepad and WordPad (Format, Save as, Print,
Close)
Print screen Press Print screen  in WordPad Ctrl +V
To make a copy of the active window press Alt +
Print Screen

Face to Face (Lecture 2)

Moving files or Drag (in windows explorer) or Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V
folders
Copying files and Ctrl key while dragging
folders
File compression Decreases their size (WinZip, WinRAR) Right click send
to Compressed folder

To unzip Extract to here, Extract to

Select All Files & folders Ctrl + A

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Deleting, moving Right click delete
desktop icons Use delete key from keyboard
RecycleBin If you can’t see RecycleBin icon on your desktop, you
have to do the following

1. Select the Start button, then select Settings .

2. Select Personalization Themes  Desktop icon
settings.
3. Select the RecycleBin check box  Apply/ok

Retrieve from Recycle Bin: Double click on it Restore

Empty recycle bin
Help and support Type Get Help in the search box or press F1 type phrase in
search box