Computer Windows7

When you are at the beginning of a paragraph and you say "Insert Picture". You must realize that this is just like typing the letter "a". So what do you have to do to move the text to one side? Layout Option: Square, Tight, or Through

. Now, instead of being "In line with Text", it is a "Floating Object". Now you can move the picture anywhere you want. Without changing the "Layout Option", you will not be able to more the picture.

Graphical user interface (GUI)

A computer interface that shows documents as they will look in their final form and uses icons to represent programs

Gadget

A dynamic program, such as a clock, stock market ticker, or weather weather that displays on the desktop.

Snipping Tool

A program to capture a screen or part of a screen

Operating System

A set of instructions that coordinates the activities of your computer. Windows7 is an example of this.

Tumb Drive

A small storage device that plugs into a computer USB port. Also called a USB drive or a flash drive

Clipboard

A temporary storage area that stores the most recently copied item.

Address Bar

A toolbar that displays the organizational path to the active file, folder, or window

Notification Area

An area on the right side of the task bar that keeps you informed about processes that are occurring in the background, such as antivirus software, network communications, or other utility programs

Local Disk

Another name for the hard drive

Pinned Programs Area

Area at the top of the Start menu that is reserved for programs that you want to display permanently although you can also delete programs from this area

All Programs

Command at the bottom of the start menu that takes you to all available programs on your computer.

Tags

Custom file properties such as names, places, and descriptions that are added to a file to categorize and find them more quickly

Content Pane

Displays files and folders stored in the selected disk drive or folder at in the Navigation pane

Title Bar

Displays the program icon, the name of the document, and the name of the program. The minimize, maximize/restore down, and close buttons are on the right side of this bar.

o Name one of the Libraries on your computer.

Documents, Music, Videos, etc.

When you Minimize a window, it closes it. True or False

FALSE This puts it in the Task Bar. (NOT Closed)

Deleted files that go to the Recycle Bin can never be restored. True or False

False. Files deleted from C: go to the Recycle Bin were they can be restored (unless you permanently delete them from the Recycle Bin)

Ascending Order

Files or folders listed from a to z when sorted

Descending Order

Files or folders listed from z to a when sorted

How do you insert text from another file?

INSERT Drop down arrow next to OBJECT Text from File

How do you insert the file name in the footer?

INSERT Footer Edit Footer Document Info File Name (DO NOT TYPE IN THE FILE NAME B/C YOU MAY CHANGE IT. Let Word generate the file name)

Metadata

Information about a file, such as tags, title, rating, file name and file size

What is the value in Compressing a file?

It is used for large files. It is good when you want to send a large file by email.

What is the Network Drive called? ?:drive

Network Drives (Class Files). S: Drive

• Select a file & delete. This moves it to the ___________________________. If you have a USB drive, delete a file = this is now permanently deleted. ONLY files from your harddrive go to the Recycle Bin when deleted. These will never go to the Recycle Bin: Network, USB, CD, DVD These will all be permanently deleted. Only those deleted from C: will go to the Recycle Bin and can be restored.

Recycle Bin

Compress

Reduce the size of a file or combine several files into one

Maximize this window. What does the Maximize Button turn into?

Restore Down.

How do you Compress a file?

Right Click/Send to/Compressed Folder.

If you DELETE a file from your USB drive, it will be Permanently deleted. True or False

TRUE

So there are several ways to get organized & start a program quickly: (1) add it to the desktop (2) pin it to the Start Menu (3) Pin it to the Task Bar(blue bar at the bottom). TRUE or FALSE

TRUE

To find a file more easily, add a ___________________. This gives the file custom properties to identify the file more easily.

Tag

Where do you find "Text Affects"?

Text Affects & Typography

Command Bar

The area at the top of a window that displays commands relevant to the open window

Menu Bar

The bar near the top of a window that lists the names of menu CATEGORIES

In Line with Text

The default layout option for a picture inserted into a word document is what?

Word Wrap

The feature in Word that determines it the word fits on a line. If it does not fit, it automatically moves to the next line.

Navigation Pane

The pane on the left side of Windows Explorer window that contains Favorites, Libraries, Access to personal files and folders, and other items.

File extension

The three or four characters to the right of the period in the file name, It tells the computer the program to use to open the file. They can be displayed orhidden

Only files deleted from the harddrive will go to the Recycle Bin. True or False

True

The "Libraries" and the "Desktop" are also part of the Harddrive. True or False

True

How do you Compress a group of files together?

Use the Shift Key. You can now send them via email.

Margins

What is the space between the text of the document, top, bottom, left & right of page?

How do you display the contents of Libraries, Folders, & Files?

What program will display the contents of Libraries, Folders & Files. START/Computer OR Use the Window that says Windows Explorer on the Task Bar. Shows what is on the computer

multitasking

When you are looking at more than one window at a time. (ex. Word and Excel)

Snap

You can Snap the windows. You can look half on one page and half on the other. You can see both at the same time side-by-side. Click on the Title Bar of the one window and drag it to the right & snap it into place. Grab the other window click & drag to left & snap it into place. You can also just snap it to the top (another way of Maximizing). Or you can click & drag the Title Bar down (another way of restoring).

When you resize, how do you know that you are not looking at the entire contents of the window?

You will see Scroll Bars.

Recycle Bin

a storage area for files that have been deleted. Files can be recovered from this area or permanently removed.

How do you use Snipping Tool

o Look at Drop Down menu: Free Form, Rectangular, Window, Full Screen. Full Screen will show the Desk Top and all the windows that are on it. If you have a problem with a couple of windows, you can resize them and do a full screen snip. If you just want to snip a window, do a window snip. If you want do highlight something, do a free snip o Free Form - with the scissors, draw a circle. That is the only part of the picture that will show up. Save the file. Send it via email.

By holding _____________, you can select non-adjacent files. Click & drag one of the ones you selected & drag to the folder where you want it.

the Control Key

To select a group of contiguous files (ex. To copy a group of adjacent files), Click on the first file/hold down ___________________, then Click on the last file. This selects the first, last & all files in between. Click/Hold/Drag to your name subfile.

the SHIFT key

• How do you rename a file?

• To rename, right click and rename.