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OS: Operating System
• The major tasks working on a operating system and Office 2010:• Using GUI: The starting interface is
desktop.• Manipulating files: everything in computer
memory and storage devices is a file.
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GUI: Graphical User Interface
• Desktop contains:• Icons
• Files: store data• Folders: hold files and subfolders.• Short cuts (the absolute path to a program)
• Status bar• Start button
Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated
GUI: Graphical User Interface
• Desktop:• Icons
• Files: store data• Folders: hold files and subfolders.• Short cuts (the absolute path to a program)
• Status bar• Start button
Microsoft Office 2010-Illustrated
GUI: Graphical User Interface
• Start button:• All programs• Control panel• Default programs• Computer
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GUI: Graphical User Interface
• Computer property Device Manager check and control devices
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GUI: Mouse Buttons
• Left button: selection button• Right button: menu button (short cut
menu)
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Two Types of Files
• Text file: • Contains only printable characters• Can be read by human directly• Slow
• Binary file: • Contains any characters. Never print
binary files directly• Read by human through related programs• Fast
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Files and Folders
• Programs are files: executable files.• Two types of files:
• Text file: contains only printable characters• Binary file: contains any characters
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Files and Folders
• Folders and files --- a tree structure• On the top: drive letters C:, D:,…• C: --- usually the hard drive with the system
installed: system drive• D: --- Usually the DVD/CD drive• A: B: --- Floppy disk drives if exist• E:, F:,…: Other drives such as USB drive
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Files and Folders
• A folder holds subfolders and files.• File name: name.extention
Text file: (by notepad): .txt Word file: old version .doc
Word 2010 .docx Executable files: .exe Web source file: .html, htm
• The file type determines the program used to open it: default programs
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Files and Folders
• Absolute path (full path) includes the drive letter:
C:\Program Files\Windows• Relative path: Its relative to the current
folder.
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Launch a program
• Click the program:• Click the program icon if it is on the
desktop• Click Start button click the program if it is
on the start menu• Click start button click All Programs
click the program• Search the program click it to run
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Launch a program
• Click the data file related to the program:• .html internet browser• .txt Notepad (text file)• .pdf Adobe acroread• .docx Office Word 2007 - 2010• .xlsx Office Excel 2007 – 2010• .pptx Office PowerPoint 2007 - 2010• .Other file types: accdb, mp3, …
• File type and program association
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Open a data file
• Click the data file and it will be opened by the associated program if its file type is known to the system.
• Click the associated program and use the Open command in the File tab.
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File Selection
• In Windows Explorer• Click and drag• Control key (Ctrl) + mouse Select
multiple items• Shift key + mouse Select a range of
items
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Copy, Cut, Past, Move, Delete, Undelete
• Right click the file and use the pop-up menu
• Use drag and drop• Cut + Paste Move
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Copy, Cut, Past, Move, Delete, Undelete
• Useful short cuts:• Ctrl+X (cut)• Ctrl+V(paste)• Ctrl+C(copy)
• One can undelete a file if it’s still in the Recycle bin.
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Drag and Drop
• Both source and destination• On the same drive Move• On different drives Copy
• Drag and drop a file to the recycle bin (usually on drive C)• If on the same drive (usually drive C)
Move• If on different drives Permanently delete
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Open, Close, Save, Save As…
• These commands are in programs, usually under the File tab
• Save save to the same file• Save As… save to a file with a
different name• In Office programs, auto save option
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Useful shortcuts and keys
• Escape: go back• F5: start to run the program OR go back• F1: help• Ctrl: continuing selection: select multiple
items.• Shift: range selection
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Important Program: Control Panel
• Start button Control Panel• Configure many system operations
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Important Program: System Restore
• Start button All Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore
• Restore OS to the previous stable state
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Important Program: Disk Defragment
• Start button All Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Defragment
• Defrag the disk make the computer faster.
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Important Program: Uninstall Programs
• Computer Uninstall or Change a Program
• Uninstall old/unneeded programs
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