Essentials Windows XP Brief
Project One – Getting Started
with Windows XP Professional
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Project Objectives

Wake and Log On to Windows XP.
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Practice with the Mouse on the Desktop.

Change Your Mouse Settings.
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Change Your Recycle Bin Settings.
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Change your Folder Options.
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Change Your User’s Options.
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Log Off of Windows XP.
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Waking and Logging
On to Windows XP
Depending on
how your
computer is
configured,
you will see the
Windows
Welcome
screen.
Select your
name and enter
your password.
If your name
does not
appear, ask
your instructor
about the log
on process.
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Practicing with the Mouse
on the Desktop
Before you practice with the mouse, you need to be
familiar with the following “bars”, which are some of
the most commonly used on-screen items:

Taskbar

Title Bar

Menu Bar

Toolbar

Address Bar
Let’s look at these in a typical window.
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Title
Bar
Toolbar
Practicing with the Mouse
on the Desktop
Menu
Bar
Address
Bar
Taskbar
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Practicing with the Mouse
on the Desktop
You should become familiar with the following terms,
which are the most commonly-used mouse actions:
Click – Press and release the left mouse button. This action
is often used to select an object or to place a cursor in the
intended location.
Drag and drop – Press and hold the appropriate mouse
button down (either the left or right button, depending on the
intended action) while you drag (move) the object to another
location, and release the mouse button. This action is
typically used to move objects to another location.
Double-click – Quickly press and release the left mouse
button twice in succession. This action is usually used to
execute an action, such as highlighting a word in a document.
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Practicing with the Mouse
on the Desktop
You should become familiar with the following terms,
which are the most commonly-used mouse actions:
Triple-Click – Quickly press and release the left mouse
button three times in succession. This action is usually used
inside text to highlight a block of text, such as a paragraph.
Right-Click – Press and release the right mouse button. This
action is usually used to activate a context-sensitive menu,
called a shortcut menu, that applies to the intended object.
In addition to clicking on the Start button to open the
Start menu, you can use the following keys:
Windows Logo Key (WinKey)
Simultaneously press the Ctrl and Esc keys
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Changing Your
Recycle Bin Settings
If we Right-click on the
Recycle Bin icon and
slide down to
Properties, the
following appears:
Why is it wise to leave
these two checkboxes
unchecked?
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Changing Your
Folder Options
There are several ways of viewing folders. This
ranges from icons representing files and folders:
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Changing Your
Folder Options
to viewing additional details such as the size, type,
and modification date:
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Changing Your
User’s Options
There are two major types of user accounts:
Probably what your account is.
Whereas, a Computer
Administrator Account is used to
control and maintain systems on
your computer.
If you have your own personal
computer, then you may have
administrator privileges.
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Logging Off of Windows XP
When you are finished using your computer,
there are a variety of ways of logging off. First
you must decide if you are going to Log Off or
Turn Off Computer:
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Logging Off of Windows XP
When logging off, you can switch users or log
off:
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Logging Off of Windows XP
When turning off the computer, you can
Hibernate (known as Stand By on laptops),
Turn Off, or Restart:
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What should you do?
 Learn by doing the hands-on lessons and the
Skill Drill, Challenge, and Discovery Zone
exercises at the end of the project.
 Read the project summary.
 Review the key terms.
 Take the Multiple Choice test at the end of the
project.
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