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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Tutorial 1 – Exploring the Basics
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Starting Windows 2000
• Windows 2000 automatically starts when you turn
on the computer.
• Depending on the way your computer is set up,
you might be asked to enter your user name and
password.
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Identify the objects on the Windows
2000 desktop
• When you start Windows 2000, the area displayed
on your screen is the Windows 2000 desktop.
• The desktop is a workspace for projects and
contains the tools needed to manipulate those
projects.
• The desktop contains icons that represent the
resources on your computer.
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The Windows 2000 desktop
Icons represent objects
available on your computer.
The pointer moves when
you move your mouse.
The desktop area is your
workplace on the screen.
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The desktop taskbar
The tray contains
information about
tasks running in the
background.
The taskbar contains
information about running
programs and system
information.
The Start button gives access
to Windows functions,
programs and more.
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Using the mouse
• You use the mouse to click objects, to select
objects, and to right-click objects.
– You use the mouse to interact with objects on the
screen.
– When you move the mouse on the mouse pad, the
pointer, which is shaped as an arrow, will move to
different objects on the screen.
– You can change Windows setup options for righthanded or left-handed mouse operations.
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Clicking the mouse
• Clicking is when you
press a mouse button
and immediately
release it.
• Clicking sends a signal
to the computer that
you want to perform an
action on the object
you clicked.
• You usually click an
object with the left
mouse button.
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The Start
menu appears
when you
click the Start
button.
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Selecting with the mouse
• Pointing and clicking with
the mouse is often used to
select an object.
• The mouse can be used to
select text by clicking and
dragging over the text.
• Selected objects usually
appear highlighted, or a
button may appear to be
depressed.
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Right-clicking with the mouse
Left-clicking the
Start button
brings up the main
Start menu.
Right-clicking the
Start button brings
up a short-cut menu
with other options.
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Start Windows 2000 programs
using the Start menu
1. Click the Start button
to display the Start menu.
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Menu options with
arrows have submenus
associated with them.
2. Point to the Programs
option to display the
programs menu.
3. Select the program
to run from the menu.
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Use the taskbar to switch betweenXP
programs and to close them
• All open applications are represented by a button on the
taskbar.
– The active program’s button appears depressed
– Inactive program buttons are not depressed
• You can quickly switch between programs by clicking the
application's taskbar button.
• You can close a program by right-clicking its icon on the
taskbar and then selecting Close on the shortcut menu.
• Customize the Quick Launch toolbar for applications you
use most frequently.
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Use taskbar buttons
A depressed button means
that the program is active.
The taskbar contains
buttons for active and
inactive programs.
Right-clicking a taskbar
button opens a short-cut
menu from which you can
close the program.
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Use the Quick Launch toolbar
The Quick Launch toolbar can be
customized to include the
applications you run most frequently.
An application in the Quick
Launch toolbar can be started by
clicking once on its icon.
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Identify and use the
controls in a window
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• A window is characterized by various controls that enable
you to manipulate the window and its contents.
• Most windows contain the Close, Minimize, and Maximize
buttons.
– You click the Minimize button to reduce it to a button on the
taskbar.
– You click the Maximize button to enlarge a window to fill the
entire screen.
• When a window is maximized, the Maximize button
changes to the Restore button. Click the Restore button to
return the window to its previous size.
• The Sizing handle can be used to resize the window.
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Common window controls
The Close button.
The Minimize button.
The Maximize button.
The Window sizing handle.
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Use the minimize button
Click the minimize button.
The window is at
maximum size.
The window is reduced to
a button on the taskbar.
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Use the maximize button
Click the maximize button.
The window is
at restored size.
The window is restored
to maximum size.
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Use the restore button
The window is reduced
to its normal size.
The window is at
maximum size.
Click the restore button.
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Use the close button
The application window
is closed and no longer
visible on taskbar.
An open window for
an active application.
Click the close button.
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Use Windows 2000 controls
• The Windows 2000 interface is characterized by
standard components that you see and use in any
Windows-based program.
• Windows application programs typically have a
title bar, menu bar, toolbar, status bar, and taskbar.
• The menus on the menu bar and the buttons on the
toolbars will vary from program to program.
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Menus exist in nearly all
Windows application programs
• Menus contain commands that you select to carry
out an action.
• Selecting a menu command that's followed by an
ellipsis will cause a dialog box to open.
– A dialog box will open when the computer needs more
instructions from you to carry out a command.
– Dialog boxes contain additional controls, such as tabs,
which categorize options within the dialog box, list
boxes, check boxes, and option buttons.
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Windows application drop down menu
Clicking the
menu name
causes a drop
down menu
to appear.
Nearly all Windows applications have a
menu bar with similar options.
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Some menus lead to a dialog box
1. Click the View menu, then point to the Zoom option.
3. Clicking the
Custom option will
cause the Custom
Zoom dialog box
to open.
2. Another sub-menu appears.
Note the Custom option is
followed by ellipsis.
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Use Windows toolbars
Placing the pointer over a toolbar
button will display a ScreenTip.
Click a toolbar button to
perform that tool’s function.
The toolbar button’s function
also displays in the status bar.
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Using list boxes and scroll bars
• Nearly all Windows applications use list boxes to
provide a list of options from which you can
select.
– A list box has a list arrow that can be clicked to see a
drop down list of choices.
– Selecting a choice will close the drop down list and
display your selection in the text window.
• Scroll bars can be used to navigate list boxes and
even application windows.
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Examples of list boxes and scroll bars
List boxes showing the
currently selected choice.
Click the list box arrow to
display the drop down list.
The scroll bar can be used to
scroll through the list of options.
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Use other dialog box controls
Click a tab to view
its related controls.
Enter text directly
into the text box.
Click the up or down
arrow to change the count.
You can group controls using
option buttons and check boxes.
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Use Windows 2000 online Help system
• Windows 2000 Help provides on-screen
information about programs.
• To start the Help system, click the Start button and
then click the Help command on the Start menu.
• You can also open Help by pressing the F1 key.
• The Help window contains tabs to help find
information, including Contents and Index.
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Windows Help system Contents tab
Click the Contents tab to
see the Contents view.
The Contents view lists
Help topics as if they
were a book. Click on a
book to open it and see
the information for that
topic.
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Windows Help system Index tab
1. Click the Index tab
to see the Index view.
2. Enter a keyword or
phrase for a subject.
3. Choose a topic from the
displayed list of topics.
4. Read the information
in the right-hand pane.
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Shutting down Windows 2000
• It is important to shut down Windows 2000 before
you turn off your computer.
– If you turn off your computer without correctly shutting
down, you might lose data and damage your files.
• To shut down Windows 2000:
– Click the Start button on the taskbar to display the Start
menu and then click the Shut Down menu option.
– Click the list arrow to select your shut down method,
and then click the OK button.
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The Shut Down Windows dialog box
Click the list arrow
and select your shut
down option.
Click the OK button
to begin the shut
down process.
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