Session 3 and 4 – Demo Notes Comp 1002
The following items represent the major items for discussion and demo for Sessions 3 and 4. They may
or may not represent every topic discussed in class as this is dependent on the questions and
conversations during the course of the session. You should take your own notes.
Session 3 items to be covered:
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Windows Interface
Icons
Shortcut menus
Properties Sheets
Dialog Boxes
Print Screen Technique
Snipping Tool Option
Taskbar
o Quick Launch Toolbar eliminated
o Adding address toolbar
o Adding “new” Toolbar
o Moving the taskbar
o Unlocking the taskbar
o Combined taskbar buttons
o Notification area
 Customize
 Show Desktop
 Start menu:
o Add and remove items
o Power Button behaviours
o Run Option (gone or hidden)
o Pinning
o Jump Lists
o Programs
 Desktop
o Change Desktop Icons
 Right Click the desktop and choose “Personalize”, then click “Change desktop
icons” and select the icons you want to add or hide.
o Arrange Icons
o Snap
Sessions 3 and 4 Topics
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Shake
3D Aero
Peek
New position for Show Desktop
Cascade
Change the colour of the Aero UI
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Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, then “Window Color”, and you will be
able to tweak the colours.
 Change the Windows theme
o Right click the desktop; choose “Personalize”, then change the entire interface theme –
wallpaper, colour scheme, system sounds and mouse pointers.
o Online themes available.
 Action Centre
 Accessories
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Calculator
Notepad
Paint
Sticky Notes
WordPad
Desktop Gadgets (no longer supported and the suggestion is not to use due to
vulnerabilities)
Sessions 3 and 4 Topics
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File Management
Make Explorer Windows friendlier:
To make Windows 7 more familiar, enable the menu bar from “Organize|Layout|Menu Bar”. You can
turn off the bottom “Details” pane.
 Best Practices
 File management
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File Selection
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Shift + click
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Ctrl + Click
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Invert
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Lasso
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Copy
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Move
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RC Drag
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Drag
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Delete
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Rename
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Properties - Attributes
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Read Only
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Hidden
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System
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Index, Encrypt (NTFS systems)
Group by
Sessions 3 and 4 Topics
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Folder Options
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Create Folders
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Navigation
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Breadcrumbs (Path)
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Search
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Extensions
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Views
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Details Pane
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Drives
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Navigation Pane
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Preview Pane
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Libraries
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Home group
Sessions 3 and 4 Topics
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