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SECTION 2 SKILLS
Maintaining Files and Customizing
Windows
2.6 Delete Folders and Files to the
Recycle Bin
2.7 Recycle Bin Window
2.7 Restore Folders and Files
2.7 Empty Files from the Recycle Bin
2.8 Explore the Control Panel
2.9 Use Windows Search Tools
2.10 Customize the Desktop
CHECKPOINT 2
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
Explore the Computer Window
Browse Storage Devices and Files
Change Folder and View Options
Create a Folder
Rename a Folder or File
Organize Files into Folders
Select and Copy Folders and Files
CHECKPOINT 1
2.5 Move Folders and Files
2.5 Display Disk or Drive Properties
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Explore the Computer Window
To display the Computer
window:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click Computer.
Start button
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Explore the Computer Window…continued
Address bar
toolbar
The Content pane may
vary depending on the
installed devices and
configuration of drives.
Detail pane
navigation pane
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Browse Storage Devices and Files
To browse a storage device:
1. Open the Computer
window.
2. Double-click the icon for
the storage medium.
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Browse Storage Devices and Files…continued
To view the contents of a
folder:
1. Open the Computer
window.
2. Double-click the icon for
the storage medium.
3. Double-click the desired
folder.
path
folders or
other devices
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Change Folder and View Options
To change the current view:
1. Click the down-pointing
arrow next to the Views
button.
2. Drag the slider to the
desired view.
Views button
arrow
slider
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Change Folder and View Options…continued
To change folder and view
options:
1. Click the Organize button
on the toolbar.
2. Click Folder and search
options at the drop-down
list.
3. Click the desired option(s).
4. Click OK.
Folder Options
dialog box
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Change Folder and View Options…continued
To change the default view for all
folders:
1. Change the current view to the
desired view.
2. Click the Organize button.
3. Click Folder and search options.
4. Click the View tab at the Folder
Options dialog box.
5. Click the Apply to Folders button.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Yes at the Folder Views
message.
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Apply to Folders
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Change Folder and View Options…continued
Libraries are new to Windows 7 and are a tool you can use to
keep track of and/or organize files that have something in
common regardless of where they are stored.
 A library does not store the actual file but instead keeps track
of locations where the source files are stored.
 When you click the library name in the Navigation pane, the
library displays all of the files in the locations that it is keeping
track of associated with that library.
 Four default libraries are created when Windows 7 is installed:
Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos.
 You can create your own library and customize the locations
associated with the default libraries.
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Create a Folder
To create a new folder:
1. Display the Computer
window.
2. Double-click the device on
which to create a folder.
3. Click the New folder button
on the toolbar.
4. Type a folder name.
5. Press Enter.
New folder
button
folder
name
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Rename a Folder or File
To rename a folder or file:
Organize
1. Display the Computer
button
window.
2. Navigate to the desired
drive and/or folder.
3. Click the file to be
renamed.
4. Click the Organize button in
the toolbar.
5. Click Rename.
6. Type a new file name.
new file
name
7. Press Enter.
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Organize Files into Folders
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Think of folders on the computer the same way you think of
file folders in which you would store paper documents in your
filing cabinet. Generally, you put similar types of documents
into the same folder.
On the computer, a folder can have another folder stored
inside it. The folder within the folder is referred to as a
subfolder.
For example, saving all of the pictures in one folder named
Pictures would be too cumbersome if the content list contains
thousands of images. You would scroll a long time to locate a
particular picture. Instead, consider creating subfolders in the
Pictures folder so that related pictures are grouped together in
one place.
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Select and Copy Folders and Files
To copy adjacent files to a new
folder:
1. Display the Computer window.
2. Navigate to the desired drive
and/or folder.
3. If necessary, change the current
view to List.
4. Click the first file name.
5. Hold down the Shift key and
then click the last file name.
6. Right-click in the selected group
of files and click Copy.
Copy command
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Select and Copy Folders and Files…continued
7.
8.
9.
Navigate to the desired
destination drive and/or
folder.
Right-click in the blank area
of the Content pane.
Click Paste.
Paste command
progress bar
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Select and Copy Folders and Files…continued
To copy by dragging:
1. Display the Computer window.
2. Navigate to the desired drive
and/or folder.
3. Position the mouse pointer on
the file or folder to be copied.
4. Hold down the left mouse
button.
5. Drag to the destination drive
or folder name.
6. Release the mouse button.
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CHECKPOINT 1
1) This pane of the Computer
window displays an icon for each
storage medium.
a. Window
b. Display
c. View
Answer
d. Content
3) These are new to Windows 7 and
are a tool you can use to keep
track of and/or organize files.
a. Windows
b. Contents
c. Libraries
Answer
d. Panes
2) Display file extensions by opening
this dialog box.
a. Folder Options
b. File Options
c. Extension Options
d. Manage Options
4) This is the name for a folder
within a folder.
a. subfolder
b. multifolder
c. duelfolder
d. cofolder
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Move Folders and Files
To move nonadjacent files to a
new folder:
1. Display the Computer window.
2. Navigate to the desired drive
and/or folder.
3. If necessary, change the current
view to List.
4. Click the first file name.
5. Hold down the Ctrl key and then
click each additional file name.
6. Click the Organize button in the
toolbar and click Cut.
nonadjacent
files
Cut command
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Move Folders and Files…continued
7.
8.
Navigate to the desired
destination drive and/or
folder.
Click the Organize button in
the toolbar and click Paste.
Paste command
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Display Disk or Drive Properties
To display the Properties
dialog box:
1. Display the Computer
window.
2. Right-click Local Disk (C:).
3. Click Properties at the
shortcut menu.
Properties
dialog box
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Delete Folders and Files to the Recycle Bin
To delete a file or folder:
1. Display the Computer
window.
2. Navigate to the desired
drive and/or folder.
3. Click the file or folder to
select it.
4. Press the Delete key.
5. At the confirmation
message, click Yes.
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Recycle Bin Window
Address bar
toolbar
Detail pane
navigation pane
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Recycle Bin Window…continued
To show or hide the Recycle Bin on
the Desktop:
1. Right-click a blank area on the
desktop.
2. Click Personalize at the shortcut
menu.
3. At the Control Panel, click
Change desktop icons in the left
pane.
4. At the Desktop Icon Settings
dialog box, clear the check mark
in the Recycle Bin check box.
5. Click OK.
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Recycle Bin
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Restore Folders and Files
To restore folders and files
from the Recycle Bin:
1. At the Windows desktop,
double-click the Recycle
Bin icon.
2. At the Recycle Bin window,
click the file or folder to
select it (or select multiple
files/folders).
3. Click the Restore this item
button on the toolbar.
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Empty Files from the Recycle Bin
To delete a file/folder from the
Recycle Bin:
1. At the Windows desktop,
double-click the Recycle Bin
icon.
2. At the Recycle Bin window,
click the file/folder to select it
(or select multiple
files/folders).
3. Click the Organize button.
4. Click Delete.
5. At the confirmation message,
click Yes.
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Explore the Control Panel
To display the Control Panel:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click Control Panel.
Control Panel
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Explore the Control Panel…continued
Address bar
Content pane displayed
in Category view
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Explore the Control Panel…continued
To change the Control Panel
view:
1. Click the down-pointing
arrow next to the View by
section located near the
top right of the Control
Panel window.
2. Click the desired option at
the drop-down list.
Large icons view
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Use Windows Search Tools
To search for programs or a
document from the Start
menu:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Type the search criteria in
the Search programs and
files text box.
Search programs
and files text box
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Use Windows Search Tools…continued
To search for a document:
1. Open the Computer or
Documents library
window.
2. Type the search criteria
in the Search text box.
search results
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Customize the Desktop
To customize the desktop:
1. Right-click a blank area on
the desktop.
screen saver
images
2. Click Personalize at the
shortcut menu.
3. At the Control Panel,
Appearance and
Personalization,
window
Personalization window,
colors
click the desired hyperlink
located along the bottom of
the window and make the
desired changes.
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Customize the Desktop…continued
To set the screen resolution:
1. Right-click a blank area on
the desktop.
2. Click Screen resolution at
the shortcut menu.
3. At the Appearance and
Personalization, Display,
Screen Resolution window,
click the button next to
Resolution and then drag
the slider bar up or down as
necessary until the screen
resolution is set.
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Customize the Desktop…continued
1024 x 768 screen resolution
1080 x 800 screen resolution
1440 x 900 screen resolution
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CHECKPOINT 2
1) Information such as the amount
of free space on a disk or drive is
available in this dialog box.
a. Properties
b. Content
c. Setup
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d. Folder Options
3) By default, the Control Panel
window opens in this view.
a. Full Screen
b. Categories
c. Large Icons
d. Small Icons
2) This acts just like an office
wastepaper basket.
a. Content pane
b. Desktop
c. Recycle Bin
d. Window
4) Right-click and click this to
customize the Windows
environment.
a. Personalize
b. Customize
c. Display Properties
d. Window Options
Answer
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