3. Logging into Windows 7
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4. The Start Button
• Enhanced search box option
• It contains shortcuts for all
introductory tasks.
• Revised shut-down menu
• Files-out to show different
shutdown options
• Great locking feature included
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5. Protect the Network
“Server Meltdown”
NOTE:
Remember, it is always best to lock your computer when you
leave it unattended so that no-one else can use your username
and password.
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6. Opening an Application
with the Start Button
•The Start Menu is essentially a
blank slate that you can organize
and customize to access frequently
used programs and files.
•Click the Start button . If you
don’t see the program you want,
simply type it into the search box.
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7. Opening an Application
with the Start Button
•You can pin your favorite
programs to the Start menu for
easy access by right-clicking the
program and clicking Pin to Start
Menu.
• Pin to start menu
• Convenient
• Quick links
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8. Switching Windows
•If you open more than one
program or document, your
desktop can quickly become
cluttered with windows.
•Keeping track of which
windows you have open is
easy, because each program or
folder you open has a
corresponding taskbar button.
Switching between windows
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9. Switching Windows
•Using the taskbar is easy
•The taskbar provides a way to
organize all of your windows.
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10. Switching Windows
• To switch to another window,
just click its taskbar button.
• The window appears in front of
all other windows, becoming
the active window—the one
you're currently working in.
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11. The Task Bar
• Dragging the program from
the Start menu or the desktop to
the taskbar
• You can rearrange the buttons
on the taskbar any way you
like by dragging them.
• You can also pin your favorite
programs to the taskbar by
right-clicking the program and
selecting Pin to Taskbar
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12. Opening an Application
with the Task Bar
• To easily identify a window, point to its taskbar button.
• When you point to a taskbar button, you'll see a thumbnail-sized
preview of the window, whether the content of the window is a
document, a photo, or even a webpage.
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13. Opening an Application
with the Task Bar
• When a window is active (its taskbar button is highlighted)
• Keeps desktop from become cluttered
• Place to store your favorite Apps
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14. Opening an Application
with the Task Bar
• Use the quick reference tab
• Faster access to your favorite Apps
• Use corresponding taskbar buttons
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15. Shared folders
Benefits
• An effective way of sharing
information and resources.
• A secure, more reliable
environment.
• Important files are protected
• It allows files to be accessed from
different computers across the
network
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16. Shared folders
Benefits
• Important files containing
“sensitive” data should not be
stored on your computer.
• If these files are stored on the
server they will not be affected if
your computer crashes or is
stolen.
•Also, files stored on the server are
backed up nightly!!
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17. Virus Prevention
Safety:
•Ask your supervisor first
•Unauthorized internet downloads
•Programs not approved by IT
techs
•Opening unfamiliar emails
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18. Virus Prevention
What is a computer virus?
• A computer virus is a small software
program that spreads from one computer to
another and interferes with computer
operation.
• A computer virus might corrupt or delete
data on a computer
• Use an email program to spread the virus to
other computers
• Delete everything on the hard disk.
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19. Virus Prevention
What is a computer virus?
• Computer viruses are frequently spread by
attachments in email messages or by instant
messaging messages.
• Never open an email attachment unless you
know who sent the message
• Viruses can be disguised as attachments of
funny images, greeting cards, or audio and
video files.
• Computer viruses also spread through
downloads on the Internet.
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20. In Closing
NOTE:
Remember, it is always best to turn off your computer when you
leave work.
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