Exploring the MS Windows Environment part 2

1. Computer
VII
Jeri Mayah “Ayah” P.
Asuncion
Teacher
Week 2

2. Exploring the MS
Windows
Environment
Lesson 1 (part 2)

3. FILE TYPES
FILE EXTENSION – a three-letter code added to the file name.
Example:
myassignment.txt
extension
 The file extension determines what programs can open the
file.
 Text file can be opened by any word processor.
 Image file can be opened by any image editing program such as
Paint.
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4. FILE TYPES
File type File Extensions Programs
Document files .doc, .docx MS Word, LibreOffice
Writer, Wordpad
Image files .jpg, .bmp, .png, .tiff MS Paint, Picture Manager,
Adobe Photoshop,
Windows Live Photos
Sound files .mp3, .wav Windows Media Player,
VLC Media Player
Video files .mp4, .mov Windows Media Player,
VLC
Spreadsheet files .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm MS Excel, LibreOffice Calc
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5. FILE PROPERTIES
It contains information
regarding the file such as its
file type, what program open
the file by default, its
complete file path or address
location, its size, and date and
times it was created,
modified, or last accessed.
Right clicking the file > select Properties
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6. FILE PROPERTIES
Security tab – allows the
user to change who can access
the file based on the username.
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7. WORKING WITH FOLDERS
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Subfolders– are also
viewed as icons together with
the files. Simply use double-click
to open.
Navigation pane – found on
the left side of the window. Use a
single-click to open folders from
navigation.

8. WORKING WITH FOLDERS
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Customize tab – contains options in
changing how the folder will look like.

9. WORKING WITH FOLDERS
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Change icon – this button allows the user to
change the icon that the folder uses, other than the
normal folder icon.

10. WORKING WITH FOLDERS
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If you need to change the icon
back to normal click Restore
Defaults.

11. CREATING A NEW FOLDER
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Right click on any blank space
> click New > click Folder
Shortcut key:
Ctrl + Shift + N

12. MOVING & SCROLLING WINDOWS
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To move a window,
use left-click on the
title bar.
Use scrollbar to see other
icons that are not initially
visible in the folder.

13. MINIMIZING, RESTORING, AND MAXIMIZING WINDOWS
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Minimize – it will show a
smaller screenshot of the
documents.
Maximize – This will expand
the window size to cover the
entire screen.
Close button – exits the
window

14. CHANGING THE APPEARANCE OF ICONS IN FOLDERS
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Click the
View tab and
choose the
preferred layout.

15. CHANGING THE APPEARANCE OF ICONS IN FOLDERS
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The Details
layout can show
some information
regarding the
files.

16. POWER OPTIONS
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Shut down – close the
computer.
Restart – shut down the
OS, then switch it on
back again.
Sleep – shut the
computer down, but will
save an image of the
current session.

17. Identify the icon used in Windows OS.
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