The document provides an overview of common Windows desktop elements, including the start button, taskbar, windows, drives, menus, dialog boxes, and file management tools like Windows Explorer. It describes how to move and size windows, format floppies, navigate folders, and move or copy files between drives. The document also outlines the different components of the Windows Help system that is accessed from the Start button.

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3. The Windows Desktop Start Button Taskbar (multitasking) My Computer

4. Anatomy of a Window Title bar with Min, Max or Restore, and Close buttons Menu bar, Toolbar, and Address bar Status bar and Scroll bars

5. The Devices on a System Drive A is always a floppy disk Drive B is a second floppy disk (obsolete) Drive C is always a fixed disk Drives D, E, are variable CD ROM Zip drive or removable media Network drives

6. Pull-down Menus Pull-down menu Dimmed command Ellipsis Check Bullet Arrowhead Submenu

7. Dialog Boxes Tabbed dialog box Option buttons Check box Text box Spin button Command buttons

8. Dialog Boxes continued Command buttons Open List Box Scroll bar List box Tabbed dialog box Help button ? Cancel button OK button

9. Moving and Sizing a Window To Move a Window Click and drag the title bar To Size a Window Click and drag a corner to change the length and width in proportion with one another Click and drag a border to change just the length or the width

10. Formatting a Floppy Disk capacity 720Kb 1.44Mb Types of formatting Quick (erase) Full Label

11. File Management My Computer Simpler and less sophisticated Can result in multiple open windows at one time Windows Explorer Hierarchical view on left Contents of the selected folder on the right Multiple views available for both Small icons, Large icons, List, and Details view

12. Windows Explorer Folder Expanded Collapsed Files Program file Data file File names Name Extension (type)

13. Moving and Copying Files Moving Files Click and drag to a different folder on the same drive Cut and Paste Shortcut Menu Copying Files Click and drag from one drive to another Copy and Paste Shortcut Menu

14. The Help Command Accessed from the Start button Tabs Contents tab Index tab Search tab Favorites tab Web help