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Microsoft Windows Vista. Introduction to Windows Vista. Logging On to the Computer. Type your user name on the Welcome screen to display the password text box Type your password in the password text box
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Microsoft Windows Vista Introduction toWindows Vista
Logging On to the Computer • Type your user name on the Welcome screen to display the password text box • Type your password in the password text box • Click the arrow button to log on to the computer to display the desktop and the Windows Sidebar on the desktop • You may see the Welcome Center screen as shown in the next slide
Closing the Welcome Center Window • If the Welcome Center displays, click the Close button in the top right corner of the Welcome Center window to close the Welcome Center window • To get back to this Welcome Center window, go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Welcome Center
Desktop Sidebar with gadgets Start Taskbar
Getting Windows Vista Help • Click on Start • Click on Help and Support • Click on Windows Basics
Personalize Desktop • Right-click on desktop • Choose Personalize Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition
Windows Sidebar • Contains mini-programs called gadgets, which offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools. • For example, you can use gadgets to display a picture slide show, view continuously updated headlines, show the time or look up contacts.
Adding/Removing Gadgets • Adding Gadgets • Click + at top of sidebar to add gadgets and click on topics to view gadgets to add • Removing Gadgets • Move mouse over gadget and click on the X to close the gadget
Opening the Start Menu • Click the Start button on the Windows Vista taskbar to open the Start menu • Point to All Programs at the bottom of the left pane on the Start menu to display the All Programs list • Click Accessories to expand the list of programs and folders in the Accessories folder
Right Side of Start Menu • Contains links to parts of Windows that you're likely to use frequently. • Personal folder • Named for whoever is currently logged on to Windows. For example, if the current user is Logan, the folder will be named Logan. This folder, in turn, contains user-specific files, including the Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos folders. • Documents • Opens the Documents folder, where you can store and open text files, spreadsheets, presentations, and other kinds of documents. • Pictures • Opens the Pictures folder, where you can store and view digital pictures and graphics files.
Adding an Icon to the Desktop • Right-click anything • Choose Send to • Choose Desktop
Opening a Folder • Open the Start menu • Click on a folder such as Pictures on the Start menu to open that window
Expanding the Folders List • Click the Folders button to expand the Folders list in the Navigation pane of the Pictures window
Collapsing the Folders List • Click the Folders button to collapse the Folders list
Working with Folders • Expand the folder list again • Remember that the folders arrow expands and collapses the folder list • You can click on the Back button to back out of a folder or click on another folder in the folder list • Scroll down in the folder list to display Computer and click Computer to display drives on your computer
Creating a Folder on a Removable Drive • Double-click the new drive letter that displays the flash drive – probably the (E:) icon in the Folders list to open it • Right-click an open area of the right pane to display a shortcut menu. • Point to New on the shortcut menu to display the New submenu
Creating a Folder • From Within Folder List • Right-click in open area and choose New/Folder OR • Click Organize / New / Folder • From Within Application • Click on New Folder from Save or Open dialog box
Searching for Files or Folders • Open Search by clicking the Start button , and then clicking in the Search box. • Type a word or part of a word in the Search box. • As you type, files from a variety of locations on your computer will appear that match your text. • My example is displaying a folder, some favorites, and two files that have the word Weatherford somewhere in the file Search Box
Searching in a Location • Select the folder or drive you wish to search • Type your search in the Search Box there Search Box Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/default.mspx Online Help
Logging Off the Computer • Open the Start menu • Point to the arrow to the right of the ‘Lock this computer’ button to display a menu • Click the Log Off command, and then wait for Windows Vista to prompt you to save any unsaved and log off
Turning Off the Computer • Click the Shut down button on the Welcome screen to shut down the computer