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Introduction to the PC

Introduction to the PC. Glenn Campbell Armagh Area Project Worker Relatives For Justice. Relatives for Justice is a Registered Charity XR415238; And a Company Limited by Guarantee NI44611. Learning Outcomes. After today’s lesson you will have a better understanding of

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Introduction to the PC

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  1. Introduction to the PC Glenn Campbell Armagh Area Project Worker Relatives For Justice Relatives for Justice is a Registered Charity XR415238; And a Company Limited by Guarantee NI44611

  2. Learning Outcomes • After today’s lesson you will have a better understanding of • A Personal Computer (PC) • Peripherals of a computer • Starting and shutting down a computer • Putting a computer on Stand By • Desktop, My Computer and My Documents • All Programs... • Launching a Program from the Start Menu

  3. Learning Outcomes (2) • Creating a new folder • Opening a folder • Creating a file • Saving a file • Moving a file • Copying a file • Deleting a file

  4. Introduction • This course will teach you basic computer skills • It is designed for people who have little or no experience working with a computer • Throughout each lesson we will stop and complete exercises • Feel free to stop me and ask questions • There is no such thing as a stupid question – the only stupid questions are the ones we don’t ask!

  5. Number 1 Rule: Don’t Panic! • Computers don’t have a panic button! But don’t panic! • Always remember, when working with a computer, that you CANNOT break it! http://www.our-picks.com

  6. A Personal Computer (PC) • A PC can come in two forms: • Desktop • Laptop • Peripherals are devices connected to the PC • Keyboard – used to enter information • Mouse – used to select/click on icons and links • Monitor – used to display information • Printer • Scanner – converts documents into images and scans them into computer • A laptop has the main peripherals built-in (mouse, keyboard, monitor) allowing the device to be mobile

  7. Desktop PC Screen Tower Unit containing Hard-Drive etc. Keyboard Mouse (Amitbhawani 2010)

  8. Laptop PC Screen Keyboard Mouse http://www.pvsolarsalestraining.com/pictures/icons/laptop.jpg

  9. Computer Mouse Scroll Wheel (optional) Used to scroll a page up and down Right mouse button “Right-Click” Left mouse button “Left-Click” http://www.oursbiz.com/Products/b/196/Computer-Mouse-MSO-10-314396.jpg

  10. Laptop Mouse NOTE: If you find using the Laptop Mouse Awkward, you can connect a traditional PC mouse to your Laptop www.silversurferguide.org

  11. Inside a PC • Inside a PC is a lot of electronic circuits • One of the most important parts of a PC are its hard drive (sometimes called hard disk) • This is where the computer stores information, such as documents, images and videos • When we save a file in our computer, we are placing a copy of the file on the hard drive • The hard drive can be divided up into different parts, C: drive, D: drive, My Documents, My Pictures, Desktop, etc.

  12. Starting the Computer • To start a computer, press the On button as shown below. This button may be positioned differently on your computer but will be somewhere on the Tower unit (hard drive)

  13. Starting a Laptop • The On Button will be normally above the keyboard

  14. Shutting Down a PC • To shut down a PC do the following: • Click on Start on the bottom left of your screen • Next Click on Turn Off Computer

  15. Shutting Down a PC (continued) • Finally click on Turn Off

  16. Standby • You can put your computer on standby by clicking on the Standby button • This puts the computer in a low power state, saving your open files and programs, so that you can quickly resume your work later • Useful if you have to leave your computer for a short time and want to quickly return to what you were doing

  17. Standby (continued) • To return from Stand By mode, simply press the On Button

  18. Exercise 1 • Locate the On Button on your computer or Laptop and turn on your PC • Put your computer on Stand By • Return from Stand by mode • Shut down your computer

  19. Desktop • The Desktop can be used to store files, just as other parts of our hard drive, e.g., C: drive, My Documents • However, the Desktop contents are visible all the time when we first start the computer • Also, the Desktop can contain Icons for popular programs that can easily be launched by double clicking on their icon • Also displayed on the Desktop is the Recycle Bin which contains recently deleted files

  20. Desktop Files and Icons Double Left Click on these to open the file or program Recycle Bin Contains recently deleted files – useful if you delete a file by mistake!

  21. My Computer • We can view all the drives and partitions on our PC through My Computer • To access My Computer • Go to Start | My Computer (See next slide) • You will then be able to see a drives and connected peripherals, such as memory pens, printers, scanners, etc.

  22. Accessing My Computer

  23. My Computer

  24. My Documents • My Documents is where you will store most of the files you are using on a day to day basis • To access My Documents click on Start | My Documents

  25. All Programs • All the programs that are running on your PC can be accessed from All Programs on the Start Menu • To access All Programs Click on Start, then select All Programs • This will display a list of all available programs • You can launch any program by simply clicking once on its title in the list

  26. All Programs (2)

  27. Launching a Program from the Start Menu • You can also launch a program directly from the Start Menu • Click on Start, then click on the desired program

  28. Exercise 2 • Open My Documents • View the Desktop • Open My Computer and browse to Desktop • Launch Microsoft Office Word from All Programs

  29. Creating a New Folder • We will need a folder to hold our files • We will create a new folder on the Desktop 0f our PC • To Create a new folder: • Right-Click anywhere on the Desktop • This will open a context menu as shown below

  30. Creating a New Folder (2) • Now click on New • Then Click on Folder

  31. Creating a New Folder (3) • A new folder will now appear on your Desktop • You can type a name for your folder • We will call it ‘RFJ Course’

  32. Opening a Folder • To open a folder we need to “double click” on it • To “double click” we must hover the mouse pointer ( ) over the folder • We must then quickly click the Left mouse button twice • Clicking it only once will select the file • Clicking it once and holding the left mouse button down will allow us to move the folder about the screen • This is referred to as “Click and Drag”

  33. Opening a Folder (2) • Double clicking on the folder opens it and displays its contents (currently empty)

  34. Opening a Folder (3) • See that the address of the folder is displayed in the Address Bar at the top

  35. Creating a File • There are two ways to create a file • We can create it from within an application or program, such as Microsoft Word • Or we can Right Click and select New| Microsoft Word Document • Lets first create it within the folder by right clicking • This is the same technique we used to create a new folder

  36. Creating a File (2)

  37. Creating a File (3) • Again we can give the file a more meaningful name • Lets call the file ‘Test Document’ • See that the file is now displayed in the RFJ Course folder

  38. Creating a File (4) • We will now create a Word document from within Microsoft Word • Click on Start on the bottom left of your screen

  39. Creating a File (5) • We will now create a Word document from within Microsoft Word • Click on Start on the bottom left of your screen • Then Click on All Programs

  40. Creating a File (6)

  41. Creating a File (7) • Next Click on Microsoft Office • Then Click on Microsoft Office Word • This will open a Word Document as shown on next slide

  42. Creating a File (8)

  43. Saving a File • Finally we need to save the file • In Microsoft Word 2007 we click on the Office Button and Select Save

  44. Saving a File (2) • We can then browse to the Desktop and double click on the RFJ Course folder, name the file and click Save

  45. Moving a File • There are a number of ways that we can move a file or folder • We can “Click and Drag” a file or folder • To do this we left click on it once and hold the left mouse button down • We can then move the file about the screen or into a different folder by dragging the mouse

  46. Moving a File (2) • Below the RFJ Course Folder is being dragged to the right • When we release the mouse button the folder (or file) is moved to that location

  47. Exercise 3 • Create a new Microsoft Office Word Document on the Desktop • Call this file ‘Test Document 3’ • Move this file into the RFJ Course folder by clicking and dragging it on top of the folder

  48. Moving a File (3) • Another way of moving a file or folder is to “Cut and Paste” it • To cut a file, right click on it and select Cut

  49. Moving a File (4) • To Paste the file into its new location, right click in the folder and select Paste

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