Windows 2000/XP

Topics & Behaviors

Remarks : At the conclusion of this one-day workshop, participants will be expected to demonstrate the following behaviors:

Generally Overview of Windows, ‘Desktop’, Icons and all that, Properties of Desktop, folders on the Desktop, creating such, moving icon into folders

- Opening & closing a program, move, size, maximize and minimize a program group

- Open several application groups, move between applications,

- The right mouse button and its use/purposes, such as Tile Horizontal etc.

Opening/Closing/Saving Generally possess a beginner level knowledge relating to the creation of a document in Word and/or Excel using minimal formats such as bold, underline and italics and,

- Be able to block text, do simple formatting, as well as copy and move text

- Create, save and retrieve files using the File options, brief overview of folders etc

• State in words the use and purpose of the Clipboard facility
• Demonstrate various windows/mouse functions such as cut/copy within a file, and to/from other programs and manipulate several windows simultaneously, cascade, tile etc

Accessories Generally posses a beginner level knowledge of:

• System Tools: Disk Cleanup & Defrag

Explorer (ie. File Manager) Demonstrate a working knowledge of the file explorer facility to format a disk, how to make a disk bootable, move between drives &…

- Create and name folders/directories, move between folders,

- Demonstrate appropriate use of the View menu options

- Select files, copy files to/from various drives and folders

- Rename files and folders, delete and undelete files and folders

- Changing file properties, read only files etc.

• Recycle Bin and its features, restoring files, empty Recycle Bin etc

Find ing Files Demonstrate basic knowledge/skill relation to:

- Find a file in a specified drive, parameters etc

- Using date/time/file size/text search criteria to find a file

Control Panel Demonstrate a beginner level knowledge and skill relation to:

- Display: Changing screen colors, changing desktop attributes, wallpaper etc.

- Mouse: Know how to change the mouse settings;

- Regional Settings & uses, why its importance

- Overview of the Date/Time facility etc.

System Functions (Time Permitting) Generally posses a beginner level knowledge of

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