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111 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 6: Starting programs This lesson teaches you how to launch programs from the Start menu, using two of the programs that are built into the Windows® Millennium Edition operating system: Paint and Windows Explorer. 1Click Start, then point to Programs. The operating system displays a list of program folders. 2Point to Accessories, then click Paint. The operating system opens Paint—a basic drawing program. Sample Paint program open on the desktop 3To open the second program, click Start, then click Programs. 4Point to Accessories, then click Windows Explorer. The operating system opens Windows Explorer, which provides access to all your computer’s resources. For example, it lets you see all the files in a particular folder on the computer’s hard disk.
112 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows Sample Windows Explorer open on the desktop Notice the taskbar now has two buttons on it—one for Paint and one for Windows Explorer. 5Click the Paint button on the taskbar. The operating system displays the Paint program. The Windows ® Millennium Edition operating system places the active window on top of other windows on the desktop unless you have selected a different display option. You can move back and forth between the two programs by clicking each button alternately. Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows If you have followed the lessons in this chapter, you now have a screen with several program windows open. You can organize these windows by resizing and repositioning windows so that you can see more than one of them at a time. You can also hide
113 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows windows by removing them from the desktop without actually closing your document or program. This lesson introduces several ways to adjust the size, shape, and position of windows open on the desktop. Sample Windows Explorer open on the desktop Using the taskbar If you have applications open on the desktop, you can rearrange them by pointing to the taskbar with the AccuPoint II pointing device and clicking the secondary button. You have these options: Move windows Size windows Minimize all windows—display only the taskbar buttons Taskbar Close button Maximize button Minimize button
114 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows Maximize windows Close windows Choose your option depending on how you wish to set up your desktop. Minimizing and maximizing windows 1To make the Windows Explorer window the active window, click the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar. The operating system highlights the Windows Explorer title bar to show that Windows Explorer is the active window. 2Click the Minimize button at the top-right of the Explorer window to hide the window. Windows Explorer disappears from the desktop. However, it is still open, as you can see from the taskbar. HINT: Minimizing program windows is a good way to clean up the desktop without actually closing programs. 3Click the Maximize button in the top-right corner of the Paint window. The Paint window expands to fill the screen, hiding everything except the taskbar. Notice that the Maximize button has changed. It is now called the Restore button. HINT: Maximizing a program is a good way to work when you are only using that program and do not want any distractions on the screen.
115 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows Resizing and moving windows 1Click the Restore button in the top-right corner of the Paint window. Paint returns to its previous size and location. Notice that the Restore button has changed back into the Maximize button. For the next few steps assume that you want to be able to see both Paint and Windows Explorer at the same time. 2Move the pointer to the right-hand edge of the Paint window. The pointer changes to a two-headed arrow. 3Click and drag the edge of the window until it takes up just less than half the width of the desktop. 4Click the title bar of the Paint window and drag it to the left side of the desktop. You can move any window by clicking its title bar and dragging it. 5Click My Documents on the taskbar. 6Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change the size and position of Windows Explorer, placing it on the right side of the desktop. Now that the windows are side by side, you can see how you could refer to one window while working in the other. Resizing and moving windows allows you to rearrange the desktop to suit your needs. Experiment with different sizes and placements of windows to find the best arrangement for your work. At this point you have two programs open on the desktop. The next lesson shows you how to close them.
116 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 8: Closing programs Lesson 8: Closing programs Once you are finished working with a document or program, it is a good idea to close it. While you can run several programs at the same time, having a large number of programs and documents open simultaneously can slow down your computer. This lesson teaches you how to close the programs you opened earlier in this tutorial. To close the programs: 1Click the Close button at the top-right of the Explorer window. That is all there is to it. Windows Explorer closes, removing the Explorer button from the taskbar as well. 2Close Paint and the My Computer window (assuming it is still open) by clicking the Close buttons for each program. HINT: Always save your work before you close a program. Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts By adding shortcuts to your desktop, you can open programs or files with the click of a button. You will probably want to create shortcuts for the programs you use most frequently. This lesson explains how to create shortcuts using two Windows ® Millennium Edition accessories, Calculator and Character Map, as examples. Creating a shortcut to the Calculator Use this method when you know the name and location of the program file to which you would like to create a shortcut. 1Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click the secondary button.
117 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts The operating system displays the desktop shortcut menu. 2Click New, then click Shortcut. The operating system displays the Create Shortcut dialog box. Sample Create Shortcut dialog box 3In the Command line box, type c:\windows\calc.exe and click Next. The operating system prompts you to select a name for the shortcut. 4Type Calculator and click Finish. The operating system displays the new shortcut on your desktop. Creating a shortcut to the Character Map Use this method when you don’t know the name and location of the program file. 1Click Start, then point to Search.
118 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts Sample Search options on the Start menu 2Click Files or Folders. The operating system displays the Search Results dialog box.
119 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts Sample Search Results dialog box HINT: Search also allows you to perform searches on the Internet. 3Type char in the Search for files or folders named: text box, and then click Search Now. The operating system displays a list of all the files with “char” in their names. 4Click the Character Map file with the secondary button and drag it to the desktop. A shortcut menu appears. 5Click Create Shortcut. A shortcut to the Character Map appears on your desktop.
120 Getting to Know the Windows Millennium Edition Operating System Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver Clicking a shortcut icon opens the program or folder immediately. You can place as many shortcuts on your desktop as you find useful. HINT: The Character Map is a useful tool when you want to add a special character to a document. Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver You can personalize the background area of your desktop with pictures, patterns, or colors. The background is considered a “property” of your desktop. This lesson will not only teach you how to change the background, but will also introduce you to properties. The Windows ® Millennium Edition operating system treats all windows, icons, programs, drives, etc. as self-contained objects, each with its own set of properties (such as size, position on- screen, and color). Many of these properties can be customized to meet your particular needs and tastes. DEFINITION: An object is an independent block of data, text, or graphics that was created by an individual application. This lesson introduces object properties by showing you how to change one of the properties of the desktop—the screen saver. This is a continuously changing pattern that appears on the screen during pauses in your work. 1Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click the secondary button. The operating system displays the desktop shortcut menu. 2Click Properties.