GreenBlack® Corporation: Task Reference Roundup: Chapter 1

 

 

 
GreenBlack® Corporation 
Task Reference Roundup: Chapter 1

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Starting Windows XP
  • Turn on the computer

  • Click your user name

  • Type your password and press Enter

Using the Mouse
  • To select an object, move the mouse over the object, then click with the left mouse button

  • To display a context menu related to an object, move the mouse over the object, then click with the right mouse button

  • To open an object, move the mouse over the object, than double-click with the left mouse button

  • To move an item to another part of the screen, move the mouse over the object. Click the left mouse button and hold it down, then move the mouse in the direction you want to move the object. Release the mouse button when the object is in the correct place

Working with Windows
  • To move a window, click and drag the Title bar

  • To resize a window, click and drag the Resize area at the bottom right

  • To minimize a window to the taskbar, click the Minimize button

  • To make a window full screen, click the Maximize button. Click the Restore Down button to restore the original size

  • To close a window and any program running in it, click Close

Working with dialog boxes
  • Fill in the fields in the dialog box

  • Click OK to close the dialog box and implement your changes

  • Click Cancel to close the dialog box without implement your changes

Working with menus
  • On a menu bar, click a menu label to open the menu

  • To display a context menu, right-click an object

  • To select a menu option, move the mouse over the menu option, then click it

Working with toolbars
  • To display a ToolTip for a Toolbar button, move the mouse over the button

  • To select a Toolbar button, click it

Turning off Windows XP
  • Click the Start button

  • In the Start menu, click Turn Off Computer

  • In the Turn Off Computer dialog box, select the type of shutdown

Launching programs from the Start menu
  • Click the Start button

  • In the Start menu, click All Programs

  • Navigate through the program groups until you get to the program you want

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