Microsoft windows 7

(Practical handout)
How to close (turn off the computer)

By using shout down

- Click start
- Click shout down

Note: Before you turn of the computer you should close all programs and your files.

Change computer desk top background

- Right click on the free area of the computer desk top

- Click personalize
- Click desk top background
- Select the pictures as you like, From the list of back ground
- Click save changes.
- Close the window and see the change

How to Change screen sever

- Right click on the free area of the
- computer desk top
- Click personalize
- Click desk screen sever
- Select the 3D text
- Click settings.
- Write your text from custom text box.
- Click ok
- Click preview

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 - Show and hide desk to icons
- right click on the free area of a computer
- click view
- click show desk top icons

Lock and unlock task bar

- right click on the task bar
- click lock the task bar
- Then you can change the position of task bar
- Right, left, top or bottom as you like.
(By using left mouse button)

Adjust computer system time

- Right click on the clock
- Click adjust date/time
- Click Change date and time
- Then you can adjust current
date, time and month.
- Click ok ( 2)

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 How to create folder
- Right click on the free area of desk top
- Click new
- Click folder
- Write the name of the folder & click out of the folder.

Rename folders /change the name of created folders/

- Right click on the folder that you want to change the name.
- Click rename
- Write new name of your folder.
- Click out said of the folder

Copy folders
- right click on the folder that you want to copy
- click copy
- right click on the destination pleas
- click past
Cut /move /folders
- right click on the folder that you want to cut
- click cut
- right click on the destination pleas
- click past

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 How to create subfolders
- create main folder first
- double click on the main folder to open it
- click new folder
- Write the folder name click out said of the folder.

Search folders and files

- Click start
- Write the file /folder/ name.
- Press enter key
- Click on the file /folder/ to open

Delete the folder /Temporary remove folders /

- Right click on the folder
that you want to remove.
- Click Delete
- click yes

To delete folders permanently

- click on the folder that you want to remove
- Press shift key from your key board
and press delete key from the key board
- Click yes
Restore deleted folders
- Right click on the recycle bin Icon from the computer desk top.
- Click open
- Click on the file /folder/ name that you want to restore.
- Click restore.
Open and use ms-paint program
- Click start
- Click all programs
- Click accessories and then Click paint
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 How to save pictures
- Draw your picture first
- Click paint dropdown list
- Click save as
- Specify the drives /location/
- Write the file name that you want to save
- Click save

How to open saved pictures

- Open ms paint program
- Click paint dropdown list
- Click open
- Click on the previews file name
- Click open

Open calculator
- Click start click all programs
- Click accessories
- Click calculator
How to open word pad program
- Click start click all programs
- Click accessories
- Click word pad

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 To save word pad files
- Write your document first
- Click WordPad dropdown list
- click save as
- Specify the location /drive/
- Write the file name
- Click save
How to open saved documents
- Open word pad program
- Click WordPad dropdown list
- Click open
- Click on the file name that you want to open

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