Usinq a Workstation

Lab 2 / Navigating the Windows User Interface

In this lab, you will sign in to your computer and explore the features of the
Start Screen, desktop, and taskbar. If you are using a new computer, a wizard
may run to help you set up your computer (choose a user name and password
and so on). Refer to the computer's setup guide to complete this, then
continue with the lab. It is assumed you are using Windows 10 Spring Creators
Update (1803). If you are not, steps might vary slightly.

Exercise 1 / Exploring the Start Screen

In this exercise, you will learn to navigate around the Start Screen.

1) Press a key to open the privacy shade then, if necessary, click the icon
representing your computer account.

2) With your account name and picture showing, type your password.
Remember that this is case-sensitive, so upper and lower case characters are
treated as different.

3) Press ENTER or click the arrow button Wait for the desktop to load.
4) Point to the Start button and click once to show the Start Screen menu.

5) On the right-hand side of the taskbar, click Notifications and then click
Tablet mode. Notice that Start is now displayed as a full screen.
6) At the top of the Start Screen on the left-hand side, click All Apps then locate and
click the Tips tile.

7) Take a few minutes to read the various articles.

- Done.
8) Press the START key to switch to the Start Screen again.
9) Back on the main part of the Start Screen practice customizing the tile layout:

o Drag tiles to new positions.

o Right-click or long finger-press to resize a tile.

10) From the Start Screen, if you have a touchscreen, swipe from the right edge to
view Notifications. Otherwise, click Notifications on the taskbar.
1 1) Click Tablet mode to switch back to desktop mode.

12) Click the Tips window icon on the taskbar.

1 3) Click the Close button on the top-right corner of the window to exit the app.

14) Click Start, click Settings and then click Personalization. You can make any changes you
want to the pictures and colors used on the desktop.

15) Close the Settings app when you have finished.

Exercise 2 / Exploring the Desktop and Taskbar
In this exercise, you will explore the features of the desktop and taskbar.
1) Press the START key to switch to the Start Screen.

2) Open the Photos tile. If prompted to add a Microsoft account, click the Close button to cancel the
dialog.
Photos is an example of a Microsoft Store app. In Windows 10 (1709 and later), all apps, even those
downloaded from the Microsoft Store display in a window on the desktop.
3) Click Start and then type paint, then click the icon that appears in the search results. This loads the
Paint application. This is an example of a desktop application.

4) In Paint, create a picture; perhaps of a boat sailing on the sea.

5) When you have created a picture, click the File menu on the ribbon once. Move the mouse down
the menu to point to the Save command and click once.
6) Enter a file name of The sea, double-click the Pictures folder, and then click the Save button.

7) Press the keys START+E together (hold down START and press E then release both at the same
time). This should open a File Explorer window.
Note the file you created is listed under "Recent files."

8) Double-click the Pictures folder to view the file where you saved it.
There are various ways to switch between windows when you have more than one open. We'll take
a look at each of these methods.
9) Look at the taskbar—you should see underlined icons for the three windows you have open. Note
the difference between open windows and icons that have been "pinned" to the taskbar but that
aren't currently running. Also, the active (currently selected) window is shown with a highlight.

10) Click the icons to switch between the windows. Right-click the icons to observe their shortcut
menus (do not select anything from the menus though).
 1 1) Try using the ALT+TAB keyboard
shortcut. Hold down the ALT key then Usinq a Workstation press-and-release TAB.
This shows a list of open desktop windows and Start Screen apps. Still holding ALT,
press TAB again and keep pressing it to cycle through the icons until you have found
one you want to look at. Release the ALT key to open the selected app or window.

Using Alt+Tab to switch between windows. Screenshot used with permission from Microsoft.

Finally, you can use Task View to switch between windows.

1 2) Press START+TAB or click the taskbar icon to open Task View.
Alternatively, if you have a touchscreen, you can swipe from the left edge.
Task View shows previews of all open windows, whether
they are minimized or not. You can also use Task View to
configure multiple desktops, but we won't explore that
feature here. In Windows 10 (1803), you'll also see a
timeline of previously used apps. You can choose to sync
this with other devices, via a Microsoft account.

13) Click the Photos app to select it.

14) Press START+D or click the empty space on the taskbar to the right of
the date and time to minimize all windows. You can also use START+D
to return to the desktop from the Start Screen quickly.

1 5) Press START+D to show all the windows again then practice

using the window control icons to maximize, restore, and
minimize them.

16) Practice arranging windows on the desktop:

o Using its title bar, drag the File Explorer window to the left
edge. Select the Paint window to display alongside it.
o Drag the Paint window out of its current position and then
to the top of the screen to maximize it.

o Drag the Paint window back to the middle of the screen to

restore the window size then use the window borders to
resize it manually.
o Drag the title bar on the Paint window then shake the
window to minimize all other windows. Shake again to
restore them. Page 37 Module 1 / Unit 2 17) Close all the
open windows using either the button or by pressing
ALT+F4. You can close minimized windows from the taskbar
by right-clicking and selecting Close window.
18) Point to each of the icons in the Notification Area in turn. A
ScreenTip will be displayed to identify each one.

19) Right-click an empty part of the taskbar and select Taskbar

settings. This opens a dialog to configure the taskbar. 20)
Browse the options on the Taskbar tab.

21) Click the Start tab.

 Settings

Home
Find a setting
Start
Personalization Show more tiles on Start
Off
Background
Show app list in Start menu
9 Colors On
Lock screen
Show recently added apps
Themes

Start Show most used apps

Off
Occasionally show suggestions in Start
On
Use Start full screen
Off

Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the

taskbar
On

Start settings. Screenshot used with permission from Microsoft.

22) Browse the options.

When you have finished using the computer, you should shut it down.

- Noted.
23) Open the Start Screen, click the Power icon in the bottom-
left. Select Shut down from the submenu.