LAB 2 EXERCISE 2

EXPLORING THE
DESKTOP AND TASK
BAR

01/09/2022 Loba, Charles Luis C. Fundamentals of IT

In this exercise, you will explore the features of th desktop
and taskbar.
Press the Start key to switch to the start screen
Open the photos tile. If prompted to add a Microsoft account,
click the close button to cancel the dialog.
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.
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.

Enter a File name of the sea, Double click

the pictures folder, and then click the
save button.
Press the keys Start + E together (Hold
down start and press E then release
both at the same time).
This should opeen a file explorer
window.
Note the file you created is listed
under "Recent Files".
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 then one open.

Look at the Task Bar

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.
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).
Try using the Alt-Tab keyboard shortcut
Hold down the ALT key then 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,
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 a minimized or not. You can also use task view to
configure multiple desktops, but we won't explore that
future here. In windows 10(1803), You'll also see the
timeline of previously used apps. You can choose to sync
this with other devices, via a microsoft account.
CLICK PHOTOS APP
TO SELECT IT
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 us Start + D to return to
the desktop from the start screen
quickly.
Press Start + D to show all the windows
again practice using the window
control icons to maximize, restore and
minimiz them.
 Practice arranging windows on the desktop:
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.
Point to each of the icon in the notification area in
tuen. A screentip will be displayed to identify each
one.
Right click an empty part of the taskbar and select
taskbar settings, This opens a dialog to configure the
taskbar.
Browse the options on the Taskbar Tab.
Click the Start Tab.
Browse the options.
When you have finisheed using the computer, You
should shut it down.
Open the start screen, Click the power icon in the
bottom-left select shut down from the submenu.