the visibooks guide to windows xp (2006)

[...]... place the cursor on its Title Bar Title Bar 20 MANIPULATING WINDOWS 4 Hold down the left mouse button, then move the mouse left Left mouse button MANIPULATING WINDOWS 21 5 Release the mouse button The computer screen should now look like this: 22 MANIPULATING WINDOWS Practice 1 Open the Paint program 2 Drag the Paint window to the bottom left of the Desktop 3 Drag the Paint window to the center of the. .. Desktop, open the Recycle Bin 2 Minimize its window 3 From the Taskbar, restore the Recycle Bin window 4 Close the window MANIPULATING WINDOWS 27 Resize windows 1 Drag the Help and Support Center window back to the center of the screen 2 Move the cursor to the bottom edge of the window The cursor should turn into a double-headed arrow: 28 MANIPULATING WINDOWS 3 Click and drag the bottom edge of the. .. Desktop 4 Close the Paint window MANIPULATING WINDOWS 23 Minimize windows 1 In the Help and Support Center window, click its The screen should now look like this: 24 MANIPULATING WINDOWS button Restore windows 1 On the Taskbar, click the button MANIPULATING WINDOWS 25 The window should be the same size and in the same location it was before you minimized it: 26 MANIPULATING WINDOWS Practice 1 From the. .. windows • Restore windows • Resize windows • Scroll in windows • Maximize windows • Switch between programs MANIPULATING WINDOWS 17 Move windows 1 2 18 On the Taskbar, click the When the menu appears, click Help and Support MANIPULATING WINDOWS button The Help and Support Center window should open: Tip: If the window takes up the entire desktop, click its button MANIPULATING WINDOWS 19 3 In the Help and... Accessories 2 Close the Paint program Practice 2 1 2 10 Open the Calculator program Close the Calculator program GETTING STARTED Use Desktop icons 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon GETTING STARTED 11 The Recycle Bin window should open: 12 GETTING STARTED 2 Click its button The Recycle Bin window should close GETTING STARTED 13 Turn off the computer 1 2 14 On the Taskbar, click the When the menu appears,... button 3 When the Turn Off Computer window appears, click Turn Off The computer should shut down GETTING STARTED 15 Practice: Getting Started 1 2 Open the Recycle Bin 3 Close the Recycle Bin 4 Open the Internet Explorer program 5 Open the WordPad program 6 16 Turn on the computer Close both programs GETTING STARTED Manipulating Windows In this section, you’ll learn how to: • Move windows • Minimize windows. .. Click and drag the bottom edge of the window upwards, until the window is about half its height: MANIPULATING WINDOWS 29 4 Release the mouse button The window should now look like this: 30 MANIPULATING WINDOWS Scroll in windows 1 Click the window’s Scroll Bar and drag it downward: The contents at the bottom of the window should appear: MANIPULATING WINDOWS 31 ...3 6 When the next menu appears, point at Accessories GETTING STARTED 4 Move the cursor straight across, then to Notepad GETTING STARTED 7 5 Click Notepad The Notepad program should open and look like this: 8 GETTING STARTED Close programs 1 In the Notepad window, click its button The Notepad program should disappear The Desktop should contain no windows: GETTING STARTED 9 Practice 1 1 Open the Paint . Use Desktop icons 11 Turn off the computer 14 Manipulating windows 17 Move windows 18 Minimize windows 24 Restore windows 25 Resize windows 28 Scroll in windows 31 Maximize windows 32. iii Empty the Recycle Bin 134 Using Windows Utilities 137 Defragment the hard drive 138 Use the Help and Support Center 142 Use program help 150 Customizing Your Computer 157 Change the Desktop. 1. On the Taskbar, click the button. Taskbar GETTING STARTED 4 2. When the menu appears, place the cursor on All Programs. GETTING STARTED 5 Tip: The cursor is the arrow