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    Files & Folders: Summary

In the project Files & Folders you have learned a lot about managing your documents. You used different views in File Explorer windows. You used Open and Save As dialogs. You learned to create, move, copy, delete, restore, and rename folders and files. You used several different methods - the mouse, the keyboard, the ribbon, and context menus. You opened applications using Start menu shortcuts, directly from the folder tree, and with Search. You created a text document and an image. You opened documents directly from the listing of files and folders, from an Open dialog, and from a Recent Files list. You learned how important it is to make backup copies of your work.

You now have the skills to start using major applications to do real work. Of course there is a lot more to learn.

Check it out!

Icon: Class diskYour Class disk should now contain:

  • Icon: Folder (Win10) class
    • Icon: Folder (Win10) win project2

      • Icon: Text file (Win10) doc 1.txt
      • Paint image myname.bmp

      • Paint image myname.gif

      • Paint image myname.png

    • Icon: Folder (Win10) word project1

    • Icon: Folder (Win10) word project2

What You Printed:

Document From Lesson:
doc 1.txt Edit and Print
myname.png Image: Resize and Print

Skills Covered - by lesson

Navigate File Explorer

  • Open a File Explorer window
  • Expand and collapse the folder tree 
  • Navigate with the Navigation pane
  • Navigate with Address bar
    • type an address   
    •  drop lists   
    • arrows   
    • History

Views

  • Change the folder view with:
    • ribbon
    • context menu
    • Status bar buttons
  • Show and hide the Preview and Details panes

Manage Details

  • View properties with ScreenTip
  • View properties with Status Bar
  • Use the Properties dialog 
  • Use properties in Details view to sort and group
  • Customize Details view
  • Use the Folder Options dialog

Using Removable Media

  • Insert and safely remove a USB flash drive
  • View the contents of the connected drive
  • Know how to respond correctly to an error message
  • Rename the drive

Names

  • Parts of a file name
  • Characters not allowed in a file name
  • Length allowed for a file name

Create and Arrange Folders

  • Show the contents of a drive
  • Create a folder using the ribbon
  • Create a folder using the context menu
  • Arrange folders with sorting and grouping

Move, Delete, and Rename Folders

  • Move a folder between windows by dragging
  • Move a folder between windows by right-dragging
  • Undo and redo a move with context menu
  • Move a folder using Cut and Paste with keys between windows
  • Refresh the File Explorer view
  • Rename a folder
  • Undo a rename

Select Folders

  • Select and move multiple folders by dragging
  • Select a folder by clicking
  • Select folder that are adjacent
  • Select folders that are not adjacent
  • Deselect folders

Move, Delete, and Restore Folders

  • Move selected folders in the folder tree
  • Undo a copy or move
  • Refresh the window
  • Delete with keyboard and with context menu
  • Restore deleted folder from Recycle Bin
  • Rename folder using
    • mouse
    • context menu
    • ribbon

Text: Create and Save Files

  • Open a program from File Explorer
  • Create a new document
  • Save a new document
  • Close application

Text: Edit and Print

  • Open an application using Windows Search
  • Open an existing document with Open dialog
  • View file properties
  • Edit an existing document - add text, delete text, replace text, move text
  • Use Undo
  • Save an existing document
  • Print document
  • Close program with Task Manager
  • Open a document from the File Explorer
  • Rename a file

Image: Create and Save

  • Start a program from Windows Search
  • Resize the canvas in Paint
  • Create a text image with Paint
  • Save an image

Image: Resize and Print

  • Open an existing file from the Recent Files list
  • View the file size
  • Resize canvas
  • Save changes to an existing picture
  • Print a picture

Backup Data

  • Create a backup copy

Skills in Exercises

Exercise Win 2-1

  • Capture image of screen with PRINT SCREEN
  • Paste screen capture into Paint
  • Crop an image
  • Add text to an image

Exercise Win 2-2

  • Use Search to locate files based on the extension
  • Create folders and files
  • Move and rename
  • Do a screen capture print
  • Crop in Paint
  • Backup your files

Important Terms

Do you know these? The Glossary contains definitions.

8.3 name

Address bar

adjacent

Align to Grid

arrangement

associated

AutoArrange

backspace

backup

bitmap

boot

bootable disk

boot drive

branch

Browse

canvas

clipboard

collapse

color palette

Computer

Contents pane

context menu

context-sensitive

contextual tabs

Copy Disk

crash

crop

cursor

copy

CTRL + ALT + DELETE

customize

cut

delete

destination

Details pane

Details view

directory

disk

drag

drive

drop

edit

eject disk

expand

Explorer

extension

Extra Large Icon view

Favorite Links

file

filename

File Explorer

file type

filter

flash drive

folder

folder tree

font

font size

format

frozen

full format

Group By

handle

hard disk

Indexed location

insert disk

Large Icon view

Layout

Library

List view

logical drive

long file name

marquee select

Medium Icon view

Menu bar

move

MS-DOS format name

Navigation pane

nested

non-adjacent

Open

Options

Page Setup

pane

paste

path

popup menu

Print

Print Preview

Properties

Quick Access bar

quick format

Recycle Bin

redo

refresh

removable media

rename

resize

ribbon

right click

right drag

root

Safely remove hardware

Save

Save As

screen capture/screen shot

screen tip

select

Small Icon view

sort

source

subfolder

system disk

undelete

Task Manager

text editor

Tiles view

Title bar

tool

toolbar

undo

view

virtual disk

wildcard

write protect

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