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• Windows XP
– Starts when computer is turned on
– Elements of the desktop
• Icon
• Pointer
• Desktop
• Date/Time control
• Taskbar
• Start button
• Notification area
• Desktop
– Area that appears on the screen when Windows XP
starts
– A workspace for projects and tools
– Uses default settings when the computer is first started
• Default settings: settings preset by the operating system
– Appearance can be changed by the user
• A pointing device
– Helps the user interact with objects on the computer
screen
– Comes in many shapes and sizes
• Mouse
– Most common pointing device
• Pointing device
– Used to move the mouse pointer over objects on the
desktop
• Pointing
– Positioning the pointer over a specific part of the screen
• ScreenTips (ToolTips)
– Appear when the mouse pointer is positioned over certain objects
– Display the purpose or function of the object
– Figure 1-3 shows a ScreenTip
• Clicking
– Pressing a mouse button and immediately releasing it
• Menu
– A list of options which can be used to perform tasks
– Submenus
• Start menu
– Appears when the Start button is clicked
– Provides access to programs, documents, etc.
• Right-clicking
– Clicking an object with the right button of the mouse
– Selects an object and opens its shortcut menu
• Shortcut menu: a list of options directly related to the object
• Shortcut menu
• Shortcut keys
• Shortcut desktop icons
• Starting a program
– A program must be started before it can be used
– To start a program
• Click the Start button
• Locate and click the program’s name in the submenus
• An open or running program
– A program which has been started
• Program button
– Appears on the taskbar for each open program
– Click to switch between open programs
• Close button
– Located in the upper-right corner of the program
window
– Click to close the program
• Multitasking
– Ability to run multiple programs on Windows XP at the
same time
– Allows the user to work on more than one project at a
time
– The active program is the one you are currently using
• Program buttons
– Located on the taskbar
– Offer the easiest way to switch between programs
• A window
– A rectangular area of the screen that may contain
• A program
• Text
• Graphics
• Data
• Controls
– Located in a window
– Graphical or textual objects used for
• Manipulating the window
• Using the program
– Examples
• Menu bar
• Sizing buttons
• Status bar
• Title bar
• Toolbar
• Workspace
• To drag an object
– Click an object and then hold down the mouse button
while moving the mouse
• To move a window
– Drag the window by its title bar
• Menus
– Organize a program’s features and available functions
• Menu bar
– Typically located at the top of the program window
– Shows the names of the menus
• List box
– Displays a list of available choices
– Usually includes
• Array buttons
• A scroll bar
• A scroll box
• Dialog box
– Opens when a menu command or item followed by an
ellipsis is selected
– Allows the user to provide more information about how
a program should carry out a task
– Groups different kinds of information in panes
• Panes: bordered rectangular areas
• Windows XP Help
– Provides on-screen information about programs
– Available by
• Clicking the Start button and selecting Help and Support from
the Start menu
• Windows Help and Support Center window
– Provides access to
• Help files stored on the computer
• Help information stored on Microsoft’s Web site