Course Outline
Windows - Basics
Versions 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista/7

Phone:717-560-3552
Fax:717-569-1135
E-Mail: Registrar@pceasy.com

Program Objectives: Students will learn the basic skills needed to navigate within Windows and understand its features and its interface to programs.

• Purpose of Windows
• Log-On Screen
• Windows Desktop
• Using the Mouse
• Recycle Bin
• Desktop Icons
• Taskbar
• Start Menu
• My Computer Window - How to Open and Use It
• Window Elements
• Menu Bar
• Dialog Boxes
• Setting the Date and Time
• Adjusting Speaker Volume
• Organizing Icons in a Window
• Opening a Group Folder
• Applications Windows
  • Minimizing
  • Maximizing
  • Restoring
  • Minimizing All Windows
  • Show All Opened Windows
  • Moving a Window
  • Resizing a Window
  • Closing a Window
• Activating the Quick Launch Bar
• Using Scroll Bars
• Help Feature

• Command Prompt
• Control Panel
  • How to Start
  • Switching to Classic View
  • Mouse Properties
  • Display Properties
  • Changing the Screen Saver
• Calculator Program
• Word Pad Program
• Changing Fonts
• Copy and Paste Feature
• Clipboard
• Saving a File
• Creating a Folder on the Desktop
• Rules for File Names
• The File Menu Contents
• Paint Package
• Undo Feature
• Cut and Paste Feature
• Keyboard Shortcuts that Work in All Windows Programs
• Save vs. Save As
• What to Do if Windows Locks Up
• Games
  • Free Cell
  • Minesweeper
  • Solitaire
• Exiting/Logging Off
• Alternate Way to Exit