Yes - I CAN Do This!   “ Windows Basics ”
  Instructor Jim Mollo

 

1.Turn the computer on

 

2. Turn the monitor on

 

3. Put in & out a CDROM

 

4. Put in & out a diskette

 

5. Turn  printer off and on

 

6. Access a file from disk

 

7. Access a file - C: drive

 

8. Access a file - zip drive

 

9. Access a file -CD ROM

 

10. Start program-desktop

 

11. Start program -Start Menu

 

12.Make a disk Read Only

 

13. Add paper to a printer

 

14. Change printer cartridge

 

15. Print a document

 

16. Find a file on a diskette

 

17. Find a file on the C: Drive

 

18. Delete a file from disk

 

19. Delete a file from  C:\drive

 

20. Move a file to the C: drive from a diskette

 

21. Move a file from a diskette to  C:\drive

 

22.Move a file from  directory to another on the C:\drive

 

23. Make a sub folder

 

24.Make a new directory

 

25. Make a shortcut on desktop from start menu W98

 

26. Make a shortcut on desktop from Win Explorer

 

27. Check date  file was made

 

28. Check the size of the file

 

29. Check  version of software

 

30.Change the icon on desktop

 

31.Run application from disk

 

32. Start  application from disk

 

33. Change time on computer

 

34.Clear temp folder in  windows

 

35. Change  speed of your mouse

 

37. Make large icons on  desktop

 

38. Auto arrange icons - desktop

 

39. Move the Task bar to the side

 

40. Rename an icon on  desktop

 

41. Add  program to  start menu

 

42. Remove program from start menu

 

43. Install  software from My Comp

 

44. Uninstall  software from My Comp

 

45. Minimize a window

 

46. Maximize a window

 

47. Mid size a window

 

48. Resize horizontally a window

 

49. Resize a window vertically

 

50. Resize a window diagonally

 

51. Exit a window by using the X

 

52. Exit  window using icon upper left

 

53.Clear frozen screen Cont-Alt- Del

 

54. Save a file

 

55. Save as a file

 

56. Change type of file extension- (e.g .txt to html)

 

57. Make sub folder in  MyDocuments

 

58. Access help from keyboard F1

 

59. Use control home to go to the top

 

60. Use control end to go to  bottom

 

61. Use the escape key

 

62. Use backspace to erase left

 

63. Use keypad to add 2 numbers

 

64. Where is the any key?

 

65. Where is the Menu bar

 

66. Where is the Task Bar?

 

67. Where is the Toolbar?

 

68. Use delete to erase right

 

69. Use the tab key to go box to box

 

70. Use Cont- Escape to access  Start

 

71. Use Alt- Escape to toggle windows

 

72. The active window is what color?

 

73. I can’t find a window already open?

 

74. What is the undo button

 

75. If I mix up a 30 page term paper and undo does not work how do I save ?

 

76. Add a new Printer

 

77. Make  printer shortcut on  desktop

 

78. Make  file a shortcut on a  desktop

 

79. Function keys are where ? What for?

 

80. Slash and backslash

 

81. Make emergency start up disk

 

82. Make printer print in grayscale - draft

 

83. Make your printer print landscape