Icons… An icon is a symbol/picture that acts as a button to open up a • folder, document, application or other object. All icons need to be • double clicked in order to open Icons vs. Programs You double click on the icon to execute the • program. When inside of the program, you single click on the • commands or icons for that program. (Examples: MS Office, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Windows Media Player, etc.) Different Types of Icons… Application Icons open up a program (an • executable file), like Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, etc. Folder • Icons store and organize documents and applications. Often you will find folders within folders. Document icons represent a specific file, • like a word document, picture, etc. These files typically have an association with the program that is used to open them. The Taskbar… The taskbar is what you see at the very bottom of your • screen. Contains the button, which allows access to other • Windows programs and features that are not on the desktop System • tray shows programs running in the background, the clock, volume control, etc What about Windows? The refers a program or document • “window” or other object that is open You can have multiple windows open at • once and easily switch back and forth between them. You can move • windows around, resize them or have a particular window expand onto the entire screen. Types of Windows… Program Windows • – Applications like Word, Internet Explorer Document Windows • – Open to a specific document within the applicable program window • Folder Windows A folder, like Documents” that may contain – “My other folders, documents, programs, etc Parts of a Window Title Bar at the top of the window. Most • – – contain these buttons Minimize Maximize Restore Close • • • • Scroll Bars… Scroll bars often appear at the bottom and even more • often on the right hand side of a window, if there is a lot of content. • Scroll bars are disabled when the content displayed is limited enough to fit within the dimensions of the window.
Icons… • An icon is a symbol/picture that acts as a button to open up a folder, document, application or other object. • All icons need to be double clicked in order to open Icons vs. Programs • You double click on the icon to execute the program. • When inside of the program, you single click on the commands or icons for that program. (Examples: MS Office, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Windows Media Player, etc.) Different Types of Icons… • Application Icons open up a program (an executable file), like Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, etc. • Folder Icons store and organize documents and applications. Often you will find folders within folders. • Document icons represent a specific file, like a word document, picture, etc. These files typically have an association with the program that is used to open them. The Taskbar… • The taskbar is what you see at the very bottom of your screen. • Contains the button, which allows access to other Windows programs and features that are not on the desktop • System tray shows programs running in the background, the clock, volume control, etc What about Windows? • The “window” refers a program or document or other object that is open • You can have multiple windows open at once and easily switch back and forth between them. • You can move windows around, resize them or have a particular window expand onto the entire screen. Types of Windows… • Program Windows – Applications like Word, Internet Explorer • Document Windows – Open to a specific document within the applicable program window • Folder Windows – A folder, like “My Documents” that may contain other folders, documents, programs, etc Parts of a Window • Title Bar – at the top of the window. – Most contain these buttons • Minimize • Maximize • Restore • Close Scroll Bars… • Scroll bars often appear at the bottom and even more often on the right hand side of a window, if there is a lot of content. • Scroll bars are disabled when the content displayed is limited enough to fit within the dimensions of the window.