Handout on Ms Windows Xp for All Part 02

1. MS Windows XP

1. Objects / Components in MS Windows

1. Icon[pic 1][pic 2]

• An icon is the smallest object in a GUI system.
• It is the pictorial (graphical) representation of

• a file
• a folder
• an application software or
• a shortcut to any of the above

• To activate a program / file / folder, you double click (two clicks in quick succession) on that icon.
• By right clicking on an Icon we see the Shortcut Menu with some common options.
• It's possible to create your own Windows desktop icons, called SHORTCUT ICONS, for programs, files, folders, etc. You can observe symbol        on the icon. See some examples:[pic 3][pic 4][pic 5][pic 6][pic 7]

1. Window[pic 8][pic 9]

• A window is a frame like object which shows

• the contents of a file
• the contents of a folder
• the application software

Parts of a Window[pic 10][pic 11]

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System Menu

• It is also called as Control Menu.[pic 13]
• It contains the options which control the window size, movement, and state.

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The various ways to access System / Control Menu are: -

• Click on the Window Icon at the topmost left corner on the Title Bar of any window[pic 17]
• Press ALT + SPACEBAR in any window

1. Menu

• A menu is a list of commands or options.
• Most menus are located on the Menu Bar, which is the toolbar at the top of a Window.
• In MS Windows, all the commands are categorized and placed in various menus.

        e. g.:        FILE menu        EDIT menu

                VIEW menu        FORMAT menu

                WINDOW menu        HELP menu, etc

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Points to ponder about Menus

1. The menu bar is highlighted using the keys  ALT or F10.[pic 22]

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1. Now use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move the control to other menus on
   the menu bar.[pic 24]

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to navigate in the menu through the options.

1. To come back to work area, press ESC key TWICE.[pic 25]
2. To open a menu directly, using ALT key: -

1. Hold ALT key and press the underlined letter key in the menu name[pic 26][pic 27]

        e.g.:        FILE menu        ALT + F

                EDIT menu        ALT + E

                FORMAT menu        ALT + O