module 2 MANAGE YOUR DESKSTO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
- 1. MODULE 2 GRADE 10-ICT CSS MANAGE YOUR DESKTOP
- 2. PRAYER Dear Lord, We offer you our works , joys, studies and sufferings for this day. Please help and guide us. Amen
- 3. INTRODUCTION Your computer desktop is a show window of functional and manageable screen, keeping it arranged and organized increases your work productivity and efficiency.
- 4. PARTS OF YOUR DESKTOP SCREEN ICONS DESKTOP START BUTTON TASK BAR NOTIFICATION AREA
- 5. • Icons – the small pictures representing an object, program, folder or shortcut. • Desktop – it is the workplace on your computer screen. • Start Button – it provides access to the Windows programs, documents, control panel and other information on your computer, it is generally located on the lower left corner of your desktop.
- 6. Taskbar – it is located on the lower part of your desktop which give quick access to the programs, common tools and active window. • Notification Area – this portion usually located on the lower right of your desktop showing icons of current date and time.-
- 7. GETTING FAMILIAR ON YOUR DESKTOP ICONS Recycle Bin Icon – it contains the deleted files and folder/s, these contents remain in the computer’s memory until such time that you emptied the content of this bin. My Computer Icon - is a folder that contains a shortcut to Windows Explorer, commonly used to store and sort documents, pictures, music and video files, as well as the partitions of hard drives and the transfer of input/output devices’ information connected to it.
- 8. Shortcut Icon – is a representation of a file or folder that is located in the computer’s my documents, data file documents or other locations that contain this shortcut. Folder Icon – is a container wherein contents is either a file or files, or another folder of different files. When you double-click this folder you are opening the window of that folder.
- 9. Program Icon – is representing an installed program in your computer, for example the Word is an application program that allow you to type text and numeric documents; if you double-click this icon it will launch the program this icon represents. Internet Explorer Icon – is the icon that launches the internet explorer browser and opening your computer to the world wide web.
- 10. THINGS TO BE DONE ON YOUR DESKTOP
- 11. 2. Moving an Icon - Point and press your mouse to an icon - Move the mouse on the mouse pad and you will see that the icon moves from on place to another on your desktop 3. Create a New Folder In creating a New Folder require a little effort on your desktop and some mouse strokes you can create a folder for your file/s.
- 15. THE START BUTTON The Start Button or start menu allow the users a quick way to do common tasks such as launching the programs, accessories, control panels, folders and other tasks available in its pop-up display. It is located on the lower left side of the Windows desktop; besides on its right side is the taskbar.
- 16. • Opening the Start Button Point the mouse on the Start Button and the pop-up menu will be displayed on the screen. • Selecting a Program in the Start Button Click the mouse on the content of the pop-up menu and the program will be launched by the windows system.
- 17. • Parts of the Start Button
- 18. START BUTTON - Search box – a rectangular pane located at the bottom of the menu intended for typing item needed to be searched for programs, files and folders. - All programs – this portion displays all the programs on the computer system that is available, some are folders and sub-folders. - Start button - allow the users a quick way to do common tasks such as in launching programs, accessories, control panels and personal folders other tasks available on its pop-up display.
- 21. CLOSING PRAYER Thank you Lord, for all the things that we have learned and shared today. Amen