Microsoft Windows  How To Quick Reference

Resize a Window

Use the 3 buttons on the upper right hand corner of your window

·        Minimize will hide window on Task Bar

·        Maximize – Will fill entire screen

·        Restore – Will return window to original size

·        Custom size – Click and drag resize corner ( lower right hand corner )

Create a New Folder

Go to File Menu / Select: New / Folder

or

Right Click in any window and then click New / Folder

then enter text to name it and hit enter

Rename a Folder

Click once on folder title below icon / type in new name

Or right click the folder and select Rename

Move a file or folder

From one folder to another

Go to My Computer and locate source folder

Open source folder and resize the window to allow

space for 2^nd window of target folder

Open windows till you can locate target folder 

Resize 2^nd window so both source window and

Target window are side by side

Drag source file or folder on to target folder and drop

Copy file on Hard Drive (C:) to Floppy Disk (A:)

Open My Computer and locate file *

Right click icon of source file and select Send To /  3.5 “ A: floppy drive

Finding Files

If you have trouble finding a file push the F3 function button at the top

This will launch Windows FIND utility.  In the Named: field  you can enter

a string of characters that  you suppose exist in the title.

In the Look In: field select C: drive from the Pull  Down Menu.

Views in Windows

To change how files and folders look in a window

There are several alternatives on how things look in a window

Go to the View Menu of current window and either select

Large Icons

Small Icon

List

Details

Microsoft Windows  How To Quick Reference

Text Editing

To cut text from a document

Select text using your mouse (click and drag) Then hit CTRL + X

To Copy Text

Select text using your mouse (click and drag) Then hit CTRL + C

To Paste Text

Select text using your mouse (click and drag) Then hit CTRL + V