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 2nd window of target folder
Open windows
till you can locate target folder
Resize
2nd 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.
Changing Your View in Windows
To change
how files and folders look in a windowThere
are several alternatives on how things look in a windowGo to
the View Menu of current window and either select Large
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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
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