The three major functions of all operating systems
MS-Windows 7 major features, including shortcut menus, properties, Windows shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts, the Clipboard, the Recycle bin, and
the Control Panel
Customizing the MS-Windows 7 user interface, including the Desktop
Using Control Panel to obtain information about a computer system and to configure hardware devices such as the mouse and video display
Effective methods to launch and close applications and multi-task
Minimizing, restoring down, and maximizing program windows and tile program windows automatically on the screen
Two methods to create Windows shortcuts
Assign Drive Designation to USB Memory Stick Describes how to use the Disk Management Administrative tool to assign a drive designation to a USB memory stick when the device cannot be
accessed in Windows Explorer.
Basic operations and maintenance of the Windows filing system, including formatting and defragmenting
Ways to organize a filing system effectively: folders, naming conventions, libraries, partitioning
How to use the MS-Windows Explorer user interface skillfully: file list views, navigation, selection, sorting, customizing
Routine file maintenance with Windows Explorer: copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files and folders
The relationship between Windows Explorer and Save and Open dialog boxes in application programs
How to get information about files, folders, and drives
File associations
Windows Explorer File List Views, Fields, and Sorts This article describes how to customize file lists in Windows Explorer and Save As and Open dialog boxes, including the view, inclusion of
optional information fields, size and order of fields, and sorting by fields. It also explains how to change the default view for folders in
Windows Explorer.
MS-Windows Shortcuts Explains Windows shortcuts - what they are, where and how they can be used, how to create them, delete them, and customize them using their
Properties. It also covers the Startup Folder of MS-Windows.
Customizing Windows Explorer Startup Explains how to create a customized Windows shortcut to Windows Explorer which will open Explorer to a specific location (folder) in the
filing system.
The Windows 9x Registry Describes the MS-Windows 9X Registry and provides a comparison between it and .ini files. Topics covered include the structure of the
Registry, making changes to the Registry using REGEDIT, and backing up, restoring, and compacting the Registry.