001 Your Screen (Windows)*

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The Screen – actually the DESKTOP & TOOLBARS

That’s the first lesson already! The new words, desktop and toolbars.

There’s going to be lots of new words to learn!

The desktop returns in Windows 10 as everybody’s starting place. It’s once again the first thing you see after you log in. It has a shiny, clean, new look, but the time-honored landmarks—Start menu, taskbar, system tray—are just where they’ve always been.

Windows 10 desktop

 

Desktop

The desktop is everything you can see

Start menu

The start menu gives us access to ever tool available to this computer, and all the system administration

Search box

Typing in this box lets you search quickly for anything on the computer you want, programs, documents, pictures, everything.

Taskbar

The taskbar shows you programs (tools) you have already started and left running.

System tray

The system tray show us useful information such as alerts, the status of wireless, sound, etc and, most importantly the date and time

Icons

Icons on screen are shortcuts to the programs (tools) that you can use on this computer. They can also be shortcuts to your favourite web pages and documents (including pictures, etc)

Sizing Windows

The 3 buttons in the top right of every window makes them:

  • invisible _
  • full screen or part screen
  • closed X