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LEARNING GUIDE # 1 &nit o( Competence) Operate 'ersonal Computer Module Title ) Operating 'ersonal Computer L# Code ) ICT IT%* M+ L+* * TTLM Code ) ICT IT%* TTLM+ +-**
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INTRODUCTION
Learning Guide # 3
This learning guide is developed to provide 3ou the necessar3 in(ormation regarding the (ollo4ing content coverage and topics 2 • • • •
Creating desktop icons Customi5ing the appearance o( icons !rranging !rranging icons on the desktop Opening an application program (rom an icon6
This guide 4ill also assist 3ou to attain the learning outcome stated in the cover page6 %peci(icall3, %peci(icall3, upon completion o( this Learning #uide, 3ou 4ill 7e a7le to 2
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Create and customi5e desktop icons %elect, open and close desktop icons to access applicai!n pr!gra"
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Manipulate application 4indo4s and return desktop to original conditions
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Learning Aci$iie *6 ead the speci(ic o78ectives o( this Learning #uide6 06 ead the in(ormation 4ritten in the 9In(ormation %heets *: on page .6 .6 !ccomplish the 9%el(/check: in page 16 16 I( 3ou earned a satis(actor3 evaluation proceed to 9Operation %heet *: in pages -/;6 - /;6 "o4ever, "o4ever, i( 3our rating is unsatis(actor3, unsatis(actor3, see 3our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 7ack to Learning !ctivit3 < *6 -6 ead the 9Operation %heet *: and tr3 to understand the procedures discussed6 discussed6 6 I( 3ou satis(actoril3 per(ormed Operation %heet *, proceed to 9Operation %heet 0: in pages =/**6 "o4ever, i( 3our rating is unsatis(actor3, see 3our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 7ack to Operation %heet *6 ;6 ead the 9Operation %heet 0: and tr3 to understand the procedures discussed6 discussed6 =6 I( 3ou satis(actoril3 per(ormed Operation %heet 0, proceed to 9Operation %heet .: in pages *0/*.6 "o4ever, i( 3our rating is unsatis(actor3, see 3our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 7ack to Operation %heet 06 >6 ead the 9Operation %heet .: and tr3 to understand the procedures discussed6 discussed6 *+6 I( 3ou satis(actor3 per(ormed Operation %heet ., proceed to 9Lap Test on page *16 "o4ever, i( 3our rating is unsatis(actor3, unsatis(actor3, see 3our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 7ack to Operation %heet .6 **6 Do the 9L!' test: ?i( 3ou are read3@ and sho4 3our output to 3our teacher6 $our $our teacher 4ill evaluate 3our output either satis(actor3 or unsatis(actor36 I( unsatis(actor3, 3our teacher shall advice 3ou on additional 4ork6 Aut i( satis(actor3 3ou can proceed to Learning #uide *=6
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$our teacher 4ill evaluate 3our output either satis(actor3 or unsatis(actor36 I( unsatis(actor3, 3our teacher shall advice 3ou on additional 4ork6 Aut i( satis(actor3 3ou can proceed to the neBt topic6
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In&!r"ai!n S'ee 1
De(!p Ic!n
E)pl!re 'e de(!p ! comp comput uter er desk deskto top p prov provid ides es 3o 3ou u 4ith 4ith an eas3 eas3 4a3 4a3 o( ident identi( i(3i 3ing ng,, orga organis nisin ing g and and accessing stored data and programs on 3our computer6 ! computer desktop can displa3 shortcuts to get to application programs and storage devices ?such as the 'ard dri$e*6 dri$e*6 $ou can also create 3our o4n shortcuts to places on a hard drive or ne+!r(, ne+!r(, so that 3ou can open particular 4e7sites or &ile and &ile and &!lder uickl36 &!lder uickl36 !ll these shortcuts shortcuts are displa3ed displa3ed on the desktop as ic!n6 ic!n6 There are di((erent st3les o( icons depending on 4hat the3 represent ?although later 3ou (ind out ho4 3ou can change an icon graphic to suit 3our pre(erence@6 To go to the shortcut, 3ou dou7le/click on the icon6
Icon (or Internet EBplorer6 Dou7le/click this icon to open the program
Icon (or accessing shared (iles on a net4ork6 Dou7le/click this icon to go to the net4ork
Icon (or a shortcut to a (older that is on the computers hard drive6 Dou7le/click this icon to go to open the (older
Icon (or a shortcut to a 4e7site6 Dou7le/ click this icon to go to the 4e7site
,igure 1- Di((erent 1- Di((erent st3les o( icons 3ou might (ind on the desktop The The desk deskto top p loa loads ds a(te a(terr 3o 3ou u star startt up a comp comput uter er that that is runn running ing a 4ind 4indo4 o4s/7 s/7as ased ed operating s3stem like Microso(t indo4s ' or Macintosh O%6 I( 3ou are using a Microso(t indo4s operating s3stem 3ou 4ill see the Sar 7utton Sar 7utton ?to get to the %tart menu@ on the 7ottom le(t and some desktop icons6
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Inruci!n- !ns4er Inruci!n- !ns4er all the uestions listed 7elo4, i( 3ou have some di((icult3 doing this sel( check, (eel (ree to ask 3our teacher (or clari(ications6 Mac'ing T0pe Match Column ! 4ith Column A6 C!lu"n A GGGGGGGGG *6 Icons
C!lu"n 2 !6 Icon (or a shortcut shortcut to a 4e7site
GGGGGGGGG 06
A6 can displa3 shortcuts shortcuts
GGGGGGGGG .6
C6 Icon (or a shortcut shortcut to a (older that is on the computers hard drive
GGGGGGGGG 16
D6 %hortcuts are are displa3ed in the desktop desktop as
GGGGGGGGG -6
E6 Icon (or Internet EBplorer EBplorer
GGGGGGGGG 6 computer desktop
F6 "ave a start start 7utton
GGGGGGGGG ;6 operating operating s3stem
#6 Icon (or accessing accessing shared (iles on a net4ork
GGGGGGGGG =6 indo4s operating operating s3stem
"6 Macintosh O%
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Operai!n S'ee 1
Creaing De(!p Ic!n4'!rcu
Creae de(!p ic!n4'!rcu No4 No4 tr3 tr3 custo customi misin sing g 3o 3our ur o4n o4n icons iconsHs Hshor hortc tcut uts s on 3o 3our ur desk deskto top6 p6 For the the (oll (ollo4 o4in ing g eBamples, the operating s3stem indo4s ' is used6 e 4ill practice t4o 4a3s o( creating a desktop icon) *6 Click and drag drag an item (rom (rom a menu6 menu6 06 &se the Creae '!rcu command '!rcu command in a 4indo4s ,ile menu6 ,ile menu6
Creae a de(!p ic!n ! !pen 'e C!nr!l 5anel Follo4 these steps using 3our o4n computer6 computer6 *6 Click on Sar on Sar on the Ta( 2ar6 2ar6 06 Click on the menu item C!nr!l 5anel 7ut 5anel 7ut keep the mouse 7utton held do4n and drag the mouse pointer (rom the C!nr!l 5anel to 5anel to the Desktop6 .6 The (ollo4ing icon 4ill no4 7e 7e on 3our desktop)
$ou $ou have have no4 created created a deskto desktop p item 4hich 4hich 4ill allo4 3ou to open open the C!nr!l 5anel (rom the desktop instead o( going through the Sar menu6 Sar menu6 Creae a de(!p ic!n ! !pen a pr!gra" *6 Click on Sar on Sar on the Ta( 2ar6 2ar6 06 Click on All 5r!gra"6 5r!gra"6 .6 &nder All 5r!gra", 5r!gra", click on Acce!rie6 Acce!rie6 16 &nder Acce!rie, Acce!rie, click on 'aint and drag this item to the desktop6 ?I( 3ou dont have 'aint on 3our computer then select sele ct a di((erent program6@ -6 $ou should no4 have an iconHshortcut to the program program on 3our desktop6
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Creae a de(!p ic!n ! !pen 'e DVD4CD dri$e $ou can also place shortcuts to storage media drives on the desktop6 $ou $ou 4ould do this i( 3ou are regularl3 using these items6 *6 Dou7le/click on M0 C!"puer ?on C!"puer ?on the desktop@6 06 Click DVD4CD Dri$e and Dri$e and drag this item to the Desktop6 .6 The (ollo4ing icon 4ill no4 7e on 3our 3our desktop)
Creae a de(!p ic!n ! !pen a &!lder hen 3ou have a lot o( (olders stored on the computer, shortcuts to (olders 3ou regularl3 use are ver3 hand36 *6 Dou7le/click on M3 computer computer ?on the desktop@6 06 Dou7le/click on one o( the drives drives listed under 7ard Di( Dri$e6 Dri$e 6 $ou 4ill no4 see a list or group o( (olders that are stored on that drive6 .6 Click once on one o( the (olders stored on the drive6 drive6 The name o( the (older 4ill no4 7e highlighted ?4hich means it is selected@6 16 Click on the ,ile menu ,ile menu at the top o( the 4indo4 and move do4n the menu and click on Creae S'!rcu6 S'!rcu6 ?%ee ,igure %6@ %6@
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,igure %- Create %- Create %hortcut under the File menu -6 ! ne4 (older called %hortcut toJ?the name name o( the (older@ appears appears in the 4indo46 4indo46 Click and drag this shortcut item to the desktop6 6 The (ollo4ing icon 4ill no4 7e on 3our desktop desktop ?7ut 4ith a di((erent (older (older name@)
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Operai!n S'ee %
Cu!"i:e 'e appearance !& ic!n
Cu!"i:e 'e appearance !& ic!n Rena"e an ic!n $ou $ou can rename an3 icons on the desktop such as a shortcut sh ortcut to a (older6 *6 ight/click on the icon 3ou 4ant to rename so that a menu appears6 06 Move the mouse do4n the the menu and select Rena"e6 Rena"e6 The name o( the icon is no4 highlighted ?4hich means it is selected@6
,igure 1) 1) ight/click on an icon to rename or delete an icon .6 &se the ke37oard to t3pe the the ne4 name (or the icon6 The teBt that 3ou t3pe t3pe 4ill replace the highlighted teBt6 16 'ress Ener on Ener on the ke37oard O click an34here on the desktop to save the ne4 name6
Delee a '!rcu4ic!n $ou $ou can delete delete a shortcut shortcut 4hen 3ou no longer need it6 Note that i( an icon is actuall3 the (ile to open a program, and not 8ust a shortcut to it, then 3ou pro7a7l3 dont 4ant to delete thisK Delee 'e '!rcu ! 'e DVD4CD dri$e*6 ight/click on the DVDHCD iconHshortcut so that a menu appears6 appears6 06 Click on Delee6 Delee6 .6 Click on ;e to ;e to con(irm 3ou 4ant to delete this icon6 The desktop iconHshortcut (or the DVDHCD drive 4ill 7e deleted 7ut 3ou 4ill still 7e a7le to access the drive through M0 C!"puer6 C!"puer6 Onl3 the shortcut has 7een deleted6 Learning #uide *st e evision
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C'ange 'e picure &!r a '!rcu4ic!n $ou can change the picture (or a shortcutHicon 73 selecting (rom a range o( icons provided 73 the operating s3stem6 *6 ight/click the shortcutHicon 3ou 3ou 4ant to change so that a menu appears6 06 Click on 5r!perie6 5r!perie6 .6 &nder the S'!rcu ta7, S'!rcu ta7, click on C'ange Ic!n6 Ic!n6 ?%ee ,igure 6@ 6@
,igure %) %) Changing the picture (or an icon 16 Click on the icon picture 3ou 4ant then click the OK 7utton6 OK 7utton6 ?%ee ,igure 66@ 66@
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,igure 3- The 3- The glo7e icon is selected (or M3 photos shortcut C'ange 'e i:e !& ic!n $ou can change the si5e o( icons and the teBt related to the icons6 *6 ight/click on an empt3 area o( the desktopnot on an icon6 ! menu appears6 appears6 06 Click on 5r!perie6 5r!perie6 ! 5r!perie >!) appears6 >!) appears6 .6 In the 5r!perie >!) click >!) click on the Appearance ta76 Appearance ta76 16 Click on the Ad$anced 7utton6 Ad$anced 7utton6 -6 %elect Icon (rom the Ie" drop/do4n Ie" drop/do4n 7oB ?%ee ,igure 36@ 36@
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,igure - Changing - Changing the si5e o( an icon ?Item@ and the si5e o( the icon teBt ?Font@6 6 Change the si5e o( all icons 73 clicking on the do4n or up arro4s under Si:e) Si:e) ?(or Ie"-@6 Ie"-@6 ;6 Change the si5e o( the teBt related to icons 73 clicking on the Font si5e arro4s6 arro4s6 =6 Click OK to OK to make the changes O Cancel to Cancel to return to the desktop 4ithout making changes6 I( 3ou 4ant to make the changes, note the original settings ?so that 3ou can return and put the si5es 7ack to their original settings@6
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Arrange ic!n !n 'e de(!p 4 Open an applicai!n pr!gra" &r!" an ic!n
Operai!n S'ee 3 Arrange ic!n !n 'e de(!p
hen 3ou have a lot o( icons or shortcuts on the desktop 3ou ma3 4ant to organise them according to either) •
Their na"e ?alpha7etical na"e ?alpha7etical order@
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Their i:e ?the i:e ?the amount o( data that the icon points to@
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Their 0pe ?group 0pe ?group icons (or (iles made 4ith the same program@
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hen hen the3 the3 4ere ere "!di&ied ?gro ?group up the the icon icons s acco accord rdin ing g to 4hen 4hen the3 the3 4ere 4ere last last customised@6
hen 3ou arrange the icons according to an3 o( the a7ove pre(erences the3 4ill regroup on the desktop and 7e laid out in ro4s ?i( Align ! Grid is Grid is also selected@6
Arrange ic!n !n 'e de(!p *6 ight/click on an empt3 area o( the desktopnot on an icon6 ! menu appears6 appears6 06 Click on Arrange Ic!n 20, 20, then (rom the su7/menu choose 3our pre(erence6 ?%ee ,igure 16@ 16@
,igure 1- !rrange !rrange Icons A3 su7/menu su7/menu sho4ing pre(erenc pre(erences es (or ho4 icons can 7e arranged arranged on the desktop ?4ith !lign to #rid selected@
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Selec@ !pen and cl!e de(!p ic!n ! acce applicai!n pr!gra" $ou $ou can no4 open an application program (rom the desktop icon6 Click on the iconHshortcut (or 'aint ?or another program 3ou have made a shortcut to@ to open the application6
To close this application click on the Cl!e 7utton Cl!e 7utton at the top right o( the 4indo46 Tr3 opening some other items on the desktop6 emem7er to close them 4hen 3ou have (inished6 Notice Notice that an3 items 3ou open, open, it 4ill 4ill appear appear on the Ta( >ar >ar at the 7ottom o( the screen6 $ou 4ill need to close all o( these items 7e(ore 3ou shut do4n the computer6
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Inruci!n- $ou $ou are reuired to per(orm the (ollo4ing individuall3 4ith the presence o( 3our teacher6
5er&!r" 'e &!ll!+ing•
!rrange the icons
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Create Desktop Icon o( Drive C)
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Create Desktop Icon on one o( the items in control 'anel Change the picture o( one icon Create a desktop icon to open a program Change the icon si5e and (ont si5e o( one icon in the deskktop
$our $our teacher 4ill evaluate 3our output either satis(actor3 or unsatis(actor36 I(
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&nsatis(actor3, 3our trainer shall advice 3ou on additional 4ork6 Aut i( satis(actor3, 3ou can proceed to the neBt topic6
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