Microsoft Windows XP: Level 1

Course Specifications

Software Version: Windows XP

Course Length: 6 Hours

 

Course Description

To teach the fundamentals and skills necessary to use Windows XP adequately. To provide a knowledge base for Windows XP upon which students can build. To expose students to real-world examples and procedures that will prepare them to be skilled users of Windows XP.

 

Prerequisites

You should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. The following course is required:

   Basic Typing Skills

 

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

   Windows XP Desktop

   Opening And Modifying Documents Within A Folder

   Launching An Application Program.

   Creating Folder Shortcuts

   Using Windows Help and Support

   Creating A Document In An Application Program

   Creating And Naming A Document On The Desktop

   Storing Documents In The My Documents Folder

 

Course Content

 

WXPL1-01: Windows XP Desktop

   Logging On To The Computer

   Displaying The Start Menu

   Adding An Icon To The Desktop

   Opening a Window Using A Desktop Icon

   My Computer Window Minimizing A Window

   Maximizing And Restoring A Window

   Closing A Window

   My Documents Window

   Moving A Window By Dragging

   Expanding An Area

   Scrolling In A Window

   Scrolling By Clicking the Scroll Bar

   Scrolling By Dragging The Scroll Box

   Sizing A Window By Dragging

   Resizing A Window

   Closing A Window

   Deleting A Desktop Icon by Right-Dragging

 

WXPL1-02: Launching An Application Program

   Launching Applications Using the Start Menu

 

WXPL1-03: Using Windows Help and Support

   Launching Help and Support

   Browsing For Help Topics In The Table Of Contents

   Book marking A Help Topic

   Using The Help And Support Center Index

   Book marking A Help Topic

   Searching The Help And Support Center

   Displaying A Book marked Topic

   Removing A Bookmark

 

WXPL1-04: Creating A Document In An Application Program

   Saving A Document On The Desktop

   Printing A Document From An Application Program

   Closing A Document

 

WXPL1-05: Creating And Naming A Document On The Desktop

   Naming A Document

   Entering Data Into A Blank Document On The Desktop

   Closing And Saving A Document

 

WXPL1-06: Storing Documents In The My Documents Folder

   Moving Multiple Documents To The My Documents Folder

   Arranging The Icons In The My Documents Folder

   Creating A Folder In The My Documents Folder

   Moving Documents Into A Folder

 

WXPL1-07: Creating Folder Shortcuts

   Adding A Shortcut On The Start Menu

   Opening A Folder Using A Shortcut On The Start Menu

   Removing A Shortcut Form The Start Menu

   Creating A Shortcut On The Desktop

 

WXPL1-08: Opening And Modifying Documents Within A Folder

   Opening A Folder Using A Shortcut On The Desktop

   Opening And Modifying A Document Stored In A Folder

   Opening Multiple Documents

   Task bar Button Grouping

   Minimizing All Open Windows