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CS110: Introduction to PCs and the Internet Name ___________________Homework #1 Windows XP keyboard shortcuts

Directions

For each of the keyboard shortcut actions provided below, practice each until you are comfortable with it. Fill in any blanks below as requested. The entire assignment is worth 50 points. Reference the course notes and the Internet for more information.

You will need a computer running Microsoft Windows XP. If your computer does not support the features mentioned below, please use the computers available in the on-campus computer labs to complete this assignment.

This assignment is assigned as of 4:30pm on Monday, January 12, 2009.

This assignment is due at 4:30pm on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.

Please submit a hardcopy (printed or handwritten) to the instructor at the beginning of class.

(14 points are awarded for legitimately practicing the steps below until you are comfortable with them and turning in the homework on time.)

Getting Started

Log into windows, do not start any programs, and turn your mouse upside down.

Open and Close the Start Menu

Press the key to open the Start Menu. This is the same result as clicking on the Start Button. If the Start Menu is already open, then you can press the key again to close the menu at any time.

Practice opening and closing the Start Menu now.

Navigate the Start Menu and Launch a Program

You have several options to navigate the Start Menu once it is open. Read the methods below, then open the Start Menu and practice navigating it.


Use the Arrow Keys on keyboard:

Up and down arrows move your selection up or down on the menu. Right arrow opens a selected submenu if there is a submenu available. Left arrow closes a submenu if you are in one. When you have selected the menu item of your choice, press Enter to launch the item.

Or use the letters on your keyboard:

If there is a letter underlined in a menu item’s name, you can press that letter to jump to the menu item.

If there is no underlined letter, you can press the first letter of the menu item’s name to jump to the menu item. Note that if multiple menu items start with the same letter, you will move through them one at a time as you press that letter.

When you have selected the menu item of your choice, press Enter to launch it. Note that if there is only one menu item available that starts with a letter, pressing that letter will automatically launch that item.

Now launch the Calculator program using keyboard shortcuts only:

1. Open the Start Menu2. Navigate to the Programs submenu3. Navigate to the Accessories submenu4. Navigate to the Calculator menu item and launch the program

You may practice by launching the calculator program as many times as you want. In the next section we will learn how to close a program with the keyboard.

Close a Program

When you are working with a program and want to close it, simply press ALT + F4. This will tell Windows to close whatever program you are working with. Note that you have to be working with a program to close it with ALT+F4. If it is not the active window, you must first switch to that window and then give the command to close it.

For each instance of the calculator program you have open, close it with ALT+F4.

Use Run to Launch a Program

For some programs that we use often, there is a faster way to launch them. If we know the filename of a program AND it is saved in a place that Windows frequently looks for programs, we can run it by simply typing its name in the Run dialog box.


Here are some filenames of common programs we will use, followed by what we will type in the Run box.

Program Name File Name Type in Run

Notepad notepad.exe notepad

Wordpad wordpad.exe wordpad

Calculator calc.exe calc

Microsoft Word winword.exe winword

Microsoft Excel excel.exe excel

Solitaire sol.exe sol

Internet Explorer iexplore.exe iexplore

Mozilla Firefox firefox.exe firefox

Control Panel control.exe control

Command Prompt cmd.exe cmd

The “C:\” folder C: C:

+ R will open the Run dialog box. Typing the name from the right column above should launch the appropriate program if you have it installed. You may experiment by trying to launch some of the programs above, but please close them with ALT+F4 before continuing.

Run notepad and calculator using only keyboard shortcuts:

1. Open the Run dialog box2. Type “notepad” and press enter3. Open the Run dialog box4. Type “calc” and press enter

Leave the open for the next section.

Navigate Between Running Programs


By pressing and holding the ALT key and tapping the TAB key once, a menu will appear that contains icons that represent each window you have opened on your computer. To navigate through the list of windows from left to right, continue to tap the TAB key. To navigate through the list from right to left, hold the SHIFT key down before tapping the TAB key. Finally, when you have selected the window you would like to view, let up on all keys.

At this time, you should have calculator and notepad open.

Practice navigating from Calculator to Notepad by using the ALT+TAB key combination.

Show or Hide your Desktop

By pressing + D, you can hide all windows and display the Desktop. By pressing + D again, you can restore all of your windows.

This combination is an easy way to get to your Desktop, or hide your work from view quickly.

Practice showing and hiding your Desktop now.

At this time, use ALT+F4 to close notepad and calculator.

Copy and Paste Text between two Programs

In the following exercise we will copy and paste text between two different programs. This will combine many of the skills we have practiced above and the text selection / copy / cut / paste shortcuts.

Open Notepad and Wordpad using only keyboard shortcuts. (hint: either navigate the Start Menu or use Run)

Switch to the Notepad window using only keyboard shortcuts.


Type the following text:

Hello, World!

Select the text that you have typed by holding SHIFT and using the mouse arrows.

Copy the selected text by pressing CTRL+C.

Switch to the Wordpad window using only keyboard shortcuts.

Paste the copied text by pressing CTRL+V

Close both programs using only keyboard shortcuts. If asked to save your work, say No using the appropriate keyboard keys.

Exercises (36 points – 2 points each answer)

For each of the actions below, write the appropriate keyboard shortcut.


Action Shortcut

Show the Desktop Windows Key + D

Switch from my current window to the last window I used

Close a program

Open the Run dialog box

Open the Start Menu

Copy Selected Text

Cut Selected Text

Paste Selected Text

Hide the Desktop


For each of the programs below, recall the text you would type in the run box.

Program Type in Run _

Notepad notepad

Wordpad

Microsoft Word

Internet Explorer

Calculator


Match the following terms to the appropriate lines below (2 points total):

A. Desktop D. My Computer icon G. Recycle Bin

B. Mouse Pointer E. Quick Launch toolbar H. Start button

C. Taskbar F. Notification area (or System Tray) I. Icons


Match the following terms to the appropriate lines below (2 points total):

A. Menu bar D. Window name in title bar G. Left pane

B. Address bar E. Tool bar

C. Close button F. Window name in taskbar

Microsoft Windows XP Terminology

XP Terminologyo Softwareo GUIo OSo Multitaskingo Application or Programo Documento Imageo Internet Explorer (web browser)o Window terminology

File menu Tool bar Address bar Left pane Title bar


Shortcut menu Dialog box ScreenTip

Windowso Minimizeo Maximizeo Resizeo Restore

Desktopo Icons

Files Folders Shortcut to another object

o My Computero Recycle Bino Taskbar

Notification Area (System Tray) Quick Launch toolbar Start Button

Run Search All Programs or Programs Submenus

Folders and Files o Copyo Renameo Moveo Open Witho Compress(Zip) / Decompress(Unzip)

Clipboardo Selecto Cuto Copyo Paste

Mouse Actionso Clicko Double- clicko Right clicko Click and Drag (or Drag)o Scrollo Hovero Expand


o Select

Keyboard Shortcutso Menu Navigation

Windows Key (open Start Menu) Arrow Keys or Underlined Letters

o Window Navigation Alt (access file menu) Tab (jump from one field to the next) Windows Key + D (show desktop)

o Navigate between applications Alt + Tab Shift + Alt + Tab (other direction)

o Select Text Hold shift and use arrow keys

o Cut Ctrl + X

o Copy Ctrl + C

o Paste Ctrl + V

Find files and folderso File nameo File extension (extension/type/format)

.txt Text file .doc Word 97-2003 document .docx Word 2007 document .ppt PowerPoint 97-2003 document .pptx PowerPoint 2007 document .pdf Adobe PDF .bmp Regular image file (Bitmap) .jpg Compressed image file (J-peg) .gif Animated image file .mpg Video file (M-peg) .wav Regular audio file (Wave) .mp3 Compressed audio or music file .zip Compressed file or folder .exe A software application .dll A file required by software applications

o Use of wildcard (*)

Questions using terminology from above:


1. Windows XP is a(n) ____________ that coordinates the activities of hardware attached to the computer.

2. The Windows ____________ consists of icons, the task bar, and the Start button.

3. To reduce the active window to a button on the task bar click the ____________ button.

4. The three or four letters displayed after a file name that identify the type of program used to create the file are called the ____________.

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