WINDOWS 10 Unidad 1-Eng-V01.docx

WINDOWS 10 -- What\'s New?? - iLink Digital **index** **Unit 1 -- Windows 10 Overview** - Operating system - Basic Devices: mouse, keyboard and main keys. - Windows (Types, Close, Open, Organize) ### **Unit 1. The Windows 10 operating system** An operating system should always have unde...

WINDOWS 10 -- What\'s New?? - iLink Digital **index** **Unit 1 -- Windows 10 Overview** - Operating system - Basic Devices: mouse, keyboard and main keys. - Windows (Types, Close, Open, Organize) ### **Unit 1. The Windows 10 operating system** An operating system should always have under control all the tasks that are running on the computer so that the system does not stop working, but this is not always the case and sometimes a task gets out of control and the system crashes, it is what is known as \"hanging\" or \"hanging\". In these cases, you have to try to delete the uncontrolled task, to do this you must simultaneously press the Ctrl +Alt + Del (or Supr) keys, and a menu will appear in which you can choose **Start the Task Manager**. From the **Task Manager**, you can end the processes that don\'t respond. In other cases, you won\'t even be able to open **the Task Manager**, and you have no choice but to restart the computer using the \"reset\" button. Ultimately, it can be disconnected from the mains, but it is always preferable to use the reset button. In the latter case, we will lose everything we were doing if we have not saved the changes. Hence the importance of saving our work frequently. Some laptops don\'t have a reset button, and since they run on batteries, there\'s no point in disconnecting them from the mains to turn them off, the solution is usually to press and hold the on/off button for 8 or 10 seconds. In short, the role of the Operating System is fundamental for the functioning of our computer, therefore, we cannot ignore its functions and characteristics. The more and better we know it, the better we will make use of our team\'s resources and, surely, we will work more efficiently with the programs and, therefore, with our information, which is ultimately the most important thing. foremost. **Keyboard**  1. **Function Keys:** Their use depends on each program, although there are some established conventions respected by most of them. For example, F1 activates the help system. F2 is used to edit (modify) some element, F5 redraws the screen, and so on. 2. **Esc (Escape):** Cancels unwanted options. Close menus, dialog boxes, and so on. In everyday work, it often becomes the first natural choice when we activate an option in the wrong way. 3. **May Lock:** Switch the keyboard from lowercase to uppercase and vice versa. 4. **Uppercase:** Used to get uppercase and symbols above numbers, but without switching the keyboard. Therefore, it must be pressed simultaneously with the desired key. 5. **Ctrl (Control):** It has different purposes depending on the program, but it is always used in combination with other keys. 6. 7. **Alt:** Its primary individual function is to activate the menu of the program we are using. However, it is often used in combination with other keys for multiple functions depending on the program. 8. **Enter:** Used to enter a piece of data into the computer, accept an option, indicate an end of paragraph, etc. 9. 10. 11. **INS (Insert):** Allows the insertion of data, text, or objects at the point where the cursor is located. 12. 13. **RegPag and AvPag (Page Back and Page Forward):** Scroll the on-screen data according to the program. 14. **Start:** Moves the cursor to the beginning of the data, a line, or a page depending on the program used. 15. **Num Lock:** Toggles the numeric keypad between the numbers and the alternate options each key offers. 16. **Combine keys: To** perform some functions, you need to press two or more keys at the same time. The general nomenclature that we will use in the course will be key + key (for example: Ctrl + G). The way to press combinations is to press the special key indicated first, hold it down, and then press the second key. Although applications usually use the same hotkeys, we must keep in mind that they can change from one to the other. Saving a document, for example, can be done with Ctrl + S or with Ctrl + G, depending on the application we are using (in English \"save\"). Sometimes we can\'t rely on intuition, because for example in Word we can rely on - If we simply press it, we will get the number **2**. - If we press Alt Gr + 2 we will get the **@**. - If we press Shift + 2 we will get **\".** Mouse buttons: The **middle button or cogwheel** is used to scroll up or down the screen. Sometimes, in order for it to have an effect, we have to click on the area where we want to move. The **right button** is used to display the *context menu*, this menu is so called because depending on the selected object the menu will contain some options or others, that is, it depends on its context. **Mouse functions:** **The click**. You can use the left mouse button to click on an object, selecting the object you want to work with (a window, a button, an icon\...). **Click and drag.** It is used to select multiple objects at the same time. To do this, click on an area and drag until you select the desired objects, then release the button. Normally, windows can only be dragged if we stand at the top, that is, in the title bar. **Double-click**. It is used to execute an action (open a folder, a document, start a program from its icon\...). **Mouse pointers:** **Normal**. The normal appearance of the mouse pointer is an arrow , but it can take these other forms: **Busy**. It\'s shaped like a disc. The computer is processing and does not allow any other operation to be carried out until the current one is finished. **Text**. When we\'re in a place where it\'s possible to write text, it takes this form. **Insertion point.** It has this shape. Not to be confused with the mouse pointer. The insertion point is the place where the next letter we type will be inserted. The insertion point moves only as we enter text, but it can also be moved with the arrow keys on the keyboard, and also when we click with the mouse it is placed in the position where the pointer is. It maintains a constant blink that makes it easier for us to locate it. If you\'re left-handed and interested in how to change your mouse settings to swap buttons, do [the following exercise](http://www.aulaclic.es/windows-10/epp_2_2_1.htm). Later, we\'ll dedicate a topic to configuring the mouse. Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated  1. Press the **Start button** 2. Select the **Settings option** 3. Click on the **Devices icon**. 4. In the left menu, click on the **Mouse & Touchpad link** 5. The right side of the window will be modified to show the mouse configuration options. The first option is **Select the Left Button**. At the bottom, you\'ll see a drop-down menu to select either the **Left** (default) or **Right button**. 6. In general, during the course of Windows 10 we will use a mouse and a keyboard, as they are the most widespread and common devices. Despite this, we want to emphasize that for those who are going to install it on a computer that has a touch screen, they can access the improved on-screen keyboard in this version. 8. To access it, you can tap **Start** \> **All Apps** \> **Windows Accessibility** \>On-Screen Keyboard. You can also find it thanks to the search engine located in the **Start menu**, simply by typing in the on-screen keyboard text box. The keyboard can be used either with or without a touchscreen, but it makes more sense to use it when you don\'t have another keyboard. In addition, we will also dedicate a topic to the use of touch screens and some shortcuts that we can make on them. Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated **Windows** You can see a few more types of window in this basic Let\'s take a look at the main types of windows that you\'ll find when using Windows 10, and you\'ll see that they all have the same base and work similarly. Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated  Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated **Search for Folder**. In other cases, we may have to choose a folder to open it, save something, or install an application there. In this case, a simpler window can be displayed, in which you can choose the folder from the folder tree. To see the subfolders contained within a folder, we must click on the small arrow next to its name, in this way its contents will be displayed. **Properties window**. They allow us to change the properties of the object we click on, organizing the options into different tabs.  Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated **Messages or dialog boxes**. Many times we will come across messages that ask us what action to take, inform us of a system event, or ask us to enter a value. When these messages appear, it\'s because the program needs an answer to know what to do next, so you won\'t be able to continue with your task until you\'ve chosen an option.  Let\'s describe the basics of windows: **The title bar** is located at the top of the window. Enter the name of the program or document. **Size buttons** allow you to vary the size of windows. They are located in the upper right corner and allow you to minimize, maximize-restore, and close.  The **minimize** turns the window into a button on the Windows 10 taskbar, hiding the window and showing what\'s behind it. The **maximize**  button expands the size of the window to the entire work area, while still displaying the taskbar. The **restore** button gives the window a smaller size than the full screen, allowing us to adjust the size and position we deem appropriate. By default, it adopts the size and position of the last time it was restored. It is only displayed when the window is maximized, replacing the **maximize button**. The **close**  It is responsible for closing the window. If you\'ve made changes to a document, you\'ll be asked if you want to save your changes before closing. ##### Windows offers us the possibility to close windows in several ways. **With the Mouse**. Click on the corner at the top right of the window. **Through the menu**. By opening the **File** menu, when available, or by clicking on the top left corner and selecting the Close or **Exit** option. The **exit** option closes the app completely. Since it\'s common for applications to allow you to work with several documents at the same time within themselves, the **close** option will help you close the active window, that is, the one you\'re viewing. **With the keyboard**. With the **Alt + F4** keys, you can close the active windows one by one. If there is no one open, it will ask us if we want to close the system. **Close from the taskbar.** In the bottom bar we see an icon per open program. If you have several sessions of the same program open, for example, if you have opened two different windows of your browser, Windows 10 will group them together. We can close them all at once by right-clicking on the corresponding icon on the taskbar, this will cause a window like the one below to appear. All that\'s left to do is click on the Close **All Windows option**. If, on the other hand, we have only opened one window, it will indicate the option **Close window**. A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated - **Save**. Save your changes, and then close the app. - **Do not save**. Close the app without saving your changes. - **Cancel.** It goes back to the previous screen, doesn\'t save your changes, and doesn\'t close the app either. - On many occasions we will work with more than one application simultaneously. You will have several windows on the screen and sometimes you may want to be able to see two or more of them at the same time. To do this, it can be useful to know how to organize them. - Windows 10 offers the same organization options as in previous versions, but it also incorporates a new feature that we will explain below. - The classic method is by right-clicking on the taskbar.