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V ’ esktop Management -. g V- O P 2o up e oo ee oo or § _ LErning OUISOMIBS ~eeo 2 { The student will be able to: ,: - recall the features of 0S and GUI. i - identify and use the Taskbar, Quick Launch bar, and Shortcut menus. a 7 customise the Windows setup. Windows is a Graphical User Interface (GUT) based operating system that has a graphical environment; consisting of various buttons and icons. An operating system acts as an interface between the hardware and user. It makes your PC functional and helps you run different applications. It co-ordinates and manages the activities of a computer just like the Principal of a school manages all the activities in the school. Figure 2.1: Graphical User Windows has been developed by Microsoft— Interface: Windows 10 the world's leading software company. The first version of Windows Operating System was Windows 1.0. Since then, many versions of Windows have been released, like Windows98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. In the previous class, you have "been introduced with Windows 10 and learnt the various operations that you can perform on its desktop. Let us first recall the operations and then will learn a few more features of Windows 10 that make you more functional on the desktop. O Features of Windows 10 Windows 10 has become quite popular because of its following features: Attractive and Easy to Use Windows 10 has a very attractive and transparent look with blue highlighting features. It has a complete set of new pictures, themes, tiles, and icons. The use of graphics makes it quite interactive. it  LR Start Menu Fact File The new Start menu of Windows 10 gives you quick access toapps (installed on computers) and services. In the left pane, you can find settings, a list of apps, Power option, etc. In the right pane, live tiles are displayed, which consist of the various apps. Here, you can also add a tile of your application | ~Indian- American by right-clicking on it and selecting the Pin to Start option. ~ business executive and the current Chie Executive Officerof Searching Made Easier with Cortana Microsoft. He was appointed CEOon4 (Windows 10 has a refined and powerful search tool called Cortangb It &ebmrv 2014, allows you to search for information on the system or web directly. It can also be used to play music, videos, set alarms and reminders, send e-mail, give voice commands, etc. Supports Multiple Desktops Windows 10 has a Task View button on the taskbar}l’l'his button provides the ability to quickly switch between the applications or open multiple desktops at the same time/ You can create multiple desktops for different tasks so that only one related set of applications is visible on one desktop. ~Jump lists are the lists. Window Snapping of recently opened items. They take This feature assists you in working with multiple applications on the you straight to the documents, pictures, same screen. You can drag and drop a window to any corner of the screen etc. you have visited thereby making space for the other apps to be opened simultaneously. recently. Ajump list| F appears when the To snap the windows, press the Windows key + Left/Right arrow key user right-clicks ona program in the ta combination. t’:’ Start menu.. The New Browser—Edge @ “Microsoft Edge is the default browser of Windows 10. It allows you to write and highlight directly on web pages. Cortana is an in-built feature of Microsoft Edge that helps you do things faster. Microsoft Store &’Ihe Microsoft Store application provides you with all kinds of paid and free apps, games, music, movies, etc. In most of the cases, you can have a ~ What does GUI stand for? free trial of the app before buying it. , & s Logix 2.0 | KIPS m  O The Desktop When you switch on a computer, Windows operating system automatically starts loading into the computer’s main memory. After loading of the OS, the first screen that you get after the welcome or login screen is called the desktop. The desktop has many components, like icons, taskbar, and so on. ; Let us learn about these components in -7 P detail Figure 2.2: Windows 10 Desktop LS ~ x;éw Icons “Leons are small pictures that represent files, folders, and programs. They play a very important role in the Graphical User Interface (GUI), Following are some commonly used icons in Windows.r | | | "This icon gives you a view of the available drives and their contents | - ThisPC | stored on the computer system. Double-clicking on any drive icon will | | display the files and folders stored in that drive... Application | These are the graphical images that give a quick access to the related | Shortcut |. n I | folder. A small arrov7 in. g, cons h the bottom-left corner of an icon indicates that = S SECREERLES LS I S — - @Jsage of Taskbar and Quick Launch Bar o A long horizontal bar at the bottom of the desktop screen is known as the Taskbary It has the Start button on its left side and Notification area on the right side. The middle section of the taskbar is known as the Quick Launch Bar. The taskbar can be dragge d to any of the four sides %pf the desktop. It typically shows which programs are currently running, i.e., when you run a program, its icon is automatically placed on the taskbar with a blue bar in lighter shade that indicates that the [  application is active. By clicking on this icon, you can minimise the active window, If you want to get it back, again click on the same icon,, Taskbar also provides the easiest method to switch between the active programs. Whenever you launch multiple applications, you can easily switch between the applications by selectin g the corresponding icon on the taskbar. ‘ Start Button Task View Button Quick Launch Bar Ll 2 type nere 1o searcy o L] Figure 2.3: The Taskbar ‘ The taskbar has the following three main sections: The Start Button This is probably the most used button on the Windows desktop. When you click on the Start button, the Start menu appears, that displays a list of the installed applications. It is the primary location from where you can easily access your applications and settings of the Windows. The Search box is located next to the Start button, used for searching files or folders and applications. Quick Launch Bar This is the middle area between the Start and Notification area. Here, you can add frequently used applications, such as Edge, Word, Tux Paint, etc. that can be opened or launched with a single-click. Thus, this bar provides an easy and quick way to open the programs. Notification Area This area shows the date and time (system clock) and program icons that provide the status and notification about the programs running in the background of a computer, like the antivirus program, software updates, sound (speakers), battery status, etc. You can customise the Taskbar to best suit your needs. Follow the given steps to Taskbar customise the taskbar: = @ Right-click on the taskbar and select the Taskbar settings option. The o e Attty b the kb i Settings window will appear. & Turn on/off the Lock the taskbar option to lock or unlock the movement of taskbar. & Turn on/off the Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode option to hide or-- show the taskbar on the desktop.  You can customise the Windows as per your requirements. Let us learn how to set date and time, and speaker volume. © Changing Date and Time To change the date and time of your computer, follow these steps: l Panel’ in the & Click on Start > Windows System > Control Panel or simply type ‘Contro Search box and press the Enter key. @ Click on the Clock or Region > Date and Time option in the Control Panel, if you are in the Category view. Otherwise, select the Date and Time option, directly. The Date and Time dialog box will appear. @ By default, the Date and Time tab is selected. To Change Date @ Click on the Change date and time button. The Date and Time Settings dialog box will appear. @ Select the current day in the displayed calendar. You can change the month by using the forward/backward arrow buttons present on the calendar. Date and Time X Date and Time Settings X Sete T scstorsi Cods Intemet Tme Set the date and time: Date: Time Monday, August1, 2016 Time: Y o1a1PM G Chenge dete snd time. | Time zene - (TC-45.30) Chenna, Kokt Mumbei, Hew Delhi Change time zone. Dayight Saving Time is ot hrerved by this ime zone. e | ] cwen Figure 2.4: Date and Time Dialog Box Figure 2.5: Date and Time Settings Dialog Box To Change Time @ To change the hour, select the hour in the text box located below the clock. @ Click on the spin arrows to increase or decrease the hours, as desired. Similarly, you can change the minutes and seconds. Click on OK. The date and time settings of your system will change accordingly. L B  O Setting Volume @ Click on the Speaker icon present on the Notification area. @ In the pop-up window, drag the slider right or left to increase or decrease the volume, respectively. 1 O Use of the Shortcut Menu ‘&When you right-click on any icon, a pop-up menu appears, which is also called the Context q menu or Shortcut menu, Using the shortcut menu, you can save your time to access the commands. Right-clicking on the different areas and objects will display the different sets of commands in the shortcut menu. Right-clicking on the Desktop When you right-click on the blank area of the desktop, you will find a menu with a list of options. The Personalize option can be seen at the bottom of this list as shown in Figure 2.6. Using the Personalize option, you can change the desktop background, Windows colours, lock screen background, settings of the desktop, screen saver, appearance of icons, menus, taskbar, etc. Right-clicking on an Icon When you right-click on any icon on the desktop, you will find an entirely different list of options as shown in Figure 2.7. The Properties option will be found at the bottom of this list. It displays the basic information about the icon. View > Sort by Open Refresh Pinto Quick access © Manage ‘ W Scanwith AVG Pin to Start Undo Delete Ctrl+Z Map network drive... £ Graphics Properties... Disconnect network drive.. > - &3 Graphics Options Create shortcut New > Delete o ) Rename ) [ Display settings i Personalize P Properties | &2 Figure 2.6: Right-clicking on the Desktop Figure 2.7: Right-clicking on an Icon Logix 2.0 SiPS ;