Table of Contents
Basic Parts of a Computer
- Section 1: Pieces and Parts of the Computer
- Desktop Computer
- Laptop Computer
- Monitor
- Keyboard
- Printer
- Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- Operating System
- Mouse
- Section 2: Places to Store Your Stuff
- Hard Drive
- Flash Drive
- Section 3: More About the Mouse
- Learning to use the Mouse Correctly – YEAH!
- Holding the Mouse Correctly: Visual Guide
- The Mouse and its Buttons
- Section 4: Mouse Clicks & Tricks
- Making the Mouse Easier to Use
- Single Clicks vs. Double Clicks
- If All Else Fails
Using Your Computer
- Section 5: Turning the Computer ON
- How Do I Turn the Computer ON?
- Section 6: This is Your Desktop
- Background
- Icons
- Task bar
- Start Menu
- Section 7: Working with the Start Menu
- Opening Notepad
- Opening Notepad: Step by Step Instructions
- Section 8: Working with Windows
- Window Characteristics
- Title Bar
- Menu Bar
- Corresponding Task bar Button
- Minimize Button
- Maximize/Restore Button
- Close Button
- Using Menus
Notepad and Typing
- Section 9: Working with your Notepad
- What is Notepad?
- Section 10: The Keyboard
- Basic Keys for Typing
- Section 11: The Blinking Cursor
- What is the Blinking Cursor?
- Controlling the Blinking Cursor
- Accidental Highlights
- Section 12: Important Keys and Their Functions
- The Backspace Key
- Solutions: WhenWordsRunTogether
- The Delete Key
- The Enter Key
- Moving Text Down a Page
- Creating New Paragraphs
- Separating Text
- The Shift Key
- The Tab Key
- The Caps Lock Key