Microsoft Windows Vista – Level 1
Course Outline

DURATION	1 Day
PREREQUISITES	None
DESCRIPTION	Windows Vista is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media centers.
COURSE DATES	Click here to request an alternate date Or call us on 020 313 73958 from 8:00 to 22:00 Monday to Sunday. Weekday Thu, 8-Dec-11 09:00 - 17:00 £200.00 +VAT Alternatively, use our BOOKINGS FORM for an alternative payment method, or for multiple dates/courses.

A FIRST LOOK AT WINDOWS VISTA

• Vista – Different versions

• Starting Vista

• Moving a window

• Drag and drop

• Select, then manipulate

• Single clicking vs. double clicking

• Viewing your ‘computer details’

• Resizing a window, narrower or wider

• Resizing a window, taller or shorter

• Resizing a window in two directions at once

• Maximising a window

• Minimising a window

• Closing a window

• The Start button

• The Start menu

• Running a program using the Start menu

• Entering text into a program

• Saving data

• Opening a file within a program

• Shutting down Windows

THE WINDOWS DESKTOP

• What is the Windows Desktop?

• Desktop icons

• Moving a Desktop icon

• Windows Taskbar

• Taskbar clock

• Customising your Desktop

• Customising the Desktop background wallpaper picture

• Customising the Desktop background colour

• Setting a screen saver

• The Sidebar and gadgets

• Reordering gadgets

• Closing a gadget

APPLICATIONS

• Running more than one program at a time

• WordPad

• Notepad

• Calculator

• Welcome Center

• Switching between programs

• The ‘Switch between windows’ icon

• Using Windows Flip 3D

• Cascading windows

• Displaying windows side by side

• Clock, Language and Region settings

• Installing programs

• Removing programs

• Creating and using a Desktop shortcut

• Shutting down an application that has frozen

• Restarting the computer

HELP

• How to get help

• The Help ‘Back’ and ‘Forward’ buttons

• Printing a Help topic

• Browsing for Help

• Re-displaying the opening help screen

• Demos

FILES, FOLDERS AND DISKS

• What are files?

• What are folders?

• Types of drive and drive letters

• Running the Windows Explorer program

• Views within Windows Explorer

• Using the Windows Explorer scroll bar

• Expanding and contracting drives and folders

• Types of Windows Explorer icons

• Drives, Folders and Files

• Data storage devices

 

• Manipulating folders

  • Navigating to the sample files folder

  • Creating a folder

  • Creating a subfolder

  • Renaming a folder

  • Deleting a folder

  • Displaying folder details

   

• Manipulating files
  

  • Viewing file details

  • Sorting the file list within the Windows Explorer

  • Recognising common file types

  • Selecting multiple files

  • Counting the number of files, files of a particular type in a folder

  • Changing file attribute status

  • Renaming files

  • Deleting files

  • Restoring files and folders from the Recycle Bin

  • Emptying the Recycle Bin

   

• Copying and moving files
  

  • The Windows Clipboard

  • Moving files between folders

  • Copying files between folders

  • Backups

  • Backing up data to a removable drive

   

• File compression
  

  • What is file compression?

  • Extracting compressed files

  • Compressing files

  • Disk formatting

SEARCHING FOR DATA

• Viewing recently accessed files

• Searching for files on your hard disk

• Advanced searching by file size

• Advanced searching by date

• Advanced searching by file content

• Advanced searching using partial file names and specific locations

VIRUSES, SPYWARE AND COOKIES

• What are computer viruses?

• What is spyware?

• What are cookies?

• Virus checking programs

• Scanning for viruses

• Updating anti-virus programs

PRINTING ISSUES

• Selecting a printer

• Changing the default printer

• Installing a new printer on the computer

• Printing from an application

• Using the Print Manager