MALABAR SECONDARY SCHOOL

 Did you know that...

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1. You can access the following items through icons on the desktop?

• Websites

• Data files

• Folders

• Programs

• Storage drives

• The Control Panel

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2. To access an item using a desktop icon you can use your mouse and double left click?

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3. Deleting a shortcut from the desktop does not delete the original item which may be a data file or program?

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4. That this icon                                 represents a shortcut of a folder. This is a folder which could be stored somewhere on a network or the computer’s hard drive?

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5. One way to create a shortcut/icon to an application program is to click on the program name in the Program menu and hold the mouse button down as you drag from the menu to the desktop.

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6. There are many changes you can make to the appearance of an icon and its related text which include:

• Change the name of the icon.

• Change the size of the icon and the size of its text.

• Select a different picture for the icon.

 

7. If you click on this button            the window will be minimized.

 

8. There are many settings you can change from the Control Panel? Some are:

• Date and time

• Screen saver

• Desktop colour and pattern

• Resolution of the screen

• Printers and faxes options

• Size of the text that the system displays

• The way that icons are displayed

• The speed of mouse clicks (for double-clicking with the mouse).