- Exploring the Windows Desktop
- Pointing and Clicking
- Double-Clicking
- Right-Clicking
- Dragging and Dropping
- Hovering
- Moving a Window
- Scrolling a Window
- Resizing a Window
- Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing a Window
- Using the Windows Start Menu
- Opening a Program
- Creating a New Shortcut on the Desktop
- Switching Between Programs
- Using Menus
- Using Toolbars
- Managing PC Resources with MY Computer
- Managing Windows with the Control Panel
- Changing the Size of Your Desktop
- Selecting a New Desktop Theme
- Personalizing the Desktop Background
- Changing the Color Scheme
- Setting up Additional Users
- Using a Screensaver
- Getting Help in Windows
This chapter is from the book
Managing PC Resources with MY Computer
Windows's My Computer utility lets you access each major component of your system and perform basic maintenance functions. For example, you can use My Computer to “open” the contents of your hard disk and then copy, move, and delete individual files.
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Click the Start button to display the Start menu.
Click the My Computer icon.
Double-click any icon to view its contents.
