Getting Started with PC's and
MS Windows Vista
This course is designed for beginners who have no
or little skills at using a computer or the
MS Windows program.

Table of Contents
Hardware Components
Switching on the PC
Log On
Moving the Pointer
Overview of the Desktop
Working the Start menu
Opening Folders, Running a Program
Maximise, Minimise, Restore Window Size
Click, Click-drag, Double-click
Closing a Window
Shut Down
Running the Paint Program
The MS Paint Window
- Main Menu Bar, Title Bar, Tool Box,
Color Bar, Worksheet
Activating a Main Menu
Cancelling a menu
Image Attributes (Selection options)
Selecting Functions from the Toolbox
Selecting Colours from the Color box
Drawing Lines
Drawing Circles
Brush
Rubber
Rectangle
Disks / Storage Devices / RAM
Running the Windows Explorer program
Display the Main Menu bar
Folder Area
Set View to Medium Icons
Selecting Disk Drives & Folders
Creating a Folder
Exiting the Windows Explorer program
Saving a File
Operating the MS Paint program
Fill with Color
Exiting a Program
Windows Explorer
Folders and Files
Program Files and User Files
Opening Folder Levels
Add/Remove Detail Columns
Creating a Folder
Opening Files
Saving Files
Running the WordPad program
Working with WordPad
WordPad Options
Special Keys on Keyboard
Scroll Bars
Move / Resize a Window
Go to Top and End of Document
Save, Exiting WordPad
Working with WordPad
Placing the Cursor, Selecting
Bold, Underline, Center
Size, Fonts, Italics, Font Color
Date, Save, New Sheet
Saving a file to the Desktop
Working with the Desktop
Arrange Icons, Large Icons
Save As
Deleting a icon from the Desktop
Opening a File
Working with WordPad
Print, Print Preview
Bullets
Adding icons to the Desktop
Moving icons on a Desktop, Auto Arrange
Undo
New Sheet
Fill with Color
Copy, Paste
Deleting Files
Disk Drive Properties
Working with the CD/DVD Drive
Understanding Executable files
Internet Explorer
Widening Columns
Opening files
Copying Files between Disks
Selecting Multiple Files
Back, Forward, Recent
Removing a CD
Recycle Bin
Deleting Folders
Select All
Restoring Files