Tips for Beginners: Using the Mouse buttons: A Single click on left mouse-button - selects an item.
Double left click - opens the item
A Single right click - opens shortcut menu
Click and hold either mouse button, then drag the item to a new location on your screen to move or copy the selected item Getting Around Windows Desktop: This is what you see when you first start your computer. The desktop contains links to everything else on your computer. The pictures are called icons, the background is the desktop - and contains a background colour or image, and across the bottom (usually) is the taskbar which contains the Start button and shows you what is open and running on your computer. Windows buttons: In the upper-right corner of any open window, there are three buttons - from left to right, they are Minimize, Maximize (or Restore), and Close.
Clicking the Minimize button (_), collapses the window but leaves the application and document open. The document can be reopened by clicking the name on the taskbar.
The middle button ([]) toggles (or switches) between Maximize or Restore. Maximize will make the window larger, Restore returns the window to its previous size.
The far right button (X), closes the open window - which may be an application or document Copy text from one document to another: Open both documents
Minimise the second document (the one you want to copy text into)
Select the text passage in the first document (pressing Ctrl+A will select everything on page)
Press Ctl+C (copy)
Maximise the second document
Ctl+V (paste)
Use Alt+tab to switch between documents. Change appearance of windows and desktop: Right-click on the dektop Select Properties/Appearance Select "scheme" for tailor-made (or "item" to do it yourself, then choose colours, print size etc.) Click Apply. If you like your changes, click OK to close the window and keep your changes. Or, if you don't like the changes, try some other settings, and click Apply again. If you wish to return to the settings you first started with, click Cancel. Check how much space you have left on your hard-drive: Double click on My Computer Right-click your Hard Drive (usually C:) Select Properties to see graph and how much space is still unused on your hard drive. Transfer a file from floppy to Desktop: Open My Computer Double-click your Floppy drive (A:) Click once on the fileto select it, then click and hold the right mouse button and drag your mouse to desktop and select "Copy here". Copy a file onto Floppy: Insert a blank floppy disk into your A: drive Find folder or file to be copied Click once with the right mouse button and select "Send to" Select Floppy A-Drive and the file will be copied onto the floppy | 
