Course curriculum

    1. WF 1.1 Benefits of structured learning, and key things to know before you start

    1. WF 2.1 Hardware v. Software

    2. WF 2.2 Drives, RAM, processors

    3. WF 2.3 Becoming committed to learning details and jargon

    4. WF 2.4 Microsoft Windows is analogized to old fashioned physical files and folders

    5. WF 2.5 A meaningful definition of “applications”, and the relevance of file extensions

    6. WF 2.6 Analogizing a Windows computer to a house

    7. WF 2.7 House analogy continued: each upstairs room is an application, storage is downstairs

    1. WF 3.1 Appearance of File Explorer

    2. WF 3.2 Opening File Explorer

    3. WF 3.3 Folder libraries and terminology

    4. WF 3.4 Contents listing of File Explorer - Sorting, and adjusting column widths

    5. WF 3.5 Alternative presentation of items in contents list in File Explorer

    6. WF 3.6 Always show file extensions in File Explorer contents listing

    7. WF 3.7 Adding columns to the contents listing

    8. WF 3.8 Tabs in Windows File Explorer

    9. WF 3.9 Address Bar

    10. WF 3.10 Ribbon controls

    11. WF 3.11 Navigation Pane

    12. WF 3.12 Search Box

    13. WF 3.13 Status Bar

    14. WF 3.14 Two levels of detail in the right click menu

    15. WF 3.15 More detailed File Explorer Ribbon that existed in Windows 10

    1. WF 4.1 Do not be confused by their being alternative methods to achieve the same goal

    1. WF 5.1 Value of keyboard shortcuts

    2. WF 5.2 Ctrl + A

    3. WF 5.3 Ctrl + C

    4. WF 5.4 Ctrl + X

    5. WF 5.5 Ctrl + V

    6. WF 5.6 Ctrl + Z

    7. WF 5.7 F2

    1. WF 6.1 Introduction to the Desktop

    2. WF 6.2 Desktop as a home for files and folders

    3. WF 6.3 Desktop as a home for shortcuts

    4. WF 6.4 Start Menu

    5. WF 6.5 Taskbar

    6. WF 6.6 System Tray

    7. WF 6.7 Task Manager

    8. WF 6.8 Control Panel

    9. WF 6.9 Recycle bin

About this course

  • Free
  • 50 lessons