Organizing Your Computer Files (2 hours)

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Windows, menus, the keyboard and mouse.

Fee:

$25 for one seminar

Description:

This is a more leisurely paced hands-on tour of organizing files and folders on your personal computer. Being able to quickly find and maintain your important data files is critical to using your computer efficiently and effectively. It also makes it easier to back up this data.

This class is offered on the Vista Windows operating system in the lab, but the class handouts will clarify how to do it on the Windows XP or earlier version you may have at home.

This is NOT a beginner's class on the basics of the computer.

Instructor:

Betty Lovy

Goals:

• Use the My Documents window
• Make and remove folders in My Documents
• Create or copy folders to the Desktop
• Use a Desktop folder
• Multi-select and move files into folders
• Search for duplicate files
• Back up your data
• Remove and restore Desktop folders