Course overview
At the end of the module, you will be able to:
• Identify differences between files and folders, practicing naming conventions to ensure effective document management
• Navigate the screen elements available within the Explorer window to investigate the most effective way to select commands
• Create folders on local and network drives saving files into folders
• Manage files and folders using toolbar and shortcut menu features saving files into the most appropriate locations
• Use shortcuts and scraps to manipulate file and folder contents, creating shortcuts on the desktop or in folders
• Practice using Explorer features available within the Save and Open dialog boxes, to cut, copy, paste etc files and folders
• Search for files and folders using simple and advanced options to quickly locate documents
• Create compressed files using the zip feature sending to and extracting from a disk

Who should attend
Delegates should feel confident in the topics covered in one of the following modules: Word Getting Started, Excel Getting Started or PowerPoint Getting Started.

Course contents
Understanding files and folders
Files Vs folders Vs shortcuts Vs scraps
Floppy, local and network disk drives
Tips on file and folder naming conventions

Understanding Windows Explorer
Starting Explorer
Toolbars and menus and the shortcut menu
The status bar
Explorer bar and contents window
Navigating folders on the explorer bar

Creating folders
Creating folders on the local and network disk drives
Saving files into folders, e.g. understanding the save dialog box

Managing files and folders
Renaming and deleting files and folders
Moving and copying files and folders using the shortcut menu
Dragging and dropping files and folders
Sending files and folders to diskette and to e-mail recipients
Viewing file properties
File selection techniques
Moving, copying, deleting and sending multiple files
Deleting and restoring files in the Recycle Bin

Using shortcuts and document scraps
Copying files and folders and pasting as shortcuts
Sending files and folders to the desktop as shortcuts
Creating shortcuts on the desktop and in folders
Copying text and pasting as a document scrap

Exploring in the dialog boxes
Using explorer features within the save and open dialog boxes, e.g. cut, copy, paste, delete, rename
Creating folders within the save and open dialog box
Adding folders to favourites
Using favourites

Searching for files and folders
Changing search criteria
Using advanced search options
Refining the search results

Compressing files
Understanding the concepts of compressing/zipping files
Adding files to a zip file
Sending a zip file to disk
Extracting files from a zip

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