Commands and icons on the Microsoft Windows

Commands and icons on the Microsoft Windows

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Markova Evangelina

Ignatieva Anastasia

Common icons on the Microsoft Windows desktop include:

Microsoft Outlook

A messaging program.

My Briefcase

A program that allows the user to exchange files with a portable computer and to synchronize the files on each computer.

Network Neighbourhood or My Network Places

A feature that displays the names of other computers networked with yours.

My Computer

A feature that lets you see the resources on your computer.

Internet Explorer

A browser program that allows the user to view webpages on the Internet.

Recycle Bin

A feature that stores deleted files and allows the user to restore them to their original location i.e. the equivalent to the trashcan on an Apple Mac system.

A+ sign used between the names of keyboard keys means that the user should press both keys simultaneously e.g. ALT+TAB. Keyboard keys and combination of keys mentioned in the text include:

Shift key

allows you to type in upper case (capital letters)

MouseKeys feature

enables you to use the numeric keypad to move the mouse pointer

ALT+TAB

allows you to switch between open programs

StickyKeys feature

helps disabled people to operate two keys simultaneously

PRINT SCREEN key

lets you copy an image of the whole screen to the Clipboard

ALT+PRINT SCREEN

lets you copy an image of the active window to the Clipboard