Windows 7:
Basic

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Experience using a personal computer, keyboard, and mouse

Unit 1 : The Windows 7 environment

Topic A: 0 The Windows 7 desktop

A-1: Logging on to a Windows 7 computer

A-2: Identifying desktop components

A-3: Using the mouse

Topic B: 0 The taskbar

B-1: Using the Start menu

B-2: Switching between applications

Topic C: 0 Window management

C-1: Moving and resizing a window

C-2: Using the Control menu buttons

C-3: Working with commands

C-4: Using scrollbars

C-5: Using the Save As dialog box

Topic D: 0 Windows Help and Support

D-1: Picking a Help topic

D-2: Searching for Help topics

D-3: Locking and logging off of Windows 7

Unit 2 : Files, folders, and libraries

Topic A: 0 Folders and libraries

A-1: Browsing the folder hierarchy in Windows Explorer

A-2: Using libraries

A-3: Creating a folder

A-4: Renaming a folder

Topic B: 0 Working with files

B-1: Opening files in their associated programs

B-2: Displaying file extensions and changing associations

B-3: Creating and saving a text file

B-4: Printing a file

B-5: Moving and copying files

B-6: Deleting a file

Unit 3 : Managing content

Topic A: 0 Working with Windows Explorer

A-1: Customizing Windows Explorer

A-2: Editing metadata

Topic B: 0 Searching for content

B-1: Searching for file names and contents

Unit 4 : Customizing the environment

Topic A: 0 Icons and shortcuts

A-1: Adding shortcuts to the Start menu and taskbar

A-2: Adding shortcuts to the desktop

A-3: Customizing the Start menu and taskbar

A-4: Removing Start menu shortcuts and taskbar icons

A-5: Adding a folder to the Favorites list

Topic B: 0 Gadgets

B-1: Inspecting gadgets

Topic C: 0 System settings

C-1: Setting mouse properties

C-2: Setting keyboard properties

C-3: Choosing a new desktop background

C-4: Choosing a screen saver

C-5: Configuring sound settings

Unit 5 : Internet Explorer 8

Topic A: 0 Web browsing

A-1: Exploring the Internet Explorer interface

A-2: Using hyperlinks and the Address bar

A-3: Working with the History list

Topic B: 0 Tabbed browsing

B-1: Opening and switching between tabs

Topic C: 0 Web searching

C-1: Running a basic search

C-2: Using Google

Topic D: 0 Customization

D-1: Working with the Favorites list

D-2: Clearing your browser history

D-3: Adding an RSS news feed

Topic E: 0 Multimedia content

E-1: Playing audio content

E-2: Playing video content