Windows Homework

We have many different versions of Windows in use at the current time. The Business School is using Windows 2000 while many of you are using XP and other versions. There may be slight variations in how this assignment is done due to differences in Windows operating systems.

Part 1. File Management

  1. Create a folder on your desktop or on a floppy disk named Windows Data Files.
  2. Download the following files to the new Windows Data Files folder.

  3. After you have created the Windows Data Files folder and downloaded all files to it, go to Windows Explorer and click on the Windows Data Files Folder in the left pane to reveal its contents in the right pane. Use the appropriate tool to display the files in the right pane in "large icon view".
  4. Create a new folder called Your Name (i.e., Bill Lee) and make it a subfolder of the Windows Data Files folder. Now move the file called English Paper.doc to this subfolder.
  5. In the left pane, reveal (fully expand) the Windows Data Files folder and open the subfolder named after you. This will reveal the English Paper.doc file in the right pane.
  6. Use the Print Screen key to paste your screen image to the clipboard (you will not see anything happen at this point). Then open a new MS Word document and use the Paste command to paste the screen image on the new blank page. Print this image and label the page Windows Part 1 and be sure and put your name and social security number on it.

Part 2. Using Find

  1. Perform the following searches. After searches a and b below, while the result of the search is still displayed on your screen, press the Print Screen key on your keyboard. Then open a new Word document and Paste your image onto it. Print your screen image by printing this document. Use Print Preview to make sure your screen image is properly displayed before printing. In Windows XP, you may need to print 2 screen shots because your search criteria may disappear from your screen when your results are displayed. Make sure your file extensions are showing in your search results. If the extensions are not showing, go to the View or Tools Menu in either Explorer or My Computer and select Options. Then uncheck the box that reads "Hide file extensions for file types that are registered" (or something to that effect).

    1. Find all files on your hard drive of any type that were created or modified on your last birthday. (Note: In some versions of Windows, created and modified may be separate options. Just choose one or the other.) If there are no files found, that is okay. Print the screen image(s) showing your Find dialog box and the result of your search. Label this page "2a Windows Search". Now clear your search before performing the next one.
    2. Now find all screen saver files on your hard drive. This will involve searching for files based upon either their type or by file extension. If you do not find screen savers under Type, then try *.scr in the file name box. Print the screen image(s) showing the search result as your did in a above. Label this page "2b Windows Search". Clear this search.
    3. Find all Application files on your hard drive that contain the word "Microsoft" and are at least 250 KB or greater in size. How many files were found? You need not print the result. Simply write the number of files found beside the number 2c beneath the screen image you printed in b above. What is one file extension that appears frequently in this list of files? What might this mean? Just write the answers to these questions.

Part 3. Embedding Using Paint

In this assignment you will practice creating, opening, saving and printing files using some of the Accessories in Windows. You will also use the Clipboard to perform "Object Embedding". Finally, you will learn to edit and save changes to an embedded object. Use the Task Bar to move between open applications and files.

  1. Create a file in the Accessories WordPad application. Enter the following name and address into your document:

    2. John (or Joan) Smith
    555 Broken Heart Trail
    Austin, TX 78700

  2. Create the following letter as a document in any word-processing software you choose.

    3. Today's Date

    Dear John (or Joan),

    I am leaving you for another. Please do not call or write. Hasta la vista.

    Not Truly Yours,



    Your Name

  3. Copy the address from the WordPad file "addresses.wri" in step 1 to the appropriate location on the letter created in step 22 above. An address is usually left justified below the date and above the salutation. If you have a Clipboard Viewer in your list of Accessories, activate it after you Copy before you Paste the address. Observe where items go in that interim period between copying and pasting.


  4. Now create a personal logo in the Accessories Paint application.


  5. Now using "embedding" place your logo from step 4 above at any location you choose on the letter you created in step 3.


  6. Close all open applications and files. Reopen the file containing the letter with your logo. If you double-click on the logo itself, the Paint application will activate. Modify your logo in some obvious way. Now the change will appear in your logo on your letter.


  7. Now reprint your letter with the modified logo. Notice that your modified logo appears in your letter because it is an embedded object.