GO! with Windows 10 Getting Started, 1st edition

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Chapter 1. Getting Started with Windows

Project 1A Getting to Know Windows 10

Objective 1: Explore the Windows 10 Environment

Activity 1.01 Identifying Apps and Platforms

Activity 1.02 Recognizing User Accounts in Windows 10

Activity 1.03 Turning On Your Computer, Signing In, and Exploring the Windows 10 Environment

Activity 1.04 Changing Your Desktop Background and Lock Screen Image

Activity 1.05 Creating a PIN to Use in Place of Passwords

Objective 2: Use File Explorer and Desktop Apps to Create a New Folder and Save a File

Activity 1.06 Pinning a Program and Adding a Toolbar to the Taskbar

Activity 1.07 Creating a New Folder to Store a File

Activity 1.08 Creating and Saving a File

More Knowledge: Jump to a Lettered Section of the All Apps List Quickly

Objective 3: Identify the Functions of the Windows 10 Operating System

Activity 1.09 Identifying Operating System Functions and Windows App Functions

Objective 4: Discover Windows 10 Features

Activity 1.10 Using Windows Apps

More Knowledge: Where Did the Hamburger Icon Come From?

Activity 1.11 Using Task View, Snap Assist, and Virtual Desktops

Activity 1.12 Organizing Your Start Menu and Getting Apps from the Windows Store

Activity 1.13 Using the Windows 10 Action Center

Activity 1.14 Using Cortana and Searching for Help

Activity 1.15 Using the Microsoft Edge Browser

Objective 5: Sign Out of Windows 10, Turn Off Your Computer, and Manage User Accounts

Activity 1.16 Locking, Signing Out of, and Shutting Down Your Computer

Activity 1.17 Customizing and Managing User Accounts

Objective 6: Managing Your Windows 10 System

Activity 1.18 Managing Windows Updates, Notifications, and Backup

More Knowledge: Consider a Commercial Backup Service Instead

Activity 1.19 Managing Windows Defender and Windows Firewall

Project 1B Managing Files and Folders

Objective 7: Download and Extract Files and Folders

Activity 1.20 Downloading Files from a Website

Objective 8: Use File Explorer to Display Locations, Folders, and Files

Activity 1.21 Navigating with File Explorer

Activity 1.22 Using File Explorer to Display Locations, Folders, and Files

Objective 9: Start Programs and Open Data Files

Activity 1.23 Starting Programs

Activity 1.24 Opening Data Files

More Knowledge: Storing Files and Creating Desktop Shortcuts for a Program on Your Desktop

Activity 1.25 Searching, Pinning, Sorting, and Filtering in File Explorer

Objective 10: Create, Rename, and Copy Files and Folders

Activity 1.26 Copying Files from a Removable Storage Device to the Documents Folder on the Hard Disk Drive

Activity 1.27 Creating Folders, Renaming Folders, and Renaming Files

Activity 1.28 Copying Files

Activity 1.29 Moving Files

More Knowledge: Using Shift + Click to Select Files

Activity 1.30 Copying and Moving Files by Snapping Two Windows

Activity 1.31 Deleting Files and Using the Recycle Bin

Objective 11: Use OneDrive as Cloud Storage

Activity 1.32 Using OneDrive as Cloud Storage

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Review and Assessment Guide for Windows 10 Chapter 1

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Skills Review

Mastering Windows 10

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