b. Using Files & Folders

Creating a New Folder

posted 23 Apr 2010 03:05 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 26 Apr 2010 03:10 ]

Somewhere to save pictures/photographs or documents.

· Choose where you want to create your New Folder

Either on the Desktop, in My Pictures or in My Documents

My Pictures or My Documents can be found by clicking START (or Microsoft logo) at bottom left hand corner of the screen.

· In your chosen location, put the cursor in any open space (not on an icon)

· Right Click

· Choose NEW and then FOLDER

Whilst the New Folder has the blue highlighted text, write in a the name for the folder

If the blue disappears, right-click and select RENAME and immediately write in the name for the folder.

You now have a new folder to save your work in.
REMEMBER WHERE IT IS LOCATED

When SAVING or using SAVE AS you will get a window as follows and the important bits to check are:

| Attachments: 2. Create New Folder.pdf

Saving a File, Photo or Attachment

posted 23 Apr 2010 03:01 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 26 Apr 2010 03:32 ]

Whenever you click SAVE or SAVE AS the following box (or similar appears)

This allows you to choose where you want to save the file to so that you KNOW WHERE IT IS LOCATED

In this window the important bits to check are:

| Attachments: 3. Saving a files & photos.pdf

Finding locations on your computer to open or view files and photos

posted 23 Apr 2010 02:02 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 26 Apr 2010 03:14 ]

Being able to find different locations on your computer will help you find your files of photographs. This is essential to enable you to do things like email them, upload to a website, change or edit them.

There are usually three different occasions when you need to be able to find locations where your files and photographs are and each one uses a slightly system to find them (Open - Save or Save As - Browse).

To OPEN them so that you can view them or edit them.

(or a place to create a NEW FOLDER)

This usually means going directly to My Pictures or the Desktop
or My Documents.

The easiest way is to use START and then look for the location you need
eg My Pictures.

Double click to open this and it will show your folders, pictures and files.

Next, open the appropriate folder by double clicking on it.

Change View to Thumbnails so that you can see the images.

Then find your picture(s) and double click to open them
or Right-Click
and use OPEN WITH to choose a specific programme to open it with
eg PAINT or Microsoft Office PICTURE MANAGER.

| Attachments: 4a. Finding your files and photos to OPEN.pdf

Finding locations on your computer to SAVE to

posted 23 Apr 2010 01:43 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 23 Apr 2010 02:01 ]

To SAVE or SAVE AS any new files or photographs into your folders (or any that you have edited or changed)

When you click SAVE or SAVE AS (usually via FILE at top right of your screen) it will open a window that says SAVE IN:

You must use this window to choose the location where you want to
save your file or pictures.

Use the drop down menu to find Desktop, My Documents or
My Pictures.

Then look for the folder you want to use or create a new one.

| Attachments: 4b. Finding your files and photos to SAVE or SAVE AS.pdf

Finding locations on your computer - using BROWSE

posted 23 Apr 2010 01:38 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 23 Apr 2010 01:42 ]

The BROWSE (or LOOK IN) function to attach pictures to emails or upload files to a website

When you click Attach (or Attachment) for an email or if you are uploading a picture to a website you will often be given a BROWSE or LOOK IN option. This enables you to look in your computer locations for the picture or file that you want to attach. Click BROWSE to open a window that says LOOK IN.

Finding a USB device or Memory Stick

posted 23 Apr 2010 01:21 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 23 Apr 2010 05:14 ]

Finding a USB device

A USB device could be a camera or a memory stick

To find this on your computer

· Go to START

Then

· My Computer or Computer

It will reveal a screen like this

Double-Click on the Removable Disk (or UDISK)
to open and show your files, pictures and folders.

This is also the way to find other devices plugged
into your computer via a USB slot, for example, your camera.

| Attachments: 5. Finding a USB device.pdf

Using the BROWSE Function

posted 23 Apr 2010 00:33 by Digi50+ Admin

Using the BROWSE (or LOOK IN) function to attach pictures to emails or upload files to a website

When you click Attach (or Attachment) for an email or if you are uploading a picture to a website you will often be given a BROWSE or LOOK IN option. This enables you to look in your computer locations for the picture or file that you want to attach. Click BROWSE to open a window that says LOOK IN.

| Attachments: 6. Using BROWSE.pdf

CHECKING WHERE YOU SAVE ANYTHING

posted 19 Mar 2010 08:07 by Digi50+ Admin [ updated 22 Mar 2010 07:52 ]

Knowing where you save your files, folders or pictures is very important. The simple diagram below explains how the computer asks where you want to save things so that you can find them later on.
If you save all photographs in My Pictures (or Pictures) and all other documents in My Documents or (Documents), you should be able to keep track of where things go.

Whenever you click SAVE or SAVE AS the following box (or similar appears)

This allows you to choose where you want to save the file to
so that you KNOW WHERE IT IS LOCATED

In this window the important bits to check are:

Creating New Folders for new sets of photographs is really easy and important to help you seperate your pictures into dates, locations, events or other categories.

See Working with Folders.

Click on the attachment Download below to open and print.

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