tailieunhanh - Text Editing and File Management

In this lab, the student will be introduced to creating a file in Notepad, saving it to the hard drive, then creating a folder on a floppy disk and moving the file from the hard drive to the floppy disk. | Lab Text Editing and File Management Estimated time 30 Minutes Objective In this lab the student will be introduced to creating a file in Notepad saving it to the hard drive then creating a folder on a floppy disk and moving the file from the hard drive to the floppy disk. Equipment The following equipment is required for this exercise Lab Computer with Windows 98 or earlier installed inches floppy disk Scenario A text file needs to be edited for testing a floppy drive that has been installed. To do this a file will need to be created edit and moved from one location to another. Procedures Users manage and create files with an operating system. Some of these tasks would include updating renaming moving and deleting. Step 1 From the Windows desktop click on the Start button then move the cursor to Programs Accessories and then click Notepad. Step 2 Once Notepad is open and on the desktop type any a message within the editing area. Type just a few sentences and then click on the File menu and select Save As. This will open a new window which will allow the user to choose the location of the text file. The default location is My Documents. If the My Documents folder is not the default use the Save In drop-down box to choose My Documents. With My Documents as the folder type within the File name text box and then click the Save button. Step 3 The file is now saved on the computer. Notepad can be closed without losing any data. To manage files on the computer open a file manager application such as Windows Explorer. This application can be found in the programs menu by clicking on the Start button and then selecting Programs and then Windows Explorer. Note An alternate way to open Windows Explorer is to right-click on the Start button and choose Explore. 1 - 3 IT Essentials I - Lab Copyright 2002 Cisco Systems Inc. Step 4 Using the left windowpane in Windows Explorer locate the My Documents folder where the text file is .