How to Use a Computer-part 2

How to Use a Computer

You can do a lot of things with a computer. Though it seems very tough to using computer as a first time user. Now a days computers are built very simpler that you can find a computer running within a moments!  If you are a beginner to computer don’t be upset just follow the steps bellow:

If you missed part one then read it from here How to use a computer part 1

Learning Basic Computer Commands:

    1. Selecting Text and Files: both mouse and keyboard can be used to select your files on your computer or to select a text.

Select a line of text

          ·    Using mouse: Just click and drag the mouse across the files or text you want to select.

        ·  Using Keyboard: to select your desired text or files just press and hold Shift button and press right or bottom arrow.  If you want to select all the files or text on your current location then press Ctrl+A (PC) or ⌘ Cmd+A (Mac).

    2. Copy and Paste: copy and paste is the most common actions during selecting text or file. Copying a file means creating a duplicate of the same file with same properties. 

Copy and paste using keyboard shortcuts

    When you crate copy something it copied to clip board of your computer. You can then paste the copied file or text to your desired location.

         ·   Mouse: after selecting the files or text right click on your mouse and you can find an action named copy just click on copy to copy. As same as copy go to location where you want to put copy of the file or text and right click on your mouse and click on Paste to complete copy.

       ·   You can also use keyboard shortcuts to copy and press. Press Ctrl+C copy and press Ctrl+V to paste.

   3. Opening and saving files: Many applications allow you to create and save a new document/file.  

Saving a file using mouse

  It is clever to save often, while using any of these type of application. Most of the applications allow to save quickly by pressing Ctrl+S (for PC) or ⌘ Cmd+S (for Mac).

  4. Setting up backup system: all operating system have built in backup systems. 

Setting up backup

  This will ensure your extra copy of all important files if something happen to your compute.

  5. Find and sort: as using computer more personal collection of data may increase day by day and it may start to get out of control. 

Creating file directory

   Create new folders and sub folders to create a directory of your files, documents etc.  take some time to organize your files.