The assignment: You are going to organize your desktop and add these folders / shortcuts. 1) Computer - links to the guts of the operating system, the root directories. 2) Home folder - your documents, also known in a windows op sys as "my documents" 3) Finished projects - you will create a new folder that will house the finished work to be archived and not accidentally deleted. 4) Internet - a visual shortcut that links to a homepage of your choice. The goal is to learn how computer icons work and how they just are a link or a shortcut to the application, they can look different and still link to the same thing. A secondary goal is to find out how well you can read and follow directions. How an icon works is it is a visual representation of the target application / folder / file that you are going to execute. It is supposed to symbolize where or what you are going to when you click it. ICON is the LINK to the TARGET.
Getting started: learn how to set your first icon by changing the "computer" icon to this new icon. Step 2: Right click and save this image as.  Step 1: Open your home folder (should be your user login then home) then right click and create a new folder, title it "icons".this folder we will save all the picture files to when they are done so that you know not to delete or move these pictures because they are being used as icons. Step 3: Save it in the location that you just made in your home folder > icons. Step 4: Minimize all windows, right click on the "computer icon" click "properties" Step 5: click on the current icon and it will allow you to browse for the replacement icon, choose the computer.png file in the icons folder. NEXT, changing your home folder icon: Continue the same steps accordingly to download a PNG file type from the Internet of an icon that represents your home folder. Search on google for "my documents png" or "my documents icon" or "folder icons" "folder png" or any other mixture of words that mean similar things to find an image you like that is a PNG, if it is not a PNG you can open it in GIMP take the background away and then save it as a PNG. Other websites to find icons. *You may need to EXTRACT a zipped folder to get to the picture files, to do so once downloaded right click on the zip file and click "Extract Here".http://www.iconarchive.com/ Next, adding an Internet shortcut to TypingWeb.com Step 1: In Firefox browser click on this link, http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/. Step 2: Drag the Firefox window to the right so you can see both the browser window and the desktop. Step 3: Locate the address bar, to the direct LEFT of the URL is a medium icon of the website, left click and drag this icon to the desktop which will create a shortcut to this website. Step 4: Rename to your liking, suggustions, "Internet" "Firefox" "Website name" "coolest awesome'est invention ever" -whatever makes sense to you, just take away the words "link to"  Step 5: Right click and save this image as, download it to your icon folder, then set this picture as the icon.  Last, adding an Internet shortcut to Mr. Hurst's assignment page. Step 2: Drag the Firefox window to the right so you can see both the browser window and the desktop. Step 3: Locate the address bar, to the direct LEFT of the URL is a medium icon of the website, left click and drag this icon to the desktop which will create a shortcut to this website. Step 4: Rename to your liking, suggustions, "Internet" "Firefox" "Website name" "coolest awesome'est invention ever" -whatever makes sense to you, just take away the words "link to" Step 5: Right click and save this image as, download it to your icon folder, then set this picture as the icon. |
