December 04, 2019
Amitraj
Windows Accessories:-
Windows operating system ships with some handy applications known as Windows accessories. Calculator, Notepad, Paint, Explorer, WordPad are some of the most frequently
used accessories.
-> We can access this by clicking on
Start->All Programs->Accessories
1.Calculator:
Windows Calculator is a calculating application included in all the versions of Windows. It can be used to perform simple calculation, scientific calculation and Programming calculation.
● Alternately you can open Run dialog box (Start >> Run) dialog box then type calc and hit enter.
● From View menu choose the required type of calculator – Standard, Scientific, Programmer, Statistical
2. WordPad:
Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor included with Microsoft Windows 95 and the later. Although capable of doing much more than Notepad, WordPad is not as advanced as
Microsoft Word.
-> Alternatively you can open Run dialog box by pressing Win+R key simultaneously and type wordpad to open wordpad.
3. MS-PAINT:
Paint (formerly Paintbrush for Windows) is a simple graphics painting program that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often referred to as MS Paint or
Microsoft Paint.
4.Character Map:
Character Map is a utility included with Microsoft Windows operating systems and is used to view the characters in any installed font, to check what keyboard input (Alt code) is used to
enter those characters, and to copy characters to the clipboard in lieu of typing them. The tool is usually useful for entering special characters. It can be opened via the command line or Run Command dialog using the ‘charmap’ command.
Windows operating system ships with some handy applications known as Windows accessories. Calculator, Notepad, Paint, Explorer, WordPad are some of the most frequently
used accessories.
-> We can access this by clicking on
Start->All Programs->Accessories
1.Calculator:
Windows Calculator is a calculating application included in all the versions of Windows. It can be used to perform simple calculation, scientific calculation and Programming calculation.
● Alternately you can open Run dialog box (Start >> Run) dialog box then type calc and hit enter.
● From View menu choose the required type of calculator – Standard, Scientific, Programmer, Statistical
2. WordPad:
Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor included with Microsoft Windows 95 and the later. Although capable of doing much more than Notepad, WordPad is not as advanced as
Microsoft Word.
-> Alternatively you can open Run dialog box by pressing Win+R key simultaneously and type wordpad to open wordpad.
3. MS-PAINT:
Paint (formerly Paintbrush for Windows) is a simple graphics painting program that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often referred to as MS Paint or
Microsoft Paint.
4.Character Map:
Character Map is a utility included with Microsoft Windows operating systems and is used to view the characters in any installed font, to check what keyboard input (Alt code) is used to
enter those characters, and to copy characters to the clipboard in lieu of typing them. The tool is usually useful for entering special characters. It can be opened via the command line or Run Command dialog using the ‘charmap’ command.
