Figure 1.7 -Login Screen
Now we will do something basic with the computer, turn it on and back off again! First, turn the power on (using the button or switch on the computer), turn the monitor on too. After awhile a dialogue-box should come up. You do not need to worry much about what it is for now. It will probably look something like Figure 1.7. It may not appear at all, or it may be in another variation that uses the whole screen.
If it comes up, and it is like this one, you must type the correct username and password in boxes (1) and (2), respectively. Then click on (put the cursor on top of and push the left button on the mouse) button (3). If the box does not come up, do not worry, nothing is wrong. That just means the computer is set not to have a password. We will learn more about this later. If this box did not come up, but instead a screen that says ‘Welcome’ somewhere came up, click the picture with the correct user name beside it, type in the password (if there is one), and push the key on your keyboard that says ‘Enter’ or ‘Return’.

NOTE: For the rest of this book we will only be saying ‘Enter’, if your keyboard says ‘Return’, just remember that they are the same thing.

To turn the computer off, move your mouse to the bottom of the screen. In the bottom left-hand corner it will say ‘Start’. Click on that, and a menu should pop up. In the bottom of the menu you will see ‘Turn Off Computer'. Click on this. A box like Figure 1.8 will come up, just click on (1). If a screen comes up that says ‘It is now safe to turn off your computer’, then flip the power-switch, otherwise your computer will turn off automatically. If you do not follow these steps before turning the computer off, it may wreck the computer.