Today we’ll talk about what standard Windows programs are. They include a number of applications. As a rule, they are installed on the computer along with the installation of the operating system. We will look at some standard Windows XP programs. These include an integrated text editor called WordPad, an electronic calculator, a graphical paint editor , etc.
In WordPad, the built-in insert menu allows you to activate tools that include a time, date, and more field in the document. A formatting menu allows you to set the desired font, as well as all other parameters. By going to the help menu, you will call the help system.
Standard Windows programs include the popular Peint editor. Both novice inexperienced users and users who work with a computer on “you” work with it. And this is not surprising. After all, it contains many useful functions that allow you to edit a graphic object, scale the picture, stretch and rotate the image, save them as wallpaper for your computer desktop, etc.
The application window of this graphic editor contains a line of commands for the main menu. It is located at the top of the screen. On the left side you will find a toolbar with certain icons that can be used to create images. And at the bottom of the screen there is a color palette that allows you to choose the color of the picture or background.
A drawing is created in the special workspace of this window. Using the toolbar, you can draw straight or curved lines, build various geometric shapes. Also at your disposal will be multiple tools that allow you to design your image in various ways. These are brushes of various shapes, filling, sprayers with an adjustable “nozzle”. Here you also have the opportunity to create even text fragments. In them you can change the font and style.
But in order for you to be able to draw a more accurate picture, as well as draw the necessary small details, the Pint gives you the opportunity to edit every point (pixel) of your picture. To do this, you need to zoom in on the corresponding image fragment using the View / Zoom command. You will also have the opportunity to create your own shades by mixing among themselves the main colors of the palette. To do this, open the "Options" menu and select the "Change palette" section there. You can rotate, stretch, invert the colors of a certain selected fragment.
Also included in standard Windows programs is a calculator. With it, you can perform calculations in the same way as with a conventional calculator. It is possible to expand the range of functions. This is done through the "View" menu. There you need to change the standard mode to engineering.
Of course, this is not all standard Windows programs. This operating system has many other applications. True, not all of them are used by most ordinary users. By the way, standard Windows 7 programs have replenished with some new applications.