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[MUSIC]
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Hi, my name is Megan.
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In this workshop, I'll be going over some
basic computer skills to make sure you're
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ready for
your learning journey here at Treehouse.
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This workshop will cover these
fundamentals on a Windows computer.
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If you are on a Mac,
please check the teacher's notes below for
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a link to the appropriate workshop.
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Currently, my computer is on Windows 10.
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Typically, what we will be
learning doesn't change, but
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the overall look of the system might.
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So if you notice your version is
different, you can still follow along.
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Just be aware that things
may look a bit different.
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With all that out of the way,
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let's get into some skills you'll
need as a developer or designer.
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First, we'll dive into your
computer's file structure.
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At the bottom of your screen, you'll find
this folder icon on on your taskbar.
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And when I hover over it, you can see
it says it's called File Explorer.
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This is how you'll access your files.
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By clicking on it, this box will pop up.
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On the left are some favorites, and
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the one we'll be focusing
on is your Documents.
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This is where your files will be stored.
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Here in my Documents folder, you can
see I have a file and a few folders.
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To open a file, you can either right click
and choose Open, or you can double click.
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Double clicking means you click in
the same spot twice in quick succession.
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So double click, and then we're good with
using Google Chrome, so I'm gonna hit OK.
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I'm just gonna say always do that.
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And there's the file.
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Now, if you move the mouse,
so if I did click, click and
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I move my mouse, you can see I'm
trying to change the name of the file.
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Or if I just do it too slow and
I do click, click, it also thinks I'm
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trying to change the name of the file
instead of trying to open it.
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So if you're having troubles with
your double clicking, pause me and
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give that a try for a little bit and
unpause me when you're ready to move on.
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Besides files, you'll also find folders.
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Folders are a great way
to organize your files.
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Folders can also be opened
by double clicking and
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then I can use this arrow to go back.
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Or you can also right click on it and
choose Open as well.
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To create a new folder,
you can right click,
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choose New and Folder.
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Or you can choose New Folder
up here in the taskbar.
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It's also up here at the very top as well.
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Just gonna call it new for right now.
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In this top bar, you can also change the
view of your files by clicking on View.
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And then you can choose Extra large icons,
Medium icons.
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You can choose a list,
Large icons, Small icons, and
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Details, which is what
I currently have it on.
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Whichever makes it easiest for you to
see the files in your file system and
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whatever makes it easiest for you,
go ahead and choose that one.
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One quick note for everyone learning
to code, I would highly suggest getting
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used to naming folders and files with
either camel case or snake case.
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Like this.
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So I'm gonna use, I choose Rename.
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And I'm gonna do camel case on this one.
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So it would be something like this,
my and then when I start a new word,
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I start with a capital letter, Index.
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And if I had additional words, I would
just keep starting with a capital letter.
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So that is camel case cuz it's
almost like the humps on camel.
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Now snake case, to Rename,
you start with whatever your word is and
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then you do underscores
in between each word.
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So my_folder_here.
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Spaces in your folder and
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file names can be really tricky and
annoying to deal with.
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So if you start making a habit
now of using camel case or
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snake case when naming your folders and
files,
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you'll save yourself a whole bunch of
headaches later on, I promise you.
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In the next video, we'll look more into
how you can interact with your files.
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See you there.
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