Windows 11 course

Windows 11 Lesson 5

Selecting, Sorting, Viewing, and Finding Files

First-time setup and success checks

Lesson goal in plain language: Find and organize files efficiently without changing or deleting unrelated content.

Prepare before step 1

  1. Open the correct application, website, or device screen and wait for its name to be announced.
  2. Open Windows 11 and File Explorer manual and review the matching procedure if any command or term is unfamiliar.
  3. Use only fictional, public, disposable, or instructor-provided practice information. Make a copy before changing an important file.
  4. Read all numbered instructions once before performing them so you know the intended final result.

Commands used or referenced

Ctrl+Spacebar, Shift+Arrow, Ctrl+A, Escape, Ctrl+F, Alt+Left, Alt+Enter, Insert+T, Insert+Tab, Insert+1

For a plus-sign command, hold the modifier key, press and release the final key, then release the modifier. For a sequence, press and release each key in order. Stop after every command and listen for the result.

Work and verify

  1. Perform one numbered instruction and stop. Identify the active window, focused control, selected item, cell, slide, message, field, or device area before continuing.
  2. Compare the result with the lesson goal. A sound alone is not enough; verify the name, state, value, location, permission, or content.
  3. If the result is wrong, press Escape once to leave an unexpected menu, identify focus again, and use Undo only when the change is safely reversible.
  4. Save or synchronize at natural stopping points. Use the required filename Windows-Lesson-5.txt.
  5. Complete the “Before submitting” checklist from top to bottom. Correct missing items before marking the lesson complete.
  6. Close and reopen the practice item, or return to it from the product’s main screen, to prove you can locate and verify the result independently.

Success standard: Explain what each major command did, show the finished result, and recover from one harmless focus or navigation error without another person naming the next key.

Goal

Find and organize files efficiently without changing or deleting unrelated content.

Skills practiced

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Open the Windows Practice folder created earlier.
  2. Use Arrow keys to select one item and Ctrl+Spacebar to change its selection state when supported.
  3. Use Shift+Arrow to select a continuous range only among practice files.
  4. Press Ctrl+A to select all practice items, then press Escape or click nowhere with the keyboard focus to avoid accidental action; do not delete them.
  5. Use the File Explorer command controls or context menu to review Sort options. Sort by Name, then by Date modified.
  6. Change the view only within the practice folder and note how JAWS announcements change.
  7. Press Ctrl+F to move to File Explorer search. Search for Lesson.
  8. Press Escape or Alt+Left Arrow to return from search results.
  9. Select a practice file and press Alt+Enter to review Properties. Press Escape without changing attributes.
  10. Create Windows-Lesson-5.txt comparing selection methods, sort order, views, search, and Properties.

Screen-reader help: These lessons work with JAWS and other screen readers. With JAWS, press Insert+T to confirm the active window, Insert+Tab to hear the focused control, and Insert+1 to toggle Keyboard Help. Windows features and labels can vary slightly after updates.

Your assignment

Write a safe file-finding and selection guide using only the practice folder.

Save the finished assignment as Windows-Lesson-5.txt. DOCX, PDF, and BRF versions are also accepted.

Before submitting