Assignment: Empty the Recycle Bin

For this assignment, you will empty your Recycle Bin. Follow the directions below for this assignment. If you get stuck on a step, review the lessons linked to in the steps below. If you happen to be using a Mac, substitute “Trash” for “Recycle Bin” in the instructions (except for naming your screenshot).

Instructions

1. Open the Recycle Bin (or equivalent) by double-clicking the icon on the desktop (or using any other method discussed in the Deleting Files section of Organizing Files and Folders).
2. Check the Recycle Bin to see if there are any files you wish to keep. If so, restore those files.
3. Empty the Recycle Bin using the methods discussed in Organizing Files and Folders.
4. Open the Snipping tool by using one of the methods discussed in the Snips and Screenshots lesson.
5. Take a rectangular or a window snip of the Recycle Bin window.
6. Save the snip as BA132_LastName_RecycleBin.png, replacing “LastName” with your own last name. (Example: BA132_Essien_RecycleBin.png)

Putting It Together

Now that you know some of the basic terminology and have some basic organization principles down, you are one step closer to computer literacy. In the next set of tutorials, you learn about the internet and some essential software programs commonly used by computer literates. Remember if you get stuck or can’t remember how to do something from this tutorial, you can always come back and review.