Renaming Files or Folders:
There is a number of ways to rename files or folders. You can rename using the File menu, left mouse button or right mouse button.
Method 1:
Using the FILE Menu
1. Select the File or Folder you wish to Rename.
2. Click File \(\rightarrow\) Rename.
3. Type in the new name.
4. To finalize the renaming operation, press Enter .
Method 2:
Using the Right Mouse Button
1. Select the file or folder you wish to rename.
2. Click the right mouse button over the file or folder.
3. Select Rename from the pop-up menu.
4. Type in the new name.
5. To finalize the renaming operation, press Enter.
6. The folder "New Folder" is renamed C++.
Method 3:
Using the Left Mouse Button
1. Select the file or folder you wish to rename.
2. Press F2 or click over the file or folder. A surrounding rectangle will appear around the name.
3. Type in the new name.
4. To finalize the renaming operation, press Enter.

Elements of a window:

Title Bar:
1. The title bar will display the name of the application and the name of the document opened. It will also contain minimize, maximize and close buttons.
Menu Bar:
1. The menu bar is seen under the title bar. Menus in the menu bar can be accessed by pressing Alt key and the letter that appears underlined in the menu title. Additionally, pressing Alt or F 10 brings the focus on the first menu of the menu bar.
2. In Windows 7, in the absence of the menu bar, click Organise and from the drop-down menu, click the Layout option and select the desired item from that list.
The Workspace:
1. The workspace is the area in the document window to enter or type the text of your document.
Scroll bars:
1. The scroll bars are used to scroll the workspace horizontally or vertically
Corners and borders:
1. The comers and borders of the window help to drag and resize the windows. The mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow when positioned over a border or a comer. Drag the border or comer in the direction indicated by the double-headed arrow to the desired size as shown in the Figure. The window can be resized by dragging the comers diagonally across the screen.

Elements of Ubuntu:
Search your Computer Icon:
This icon is equal to search button or icon in Windows OS. Here, you have to give the name of the File or Folder for searching them.

Files: This icon is equivalent to My Computer icon. From here, you can directly go to Desktop, Documents and so on

Firefox Web Browser:
By clicking this icon, you can directly browse the Internet. This is equivalent to clicking the Web Browser in Task bar or in Desktop or in Start button in Windows.

LibreOffice Writer:
This icon will directly take you to document preparation application like MS Word in Windows.

LibreOffice Calc:
This icon will lead you to spreadsheet preparation application like MS Excel in Windows.

LibreOffice Impress:
By clicking this icon, you can prepare any presentations in Ubuntu like MS PowerPoint.

Ubuntu Software:
This icon will let you add any additional applications you want. This can be done by clicking the Update option at the top right corner of that screen.

Amazon Online Shopping icon:
Icons like this can be customised. You can add it or delete it based on your need.

System Settings:
This icon is similar to the Control panel in the Windows Operating System. But here, you need to authenticate the changes by giving your password. You cannot simply change as you do in Windows.

VBox_GAs_5.2.2:
The expansion for VBox is Virtual Box. The reason to use Oracle Virtual Box is Ubuntu Linux can be run as a guest OS within the virtual machine.


Trash: This icon is the equivalent of Recycle bin. All the deleted Files or Folders are moved here.

(i) The Title Bar and control buttons - The title bar will display the name of the program and the name of the document that has been currently opened and also contains control buttons like Minimize, MaximizelRestore and Close buttons.
(ii) The Menu bar - The menu bar is seen under the title bar. Menus in the menu bar can be accessed through shortcuts involving the Alt key and the mnemonic letter that appears underlined in the menu title. Additionally, pressing Alt or F 10 brings the focus on the first menu of the menu bar.

(iii) In Windows 7, in the absence of the menu bar, you have to click organize and in the sub menu list, click the layout option from it and then select the desired item from that list.
(iv) The Workspace: The Workspace is the area in the document window where you enter or type the text of document. It is the point of insertion for typing within the document.
(v) The Scroll bars: A scrollbar is an interaction technique in which continuous text, pictures, or any other content can be scrolled in a predetermined direction (up, down, left, or right) on a computer display so that all contents can be viewed, even if only a fraction of the content can be seen on a device's screen at a time. Refer figure 5.10 to view the Scroll bars.
(vi) Corners and borders: The corners and borders of the windows help to drag and hence help to resize the Windows. The mouse cursor changes to a double arrow when positioned over a border or a corner. Drag the border or corner in the direction indicated by the double arrow to the desired shape.
(a) The corners can be resized diagonally by dragging it across any of the corners. It will resize the window on all the sides simultaneously.
(b) On the other hand, the borders will let you to resize the window by either dragging it in left side, right side, from the top or from the bottom of the window.
(c) It will change the size of the window at one side only depending on the side in which the dragging is made.