How to Connect an Android to the Computer

1. Connect your Android's USB cable to the phone and to an empty port on the computer. When you've established a connection a USB logo will appear on the phone's notification bar. Though the phone is connected, you will not yet be able to see it from the computer.

2. Open the notification menu by touching your finger to the notification bar and sliding it to the bottom of the Android screen.

3. Tap 'USB Connected' and tap 'Mount' to make your phone's SD card viewable to your computer's operating system.

4. Click 'Computer' from the Windows Start menu and double-click 'Removable Device' to view the contents of your phones SD card. You can now copy files to and from the card as you wish.

5. Right-click 'Removable Device' from the 'My Computer' screen and click 'Eject' to safely remove the device when you're finished.