Easy Microsoft Windows 8

Contents......Page 3
CHAPTER 1 WHAT’S NEW IN WINDOWS 7......Page 19
Getting Started......Page 21
Aero Peek......Page 22
Aero Snap......Page 23
Libraries......Page 24
Internet Explorer 8......Page 25
Windows Action Center......Page 26
Windows Live Essentials......Page 27
Device Stage......Page 28
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS 7......Page 29
Logging into Windows 7......Page 31
Dealing with a Failed Login......Page 32
Using the Mouse......Page 33
Using the Keyboard......Page 35
User Account Control (UAC) for Administrators......Page 36
User Account Control for Standard Users......Page 37
Adjusting User Account Control (UAC)......Page 38
CHAPTER 3 USING THE WINDOWS 7 DESKTOP......Page 39
Starting a Program from the Start Menu......Page 41
Opening a New Program Window......Page 42
Maximizing, Minimizing, Restoring, and Resizing a Window......Page 43
Using Aero Snap to Manage Windows......Page 45
Using Aero Peek to View the Desktop......Page 47
Using Alt-Tab to Cycle Through Programs......Page 48
Using Windows Flip (Win-Tab) to Cycle Through Programs......Page 49
Using the Taskbar to View and Select Running Programs......Page 50
Closing a Program......Page 51
Using Desktop Gadgets......Page 53
CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH YOUR FOLDERS......Page 55
Using Libraries......Page 57
Enabling the Menu Pane......Page 58
Adding Folders to a Library......Page 59
Changing Library Layouts......Page 61
Using Send To......Page 64
Using Drag and Drop to Copy a Folder......Page 65
Using Drag and Drop to Move a Folder......Page 67
Using Copy and Paste to Copy a Folder......Page 69
Using Copy To/Move To......Page 71
Creating New Folders......Page 73
Renaming Folders......Page 74
Deleting Folders......Page 75
CHAPTER 5 WORKING WITH YOUR FILES......Page 77
Changing File-Viewing Options......Page 79
Viewing File Information (Properties)......Page 80
Compressing a File......Page 81
Renaming a Group of Files......Page 83
Renaming a File......Page 85
Copying a File to the Same Folder......Page 86
Moving a File or Group of Files......Page 87
Sorting, Grouping, and Stacking Files in a Folder......Page 89
Dealing with Duplicates While Copying Files......Page 371
CHAPTER 6 PRINTING......Page 93
Viewing Available Printers......Page 95
Installing a New Printer......Page 96
Using Device Stage to View and Change Printer Properties......Page 97
Printing a Test Page to a Local Printer......Page 98
Installing a Network Printer......Page 99
Sharing a Printer......Page 101
Printing a Document with Print Preview......Page 103
Viewing and Managing the Print Queue......Page 105
Viewing Fonts......Page 107
Using the ClearType Wizard......Page 109
CHAPTER 7 WORKING WITH WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER......Page 111
Playing an Audio CD from the Windows Desktop......Page 113
Playing an Audio CD from Windows Media Center......Page 115
Ripping (Copying) an Audio CD......Page 117
Playing Albums......Page 119
Playing Individual Tracks......Page 120
Setting Up Playlists......Page 121
Burning (Creating) a Music CD......Page 123
Viewing DVDs with Windows Media Player......Page 125
Viewing Video Clips with Windows Media Player......Page 126
CHAPTER 8 WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER......Page 127
Opening and Configuring Windows Media Center......Page 129
Configuring the TV Signal......Page 131
Viewing the Program Guide......Page 135
Watching TV......Page 137
Recording TV......Page 139
Searching for TV Shows and Movies......Page 141
Viewing Photos in a Slide Show......Page 143
Viewing Photos by Tags and Dates......Page 145
Changing Slide Show Settings......Page 147
Watching Recorded TV......Page 149
Deleting a TV Recording......Page 150
Managing Recordings......Page 151
Watching Videos......Page 153
Playing Music......Page 154
Playing and Ripping a CD......Page 155
Starting a Game from Windows Media Center......Page 159
Quitting WMC......Page 160
CHAPTER 9 GAMING......Page 161
Using the Games Explorer......Page 163
Learning More About a Game......Page 164
Playing, Saving, and Continuing a Game......Page 165
Adding a New Game to Games Explorer......Page 167
Setting Up Game Updates and Options......Page 169
CHAPTER 10 BROWSING THE INTERNET......Page 171
The Internet Explorer 8 Interface......Page 173
Entering a Website Address (URL)......Page 174
Setting Your Home Page......Page 175
Working with Tabs......Page 176
Opening a Link......Page 177
Using the Favorites Bar......Page 179
Adding Favorites to the Favorites Bar......Page 180
Adding Favorites to the Favorites Menu......Page 181
Saving a Tab Group as a Favorite......Page 183
Using Suggested Sites......Page 185
Opening a Favorite Website or Tab Group......Page 187
Using Compatibility View......Page 188
Viewing RSS Feeds......Page 189
Using Page Zoom......Page 191
Using Accelerators......Page 192
Using InPrivate Browsing......Page 193
Disabling an Add-On......Page 194
Managing Popups......Page 195
Setting Internet Privacy Features......Page 197
Deleting Selected Items from Your History List......Page 199
Deleting All Items from Your History List......Page 200
Emailing Links......Page 201
Printing a Web Page......Page 202
Saving a Web Page......Page 203
Organizing Favorites......Page 373
CHAPTER 11 USER ACCOUNTS AND SYSTEM SECURITY......Page 205
Setting Up Windows 7 for Multiple Users......Page 207
Changing Account Settings......Page 209
Adding/Changing a Password......Page 210
Creating a Password Reset Disk......Page 211
Enabling Parental Controls......Page 213
Checking for Spyware with Windows Defender......Page 217
Setting Windows Defender Options......Page 219
Using Action Center......Page 221
Reporting Problems with Action Center......Page 222
CHAPTER 12 PERSONALIZING WINDOWS 7......Page 223
Opening the Personalization Menu from the Desktop......Page 225
Opening the Personalization Menu from Control Panel......Page 226
Selecting a Desktop Theme......Page 227
Changing the Window Color......Page 228
Choosing a Desktop Background......Page 229
Selecting a Screen Saver......Page 230
Enabling and Using Multiple Monitors......Page 231
Adjusting Screen Resolution......Page 233
Adjusting Mouse Settings......Page 234
Using a Sound Scheme......Page 235
Setting the Date and Time......Page 237
Using Additional Clocks......Page 375
CHAPTER 13 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE......Page 239
The System and Security Category in Control Panel......Page 241
Displaying System Information......Page 242
Configuring Windows Update......Page 243
Updating Windows Manually......Page 245
Using Devices and Printers......Page 247
Selecting a Power Plan......Page 249
Viewing Disk Information......Page 251
Using ReadyBoost......Page 253
Cleaning Up Unnecessary Files......Page 254
Checking Drives for Errors......Page 255
Configuring Defragment......Page 257
Troubleshooting......Page 259
Fixing Problems with System Restore......Page 261
Creating a System Repair Disc......Page 263
Backing Up Your Files......Page 265
Restoring Files from a Backup......Page 269
Using the Problem Steps Recorder......Page 377
CHAPTER 14 SETTING UP PROGRAMS......Page 275
Control Panel’s Programs Menu......Page 277
Installing a CD or DVD Program from the AutoPlay Menu......Page 278
Installing a Program Manually......Page 279
Adding a Program Shortcut to the Start Menu......Page 280
Adding a Program Shortcut to the Desktop......Page 281
Adding a Program Shortcut to the Taskbar......Page 282
Helping an Older Program to Run Properly......Page 283
Removing (Uninstalling) a Program......Page 286
Deleting a Desktop Shortcut......Page 287
Customizing the Start Menu......Page 288
Customizing the Taskbar......Page 289
Customizing Notification Icons with Control Panel......Page 291
Setting AutoPlay Options......Page 293
Configuring Toolbars......Page 381
Setting Default Programs......Page 383
CHAPTER 15 WINDOWS ACCESSORIES......Page 295
Viewing the Accessories Menu......Page 297
Working with Calculator......Page 298
Using WordPad......Page 299
Using Notepad......Page 302
Using Paint......Page 303
Using Windows Photo Viewer......Page 307
CHAPTER 16 NETWORKING YOUR HOME......Page 309
Connecting to an Unsecured Wireless Network......Page 311
Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network......Page 313
Connecting to a Wired Network......Page 315
Opening the Network and Sharing Center......Page 316
Viewing Computers on Your Network......Page 317
Using the Network Map to Diagram Your Network......Page 319
Changing Your Workgroup......Page 321
Enabling File and Printer Sharing......Page 325
Sharing Public Folders......Page 326
Sharing Printers......Page 327
Setting Up a Homegroup......Page 328
Joining a Homegroup......Page 329
Accessing Homegroup Shared Folders......Page 331
Changing Homegroup Settings......Page 332
Using Windows Easy Transfer......Page 333
Sharing a Folder Manually......Page 385
CHAPTER 17 USING WINDOWS LIVE ESSENTIALS......Page 339
Downloading and Installing Windows Live Essentials......Page 341
Viewing Photos in Gallery View......Page 343
Adding and Using Tags......Page 345
Playing a Slide Show......Page 347
Fixing Photos......Page 348
Cropping a Photo and Undoing Changes......Page 349
Sharing Photos with Flickr......Page 351
Burning Photos and Videos to a DVD Slide Show......Page 353
Importing Photos from a Camera......Page 355
Printing Photos......Page 357
Setting Up Your Email Account with Windows Live Mail......Page 359
Receiving Email......Page 361
Opening File Attachments......Page 362
Replying to Email......Page 363
Forwarding Messages......Page 364
Deleting Messages......Page 365
Creating a Contact......Page 366
Starting an Email to a Contact......Page 367
Adding Text Formatting to an Email......Page 368
Adding Attachments......Page 369
Adding an Appointment to the Calendar......Page 387
Windows Live Family Safety......Page 389
Starting Windows Live Movie Maker Beta......Page 391
Importing Videos and Photos......Page 392
Changing the Position of Your Photos and Videos......Page 393
Saving Your Project......Page 394
Adding Transitions to Your Movie......Page 395
Adding Visual Effects to Your Movie......Page 396
Adding a Sound Track to Your Movie......Page 397
Outputting Your Movie......Page 398
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