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by Marianne Moon, Jerry Joyce
Windows Vista™ Plain & Simple
Windows Vista™ Plain & Simple
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Acknowledgments
1. About This Book
No Computerspeak!
A Quick Overview
What’s New in Windows Vista?
A Few Assumptions
A Final Word (or Two)
2. Jump Right In
What’s Where in Windows Vista?
Starting Up
Start or Wake Up a Computer
How to Get Your Computer Going
Leaving Your Computer
Leave It
Starting a Program
Start a Program
Frequently Used Windows Vista Programs
Accessing Your Documents
Open a Document
Finding Any File
Search for the File
Run an Advanced Search
Accessing Everything
Open Any Folder
Explore
Switching Among Open Windows
Select a Window
Switch Windows
Mouse and Keyboard Maneuvers
Mouse Moves
Keyboard Moves
So Many Ways to Do It
Managing Windows
Use the Buttons to Switch Between Sizes
Use the Mouse to Resize a Window
Move a Window
Using Shortcut Menus for Quick Results
Use a Shortcut Menu Command
Getting Help
Browse the Help And Support Center
Windows Vista and You
3. Running Programs and Gadgets
Composing a Document
Create a Document
Format the Document
Saving, Closing, and Opening a Document
Save a Document
Close a Document
Open a Document
Copying Material Between Documents
Copy and Insert Material
Copying Your Screen Content
Snip an Image
Dialog Box Decisions
Inserting Special Characters
Find and Insert a Character
Crunching Numbers
Use the Calculator
Make Complex Calculations
Writing Your Text
Write Your Text
Add Other Elements
Typing on Your Screen
Type Your Content
Writing Quick Notes
Write and Read Your Notes
Writing and Drawing Notes
Write and Draw
Modify and Use Your Content
Annotating a Document
Make Your Comments
Sharing Your Journal Notes
E-Mail Your Note
Controlling Your Gadgets
Control the Gadget
Add or Delete Gadgets
Controlling the Sidebar
Display, Hide, or Exit the Sidebar
Move the Sidebar
Running Commands
Run a Command
The Top 10 Command Prompt Commands
Find a Command
Get Information About a Command
Running Older Programs
Set the Compatibility
4. Communicating and Scheduling
Sending E-Mail
Create a Message
Saving and Sending a Draft Message
Create a Draft
Send the Draft
Receiving and Reading E-Mail
Read Your Messages
Replying to or Forwarding a Message
Reply to or Forward a Message
Designing Your Default Message
Add a Signature
Specify Your Stationery
Adding Your Contacts
Create a New Contact
Add an Address from a Message
Creating a Contacts Group
Create a Group
Transferring Files
Sharing Contacts
Send a Business Card
Receive a Business Card
E-Mailing a File
Send a File by E-Mail
Receive an Attachment
E-Mailing Your Photos
Send Your Pictures
Organizing Your Messages
Organize!
Managing Your Messages Automatically
Create Your Rules
Tracking Your Schedule
Set an Appointment
Tracking Your Tasks
Track a Task
Scheduling a Meeting
Schedule a Meeting
Tracking Multiple Schedules
Create Multiple Calendars
Compare Calendars
Sharing Schedules
Publish
Subscribe
Subscribing to Newsgroups
Specify Your Newsgroups
Reading and Writing the News
Select a Message
5. Exploring the Internet
What’s Where in Internet Explorer?
Finding a Web Page
Explore
Opening Multiple Web Pages
Specify the Web Page
Use a Link
Viewing Multiple Web Pages
View Different Web Pages
Clean Up the Tabs
Returning to Your Favorite Sites
Save a Location
Return to a Location
Going to a Specific Web Page
Specify an Address
Setting Your Home Page or Pages
Set the Home Page or Pages
Finding Something on the Internet
Search for an Item
Saving a Web Page
Save a Web Page
Controlling Pop-Up Windows
Set the Pop-Up Blocker
Control the Pop-Up Windows
Reading RSS Feeds
Get Your Feed
Read Your Feed
Transferring Your Settings
Save the Information
Transfer the Information
Copying Material from a Web Page
Save a Picture
Save Some Text
6. Playing Games
Playing Chess Titans
Play Chess Titans
Playing FreeCell
Play FreeCell
Playing Hearts
Play Hearts
Playing InkBall
Play InkBall
Playing Mahjong Titans
Play Mahjong Titans
Playing Minesweeper
Play Minesweeper
Playing Purble Place
Play Comfy Cakes
Play Purble Shop
Play Purble Pairs
Playing Solitaire
Play Solitaire
Playing Spider Solitaire
Play Spider Solitaire
Controlling All Your Games
Control Your Games
7. Working with Pictures
Viewing Your Photos
Browse Your Photos
Find Your Photos
Viewing a Photo Slide Show
View the Show
Adding Photos to the Gallery
Copy a Photo or a Folder
Include a Folder on Your Computer or Network
Importing Photos from Your Camera or Removable Media
Import Your Photos
Viewing Photos Stored in Different Locations
View Your Photos
Labeling and Tagging Your Photos
Add a Tag
Add a Caption
Rate a Photo
Editing Your Photos
Adjust the Exposure and Color
Crop a Photo
Remove "Red Eye"
Sharing Your Photos
Getting Camera Information
Get the Information
Managing Your Photos
Rename Your Photos
Copy Your Photos
Manage the File
Drawing Pictures
Create a Picture
Use the Tools
Change a Tool’s Function with the Shift Key
8. Working with Multimedia
Creating a Multimedia Slide Show
Assemble a DVD Slide Show
Create the Slide Show
Playing with Multimedia
Creating a Video DVD
Create the DVD
Downloading a Video from a Camera
Download the Entire Video
Downloading Video Clips from a Camera
Download the Clips
Downloading Video to a DVD
Transfer to a DVD
Recording a Video from a Camera
Record Your Video
Playing Multimedia with Media Player
Start Playing
Change the Play Order
Arranging Your Media with Playlists
Create a Playlist
Create an Auto Playlist
Copying CD Music
Rip from a CD
Create a Music CD
Controlling Video Playback
Adjust the Playback
Playing a Music CD
Play a Music CD
Playing a DVD
Play the DVD
Changing Media Player’s Shape
Switch Modes
Downloading Music
Get Your Music
Sharing Media on Your Network
Set Up Sharing
Automatically Synchronizing Media with a Portable Device
Set Up the Synchronization
Control the Synchronization Settings
Manually Synchronizing Media with a Portable Device
Add Items to the Device
Add Random Items to the Device
Watching Windows Media Center
Control Media Center
Using Windows Media Center
Category: TV + Movies
Online Media
Tasks
Pictures + Videos
Music
Creating a Simple Movie
Make a Movie
Making Movies That People Actually Enjoy
Preparing to Produce a Movie
Gather Your Files
Create Clips
Combine Clips
Creating an AutoMovie
Create a Movie
Creating a Custom Movie
Set Up the Movie
Adding Transitions to Your Movie
Add the Transitions
Using Video Effects
Add the Effects
Adding Titles and Credits
Add the Title
Add the Credits
Adding Audio to Your Movie
Create a Narration
Add a Soundtrack
Adding Slides to Your Movie
Add Slides
Editing Your Movie Layout
Tweak Your Clips
Publishing Your Movie
Publish It
9. Using Voice and Sounds
Controlling the Volume
Set the Defaults
Set the Master Volume Level
Set the Volume for Events and Programs
Directing Your Computer with Voice Commands
Start Speech Recognition
Use the Commands
Dictating Text
Dictate Your Text
Use the Commands
Correct Errors
Customizing Speech Recognition
Customize Speech Recognition
Talking to the Mouse
Use the Grid
Letting Your Computer Do the Talking
Listen to Narrator
Creating a Sound File
Record Sounds
Associating a Sound with an Event
Use an Existing Sound Scheme
Create a Sound Scheme
Using Alternatives to Sound
Turn on Visual Cues
10. Printing and Scanning
Printing from a Program
Print a Document
Printing a Document
Print a Document Using the Default Printer
Print a Document Using a Specific Printer
Specifying a Default Printer
Change the Default Printer
Controlling Your Printing
View the Queue
Stop the Presses
Printing Your Photographs
Print the Pictures
Printing Web Pages
Fix the Layout
Header and Footer Codes
Creating an XPS Document
Create the Document
Scanning a Picture
Scan a Picture
Scanning Anything
Scan
11. Managing Files and Folders
Windows Views
Changing the Window View
Choose a View
Sorting Your Files and Folders
Sort by Field
Group, Filter, or Stack
Viewing File Information
Show the Information
Classifying Your Files
Add More Information
Navigating Folders
Navigate
Adding a Link to a Folder
Add a Link
Finding Specific Types of Files
Save and Reuse a Search
Creating Quick Access to a File or Folder
Create a Shortcut to a File or Folder
Organizing Your Files
Move, Copy, or Delete a File
Rename a File or Folder or a Group of Files
Sharing Files with Other Users
Share a File or Folder with All Users
Share a File or Folder with Selected Users
Recovering a Deleted Item
Undo a Deletion
Restore an Item
Using a Removable Memory Device
Use the Device
Copying Files to a CD or DVD
Archive Your Files
Copy Files for Distribution
Compressing Files
Create a Compressed Folder
Use a Compressed File
Navigating with Toolbars
Display a Toolbar
The Taskbar’s Toolbars
12. Networking
Connecting to a Network Computer
Connect to a Computer
Connect to a Computer That’s Not Listed
Exploring Your Network
Explore
Sharing Your Files over the Network
Set Up Sharing Permission
Sharing a Folder over the Network
Share a Folder
Sharing a Printer over the Network
Share the Printer
Creating a Connection to a Network Folder
Assign a Drive
Connecting to a Network over the Internet
Create the VPN Connection
Connecting to a Public Wireless Network
Connect to an Open-Access Network
Connect to a Secure Network
Connecting Without a Network
Create a Network
Connect to the Network
Hosting a Network Meeting
Start a Meeting
Joining a Network Meeting
Browse for a Meeting
Accept an Invitation
Participating in a Network Meeting
Share a Program
Share Handouts
Identifying Yourself on a Local Network
Make Your Settings
Controlling a Computer over the Network
Turn Over Control
Holding a Wireless Meeting
Create the Meeting
Connect to the Meeting
Using a Network Projector
Connect
13. Setting Up
Transferring Files and Settings
Set Up the Computers
Transfer the Information
Setting Your Default Programs
Set the System Defaults
Customize the Settings
Turning Windows Components On or Off
Turn a Component On or Off
Associating a File Type with a Program
Set a Program to Always Open a File
Setting Up Dial-Up Internet Access
Set Up a Connection
Control the Connection
Setting Up Windows Mail
Set Up Your E-Mail Account
Add an Account
Setting Up a Printer
Set Up a Local Printer
Connect to a Network Printer
Setting Up Hardware
Set Up the Hardware Automatically
Set Up the Hardware Manually
Setting Up a SideShow Device
Set Up SideShow
14. Customizing
Changing the Overall Look
Change the Theme
Adjusting the Windows Aero Glass Effect
Adjust the Color Scheme and Glass Effect
Changing the Color Scheme
Change the Color Scheme
Setting Your Desktop Background
Set the Background
Using a Screen Saver
Choose a Screen Saver
Create a Custom Screen Saver
Customizing Your Mouse
Set the Buttons
Set the Mouse Pointer
Customizing the Taskbar
Customize the Taskbar
Customize the Notification Area of the Taskbar
Moving the Taskbar
Move and Resize the Taskbar
Customizing the Desktop Icons
Select and Modify the Icons
Customizing the Start Menu
Choose and Customize the Style
Add or Remove a Start Menu Program
Add a Link to an Item
Customizing Your Folders
Change the Way All the Folders Work
Change the Content That’s Shown
Changing Your Account Picture
Change Your Picture
Changing the Way a CD Starts
Set the AutoPlay
Using Alternative Ways of Working
Set the Options
Working Alternatives
Alternative Tools
Alternative Settings
Working in a Different Part of the World
Change the Default Region
Add Keyboard and Language Support
Adding Time Zone Clocks
Create the Clocks
15. Maintaining Security
Know Your Rights
User Groups
Setting Your Password
Create a Password
Changing Your Password
Change Your Password
Resetting Your Password
Create and Use a Password Reset Disk
Restricting User Rights
Change the Type of Access
Use the Guest Account
Protecting Your Account
Lock the Computer
Monitoring Your Security Settings
Check Your Settings
Configuring the Windows Firewall
Configure the Firewall
Authorizing Administrative Actions
Turn On the User Account Control
Restricting Access to Web Content
Set Up Parental Controls
Control the Content
Restricting Access on the Computer
Restrict the Games
Restrict Access Times
Block Programs
Maintaining High Security
Doing Your Part
Setting Internet Explorer Security
Set Your Security
Restricting DVD Movies in Windows Media Player
Specify the Allowable DVD Rating
Preventing Access While Using Windows Media Player
Lock Media Player
Restricting Content in Windows Media Center
Set the Movie and DVD Control
Set the TV Control
Creating Trusted Contacts
Exchange Contacts
Foiling E-Mail Viruses
Protect Yourself and Others
Installing Critical Fixes
Configure Your Downloading
16. Managing Windows Vista
Adding or Deleting User Accounts
Add a Standard Account
Delete an Account
Changing the Date and Time
Change the Time Zone, Date, or Time
Changing the Display
Increase the Computer’s Screen Area
Checking the Status of Windows
Check the Status
So Many Tools and Settings
Controlling the Power Options
Use a Power Plan
Set the Power Buttons and the Password Requirement
Managing Settings for a Presentation
Prepare for the Presentation
Use an External Display
Controlling Your Startup Programs
Control the Programs
Maintaining Your Hard Disk
Maintain a Drive
Disk-Maintenance Tool
Downloading Free Software
Download the Software
Removing a Software Program
Uninstall a Program
Starting Up When There’s a Problem
Control the Startup
Windows Error Recovery Startup Options
Additional Options Using Windows Advanced Options Menu
Fixing System Problems
Restore the System
Managing Everything
Use the Console
Computer Management Console Items
Removing Spyware
Change Defender Settings
Helping Each Other
Ask for Help
Give Help
Backing Up Your Files
Back Up Your Files
Restoring Backed-Up Files
Restore the Files
Upgrading Windows Vista
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