Wiley Windows Vista Just the Steps For Dummies
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1. If your computer freezes up for some reason you can turn it off in a couple of ways Press Ctrl Alt Delete twice in a row or press the power button on your CPU and hold it until the computer shuts down Don t simply turn off your computer at the power source unless you have to because of a computer crash Windows Vista might not start up properly the next time you turn it on if you don t follow the proper shutdown procedure Shut Down Vour Computer GQ viene tr X E Votos contacts JE mosson ome wire 2007 peta E Ree Jeg Wows Proto crey Doe ed Lod TS Ae Figure 1 13 The menu used to turn off or restart your computer 13 Chapter 1 Exploring the Windows Vista Desktop 142. o gt o ABrregrame Remove from this Est To clean up your desktop manually right click the desktop and a KE choose Personalize Click Change Desktop Icons in the Tasks list on the left In the Desktop Icons setting dialog box that appears click the Restore Default button which returns to the original desktop shortcuts set up on your computer Figure 1 9 The Send To shortcut menu You can create a shortcut for a brand new item by right clicking the desktop choosing New and then choosing an item to place there such as a text document bitmap image or contact Then double click the shortcut that appears and begin working on the file in the associated application Figure 1 10 A new shortcut on the desktop Chapter 1 Exploring the Windows Vista Desktop Empty the Recycle Bin 1 Right click the Recycle Bin icon on the Windows Vista desktop and choose Empty Recycle Bin from the menu that appears see Figure 1 11 2 In the confirmation dialog box that appears see Fig ure 1 12 click Yes A progress dialog box appears indicating the contents are being deleted Remember that after you empty the Recycle Bin all files in it are unavailable to you Up until the moment you permanently delete items by performing the preceding steps you can retrieve items in the Recycle Bin by right clicking the desktop icon and choosing Open Select the item you want to retrieve and then click the Restore This Item link near the to
3. then choose View gt Auto Arrange Want to quickly hide all your desktop open windows Say the boss is headed your way and all you have there is games Click the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch bar Poof They re all gone and your job is secure Just click items on the taskbar to display each window again View Large icons wn 5 3 g e Medium icons Refresh Classic cons Paste Auto Arrange Paste Shortcu Agn to Grid Undo Rename Ctriez v Show Desktop Icons amp Personalize Figure 1 7 The Desktop shortcut menu View submenu View Sort By Refresh Size Type Date modified Name Past Paste Shortcu Undo Rename Ctre New amp Personalize Figure 1 8 The Desktop shortcut menu Sort By submenu Create a Desktop Shortcut Create a Desktop Shortcut 1 Choose Start All Programs and locate the program on the list of programs that appears 2 Right click an item Freecell for example and choose Send To Desktop Create Shortcut see Figure 1 9 3 The shortcut appears on the desktop see Figure 1 10 Double click the icon to open the application we Fax Recipient Occasionally Windows Vista offers to delete desktop icons that you j mesen om Patt c S mumeo haven t used in a long time Let it The desktop should be reserved for frequently used programs files and folders You can always re Le eee em create shortcuts easily if you need them again ee L iee
4. Exploring the Windows Vista Desktop J as your desk is the central area from which you do all kinds of work the Windows Vista desktop is a command center for organizing your computer work Here you find the Start menu which you use to access information about your computer files folders and applications You ll also find a taskbar that offers settings such as your computer s date and time as well as shortcuts to your most frequently accessed programs or files In this chapter you explore the desktop which appears when you log on to Windows Vista Along the way you discover the Recycle Bin the Quick Launch bar this might sound like a salad bar at a fast food restaurant but it s actually the area of the Windows Vista taskbar that lets you open fre quently used programs and how to shut down your computer when you re done for the day Here then are the procedures that you can use to take advantage of the desktop features of Windows Vista NP aster Get ready to gt Log On and Off Windows Vista ss 6 om Work with the Start Menu eesee 7 Work with the Quick Launch Bar 8 om Set the Date and Time cssssssseeeeeees 9 Arrange Icons on the Desktop 10 Create a Desktop Shortcut ss0e0e 11 u Empty the Recycle Bin sssssssssssssssseeee 12 gt Shut Down Your Computer 0 13 Chapter 1 Exploring
5. Start Menu Work with the Start Menu 1 Press the Windows key on your keyboard or click the Start button on the desktop to display the Start menu see Figure 1 2 From the Start menu you can do any of the following e Click All Programs to display a list of all programs on your computer You can click any program in the list to open it e Click any category on the right of the Start menu to display a Windows Explorer window with related folders and files see Figure 1 3 e Click either frequently used programs at the top left of the Start menu or recently used programs just below them e Click the Power button icon to close all programs and turn off Windows or click the Lock icon to lock your computer e Click the arrow next to the Lock button to display a menu of choices for shutting down or restarting your computer logging off or for logging in as a different user When you move your cursor away from the Start menu it disappears Open the Start menu and right click in a blank area and click Properties to display the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box where you can customize the Start menu behavior If you would rather use the look and feel of the Start menu in older ver sions of Windows select Classic Start Menu in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box and then click OK Internet Internet Leplorer E mail E Microsoft Office Outlook le HP Photosmart Premier e Internet Explo
6. an also drag gadgets right onto your desktop if you prefer not to leave the Sidebar dis played See Chapter 5 for more about using the Sidebar and Gadgets Date and Time Date ane Time Additonal Clocks internet Time Date Monday November 13 2005 Hi Time 10 47 55 AM Pi Change dete and tiene Change time zone je begins on Sunday March 11 2007 at 200 AM The d1 hour at thes time e one week before this change occurs How de the clock and time zone Laua cmm ay Figure 1 6 The Date and Time Properties dialog box Chapter 1 Exploring the Windows Vista Desktop Arrange Icons on the Desktop 1 10 Right click the desktop and choose View in the resulting shortcut menu be sure that Auto Arrange isn t selected as shown in Figure 1 7 If it is selected deselect it before proceeding to the next step Right click the Windows Vista desktop In the resulting shortcut menu choose Sort By and then click the crite ria for sorting your desktop shortcuts see Figure 1 8 You can also click any icon and drag it to another loca tion on the desktop for example to separate it from other desktop icons so you can find it easily If you ve rearranged your desktop by moving items hither thither and yon and you want your icons in orderly rows along the left side of your desktop snap them into place with the Auto Arrange feature Right click the desktop and
7. d processor or calendar program When the Quick Launch bar is displayed the Show Desktop button is available When you click this button all open applications are Bat Peron reduced to taskbar icons It s a quick way to clean your desktop or hide what you re up to al Mites contacts Restore previous versions Qom see Copy Remorse irom thes beat Ea Hintern maneta sary _ Aenac PD eo Ed Gai ie Set the Date and Time Set the Date and Time 1 Press the Windows key on your keyboard to display the taskbar if it isn t visible Right click the Date Time display on the far right of the taskbar and then choose Adjust Date Time from the shortcut menu that appears Click the Change Date and Time see Figure 1 6 button and in the Date and Time Settings dialog box click another date on the calendar Enter a new time in the Time box to change the time Click OK To change the time zone from the Date and Time Properties dialog box click the Change Time Zone but ton Choose another time zone from the Time Zone list and click OK Click OK to apply the new settings and close the dia log box If you don t want your computer to adjust for Daylight Saving Time click Change Time Zone and click the Automatically Adjust Clock for Daylight Saving Time checkbox to turn this feature off Another option for displaying the time or date is to add the Clock or Calendar gadgets to the Windows Sidebar You c
8. p of the Recycle Bin window oe ee Figure 1 11 The Recycle Bin shortcut menu You can modify the Recycle Bin properties by right clicking it and choosing Properties In the dialog box that appears you can change Confirm Muti File Delete a the maximum size for the Recycle bin and where it should be e vou sure you nant to permanent dete these 11 tens stored on your hard drive You can also deselect the option of hav oe EG ing a confirmation dialog box appear when you delete Recycle Bin contents Figure 1 12 Confirming the Empty Recycle Bin command 12 Shut Down Vour Computer 1 Choose Start and then click the arrow to the right of the Lock button In the resulting shortcut menu shown in Figure 1 13 choose Shut Down to shut the computer down com pletely if you want to reboot turn off and turn back on your computer choose Restart If you re going away for a while but don t want to have to go through the whole booting up sequence complete with Windows Vista music when you return you don t have to turn off your com puter Just click the Hibernate button instead in Step 2 to put your computer into a kind of sleeping state where the screen goes black and the fan shuts down When you get back just click your mouse button or press Enter or in some cases especially on some laptops press the Power button your computer springs to life and whatever programs and documents you had open are still open
9. rer d Welcome Center Ge Windows Contacts Snaglt 8 fF micosott orce wora 2007 eta gt Windows Media Ptayer Iq Windows Photo Gallery 2 Figure 1 2 The Start menu if II Nancy Muir Pictures 4s Search 2 Figure 1 3 A Windows Explorer window Chapter 1 Exploring the Windows Vista Desktop Work with the Quick Launch Bar 1 Locate the Quick Launch bar on the taskbar just to the right of the Start button if it s not visible right click the taskbar and choose Toolbars Quick Launch from the shortcut menu see Figure 1 4 By default it includes the Show Desktop and Switch between Windows icons 2 To place any application on the Quick Launch bar as shown in Figure 1 5 right click that application in the Start menu or on the Desktop and then choose Add to Quick Launch You can also click and drag it to the Quick Launch bar If you want help creating a desktop B ae shortcut see the task Create a Desktop Shortcut later ees in this chapter Bowie esman If you have more programs in this area than can be shown on the 7 meena PRU REET taskbar click the arrows to the right of the Quick Launch bar a shortcut menu of programs appears However don t create too much clutter on your Quick Launch bar which can make it unwieldy Logical candidates to place here are your Internet browser your e mail program and programs that you use every day such as a wor
10. the Windows Vista Desktop Log On and Off Windows Vista 1 2 3 Turn on your computer to begin the Windows Vista start up sequence In the resulting Windows Vista Welcome screen enter your password and click the arrow button or click Switch User and choose another user to log on as Windows Vista verifies your password and displays the Windows Vista desktop as shown in Figure 1 1 Note If you haven t set up the password protection feature or more than one user you re taken directly to the Windows Vista desktop For more on adding and changing passwords see Chapter 12 To log off the current user account first save any open documents close any open applications and then choose Start Then click the arrow next to the Lock but ton and choose Log Off Windows Vista logs off and dis plays a list of users To log on again click a user icon To create another user choose Start gt Control Panel gt User Accounts and Family Safety gt Add or Remove User Accounts Then click Create a New Account Follow instructions to enter a name for the account and set a password for it if you like To log on as another user as described in Step 3 you have to enable Fast User Switching in the User Account settings Figure al el 1 1 The Windows Vista desktop After you set up more than one user before you get to the password screen you have to click the icon for the user you wish to log on as Work with the
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