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1 Table of Contents Foreword...13 Visual Steps Newsletter...13 Introduction to Visual Steps...14 Register Your Book...14 What You Will Need...15 Prior Computer Experience How to Use This Book...17 How This Book Is Organized The Screenshots...18 For Teachers The Website That Accompanies This Book Test Your Knowledge...19 How to Continue After This Book...20 The CD-ROM in This Book Adjusting Your Work Area Desktop Creating Shortcuts Moving Icons Turning On Auto Arrange Changing the Shortcut Icon Deleting an Icon Adjusting the Taskbar Settings The Quick Launch Toolbar Adding a Shortcut to the Quick Launch Toolbar Deleting a Shortcut Adjusting the Notification Area Customizing the Start Menu Windows Sidebar Exercises Background Information Tips...49

2 2. Adjusting Windows Settings The Control Panel Adjusting Date and Time Ease of Access Center Setting Default Programs Associating a File Type with a Program Changing AutoPlay Settings for CDs and Other Media Exercises Background Information Tips Your Computer What Is Inside Your Computer? The Properties of the Hard Disk Gigabyte, Megabyte, Kilobyte Your DVD Drive Removable Media Looking at the Parts of Your Computer Displaying the Performance of Your Computer Viewing the Contents of the CD-ROM File Types File Properties Opening a File Background Information New Hardware Adding External Devices Removing External Devices Exercises Background Information Tips Compressing Files Creating a Compressed Folder Adding Files by Dragging Removing Files from a Compressed Folder Extracting a Compressed File Extracting Quicker by Dragging Exercises Background Information Tips...117

3 5. Computer Security Protecting Your Computer Windows Security Center Windows Firewall Windows Update Malware Protection Windows Defender Virus Protection Using an Antivirus Program Exercises Background Information Tips User Accounts Types of User Accounts Changing a User Name Choosing Another Picture Creating a New User Account Deleting a User Account Creating a Password for a User Account Changing a Password Creating a Password Reset Disk Using the Guest Account Fast User Switching User Account Control Parental Controls Removing a Password Exercises Background Information Tips Backup and System Restore Backup and Restore Center Windows Complete PC Backup Backing Up Files Incremental Backup Restoring a Backup Automatic File Backup New Full Backup System Restore Creating Restore Points Restoring Restore Points...206

4 7.11 Exercises Background Information Tips Writing Files to CD or DVD What Do You Need? Choosing Between Two File Systems Formatting a Disc Compiling a Data Disc Writing a Data Disc Adding Files to a Live File System Disc Deleting Data from a Live File System Disc Erasing a Live File System Rewritable Disc Mastered File System Adding Files to the Queue Deleting Files from the Queue Writing the Queue to Disc Viewing the Contents of the Disc Using Photo Gallery Exercises Background Information Tips Advanced Features of the Folder Windows Opening Your Personal Folder Changing the Display of the Folder Window The Parts of the Folder Window Favorite Links Working with the Folder List Displaying the Menu Bar Previewing a File in the Preview Pane Changing File Properties in the Details Pane Ratings and Tags Using the Search Box Filtering Search Results Using the Column Headers Searching the Entire Computer Saving a Search Performing a Saved Search The Changing Buttons on the Toolbar Exercises Background Information Tips...276

5 10. Useful Vista Programs Windows Calendar Adding a New Appointment Inviting Others for an Appointment Receiving an Invitation Setting and Receiving a Reminder Snipping Tool Windows Photo Gallery Tags and Ratings Adding Folders to Windows Photo Gallery Other Features of Windows Photo Gallery Exercises Background Information Tips Word Processing with WordPad Selecting Text Lists Never an Empty List Applying Bullet Style in Advance Paragraph Formatting Indenting Paragraphs Hanging Indentation Indenting the First Line Undoing the Indentation Right Indentation Tables Tab Stops Removing a Tab Stop Selecting All Paper Orientation Exercises Background Information...330

6 12 Managing and Maintaining Your Computer Uninstalling Programs Installing Programs Installing Adobe Reader Opening Adobe Reader Opening a PDF File Installing the Gadget Visual Steps Alarm Clock Removing a Gadget Cleaning Your Hard Disk Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Common Problems Exercises Background Information Tips Appendices A. Copying the Practice Files to Your Computer B How Do I Do That Again? B. Index

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