Windows 7

1. Getting started with windows Working with Libraries and Files Customizing Windows & using I.E Audio , Video, and Images Maintaining Windows, and user Accounts Networking & Security Windows Live, IM and Email Windows 7 Customizing Windows and using I.E.

2. Learning Objectives • Windows Preferences • Desktop and Taskbar appearance • Screen Saver • Themes, fonts • Screen Resolution • Start Window • Date and Time • Internet Explorer • Web Slices • Accelerators • RSS Feeds

3. Desktop Background • Picture or color that appears on the backdrop of the desktop where the icons and windows appear • Picture options • Sources • Provided by Windows 7 • Picture Library • Multiple backdrops • Play as slideshow and/or shuffle • Display options • Fill • Resize to fit (stretch or shrink) • Tile or center • Format: BMP or JPG

4. Desktop Background • Access from control panel or right click desktop

5. Taskbar • Used to switch from one program to another • Options • Change size and location • Customize its display • Add or remove toolbars • Use Auto-Hide, Lock, Unlock, Aero Peek • Customize notification area icons

6. Taskbar with the Toolbars submenu displayed Taskbar and Start Menu properties Notification Area Icons

7. Screen Savers Screen Saver Settings • Prevents burn-in on older monitors • Security feature • Force logon when idle for specified time 3D Text Settings dialog box

8. Screen Resolution • Monitor displays content by dividing the display screen into thousands or millions of dots • Each dot is a pixel • Number of pixels on the screen is the resolution • Higher the number – more content fits – clearer – smaller • Lower the number – less content fits – fuzzier – bigger • Scaling is in Dots Per Inch • Can be changed to make things appear larger or smaller

9. Monitors • Orientation • Rectangular – landscape – 1024x768 • Color quality • Higher the quality – more colors displayed – more memory used • 16bit color – displays 768 colors • 24/32 bit color – displays 16.7 million colors • Refresh rate • Frequency in which screen content is redrawn/redisplayed • Hertz – higher is more clear

10. Multiple Monitors • Increases size of workspace • One monitor is primary – displays dialog boxes • Second monitor is secondary – displays windows. Icons • Drag from one monitor to the other • Need 2 video cards

11. Screen Resolution & Monitor settings Properties with Monitor tab Screen Resolution window

12. Power Options for Laptops • Reduce power consumption – maximize battery life • Power Plans • Sleep – monitor and hard disks turn off after being idle • Hibernation – Saves everything in memory and shuts down

13. Themes & Schemes • Themes change everything • Background ,screen saver, mouse pointer, sounds, icons and fonts to coordinating colors and designs • Styles • Predefined in Windows 7 (Aero or Basic or High contrast) • Your own • Can further customize • Schemes • Predefined combinations of settings that assure visual coordination of items • Swicth between Windows 7 Basic and Aero

14. Personalization window Window Color and Appearance window

15. Fonts • Everything appears in a typeface (particular design of letters, numbers, symbols) • Height of character measured in points 1/72 inch • Common fonts are Times Roman, Arial, • Types • True Type & Open Type • Outline – (vector or scalar) – mathematical equation forms letters • Designed for high quality display and print at any size • Look better at high resolution • Screen • bitmapped characters (raster) – small dots arranged to form a letter • Designed for high quality display and print at screen size

16. Fonts window Arial Black (Open Type) window

17. Start Menu • Beginning point for accessing most programs and features • Customize • Add shortcuts • Pin items Adding a program to the Start menu Customize Start Menu

18. Date and Time • Used to establish when files were created or modified • Located in Notification area of taskbar • Automatically synchronized to Atomic clock with internet connection • Can change format of date/time • Can add/display a second clock

20. Internet • A global collection of millions of computers linked together to share information • The Web is millions of web sites linked together on the internet, to display web pages • Browsers are software programs used to find and display web pages • I.E. 8 is Microsoft‘s browser that comes with Window 7 • Search the web • Create Web slices • Use Accelerators • Setup RSS Feeds • Block pop-ups and thwart Phishing attempts • Browse privately • Quick tabs

21. Internet Explorer Elements Web page in Internet Explorer browser window

22. Address bar • Contains address on internet where the web page resides • URL – composed of 4 parts • Protocol – a set of rules for the exchange of information • Location – where the website is • Name – the name of the site • Suffix – the type of site • (optional) Folder/page name http://www.mySpace.com http://www.HomeTurf.com/Football http://www.questSpecialtyTravel.com/destination.html

23. Search the web • Search Engine - Available through browser • Google • Yahoo • Bing • Wiki • Search box – Keywords, phrases • Search results – List of matches

24. Search box with keyword and visual suggestions Highlighted search results

25. Favorites Adding a Web Slice to the Favorites bar • Store and organize web addresses • Individual pages, tab groups • Web slices – portion of a web page that is updateable Web page in Internet Explorer window

26. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Feeds Displaying a Web page with a feed • Delivers frequently updated web content to your browser on a continuous basis • Requires subscription – typically free • Can deliver text, video and podcasts Subscribing to and viewing a feed

27. Accelerators • Add-on program • Perform common tasks without having to navigate to sites • Get driving directions • Translate and define words • Email others • Highlight text on any web page and click the blue accelerator button

28. Using a Map with Bing Accelerator