Overview

SEE IT DONE. DO IT YOURSELF.   It’s that Easy! Easy Microsoft Windows 7 teaches you the fundamentals of working with Microsoft’s latest operating system. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through every task, building the skills you need to master Windows 7 with ease. No need to feel intimidated–we’ll hold your hand every step of the way. Learn how to… • Instantly find what you’re looking for: files, programs, anything • Manage your music and video with Windows Media Player • See it all, do it all, get it all on the Web • Have more fun with Windows 7’s built-in games • Protect yourself from viruses, intrusions, and phishing • Download free Windows Live Essentials bonus software • Set up your computer just the way you want it • Keep your computer running reliable and fast • Build a home network the easy way with HomeGroup • Put live and Internet TV on your PC with Windows Media Center    

Full Product Details

Author:   Mark Edward Soper
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.818kg
ISBN:  

9780789739940

ISBN 10:   0789739941
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   02 January 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 WHAT’S NEW IN WINDOWS 7     2 Getting Started    4 Aero Peek    5 Aero Snap    6 Libraries     7 Internet Explorer 8     8 Windows Action Center     9 Windows Live Essentials     10 Device Stage     11 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS 7     12 Logging into Windows 7     14 Dealing with a Failed Login    15 Using the Mouse    16 Using the Keyboard    18 User Account Control (UAC) for Administrators    19 User Account Control for Standard Users    20 Adjusting User Account Control (UAC)     21 CHAPTER 3 USING THE WINDOWS 7 DESKTOP    22 Starting a Program from the Start Menu    24 Opening a New Program Window    25 Maximizing, Minimizing, Restoring, and Resizing a Window     26 Using Aero Snap to Manage Windows     28 Using Aero Peek to View the Desktop     30 Using Alt-Tab to Cycle Through Programs    31 Using Windows Flip (Win-Tab) to Cycle Through Programs    32 Using the Taskbar to View and Select Running Programs     33 Closing a Program     34 Using Desktop Gadgets     36 CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH YOUR FOLDERS     38 Using Libraries    40 Enabling the Menu Pane    41 Adding Folders to a Library     42 Changing Library Layouts    44 Using Send To    47 Using Drag and Drop to Copy a Folder     48 Using Drag and Drop to Move a Folder     50 Using Copy and Paste to Copy a Folder    52 Using Copy To/Move To     54 Creating New Folders     56 Renaming Folders     57 Deleting Folders     58 CHAPTER 5 WORKING WITH YOUR FILES     60 Changing File-Viewing Options     62 Viewing File Information (Properties)     63 Compressing a File    64 Renaming a Group of Files    66 Renaming a File    68 Copying a File to the Same Folder     69 Moving a File or Group of Files    70 Sorting, Grouping, and Stacking Files in a Folder    72 Dealing with Duplicates While Copying Files    Online 1 CHAPTER 6 PRINTING     76 Viewing Available Printers     78 Installing a New Printer     79 Using Device Stage to View and Change Printer Properties     80 Printing a Test Page to a Local Printer     81 Installing a Network Printer     82 Sharing a Printer     84 Printing a Document with Print Preview    86 Viewing and Managing the Print Queue    88 Viewing Fonts    90 Using the ClearType Wizard    92 CHAPTER 7 WORKING WITH WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER    94 Playing an Audio CD from the Windows Desktop     96 Playing an Audio CD from Windows Media Center     98 Ripping (Copying) an Audio CD     100 Playing Albums    102 Playing Individual Tracks    103 Setting Up Playlists    104 Burning (Creating) a Music CD    106 Viewing DVDs with Windows Media Player    108 Viewing Video Clips with Windows Media Player     109 CHAPTER 8 WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER     110 Opening and Configuring Windows Media Center    112 Configuring the TV Signal    114 Viewing the Program Guide     118 Watching TV     120 Recording TV    122 Searching for TV Shows and Movies    124 Viewing Photos in a Slide Show     126 Viewing Photos by Tags and Dates    128 Changing Slide Show Settings    130 Watching Recorded TV     132 Deleting a TV Recording    133 Managing Recordings     134 Watching Videos     136 Playing Music    137 Playing and Ripping a CD    138 Starting a Game from Windows Media Center    142 Quitting WMC    143 CHAPTER 9 GAMING    144 Using the Games Explorer     146 Learning More About a Game    147 Playing, Saving, and Continuing a Game    148 Adding a New Game to Games Explorer    150 Setting Up Game Updates and Options    152 CHAPTER 10 BROWSING THE INTERNET     154 The Internet Explorer 8 Interface    156 Entering a Website Address (URL)    157 Setting Your Home Page    158 Working with Tabs    159 Opening a Link    160 Using the Favorites Bar    162 Adding Favorites to the Favorites Bar     163 Adding Favorites to the Favorites Menu    164 Saving a Tab Group as a Favorite     166 Using Suggested Sites     168 Opening a Favorite Website or Tab Group     170 Using Compatibility View    171 Viewing RSS Feeds     172 Using Page Zoom     174 Using Accelerators     175 Using InPrivate Browsing    176 Disabling an Add-On    177 Managing Popups     178 Setting Internet Privacy Features    180 Deleting Selected Items from Your History List     182 Deleting All Items from Your History List    183 Emailing Links    184 Printing a Web Page    185 Saving a Web Page    186 Organizing Favorites     Online 3 CHAPTER 11 USER ACCOUNTS AND SYSTEM SECURITY     188 Setting Up Windows 7 for Multiple Users    190 Changing Account Settings     192 Adding/Changing a Password    193 Creating a Password Reset Disk     194 Enabling Parental Controls     196 Checking for Spyware with Windows Defender    200 Setting Windows Defender Options     202 Using Action Center     204 Reporting Problems with Action Center    205 CHAPTER 12 PERSONALIZING WINDOWS 7    206 Opening the Personalization Menu from the Desktop     208 Opening the Personalization Menu from Control Panel    209 Selecting a Desktop Theme     210 Changing the Window Color     211 Choosing a Desktop Background     212 Selecting a Screen Saver    213 Enabling and Using Multiple Monitors     214 Adjusting Screen Resolution    216 Adjusting Mouse Settings    217 Using a Sound Scheme     218 Setting the Date and Time     220 Using Additional Clocks    Online 5 Control Panel CHAPTER 13 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE    222 The System and Security Category in Control Panel     224 Displaying System Information    225 Configuring Windows Update    226 Updating Windows Manually    228 Using Devices and Printers     230 Selecting a Power Plan     232 Viewing Disk Information     234 Using ReadyBoost     236 Cleaning Up Unnecessary Files     237 Checking Drives for Errors    238 Configuring Defragment    240 Troubleshooting    242 Fixing Problems with System Restore     244 Creating a System Repair Disc     246 Backing Up Your Files     248 Restoring Files from a Backup    252 Using the Problem Steps Recorder    Online 7 CHAPTER 14 SETTING UP PROGRAMS    258 Control Panel’s Programs Menu     260 Installing a CD or DVD Program from the AutoPlay Menu    261 Installing a Program Manually    262 Adding a Program Shortcut to the Start Menu 263 Adding a Program Shortcut to the Desktop     264 Adding a Program Shortcut to the Taskbar     265 Helping an Older Program to Run Properly    266 Removing (Uninstalling) a Program    269 Deleting a Desktop Shortcut    270 Customizing the Start Menu     271 Customizing the Taskbar    272 Customizing Notification Icons with Control Panel    274 Setting AutoPlay Options     276 Configuring Toolbars     Online 11 Setting Default Programs     Online 13 CHAPTER 15 WINDOWS ACCESSORIES     278 Viewing the Accessories Menu     280 Working with Calculator    281 Using WordPad     282 Using Notepad    285 Using Paint     286 Using Windows Photo Viewer    290 CHAPTER 16 NETWORKING YOUR HOME    292 Connecting to an Unsecured Wireless Network    294 Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network    296 Connecting to a Wired Network     298 Opening the Network and Sharing Center     299 Viewing Computers on Your Network    300 Using the Network Map to Diagram Your Network    302 Changing Your Workgroup     304 Enabling File and Printer Sharing    308 Sharing Public Folders    309 Sharing Printers     310 Setting Up a Homegroup    311 Joining a Homegroup     312 Accessing Homegroup Shared Folders    314 Changing Homegroup Settings     315 Using Windows Easy Transfer    316 Sharing a Folder Manually     Online 15 CHAPTER 17 USING WINDOWS LIVE ESSENTIALS     322 Downloading and Installing Windows Live Essentials    324 Viewing Photos in Gallery View     326 Adding and Using Tags     328 Playing a Slide Show     330 Fixing Photos    331 Cropping a Photo and Undoing Changes    332 Sharing Photos with Flickr     334 Burning Photos and Videos to a DVD Slide Show     336 Importing Photos from a Camera    338 Printing Photos     340 Setting Up Your Email Account with Windows Live Mail    342 Receiving Email     344 Opening File Attachments     345 Replying to Email    346 Forwarding Messages     347 Deleting Messages    348 Creating a Contact    349 Starting an Email to a Contact     350 Adding Text Formatting to an Email    351 Adding Attachments     352 Adding an Appointment to the Calendar    Online 17 Windows Live Family Safety    Online 19 Starting Windows Live Movie Maker Beta     Online 21 Importing Videos and Photos     Online 22 Changing the Position of Your Photos and Videos     Online 23 Saving Your Project     Online 24 Adding Transitions to Your Movie    Online 25 Adding Visual Effects to Your Movie     Online 26 Adding a Sound Track to Your Movie     Online 27 Outputting Your Movie    Online 28 Glossary    354 Index    374  

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Mark Edward Soper has been using Microsoft Windows ever since version 1.0, and since 1992, he’s taught thousands of computer troubleshooting and network students across the country how to use Windows as part of their work and everyday lives. Mark has contributed to Que’s Special Edition Using series on Windows Me, Windows XP, and Windows Vista; Easy Windows Vista; Windows 7 in Depth, and has written two books about Windows Vista, including Maximum PC Microsoft Windows Vista Exposed and Unleashing Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center.   When he’s not teaching, learning, or writing about Microsoft Windows, Mark stays busy with many other technology-related activities. He is a longtime contributor to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, working on the 11th through 18th editions, co-authored Upgrading and Repairing Networks, 5th Edition, written two books on A+ Certification (with a third in process), and written two books about digital photography, Easy Digital Cameras and The Shot Doctor: The Amateur’s Guide to Taking Great Digital Photos. Mark also stays busy on the web, posting many blog entries and articles at MaximumPC.com, as well as articles for Maximum PC magazine. He also teaches Windows, digital photography, and digital imaging at Ivy Tech State College’s Evansville, Indiana campus.  

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