Chapter 14. Customizing


14. Customizing

In this section:

  • Changing the Overall Look

  • Adjusting the Aero Glass Effect

  • Changing the Color Scheme

  • Setting Your Desktop Background

  • Using a Screen Saver

  • Customizing Your Mouse

  • Customizing the Taskbar

  • Customizing the Desktop Icons

  • Customizing the Start Menu

  • Customizing Your Folders

  • Changing Your Account Picture

  • Using Alternative Ways of Working

  • Working in a Different Part of the World

You can customize just about everything on your computer to make it look and work exactly the way you want. It's fun to experiment with the various themes, and to try out the Windows Aero glass feature for a cool transparent look in parts of Windows components. You can not only create a screen saver with pictures from your Photo Galleryyou can even use a video clip as part of your screen saver. You can change the size and color of almost everything; set items to open with one click instead of two; and rearrange or hide the taskbar, toolbars, Start menu, and Desktop items. You can even customize your little friend the mouse.

You can use a single window in which to open all your folders, or use a separate window for each folder; and you can choose the detailsdate, author, and so onthat you want to be shown in your folder windows. If you sometimes work in a different language, you can switch the layout of your keyboard to conform to that language, and you can add clocks that let you check the time in other cities or countries. If you have any problems with your vision, hearing, or manual dexterityor if you just want to try a different way of workingthe Ease Of Access Center presents an array of alternative tools that you'll want to try.



Windows Vista Plain & Simple
How to Wow: Photoshop for the Web
ISBN: N/A
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 286

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