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Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
ISBN: 0596528264
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 175
Authors:
David Pogue
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Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
Table of Contents
Copyright
THE MISSING CREDITS
INTRODUCTION
Part ONE: THE VISTA DESKTOP
Chapter 1. THE VERY BASICS
Section 1.1. About Windows
Section 1.2. Mouse and Keyboard Essentials
Chapter 2. WELCOME CENTER, DESKTOP, AND THE START MENU
Section 2.1. The Welcome Center
Section 2.2. The Vista DesktopNow with Aero
Section 2.3. The Start Menu
Section 2.4. What s in the Start Menu
Section 2.5. Start (Sleep)
Section 2.6. Start (Lock)
Section 2.7. StartLog Off, Restart, Hibernate, Shut Down
Section 2.8. StartHelp and Support
Section 2.9. StartDefault Programs, Control Panel
Section 2.10. StartConnect To
Section 2.11. StartNetwork
Section 2.12. StartComputer
Section 2.13. StartRecent Items
Section 2.14. StartSearch
Section 2.15. StartGames
Section 2.16. StartMusic, Pictures
Section 2.17. StartDocuments
Section 2.18. StartYour Name: The Personal Folder
Chapter 3. FILES, FOLDERS, AND WINDOWS
Section 3.1. Universal Window Controls
Section 3.2. Explorer Window Controls
Section 3.3. Optional Window Panes
Section 3.4. Icon and List Views
Section 3.5. Sorting, Grouping, Stacking, and Filtering
Section 3.6. Sizing, Moving, and Closing Windows
Section 3.7. Windows Flip (AltTab)
Section 3.8. Windows Flip 3D
Section 3.9. The Taskbar
Chapter 4. SEARCHING AND ORGANIZING YOUR FILES
Section 4.1. Meet Vista Search
Section 4.2. Search from the Start Menu
Section 4.3. Explorer-Window Searches
Section 4.4. The Folders of Windows Vista
Section 4.5. Life with Icons
Section 4.6. Selecting Icons
Section 4.7. Copying and Moving Folders and Files
Section 4.8. The Recycle Bin
Section 4.9. Shortcut Icons
Section 4.10. Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop
Chapter 5. INTERIOR DECORATING VISTA
Section 5.1. Aero or Not
Section 5.2. Desktop Background (Wallpaper)
Section 5.3. Screen Savers
Section 5.4. Sounds
Section 5.5. Mouse Makeover
Section 5.6. Customizing the Start Menu
Part TWO: THE PIECES OF VISTA
Chapter 6. PROGRAMS, DOCUMENTS, AND GADGETS
Section 6.1. Opening Programs
Section 6.2. Exiting Programs
Section 6.3. When Programs Die: The Task Manager
Section 6.4. Saving Documents
Section 6.5. Closing Documents
Section 6.6. The Open Dialog Box
Section 6.7. Moving Data Between Documents
Section 6.8. The Sidebar
Section 6.9. Filename Extensions and File Associations
Section 6.10. Installing Software
Section 6.11. Uninstalling Software
Section 6.12. The Control Panel
Chapter 7. PHOTOS, MUSIC, AND MOVIES
Section 7.1. Windows Photo Gallery
Section 7.2. Windows Media Player
Section 7.3. DVD Movies
Part THREE: VISTA ONLINE
Chapter 8. GETTING ONLINESECURELY
Section 8.1. Broadband Connections (Cable Modems and DSL)
Section 8.2. Wireless Networks
Section 8.3. Dial-Up Connections
Section 8.4. Connection Management
Section 8.5. Internet Security
Section 8.6. Hot Spot Security
Section 8.7. Parental Controls
Chapter 9. INTERNET EXPLORER 7
Section 9.1. IE7: The Grand Tour
Section 9.2. Tabbed Browsing
Section 9.3. Favorites (Bookmarks)
Section 9.4. History List
Section 9.5. RSS: The Missing Manual
Section 9.6. Tips for Better Surfing
Section 9.7. The Phishing Filter
Section 9.8. Privacy and Cookies
Section 9.9. The Pop-up Blocker
Chapter 10. WINDOWS MAIL
Section 10.1. Setting Up Windows Mail
Section 10.2. Sending Email
Section 10.3. Reading Email
Section 10.4. Junk Email
Part FOUR: BEYOND THE BASICS
Chapter 11. PRINTING AND FAXING
Section 11.1. Installing a Printer
Section 11.2. Printing
Section 11.3. Controlling Printouts
Section 11.4. Sharing a Printer
Section 11.5. Printer Troubleshooting
Section 11.6. Fonts
Section 11.7. Faxing
Chapter 12. EXPANDING YOUR HARDWARE
Section 12.1. External Gadgets
Section 12.2. Installing Cards in Expansion Slots
Section 12.3. Troubleshooting Newly Installed Gear
Section 12.4. Driver Signing
Section 12.5. The Device Manager
Chapter 13. GETTING HELP
Section 13.1. Navigating the Help System
Section 13.2. Remote Assistance
Section 13.3. Getting Help from Microsoft
Chapter 14. BACKUPS, MAINTENANCE, AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Section 14.1. Automatic Backups
Section 14.2. System Restore
Section 14.3. Windows Update
Section 14.4. Four Speed Tricks
Section 14.5. Safe Mode and the Startup Menu
Section 14.6. Startup Repair
Part FIVE: THE VISTA NETWORK
Chapter 15. ACCOUNTS (AND LOGGING ON)
Section 15.1. Introducing User Accounts
Section 15.2. Accounts
Section 15.3. Fast User Switching
Section 15.4. Logging On
Chapter 16. SETTING UP A NETWORK AND SHARING FILES
Section 16.1. Kinds of Networks
Section 16.2. Sharing an Internet Connection
Section 16.3. The Network and Sharing Center
Section 16.4. Sharing Files
Section 16.5. Accessing Shared Files
Part SIX: APPENDIX
Appendix A. APPENDIX
Section A.1. Explorer windows
Section A.2. Instant Search box (top of each Explorer window)
Section A.3. Working with icons
Section A.4. Navigation pane
Section A.5. Windows-key shortcuts
Section A.6. Login screen
Section A.7. Security screen
Section A.8. MiscellaneousEditing
COLOPHON
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Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
ISBN: 0596528264
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 175
Authors:
David Pogue
BUY ON AMAZON
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