S

Safe Mode, 251

safe online computing, 596-597

Safely Remove Hardware icon, 247

satellite Internet connections, 423

SAV files, 683

Save As dialog boxes, 29-31

Saved Searches folder, 147

saving

files in Microsoft Paint, 334-335

files with WordPad, 313

movies, 387

screenshots, 331

searches, 150-151

text files, 312

Windows Mail messages, 463-464

Scale Factor, Magnifier dialog box, 303

ScanDisk, 694

Scanner And Camera Wizard, 324, 339-340

scanners , 337-341

scheduling print jobs, 264-265

Scientific Calculator, 319-321

Scratch areas, 621

Screen Saver tool, Personalization Control Panel, 191

screen savers, 86, 200-202

screen-readers, 301-302

screens

Help, 49-51

magnification of, 302-304

resolution, 210-211

Windows Vista, 4-7

screenshots, 61-62, 330-331

scripts, 515-517, 604-605

Scroll bars, 15

scroll notifications announced by Narrator, 302

Scroll Programs option, Customize Classic Start Menu dialog box, 185

SDSL (Symmetric DSL), 419

Search bar, Internet Explorer, 485, 495

Search Box option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

Search Communications option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

search engines, Internet Explorer default, 496-197

Search Favorites And History option, Customize

Start Menu dialog box, 183

Search Help field, Help And Support window, 51

Search option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

Search pane, Windows Explorer, 113

searches

for files and folders, 146-151

and hidden folders, 135

Recycle Bin, 127

Start menus , 177

for text in Notepad, 312

for text in WordPad, 317

for web pages, 495-497

secret sauce, 594

sectors, 620

secure servers, 608

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), 608

security

See also communication security

local area network, 576

router, 590-591

Security Alert dialog box, 609

Security Center, Windows Control Panel, 599

security IDs (SIDs), 83

security options, 576

Security Policy tool, 73

Security Settings dialog box, 608

security settings, Internet Explorer 7, 512-517

Security tabs

Dial-Up Connection, 435

Internet Options dialog box, 516, 605-606

Options dialog box, 454-455, 461

Properties dialog box, 86-87

Security Warning dialog box, 609

security zones, Windows Mail, 458

Select A Drive Where Windows Can Store An Image Of The CD To Be Written setting, Recording tab, 634

Select A Write Speed setting, Recording tab, 634

Select The Program From A List option, 20

Select tool, Microsoft Paint, 335, 337

Selective Startup mode, 678

Send element, Network graph, 648

Send tab, Options dialog box, 454, 460

Send To folder, 75

Send To menu, 123-124

senders, blocking e-mail, 475-477

Send/Receive button, Windows Mail, 453

Sent Items folder, Windows Mail, 449

separators, Windows Explorer, 113

serial (com) port, 243

Server Performance Advisor features, 646

serverhost, 536

servers, 279-281, 549

Service network component, 559

Service Profile Identifiers (SPIDs), 423

services

changing settings for, 678-679

disabling unnecessary, 654-655

local area network, 569-570

Services tab, Properties dialog box, 260

Set The Thickness Of The Blinking Cursor option, Make The Computer Easier To See window, 304

Set Up Mouse Keys window, 293-294

Setting Properties dialog box, 650

setup information files, 313

setup programs, 40

Setup Wizard, 75-76

Shadow Copy Backup feature, 155

shape tools, Microsoft Paint, 336

share name , 580

shared computers, 75-76, 84-88

Shared Documents folder, 88

shared drives , 575, 578

shared folders, 575

shared printers, 582

shared resources. See LAN

shared screenshots, 331

shareware programs, 542

sharing calendars in Windows Calendar, 100-103

sharing data, 59-67

overview, 59

through Windows Clipboard, 59-62

using OLE, 62-67

creating linked or embedded objects, 64-66

editing linked or embedded objects, 66-67

overview, 62-64

Sharing tabs

Dial-Up Connection, 435

Properties dialog box, 132, 260, 623

SHIFT key, 293, 304

Short date format option, Customize Regional Options dialog box Date tab, 235

shortcut keys, 21

shortcut menu commands, 11, 26-27

shortcut menu, Taskbar, 188

shortcuts

Internet, 494-495

keyboard, 304

overview, 130

working with, 142-144

Show All Items links, Welcome Center, 198

Show Filter Key Status On Screen option, Set Up Filter Keys window, 296

Show On Start Menu option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

Show Pictures setting, Internet Explorer menu bar, 305

Show Small Icons In Start Menu option, Customize Classic Start Menu dialog box, 185

Show Text tab, Toolbar shortcut menu, 189

Show Title tab, Toolbar shortcut menu, 189

Show Windows Side by Side command, 23

Show Windows Stacked command, 23

shuffled track play, Windows Media Player, 359

Shut Down mode, 11

SIDs (security IDs), 83

Sign In tab, Media Player window, 353

sign in, Windows Live Messenger, 521-523

signatures, digital, 612

Signatures tab, Options dialog box, 460

signed files, 364

signed mail, 612-614

Simple File Sharing, 69, 580

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), 446

single-clicks, 11-12, 137

size , taskbar, 186

Size command, System menu, 16

size of text, WordPad, 315

skins, Windows Media Player, 363-365

slashes (/), 112

sleep mode, 10-11, 284

Slide Show tool, Windows Photo Gallery, 327

Slide Show view, Windows Explorer, 324

slide shows

Windows Media Center, 400

Windows Movie Maker, 385

small office/home office (SOHO), 547, 564-565, 587-591

small to medium- sized businesses (SMBs), 597

SMBs (small to medium-sized businesses), 597

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), 446

sneakernets, 548

software bridging, 553

SOHO (small office/home office), 547, 564-565, 587-591

Songs subcategory , Windows Media Player, 355

Sort By menu, Windows Explorer View tab, 140

sound, 343-368

adding to movies, 384-385

common file formats for, 343-344

configuration, 346-351

audio input and output drivers, 346-348

choosing sounds Windows makes, 350-351

displaying status of audio devices, 346

volume and balance, 348-350

Ease of Access features, 298-299

effects, desktop, 209-210

MIDI, 345-346

Music folder, 344

overview, 343

streaming audio, 344-345

WAV Files and Sound Recorder, 351

Windows Media Player, 352-365

audio CDs, 358-359

choosing skins, 363-365

licensing issues for digital music, 364

media libraries, 353-356

playing stored audio files, 353

playlists, 356-357

streaming audio files from Internet, 360-361

syncing files to and from portable devices, 361-363

volume, graphic equalization, and other settings, 361

windows, 353

Windows Vista Speech Recognition, 365-368

sound boards , 343

Sound Recorder, 351

sound schemes, 209, 351

Sound Sentry, 290

Sounds dialog box, 209-210

Sounds tool, Personalization Control Panel, 192

spacing, icon, 207-208

spammers, 476

special characters , 321-322

Speech Recognition, Windows Vista, 365-368

speed, modem, 410

speed, mouse, 230

Spelling tab, Options dialog box, 461

SPIDs (Service Profile Identifiers), 423

splash screen, Windows, 10

Spool folder, 134

spooling, 255

Spyware, 602

SRS WOW Effects tool, 361

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), 608

Standard Buttons toolbar, Internet Explorer 7, 485-487

Standard Calculator, 318-319

Standard digits setting, Customize Regional Options dialog box Numbers tab, 234

Standard font-smoothing method, 206

standard user accounts, 74

star topology network, 551

Start Menu folders, 75

Start menus, 173-185

customizing, 177-185

changing properties, 181-185

reorganizing menu, 178-181

overview, 5, 81, 173-175

Programs menu, 175-176

searching, 177

starting programs from, 17-19

Start Narrator Minimized setting, Narrator dialog box, 302

Start Of Work Week setting, Windows Calendar, 92

start page, Internet Explorer, 509-510

Start Search box, Start menu, 174

starting up Windows

See also programs

overview, 10

running Welcome Center when, 197-198

in Safe Mode, 251

Startup folder, Start menu, 22

startup modes, 678-679

Startup tabs, System Configuration window, 678

Static IP addressing, 560

statistical functions, Scientific Calculator, 321

Status bars, 15, 486

Sticky Keys, 289, 295

Stocks gadget, 213

Stop button, Internet Explorer, 486

storage, backup file, 157

Storyboard, Windows Movie Maker, 383

streaming audio, 344-345, 360-361

streaming video files, 375-376

Stretch option, Desktop Background window, 198

Stretch/Skew tool, Microsoft Paint, 337

subfolders , 109, 115

Subject header section, Windows Mail message window, 461

submenus, 179-181

Subscribe To This Feed, RSS feeds, 501

subscriptions, calendar, 102-103

Summary tab, Properties dialog box, 131

Summary tab, Windows Contacts Properties dialog box, 467

SuperSite for Windows, Paul Thurrott's, 672

swap files, 650

Switch Between Windows button, Quick Launch toolbar, 33

Switch To button, Windows Task Manager, 31

Switch User mode, 10, 85

switches, 552, 556

switching languages, keyboard shortcuts for, 227

switching programs, 31

switching users on shared computers, 85

Symantec

firewalls, 599

Norton AntiVirus, 597

Security Response, 603

virus checkers, 694

symbols, menu, 25

Symmetric DSL (SDSL), 419

Sync Center, 276

Sync tab, Media Player window, 353

Synchronized Lyrics dialog box, 356

syncing files with portable devices, 361-363

System Administration Tools option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

System Configuration tool, 675, 677-682

System Configuration Utility, 655

System Idle Process item, Task Manager, 651-652

system image backups , 168-169

System menu, 14, 16

system messages announced by Narrator, 302

System Monitor, 645

System partition, 618

System Properties dialog box, 648-650

System Properties window, 681

System Protection, 659

system resources, 651-653

System Restore, 126, 637, 657, 659-660, 686

System Scans, 603

System.ini file, 677

systems programs, 13