Laptops just the steps for dummies / by Ryan Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Ryan.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laptop computers.

Portable computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You'll get the straight, simple lessons that you need to effectively use your Vista powered laptop in Laptops Just the Steps For Dummies. Get where you need to go with a minimum of steps! This book lays out a specific goal and helps you achieve it with a series of lessons, paired with tips and graphics to illustrate the task. You can read this book from cover to cover or skip to the parts that you need to know. In a flash, you will understand the basic parts, switches, and drives that make up your laptop. You'll learn how to operate the main functions of Windows Vista, like managing

Contents:

Laptops Just the StepsTM FOR Dummies; Contents at a Glance; Introduction; Part I Knowing Your Laptop; Chapter 1 What's in This Thing?; Find Your Laptop's Connections; Use Your Laptop's Keyboard; Connect the Power Supply; Use the Mouse and Pointer Stick; Connect Speakers or Headphones to Your Laptop; Swap Out a Battery; Chapter 2 Knowing the Right Switches; Power On Your Laptop; Turn Off Your Laptop; Use Your Laptop's Power-Saving Options; Take Your Laptop Out of Sleep Mode; Take Your Laptop Out of Hibernate Mode; Turn Your Wireless Card On and Off

Turn Off Your Monitor Automatically to Save Power Tell Your Laptop What to Do When You Close Its Lid; Know When to Turn Off Your Laptop's Wireless or Bluetooth Connection; Change Your Power Management Plan; Chapter 3 Going for a Drive; See How Much Free Space Remains on Your Drive; Clean Up Your Hard Drive; Defragment Your Hard Drive; Explore the Contents of a Drive; Insert and Eject an Optical Disc; Shrink the Size of a Drive's Volume; Insert an External Hard Drive or Flash Drive; Eject an External Drive or a Flash Drive; Format a New Drive; Chapter 4 Cleaning Up Nicely; Clean the Keyboard

Clean the Laptop Case Clean the Laptop Screen; Choose the Right Protection for Your Laptop; Part II Looking Over the Vista; Chapter 5 Accounting for Your Users; Create an Administrator Account; Create an Account for Guests or Standard Users; Alter Existing Accounts on Your Computer; Log In and Out of a User Account; Create a Strong and Secure Password; Set Up Windows Defender to Protect Your Computer; Create a Local E-Mail Account on Your Computer; Create a Webmail Account; Set Your Computer's Time and Date; Manage the Devices on Your Computer; Send a New E-Mail in Windows Mail

Attach a File to an E-Mail in Windows Mail Chapter 6 Introducing Yourself to the System; Customize the Taskbar; Change Your Start Menu View; Search Your Laptop's Contents; Start and Close a Program; Switch Quickly between Programs; Add Items to the Quick Launch Toolbar; Use the Notification Area; Activate the Windows Sidebar; Chapter 7 File It Away; Use Default Folders; Create New Files and Folders; Move or Copy Files and Folders; Change the Name of Files or Folders; Delete Unwanted Files and Folders; Create Shortcuts for Commonly Used Items; Simultaneously Select Multiple Files and Folders

Change How You View Files and FoldersCreate Archives of Files and Folders; Resize Open Windows; Chapter 8 Setting Up Your Resources; Change the Size and Color of Windows Vista; Change the Screen Resolution; Change the Desktop Wallpaper; Change the Screen Saver; Adjust the Sound and Volume on Your Laptop; Give Your Laptop a Theme; Chapter 9 Installing and Removing Software; Install New Programs; Uninstall Trial or Unwanted Programs; Set Program Defaults; Change Which Programs or Files Launch at Startup; Force a Program to Open a Specific File Format

Chapter 10 Making Devices Play Nice Together

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-93904-8

9786611939045

0-470-42249-1

OCLC:

646771716