Windows VistaTM Plain & Simple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, Jerry.

Contributor:

Moon, Marianne.

Series:

Bpg-Plain & Simple

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Computer software.

Operating systems (Computers).

Local Subjects:

Computer software.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Windows Vista plain and simple

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Here's WHAT You'll Learn Run programs, control gadgets, and play gamesSend e-mail, browse the Web, and share your filesOrganize your photos, music, videos, and moreBurn CDs and DVDs-even produce your own movie!Set up your printer and a simple home networkAdjust security settings and perform easy tune-ups and fixes Here's HOW You'll Learn It Jump in wherever you need answersEasy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to doHandy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcutsQuick

Contents:

Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: About This Book; No Computerspeak!; A Quick Overview; What's New in Windows Vista?; A Few Assumptions; A Final Word (or Two); Chapter 2: Jump Right In; What's Where in Windows Vista?; Starting Up; Leaving Your Computer; Starting a Program; Accessing Your Documents; Finding Any File; Accessing Everything; Switching Among Open Windows; Mouse and Keyboard Maneuvers; Managing Windows; Using Shortcut Menus for Quick Results; Getting Help; Windows Vista and You; Chapter 3: Running Programs and Gadgets; Composing a Document

Saving, Closing, and Opening a DocumentCopying Material Between Documents; Copying Your Screen Content; Dialog Box Decisions; Inserting Special Characters; Crunching Numbers; Writing Your Text; Typing on Your Screen; Writing Quick Notes; Writing and Drawing Notes; Annotating a Document; Sharing Your Journal Notes; Controlling Your Gadgets; Controlling the Sidebar; Running Commands; Running Older Programs; Chapter 4: Communicating and Scheduling; Sending E-Mail; Saving and Sending a Draft Message; Receiving and Reading E-Mail; Replying to or Forwarding a Message; Designing Your Default Message

Adding Your ContactsCreating a Contacts Group; Transferring Files; Sharing Contacts; E-Mailing a File; E-Mailing Your Photos; Organizing Your Messages; Managing Your Messages Automatically; Tracking Your Schedule; Tracking Your Tasks; Scheduling a Meeting; Tracking Multiple Schedules; Sharing Schedules; Subscribing to Newsgroups; Reading and Writing the News; Chapter 5: Exploring the Internet; What's Where in Internet Explorer?; Finding a Web Page; Opening Multiple Web Pages; Viewing Multiple Web Pages; Returning to Your Favorite Sites; Going to a Specific Web Page

Setting Your Home Page or PagesFinding Something on the Internet; Saving a Web Page; Controlling Pop-Up Windows; Reading RSS Feeds; Transferring Your Settings; Copying Material from a Web Page; Chapter 6: Playing Games; Playing Chess Titans; Playing FreeCell; Playing Hearts; Playing InkBall; Playing Mahjong Titans; Playing Minesweeper; Playing Purble Place; Playing Solitaire; Playing Spider Solitaire; Controlling All Your Games; Chapter 7: Working with Pictures; Viewing Your Photos; Viewing a Photo Slide Show; Adding Photos to the Gallery; Importing Photos from Your Camera or Removable Media

Viewing Photos Stored in Different LocationsLabeling and Tagging Your Photos; Editing Your Photos; Sharing Your Photos; Getting Camera Information; Managing Your Photos; Drawing Pictures; Chapter 8: Working with Multimedia; Creating a Multimedia Slide Show; Playing with Multimedia; Creating a Video DVD; Downloading a Video from a Camera; Downloading Video Clips from a Camera; Downloading Video to a DVD; Recording a Video from a Camera; Playing Multimedia with Media Player; Arranging Your Media with Playlists; Copying CD Music; Controlling Video Playback; Playing a Music CD; Playing a DVD

Changing Media Player's Shape

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780735635920

0735635927

OCLC:

859873809