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The Windows 7 User ExperienceWhen fully utilized, the Windows 7 desktop, as shown in the following figure, offers an extremely rich, visual user exper

10 Part 1: The Windows 7 User ExperienceGetting StartedThe Windows 7 comes with a Getting Started window (shown in Figure 1-6), that you can open by

Help and Support 11the dialog box or window associated with a particular option, double-click its icon in the Getting Started window. You can also a

12 Part 1: The Windows 7 User ExperienceDesktop Fundamentals; Programs, Files, and Folders; Internet, E-Mail, and Networking; Pictures and Games; and

Help and Support 13elements, a screen saver to use when the computer has been idle for a certain period, as well as the sound effects to play when di

14 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experience ✓ Display: Click here to open the Display window, where you can adjust all sorts of display settings for the

Taskbar 15Figure 1-9 Figure 1-10 TaskbarThe taskbar is your almost constant companion in Windows 7. No matter where you go or what you do, the taskba

16 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experiencecontinue to be displayed along the bottom of the screen (unless you’re using your computer to play a full-scr

Taskbar 17Figure 1-11 StartbuttonShow Desktop buttonInternetExplorerbuttonWindowsExplorerbuttonMediaPlayerbuttonApplicationbuttonsNotificationarea

18 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experience Remember that when you have multiple windows open at the same time on the desktop, you can use the Flip or

Taskbar 19To run one of the recently used programs, simply click that icon in the left column of the Start menu. To open a Windows Explorer window fo

2 Part 1: The Windows 7 User ExperienceDesktopThe Windows 7 desktop (see Figure 1-1) consists of the taskbar (see “Taskbar” later in this part) that

20 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experience ✓ Taskbar Location on Screen: Enables you to select the position of the taskbar — Bottom (the default), Left

Taskbar 21Customizing the Start menuTo customize the appearance of the Start menu, you need to click the Start Menu tab in the Taskbar and Start Menu

22 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experience ✓ Display As a Menu: Select this option when you want Windows 7 to dis-play the item folders and files as me

Taskbar 23 ✓ Windows Explorer: Opens the Libraries window in the Windows Explorer so that you can access documents stored on your computer. (See “Fil

24 Part 1: The Windows 7 User ExperienceCreating new toolbarsYou can add your own custom toolbars to the Windows 7 taskbar from the fold-ers that you

Taskbar 25to display the pop-up menu and then click the appropriate menu option. For example, to open the Volume Control dialog box to adjust the vol

26 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experiencethat the information you need is displayed onscreen. (The arrangement is espe-cially difficult to manage when

Taskbar 27Figure 1-15 To end a process or program that has frozen up on you, click it in the list box on the Applications tab and then click the End

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Desktop 3 ✓ User’s Files: To open your Documents window (same as choosing Start➪Documents from the taskbar), which shows all the document files on yo

4 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experience In the case of a Web page, choose File➪Send➪Shortcut to Desktop in Internet Explorer when the Classic pull

Flip and Flip 3-D 5down the Alt key until the thumbnail of that window is highlighted and its name appears. Then release the Alt key along with Tab t

6 Part 1: The Windows 7 User ExperienceFigure 1-3 GadgetsGadgets are mini-applications (applets) for the Windows 7 desktop that give you access to f

Gadgets 7Figure 1-4 CloseCloseDrag GadgetLarger sizeOptionsAdding new gadgets to your desktopYou can easily add gadgets to your Windows desktop. Not

8 Part 1: The Windows 7 User Experience 2. Double-click the icon of the gadget you want to add to the desktop or right-click it and then click the Ad

Gadgets 9Figure 1-5 Changing the opacity of a gadgetIn addition to customizing what information appears in a gadget (as in the RSS feed headlines sho