Microsoft Windows XP

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Microsoft Windows XP
Tutorial 4

• Personalizing YourWindows Environment

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Types of Desktop Icons
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Creating and Storing a Document on the Desktop

• Right-click an empty area of the desktop, and
  then point to New on the shortcut menu
• Click the type of document you want to create
• Type a name for the document that appears on the
  desktop as a document icon

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Opening a Document Stored on the Desktop

• To open a document that is stored on the desktop,
  you double-click its icon

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Creating a LOG File

• Notepad automatically inserts the date when you
  open a document only if the document begins with
  .LOG in uppercase letters

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Using Shortcuts

• Shortcuts are quick ways to access an object on
  your computer without going to its permanent
  location

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Deleting Shortcut Icons

• If you delete a document icon, you also delete
  the document
• If you delete a shortcut icon, you dont delete
  the document itself because it is stored
  elsewhere
• To delete a shortcut, click the shortcut icon to
  select it and then press the Delete key

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Using the Control Panel

• The Control Panel is a window that contains
  specialized tools you use to change the way
  Windows looks and behaves
• All of the Control Panel tools provide access to
  a dialog box that lets you select or change the
  properties, or characteristics, of an object

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Control Panel
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Control Panel Categories

• Appearance and Themes
• Network and Internet Connections
• Add or Remove Programs
• Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
• Performance and Maintenance
• Printers and Other Hardware
• User Accounts
• Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options
• Accessibility Options

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Opening the Appearance and Themes Category

• In the right pane of the Control Panel, click
  Appearance and Themes

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Changing Your Desktops Background

• In the Appearance and Themes window, click Change
  the desktop background
• If necessary, click (None) in the Background list
  if it is not already selected
• Click the Color list arrow and choose the color
  you wish to set as your background color

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Changing the Appearance of Desktop Elements

• Open the Display Properties dialog box
• Click the Appearance tab in the Display
  Properties dialog box

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Screen Savers

• A screen saver blanks the screen or displays a
  moving design whenever you havent worked with
  the computer for a specified period of time
• You can select how long you want the computer to
  sit idle before the screen saver activates
• Windows XP provides a wide variety of screen
  savers

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Activating a Screen Saver

• Click the Screen Saver tab in the Display
  Properties dialog box
• Click the Screen saver list arrow, and then
  select your desired screen saver
• Click the Preview button
• When youre finished previewing the screen saver,
  move the mouse and then click the OK button

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Activating a Screen Saver
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Changing the Screen Resolution

• Open the Appearance and Themes window, and then
  click Change the screen resolution
• Drag the Screen resolution slider to the left or
  right, to select the desired resolution

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Viewing the Color Settings

• Click the Color quality list arrow to display the
  list of color palettes and select the desired
  color quality
• Click the OK button

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Moving and Resizing the Taskbar

• Make sure the taskbar is unlocked. To do so,
  right-click any blank area on the taskbar, and
  then click Lock the Taskbar on the shortcut menu
  to remove the check mark
• To move the taskbar, click a blank area on the
  taskbar, hold down the left mouse button, and
  drag the taskbar to a new location
• To resize the taskbar, move the mouse pointer
  over the taskbar border until the pointer
  changes, then drag the border to the desired width

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Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
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Setting Taskbar Appearance Properties

• Right-click a blank area in the taskbar, and
  click Properties on the shortcut menu

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Working with Taskbar Toolbars
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Displaying a Taskbar Toolbar

• Right-click a blank area of the taskbar, point to
  Toolbars, and then click the name of the toolbar
  you want to edit

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Creating a Custom Taskbar Toolbar

• To create a new toolbar, right-click a blank area
  of the taskbar, point to Toolbars, and then click
  New Toolbar
• In the New Toolbar dialog box, click the folder
  or object you want to turn into a toolbar, and
  then click the OK button

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Adding an Item to the Start Menu

• Right-click a blank area of the taskbar, and then
  click Properties on the shortcut menu
• Click the Start Menu tab in the Taskbar and Start
  Menu Properties dialog box, and then click the
  Customize button
• Click the Advanced tab in the Customize the Start
  Menu dialog box
• In the Start menu items list, select the file,
  folder, or object that you want to add to the
  Start menu
• Click the OK button

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Selecting Start Menu Settings

• My Network Places
• My Pictures
• Network Connections
• Printers and Faxes
• Run command
• Scroll Programs
• Search
• System Administrative Tools

• Control Panel
• Enable dragging and dropping
• Favorites menu
• Help and Support
• My Computer
• My Documents
• My Music

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Removing a Start Menu Item

• Right-click a blank area of the taskbar, and then
  click Properties on the shortcut menu
• Click the Start menu tab on the Taskbar and Start
  Menu Properties dialog box
• Click the Customize button to open the Customize
  Start Menu dialog box
• In the Start menu items list, deselect the item
  that you want to remove, and then click the OK
  button