Simply Windows 7 (eBook)

Paul McFedries (Toronto, Ontario) is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has been programming since he was a teenager in the mid-1970s, has programmed everything from mainframes to desktops to bar code scanners, and has worked with many different languages, including Fortran, assembly language, C++, and, of course, JavaScript. Paul has written more than four dozen books that have sold more than two million copies worldwide. These books include Windows Vista Visual Quick Tips, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, Macs Portable Genius, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows Vista. Paul encourages all readers to drop by his Web site, www.mcfedries.com

1 GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS 7.

Start Windows 7.

What You Can Do with Windows 7.

The Windows 7 Screen.

Using a Mouse with Windows 7.

Get Help.

Activate Your Copy of Windows 7.

Shut Down Windows 7.

2 LAUNCHING AND WORKING WITH PROGRAMS.

Install a Program.

Change or Repair a Program Installation.

Start a Program.

Understanding Program Windows.

Use Pull-Down Menus.

Use Toolbars.

Use Dialog Boxes.

Work with Program Windows.

Use Scrollbars.

Switch Between Programs.

Take Advantage of Program Jump Lists.

Uninstall a Program.

3 CREATING AND EDITING DOCUMENTS.

Understanding Documents.

Create a Document.

Save a Document.

Open a Document.

Edit Document Text.

Change the Text Font.

Find Text.

Replace Text.

Print a Document.

4 WORKING WITH IMAGES.

Open the Pictures Library.

Preview an Image.

View Your Images.

Scan an Image.

Import Images from a Digital Camera.

Repair a Digital Image.

Print an Image.

5 PLAYING MUSIC AND OTHER MEDIA.

Open and Close Windows Media Player.

Navigate the Media Player Window.

Use the Library.

Play an Audio or Video File.

Adjust the Volume.

Play a Music CD

Copy Tracks from a Music CD.

Create a Playlist.

Burn Music Files to a CD.

Play a DVD.

6 WORKING WITH FILES.

View Your Files.

Select a File.

Change the File View.

Preview a File.

Copy a File.

Move a File.

Burn Files to a CD or DVD.

Rename a File.

Create a New File.

Delete a File.

Restore a Deleted File.

Search for a File.

7 SHARING YOUR COMPUTER WITH OTHERS.

Display User Accounts.

Create a User Account.

Switch Between Accounts.

Change a User's Name.

Change a User's Picture.

Delete an Account.

Create a Homegroup.

Connect to a Wireless Network.

8 SURFING THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

Understanding the World Wide Web.

Start Internet Explorer.

Navigate Internet Explorer.

Select a Link.

Enter a Web Page Address.

Open a Web Page in a Tab.

Navigate Web Pages.

Change Your Home Page.

Save Favourite Web Pages.

Search for Sites.

9 WORKING WITH E-MAIL, CONTACTS, AND EVENTS.

Install Windows Live Essentials Programs.

Configure an E-mail Account.

Send an E-mail Message.

Add Someone to Your Contacts.

Select a Contact Address.

Add a File Attachment.

Add a Signature.

Receive and Read E-mail Messages.

Reply to a Message.

Forward a Message.

Open and Save an Attachment.

Switch to Calendar.

Understanding the Calendar.

Navigate the Calendar.

Create an Event.

Add a Calendar.

10 IMPLEMENTING SECURITY IN WINDOWS 7.

Understanding Windows 7 Security.

Check Action Center for Security Problems.

Protect an Account with a Password.

Lock Your Computer.

Set the Junk E-mail Protection Level.

11 CUSTOMISING WINDOWS 7.

Open the Personalization Window.

Change the Desktop Background.

Set the Screen Saver.

Change the Windows 7 Colour Scheme.

Customise the Start Menu.

Customise the Taskbar.

12 MAINTAINING WINDOWS 7.

Check Hard Drive Free Space.

Defragment Your Hard Drive on a Schedule.

Back Up Files.

Restore Backed-Up Files.

INDEX.