Windows Vista
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Vista Operating systems control the functions performed by a computer. For example, the operating system on your computer controls the input from the keyboard and mouse to your computer, the opening and closing of programs, the transfer of information to a printer, the organization of the files on your computer, and the screen display.
To function, every computer must have an operating system. Windows Vista is an operating system.
Windows Vista
- Introduction - What is Windows Vista?
Desktop - Download
- What is a desktop?
- Windows Vista desktop
- The Taskbar
Starting and Shutting Down Your Computer - Download
- Finished working with the computer, what next?
- What is sleep mode?
- Won’t putting the computer in sleep mode drain my Laptop computer’s battery?
- Waking up the computer
- Needing to shut down my computer?
- Shut down the computer?
Start Menu - Download
- What is a program?
- How to start a program?
- Can't see the program you want to open. What should I do?
- Is there a menu that lists all my programs?
- Customize the Start menu
- Adding a program to the first page of the Start menu
- Removing a program from the first page of the Start menu
- Copy an item that is located on the Start menu or on the Program menu
- Rename an item on the Start menu or on the Program menu
- Quickly locate files and folders
- Using Advanced Search options
- Most Recently Used Document list
- Setting the number of files that display in the Most Recently Used Document list
- Disabling the Most Recently Used Document list
Games - Download
- The games
Date and Time - Download
- Changing the date and/or time that displays on the computer
- Changing the Time Zone
Printers and Printing - Download
- Installing a new printer
- Canceling a print job
- Canceling every print job
- Temporarily stopping selected jobs from printing
- Restarting print jobs that are temporarily stopped
Desktop Shortcuts - Download
- What are desktop shortcut?
- Creating a desktop shortcut
- Creating a desktop shortcut to a Web page
- Turning a Web link into a desktop shortcut
- Using the Create Shortcut Wizard
- Renaming a desktop shortcut
- Moving a shortcut on the desktop and adding it to the Start menu
- Changing the icon associated with an object on the desktop
- Deleting a desktop shortcut
Wallpaper - Download
- What is wallpaper?
- Changing the wallpaper
Fonts - Download
- What is a font?
- Explaining font size
- Installing a new font
- What is the Character Map?
File Management - Download
- What are drives?
- What are folders and files?
- How does Vista organize files and folders on drives?
- Using the Explorer windows
- Setting Explorer to show which parts of the Explorer window to display?
- What is a Personal folder?
- Opening a Personal folder
- Opening a folder
- Opening a file or a folder that is located in the File List
- Creating a new folder
- Search for files and folders
- Saving a search
- Address bar
- Add folders and saved searches to the Navigation pane
- Displaying the Menu bar
- Explorer views
- What are file properties?
- What is filtering?
- What is stacking?
- What is the purpose of the Computer option on the Start menu?
- How does the Preview pane work?
- Deleting a file or folder
- Copying a file or folder
- Cut a file or folder
- Paste a file or folder
- Rename a file or folder
Screen Saver - Download
- What is a screen saver?
- Selecting a different screen saver
Windows - Download
- What is a window?
- Parts of a window
- Using more than one window open at a time
- Switch between windows
- Move a window around on the desktop?
- What does it mean to "cascade your windows"?
- Cascadeing the windows
- What does it mean to "stack your windows"?
- Stacking the windows
- What does it mean to "show windows side by side"?
- Showing the windows side by side
- What are scrollbars?
- How do the scrollbars work?
- What is an icon?
- What is a menu?
- What is a shortcut key?
- What is a selection?
- How do I make a selection?
- Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Are there any universals that apply to almost all programs?
Saving a File - Download
- Saving a file?
Dialog Boxes - Download
- What is a dialog box?
- What are list boxes?
- What are radio buttons?
- What are checkboxes?
- What is a slider?
- What is a spinner?
Colour Box - Download
- Windows Vista colour box
