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Windows Vista Tutorial
Overview - Meet Windows Vista
- Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
- The Windows Vista Start Menu
- Pin or unpin programs
- Searching from the Start Menu
- The All Programs Menu
- Make programs start with Windows
- General Start Menu options
- Configure common items' behavior
- Show or hide common items
- Show or hide recent files
- Show large icons or small icons
- Switch back to Classic Start Menu
- Customize the Search settings
- Reset all Start Menu settings
- The Windows Vista Taskbar and Notification Area ("System Tray")
- Resize or move the Taskbar
- Add toolbars to the taskbar
- Add folders as taskbar toolbars
- Show or hide Quick Launch
- Show Windows Media Player
- Show iTunes in the Taskbar
- Configure Taskbar Settings
- Manage open programs
- The Notification Area ("System Tray")
- Show or hide notification icons
- The Volume (speaker) icon
- Show or hide the Volume icon
- Change the date and time
- Show or hide the system Clock
- Show the date next to the time
- Configure date and time settings
- Display military time (0-24 hours)
- Show multiple clocks / time zones
- Files, Folders & Windows Explorer
- Remember each folder's settings
- Show menus in Windows Explorer
- Customize folders' settings
- Customize sort fields in folders
- Customize the icon of a folder
- Convert pictures to ICO icons
- Show hidden files and folders
- Hide a file or folder (or unhide them)
- Protect files from changes (readonly)
- Create a shortcut to a file or folder
- Customize the Send To menu
- Rename a file or folder
- Rename multiple files at once
- Copy the path of a file or folder
- Open folders in a new window
- Operating System Folders
- User Profile Folders
- Printers and Printing
- Install a new printer
- Set your default printer
- Configure printing preferences
- Customize your printer's properties
- Pause a print job
- Cancel printing all documents
- Share a printer over a network
- Enable or disable printer sharing
- Create a desktop shortcut to a printer
- Remove (uninstall) a printer
- Rename a printer
Programs and applications in Windows Vista
A special topic that required its own quick tutorial is "What happened to Outlook Express" - Read the answer in our Outlook Express and Windows Vista tutorial.
- Manage your applications
- Word 2007 Tutorial
- Explore the redesigned Word 2007 interface
- Show or hide the Ribbon in Word 2007
- Options and Settings in Word 2007
- Show or hide the Mini Toolbar in Word 2007
- Show or hide the ruler in Word 2007
- Customize the Quick Access Toolbar in Word 2007
- Change orientation to portrait / landscape in Word 2007
- Change paper size settings in Word 2007
- View document in full screen mode in Word 2007
- Save Word 2007 documents as PDF
- Insert an image in your document in Word 2007
- Resize images / pictures in Word 2007
- Crop images / pictures in Word 2007
- Text wrapping: Align image and text in Word 2007
- Add a background image in Word 2007
- Change the page's background color in Word 2007
- The Zoom tool in Word 2007
- Highlight text background in color in Word 2007
- Show formatting symbols in Word 2007
- Insert a header in Word 2007
- Insert a footer in Word 2007
- Insert page numbers in Word 2007 (automatic pagination)
- Insert a page break in Word 2007
- Insert an horizontal line in Word 2007
- Insert links to web pages in Word 2007
- Insert comments in document in Word 2007
- Insert symbols / special characters in Word 2007
- Change page margins in Word 2007
- Insert a table in Word 2007
- Insert a cell in Word 2007
- Delete a cell in Word 2007
- Insert a row in Word 2007
- Delete a row in Word 2007
- Insert a column in Word 2007
- Delete a column in Word 2007
- Split a cell in Word 2007
- Merge cells in Word 2007
- Resize rows (+ row height settings) in Word 2007
- Lookup dictionary definitions in Word 2007
- Check the spelling of your document in Word 2007
- Use the built-in encyclopedia in Word 2007
- Find synonyms for a word in Word 2007
- Document word count in Word 2007
- Convert text case (UC, LC, or TC) in Word 2007
Customize Windows Vista
- Customizing the desktop
- Customize Appearance & Sounds
- Window colors & transparency
- Font smoothing (Anti-aliasing)
- Configure your screensaver
- Change cursors/mouse pointers
- Configure the Display Settings
- Windows Sounds settings
- The Sounds folder (Windows/Media)
- Customize your speakers' settings
- Configure your speakers
- Set the default speakers
- Disable your speakers
- Enable your speakers
- Troubleshoot sound & speakers problems
Windows Vista Maintenance and Performance
- Make Vista faster
- Check for Windows Updates
- Install Windows Updates
- Uninstall Windows updates
- Download Windows Vista Ultimate Extras
- Show installed Windows Updates
- Configure Windows Updates settings
Safety and Security in Windows Vista
- Overview of user accounts and user profiles in Windows Vista
- Types of user accounts
- Your user account profile and settings
- Change your user account picture
- Add / change your user account password
- Remove your user account's password
- Change your user name
- Change your user account type
- Switch user without logging off
- Lock your computer
- Create a new user account
- Disable a user's account
- Remove or delete a user's account
File Sharing and Networking in Windows Vista
