Transcript VISTA OPERATING SYSTEM

VISTA OPERATING SYSTEM
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WINDOWS AERO
• Sometimes
called “Aero Glass”
• Gives your PC a whole new look and feel
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Special effects include
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Translucent title bars
Thumbnail previews, etc
new Windows Aero features:
Windows Flip
• Windows Flip 3D
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Manage the windows on your desktop by arranging them in a
visually striking & convenient way.
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CHANGE FROM “WINDOWS CLASSIC”
TO “WINDOWS AERO”
(LAPTOPS/AT HOME)
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right click on taskbar > PROPERTIES > START
MENU tab >
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START > CONTROL PANEL > CONTROL PANEL
HOME > APPEARANCE and PERSONALIZATION
> PERSONALIZATION > WINDOW COLOR and
APPEARANCE
Blue link at bottom of dialog box
> WINDOWS AERO (in Color Scheme list) > OK
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CHANGE FROM “WINDOWS CLASSIC”
TO “WINDOWS AERO”
(COMPUTER LABS)
• right
click on taskbar > PROPERTIES >
START MENU tab >
• START
> CONTROL PANEL >
PERSONALIZATION > in the list, select:
WINDOWS AERO APPLY > OK
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WINDOWS FLIP
Vista`s upgrade to ALT+TAB
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WINDOWS FLIP 3D
-on taskbar preview your open windows in
3D stacks
windows logo key
+ tab or
windows logo + key scroll wheel
(on mouse)
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LIVE ICONS
•displays a thumbnail image of the actual contents of
every file and its’ metadata (which are key words that
are used to help organize folders by content)
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TASKBAR BUTTONS
- live, thumbnail-sized window previews.
- ALT + TAB will navigate through OPEN
PROGRAMS
- ALT + F4 to shut down a program
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***WINDOWS EXPLORER***
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Is a file management utility (right click on Start button, Explore to open)
Windows Explorer's task panel has been replaced by:
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The address bar has been replaced with a breadcrumb navigation
system.
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A "Favorite links" panel has been added, enabling one-click access to
common directories.
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WINDOWS EXPLORER cont. &
START BUTTON
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The preview panel (bottom of window) allows users
to see thumbnails and metadata of various files and view
the contents of documents
START menu has changed:
• no longer uses ever-expanding boxes when
navigating through Programs.
• The word "START" replaced by:
• a blue Windows Orb
(also called "PEARL").
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START BUTTON Cont.
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At the left is the navigation pane, which lists the commonly
used folders:
• DOCUMENTS, PICTURES, MUSIC, SEARCH, &
• RECENT ITEMS
• a list of all files and e-mail messages that you have
edited in the:
• LAST 30 DAYS
PIN a program icon to the Start menu
• Create a shortcut to a program
• Pinned program icons appear on the left side of the
START MENU, above the horizontal line.
• Right-click the program icon you want to pin to the 11
Start
menu, and then click Pin to Start Menu.
START MENU
• List
of folders embedded in left pane
• No longer submenus
• TREE VIEW DIRECTORY:
“Branch off” to start any program
• Can expand and collapse any folder
• Even multiple folders
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SEARCH FEATURE
Can key in a program/document “incrementally”:
• As you type in each letter of the name of the
program/document, the list is then constrained
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to display your search string
SHADOW COPY
•automatically creates
point-in-time copies of
files as you work
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SEARCHING AND ORGANIZING
• In
every folder in Windows, the Search box
appears in the upper right corner.
• Want to find that program? Don't search
through all those menus on the Start button,
just type the first couple of characters into the
bar at the bottom and the name will appear!!
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RELOCATE YOUR PERSONAL FOLDERS
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Click your username
at top-right of Start menu to open
your profile
Right-click Documents >
Properties > Location | Move
BROWSE to the new location >
Yes
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Do NOT try this with the
PUBLIC folder
There's a LOCATION tab, but
no MOVE button
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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER:
• CHANGE
YOUR WINDOW COLOURS
• Right click > PERSONALIZE > WINDOW
COLOR & APPEARANCE
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Can change colour of windows, START menu, &
taskbar
Pick one of the colors using the color mixer
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Enable transparency
• Show color mixer—choose your own custom shades
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• Click PERSONALIZE folder name on toolbar & go back
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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER cont.:
• DESKTOP
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Can choose black & white, pictures, textures, or vistas
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Or solid color, or any picture on your computer
As you select one--background instantly changes
• SCREEN
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BACKGROUND
SAVER
Windows selection, OR a slide show of your own
pictures
• THEME
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sets the background, sound, icons, & other elements17 all
at once
SCREEN SAVER AS A “SLIDE SHOW”
•In the “Screen Saver dropdown list, select:
PHOTOS
Click on the SETTINGS button
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SCREEN SAVER AS A “SLIDE SHOW”
CONT.
Click on the BROWSE button
OK > SAVE > OK
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WINDOWS VISTA SIDEBAR & GADGETS
•Windows Sidebar is a pane on the desktop where you can
keep your gadgets organized and always available
•Gadgets are easy-to-use mini programs that give you
information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently
used tools.
• connect to web services to deliver business data, weather
information, news updates, traffic maps, Internet radio streams,
•If you don't want to keep your
gadgets docked on the Windows
Sidebar:
•you can move them off,
hide the sidebar, and
place them anywhere
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on your desktop.
SIDEBAR
Calculator, clock, CPU & memory meters, currency
converter, stocks, weather,
To open:
Right-click the Sidebar icon on taskbar > OPEN
OR: Click on the + plus sign at top right of sidebar, to
open GADGET gallery
To add a gadget
Right-click Sidebar, and then click ADD GADGETS.
Double-click a gadget to add it.
Can detach gadgets from Sidebar and place on desktop.
Right-click the gadget > Detach from Sidebar. >
DRAG to desktop
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GADGETS cont.:
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Right-click the gadget and set opacity to 40%
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Will fade when not in use
if you click on the wrench
(lower right hand corner of a gadget)
You can “customize” the gadget
More gadgets available from: http://gallery.microsoft.com/
• i.e. Google sidebar, so you can search without
actually opening “Internet Explorer”
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BACK UP AND RESTORE CENTER
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SECURITY
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Windows Firewall
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Windows Defender
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User Account Control (UAC)
CONTROL PANEL >
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can help prevent UNauthorized changes to your computer by:
• requiring permission before performing actions that could
potentially affect your computer's operation or
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• that change settings that affect other users.
SECURITY
• To
enable automatic WINDOWS UPDATE:
• CONTROL
PANEL > SECURITY CENTER >
WINDOWS UPDATE > CHANGE SETTINGS
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Select the radio button beside:
• install updates automatically
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REMOTE DESKTOP
• This
feature is used to access another
employee’s computer without leaving your
desk.
• To connect to a remote computer:
• that
computer must be turned on
• it must have a network connection
• Remote Desktop must be enabled
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REMOTE DESKTOP
• you
must have network access to the remote
computer (this could be through the Internet)
• you must have permission to connect via the
System properties dialogue box
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SYNC AND SHARING
• Sync
with other :
• portable
music players
• Windows Mobile devices.
• You
can also share files and folders with people
on your network
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if they use a computer that's not running
Windows
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SNIPPING TOOL
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Use Snipping Tool for screen captures instead of:
PrintScr
-START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > SNIPPING
TOOL
Can choose to:
Can SAVE the image as png, jpg, gif, or HTML
• Can E-mail the image from within the program
To capture a snip
Click arrow next to the NEW button, select a snip type
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SNIPPING TOOL cont.:
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Can highlight a snip
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To annotate a snip
Use a mouse or tablet pen to write on or around the snip.
Note: When SNIPPING TOOL is open, a white overlay
appears on screen (until you capture a snip)
• To turn off the overlay, open ``Snipping Tool` >
OPTIONS dialog box > clear the  Show screen
overlay when Snipping Tool is active > OK.
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SHORTCUT KEYBOARD COMMAND
FOR “SNIPPING TOOL”
• START
> PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES
• right-click
on SNIPPING TOOL > PROPERTIES
• In the textbox: SHORTCUT KEY: you will see
the word: “NONE”
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Your cursor defaults here
• Key
in a keystroke combination that you would like:
• APPLY
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> OK
you can use this process for other applications
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that you want to add keyboard shortcuts for
SECURITY INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED
IN THE SECURITY STATUS BAR
At a glance you'll see whether the
site you're visiting has a valid
secure sockets layer ( SSL)
certificate
• or if there are irregularities
in the certificate information.
Double-click on the icon
on Status bar at the top
Of the window
to view the certificate
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CAN YOUR COMPUTER RUN
WINDOWS VISTA?
Go to the Microsoft website to download and run the
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/
windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.m
spx?wt_svl=20163a&mg_id=20163b
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*** INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 ***
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Back & forward buttons
REFRESH & STOP buttons—on Address Bar
INSTANT SEARCH area
More of the webpage; less of the browser
TABBED BROWSING
• Allows you to open multiple web pages at once
• NEW TAB button on tab row
• Enter a web address
• Can move from webpage to webpage by clicking on the
specific tab
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INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 cont.:
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Hit: CTRL as you click the link—opens a new tab
Can SAVE a group of tabs
• ADD TO FAVORITES button
• > ADD TAB GROUP TO FAVORITES > give it a name >
ADD button > OK
• Next time when you open IE, go to FAVORITES
button (1st icon on toolbar)
click on the named group
• QUICK TABS button (3rd icon on toolbar)
• Thumbnails of all webpages in the group, can then
navigate to that page
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Little red “X” on top-right of each tab will close that tab/page
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INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 cont.:
• INSTANT
SEARCH
• Top-right
of window
• when you key in the subject—favourite search
engine will find it
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ALT + ENTER—results will display in a new tab!
• Can
make a list of search engines, by clicking on
down-pointing arrow beside SEARCH textbox
FIND MORE PROVIDERS > select from a list
• Can: CHANGE SEARCH DEFAULTS
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SECURITY: INTERNET EXPLORER
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Protect important info by encrypting it (make
unreadable)
• Malicious
software: POP-UP BLOCKER
• PHISHING (fishing) FILTER—a scam to
steal your identity
• i.e.
you get a letter from a bank saying they lost
your social security no. or some other important ID
info
• then asks you to fill out a form to verify your
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account—likely it’s a “scam”
SECURITY: INTERNET EXPLORER
cont.
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TOOLS > PHISHING FILTER > REPORT THIS
WEBSITE—the browser will then BLOCK it
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TOOLS button > PHISHING FILTER > Turn On Automatic
Website Checking > OK
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INTERNET EXPLORER-PRINTING
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Will automatically shrink all text
on the webpage to fit on
1 page
PRINT PREVIEW window
includes: “LIVE MARGINS”
to further “tweak” print out
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INTERNET EXPLORER-RSS
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• Latest
FEEDS
SIMPLE SYNDICATION
updates from your favourite website
automatically
• Go
the the website > click on the: VIEW FEEDS
button
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Click on the: ADD TO FAVORITES button >
SUBSCRIBE TO THIS FEED button
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be added to FEEDS folder
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RSS FEEDS: cont.:
• Get
it next time by clicking on: FAVORITES
button (1st icon on toolbar ) > FEEDS button
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