Transcript Tutorial 2p3 Customizing Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 7 for Power Users ® ® Objectives XP • Select a desktop theme, desktop background, and window colors • Examine mouse properties •

Tutorial 2p3
Customizing Microsoft
Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 7 for
Power Users
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Objectives
XP
• Select a desktop theme, desktop background,
and window colors
• Examine mouse properties
• Use the ClearType Text Tuner
• Choose special visual effects
• Customize the Start menu
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Objectives
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• Customize the taskbar and notification area
• Create and customize taskbar toolbars
• Adjust resolution, color depth, and refresh
rate
• Adjust DPI scaling settings
• Evaluate power management features
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Video and Power Management
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Adjusting Your Video Display
Settings
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• Characteristics of your
monitor
– Resolution
• Native resolution
– Aspect ratio
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• 4:3 aspect ratio
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Adjusting Your Video Display
Settings
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Changing the Color Depth Setting XP
• Right-click the desktop, click Screen resolution
on the shortcut menu, and in the Screen
Resolution window, click the Advanced
settings link
• Click the Monitor tab in the dialog box for your
monitor and video display adapter display
settings
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Changing the Color Depth Setting XP
• Click the Colors button, click the color depth setting
that you want to use, click the Apply button, examine
the appearance of the desktop, and either click the
Yes button to apply this new setting, or click the No
button to restore your previous resolution (or wait 15
seconds for Windows 7 to restore the previous color
depth setting)
• Click the OK button to close the dialog box for your
monitor and video display adapter settings, and then
close the Screen Resolution window
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Adjusting Your Video Display
Settings
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• Refresh rate
– Low refresh rates on older monitors cause
the image to flicker
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Adjusting the Resolution, Color
Depth, and Refresh Rate
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• DPI (dots per inch)
– Allows you to more easily see objects on the
desktop at higher resolutions
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Using Power Management
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• Windows 7 supports the Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI)
• Windows 7 can:
– Turn off your video display and hard disk
– Power plans
• Balanced
• Power Saver
• High Performance
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Using Power Management
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Using Power Management
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