Windows 7: The Missing Manual [NOOK Book]

Table of Contents

The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; What's New; About This Book; The Very Basics; Part One: The Windows 7 Desktop; Chapter 1: Getting Started, Desktop, & Start Menu; 1.1 Getting Started; 1.2 The Windows Desktop—Now with Aero!; 1.3 The Start Menu; 1.4 The All Programs List; 1.5 Start Menu: The Right Side; 1.6 Start? Shut down (Sleep, Restart, Log Off…); 1.7 Customizing the Start Menu; 1.8 Jump Lists; 1.9 The Run Command; Chapter 2: Explorer, Windows, & the Taskbar; 2.1 Universal Window Controls; 2.2 New Window Tricks in Windows 7; 2.3 Windows Flip (Alt+Tab); 2.4 Windows Flip 3D; 2.5 Explorer Window Controls; 2.6 Optional Window Panes; 2.7 Libraries; 2.8 Tags, Metadata, and Properties; 2.9 Icon and List Views; 2.10 Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering; 2.11 Uni-Window vs. Multi-Window; 2.12 Immortalizing Your Tweaks; 2.13 The "Folder Options" Options; 2.14 Taskbar 2.0; 2.15 Three Ways to Get the Taskbar Out of Your Hair; 2.16 Taskbar Toolbars; Chapter 3: Searching & Organizing Your Files; 3.1 Meet Windows Search; 3.2 Search from the Start Menu; 3.3 Explorer-Window Searches; 3.4 The Search Index; 3.5 Saved Searches; 3.6 The Folders of Windows 7; 3.7 Life with Icons; 3.8 Selecting Icons; 3.9 Copying and Moving Folders and Files; 3.10 The Recycle Bin; 3.11 Shortcut Icons; 3.12 Compressing Files and Folders; 3.13 Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop; Chapter 4: Interior Decorating Windows; 4.1 Aero or Not; 4.2 A Gallery of Themes; 4.3 Desktop Background (Wallpaper); 4.4 Window Color; 4.5 Sounds; 4.6 Screen Savers; 4.7 Desktop Icons; 4.8 Mouse Makeover; 4.9 Preserving Your Tweaks for Posterity; 4.10 Monitor Settings; Chapter 5: Getting Help; 5.1 Navigating the Help System; 5.2 Remote Assistance; 5.3 Getting Help from Microsoft; Part Two: Windows 7 Software; Chapter 6: Programs, Documents, & Gadgets; 6.1 Opening Programs; 6.2 Exiting Programs; 6.3 When Programs Die: The Task Manager; 6.4 Saving Documents; 6.5 Closing Documents; 6.6 The Open Dialog Box; 6.7 Moving Data Between Documents; 6.8 Speech Recognition; 6.9 Gadgets; 6.10 Filename Extensions and File Associations; 6.11 Installing Software; 6.12 Uninstalling Software; 6.13 Program Compatibility Modes; 6.14 Windows XP Mode; Chapter 7: The Freebie Apps; 7.1 Windows Live Essentials; 7.2 Default Programs; 7.3 Desktop Gadget Gallery; 7.4 Internet Explorer; 7.5 Windows Anytime Upgrade; 7.6 Windows DVD Maker; 7.7 Windows Fax and Scan; 7.8 Windows Media Center; 7.9 Windows Media Player; 7.10 Windows Live Movie Maker; 7.11 Windows Update; 7.12 XPS Viewer; 7.13 Accessories; 7.14 Connect to a Network Projector; 7.15 Games; 7.16 Maintenance; 7.17 Startup; 7.18 Windows Live; Chapter 8: The Control Panel; 8.1 Many Roads to Control Panel; 8.2 The Control Panel, Applet by Applet; Part Three: Windows 7 Online; Chapter 9: Hooking Up to the Internet; 9.1 Your New Network Neighborhood; 9.2 Wired Connections; 9.3 WiFi Hot Spots; 9.4 Cellular Modems; 9.5 Dial-Up Connections; 9.6 Connection Management; Chapter 10: Internet Security; 10.1 Microsoft Security Essentials; 10.2 Action Center; 10.3 Windows Firewall; 10.4 Windows Defender; 10.5 SmartScreen Filter; 10.6 Privacy and Cookies; 10.7 History: Erasing Your Tracks; 10.8 The Pop-Up Blocker; 10.9 InPrivate Browsing; 10.10 InPrivate Filtering; 10.11 Internet Security Zones; 10.12 Hot Spot Security; 10.13 Protect Your Home Wireless Network; 10.14 Parental Controls; Chapter 11: Internet Explorer 8; 11.1 IE8: The Grand Tour; 11.2 Tabbed Browsing; 11.3 Favorites (Bookmarks); 11.4 History List; 11.5 RSS: The Missing Manual; 11.6 Web Slices; 11.7 Tips for Better Surfing; 11.8 The Keyboard Shortcut Master List; Chapter 12: Windows Live Mail; 12.1 Setting Up Windows Mail; 12.2 Sending Email; 12.3 Reading Email; 12.4 Junk Email; 12.5 The World of Mail Settings; 12.6 Calendar; 12.7 RSS Feeds; 12.8 Newsgroups; Chapter 13: Windows Live Services; 13.1 Home; 13.2 Profile; 13.3 Spaces; 13.4 Mail; 13.5 Photos; 13.6 SkyDrive; 13.7 Calendar; Part Four: Pictures, Music, & TV; Chapter 14: Windows Live Photo Gallery; 14.1 Photo Gallery: The Application; 14.2 Getting Pictures into Photo Gallery; 14.3 The Post-Dump Slideshow; 14.4 The Digital Shoebox; 14.5 Tags and Ratings; 14.6 Editing Your Shots; 14.7 Finding Your Audience; Chapter 15: Windows Media Player; 15.1 The Lay of the Land; 15.2 Imporrrrrrting Music Files; 15.3 Music Playback; 15.4 Playlists; 15.5 Burning Your Own CDs; 15.6 Sharing Music on the Network; 15.7 Online Music Stores; 15.8 DVD Movies; 15.9 Pictures and Videos; Chapter 16: Windows Media Center; 16.1 Your Gear List; 16.2 Setup; 16.3 The Main Menu; 16.4 Extras; 16.5 Pictures+Videos; 16.6 Music: Your PC as Jukebox; 16.7 Now Playing; 16.8 Movies; 16.9 TV: Your PC as TiVo; 16.10 Sports; 16.11 Tasks; 16.12 Settings; Part Five: Hardware & Peripherals; Chapter 17: Print, Fax, & Scan; 17.1 Installing a Printer; 17.2 Printing; 17.3 Controlling Printouts; 17.4 Fancy Printer Tricks; 17.5 Printer Troubleshooting; 17.6 Fonts; 17.7 Faxing; 17.8 Scanning Documents; Chapter 18: Hardware; 18.1 External Gadgets; 18.2 Device Stage; 18.3 Installing Cards in Expansion Slots; 18.4 Troubleshooting Newly Installed Gear; 18.5 Driver Signing; 18.6 The Device Manager; Chapter 19: Laptops, Tablets, & Touchscreens; 19.1 Laptops; 19.2 Tablet PCs and Touchscreen PCs; 19.3 Windows Touch; 19.4 Windows Mobile; 19.5 Offline Files & Sync Center; Part Six: PC Health; Chapter 20: Maintenance & Speed Tweaks; 20.1 The Action Center; 20.2 Disk Cleanup; 20.3 Disk Defragmenter; 20.4 Hard Drive Checkups; 20.5 Disk Management; 20.6 Task Scheduler; 20.7 Three Speed Tricks; 20.8 Windows Update; Chapter 21: The Disk Chapter; 21.1 Dynamic Disks; 21.2 Compressing Files and Folders; 21.3 Encrypting Files and Folders; 21.4 BitLocker Drive Encryption; Chapter 22: Backups, System Restore, & Troubleshooting; 22.1 Automatic Backups; 22.2 System Images; 22.3 System Restore; 22.4 Shadow Copies (Previous Versions); 22.5 Safe Mode and the Startup Menu; 22.6 Troubleshooting Tools; 22.7 Startup Repair (Windows Recovery Environment); Part Seven: Networking & Homegroups; Chapter 23: Accounts & Logging On; 23.1 Introducing User Accounts; 23.2 Windows 7: The OS with Two Faces; 23.3 Local Accounts; 23.4 Authenticate Yourself: User Account Control; 23.5 Local Accounts on a Domain Computer; 23.6 Local Users and Groups; 23.7 Fast User Switching; 23.8 Logging On; 23.9 Profiles; 23.10 NTFS Permissions: Protecting Your Stuff; Chapter 24: Setting Up a Workgroup; 24.1 Kinds of Networks; 24.2 Sharing an Internet Connection; 24.3 The Network and Sharing Center; Chapter 25: Network Domains; 25.1 The Domain; 25.2 Joining a Domain; 25.3 Four Ways Life Is Different on a Domain; Chapter 26: Sharing Files on the Network; 26.1 Three Ways to Share Files; 26.2 Homegroups; 26.3 Sharing Any Folder; 26.4 Accessing Shared Folders; 26.5 Mapping Shares to Drive Letters; Chapter 27: Windows by Remote Control; 27.1 Remote Access Basics; 27.2 Dialing Direct; 27.3 Virtual Private Networking; 27.4 Remote Desktop; Part Eight: Appendixes; Installing & Upgrading to Windows 7; Before You Begin; Upgrade vs. Clean Install; Dual Booting; Installing Windows 7; Getting Started; Activation; Windows Easy Transfer; Fun with the Registry; Meet Regedit; Regedit Examples; Where'd It Go?; The Master Keyboard Shortcut List; Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts; Colophon;

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.