Windows 7 Top 100 Tips and Tricks

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1:TAMING THE TASKBAR ............................................................................. #1GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................

#2YOUR FAVORITE PIN-UPS .............................................................................................

#3JUMP TO IT ............................................................................................................

#4GETTING THINGS IN ORDER .........................................................................................

#5ON YOUR BIKE ........................................................................................................

#6DOUBLE-UP............................................................................................................

#7HAVE AQUICK LOOK AROUND ......................................................................................

#8JUGGLING WINDOWS .................................................................................................

#9NOW YOU SEE IT,NOW YOU DONT ................................................................................

#10GOING RETRO .......................................................................................................

CHAPTER 2:FILE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................1#11THE LIBRARY SYSTEM...............................................................................................

#12BECOME ALIBRARIAN ..............................................................................................

#13USE YOUR INSIGHT .................................................................................................

#14YOUR SEARCH IS OVER.............................................................................................

#15CHANGING YOUR POINT OF VIEW .................................................................................

#16JUMP START ..........................................................................................................

#17ONE CLICK OR TWO?...............................................................................................

#18OPEN WITH WHAT?.................................................................................................

#19SHOW ME AMENU ..................................................................................................

#20ZIP IT.................................................................................................................

CHAPTER 3:AERO PRODUCTIVITY..............................................................................2#21SNAP TO IT ..........................................................................................................

#22SNAP IT INTO PLACE ................................................................................................2

#23FLIP TO 3D ..........................................................................................................

#24SHAKE IT UP .........................................................................................................

#25HAVE APEEK ........................................................................................................

#26FRAMING YOUR WINDOWS .........................................................................................

#27WINDOW JUMPER....................................................................................................2#28ZOOM ZOOM .........................................................................................................

#29PROJECTING YOUR VISION .........................................................................................

#30MULTI-MONITOR MANAGEMENT....................................................................................

#31AGOOD PLACE TO START ..........................................................................................


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CHAPTER 4:GETTING PERSONAL...............................................................................2#32CHANGING YOUR VIEW .............................................................................................2

#33MAKING THINGS LOOK BETTER ....................................................................................

#34MAKING THE BRIGHT CHOICES ....................................................................................

#35CLEARING THINGS UP ..............................................................................................3

#36BRINGING ICONS DOWN TO SIZE .................................................................................3

#37PUTTING ICONS IN THEIR PLACE ..................................................................................3

#38THE BACKGROUND SHUFFLE .......................................................................................

#39ACHANGE OF THEME ...............................................................................................3#40NEWFANGLED GADGETRY ...........................................................................................

#41WHOS IN CONTROL HERE ANYWAY? .............................................................................3

#42ITS YOUR TIME......................................................................................................

#43ITS ALL ABOUT YOU ................................................................................................3

CHAPTER 5:NETWORKING ......................................................................................3#44HANGING WITH YOUR HOMIES ....................................................................................4

#45STATUS REPORT .....................................................................................................4

#46WHATS THE DIAGNOSIS DOC?....................................................................................4

#47DRIVING ASHORTCUT ..............................................................................................4

#48SHARE IT AROUND ..................................................................................................4#49GOING OFFLINE .....................................................................................................4

#50AWORLD WITHOUT WIRES........................................................................................4

CHAPTER 6:WEB BROWSING...................................................................................4#51HIT THE ACCELERATOR .............................................................................................4

#52GRAB ASLICE .......................................................................................................4

#53PUT IT ON ATAB....................................................................................................4

#54LIVING IN MULTIPLE HOMES .......................................................................................4

#55PRIVATE EYES........................................................................................................4

#56WHERE DID IT GO?.................................................................................................4#57LOOKING HERE AND THERE ........................................................................................

#58USEFUL ADVICE......................................................................................................#59POP IT ................................................................................................................5

#60TAKE OUT THE TRASH ..............................................................................................5

#61OFFLINE ONLINE.....................................................................................................

#62TOTAL RECALL .......................................................................................................


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CHAPTER 7:SAFE GUARD YOUR PC ...........................................................................5#63TAKING ACTION......................................................................................................

#64WEARING PROTECTION .............................................................................................5

#65COUNTER ESPIONAGE ...............................................................................................5

#66KEEPING IT UP.......................................................................................................

#67BACKUP,BACKUP,BACKUP!......................................................................................

#68EXERCISING SELF CONTROL........................................................................................

#69GOING BACK IN TIME...............................................................................................6

#70HALT!WHO GOES THERE? .........................................................................................#71SECURITY CHECKPOINT .............................................................................................6

#72DONT LEAVE IT UNLOCKED........................................................................................

#73DO THEY HAVE PERMISSION?......................................................................................6

#74LOCK IT UP AND GO ................................................................................................6

#75DONT LET THE KIDS RUN WILD ..................................................................................6

CHAPTER 8:MUSIC,PHOTOS &MOVIES ......................................................................6#76LISTENING TO MUSIC AT THE BAR ................................................................................6

#77CREATE YOUR OWN MIX............................................................................................

#78FROM OLD TO NEW .................................................................................................7

#79FROM NEW TO OLD .................................................................................................7#80SNAP HAPPY..........................................................................................................

#81CUT IT DOWN TO SIZE .............................................................................................7

#82ITS SHOW TIME.....................................................................................................7

#83THE FINISHING TOUCH .............................................................................................7

#84THE BURNING QUESTION...........................................................................................

CHAPTER 9:IMPROVING PERFORMANCE.......................................................................7#85STYLE VERSUS PERFORMANCE .....................................................................................

#86IS IT IN THE INDEX?................................................................................................

#87GIVE IT MAXIMUM POWER .........................................................................................#88THROW OUT THE RUBBISH.........................................................................................

#89OPTIMIZE YOUR STORAGE..........................................................................................#90WHATS THE SCORE? ...............................................................................................8

#91BOOST YOUR MEMORY..............................................................................................8

#92BRING IN ATROUBLESHOOTER ....................................................................................8

#93JUMP IN THE DRIVERS SEAT ......................................................................................8

CHAPTER 10:ADVANCED BITS &BYTES ......................................................................8#94SELF HELP............................................................................................................

#95TAKING IT ONE STEP AT ATIME ..................................................................................8

#96RESTORING THE PAST ..............................................................................................8

#97PUT AN END TO IT ..................................................................................................8

#98YOU HAVE THE POWER .............................................................................................8

#99AMEASURE OF GOOD VALUE ......................................................................................8

#100TAKE IT EASY ......................................................................................................9

INDEX ..............................................................................................................9


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Taming the

TaskbarWhen you first use Windows 7 the most obvious change you will notice is the newimproved taskbar. The Windows Taskbar first appeared in Windows 95 and has barely

changed over the years, until now. Shown below in Figure 1.1 the Taskbar is the

horizontal bar along the bottom of the screen. The Taskbar is made up of 3 parts, the

Start Menu to the left, the Main Taskbar in the middle and the Notification Area to theright.

In Windows 7, the Main Taskbar has been redesigned to help you quickly launch andmanage your most important programs and files. You can add or pin your favorite

applications to the Taskbar for easy access and arrange them in any order you like. UsThumbnail Previews to switch between multiple items and quickly access recently used

items with the new Jump Lists feature.

In this chapter youll learn how to use these and other features of the Taskbar to helpyou get most out your Windows 7 experience.

Figure 1.1 The new Windows Taskbar.

#1 GETTING STARTED PAGE

#2 YOUR FAVORITE P IN-UPS PAGE

#3 JUMP TO IT PAGE

#4 GETTING THINGS IN ORDER PAGE

#5 ON YOUR BIKE PAGE

#6 DOUBLE-UP PAGE

#7 HAVE AQUICK LOOK AROUND PAGE 1#8 JUGGLING W INDOWS PAGE 1

#9 NOW YOU SEE IT,NOW YOU DON T PAGE 1

#10 GOING RETRO PAGE 1

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#1 GETTING STARTED

There are 2 ways to start a program on the Taskbar:

1. With your Mouse, simply left-click on the program icon (also called a taskbarbutton).

2. Or you can use the Keyboard shortcut by holding down the Windows logo keyand pressing the number that indicates the position of your program in the

Taskbar. For example, as shown below in Figure 1.2 three programs are pinned

to the Taskbar, you can launch these programs as follows:

1. In ternet Explorer press the Windows logo key + the number 1.2. Windows Explorer press the Windows logo key + 2.3. Media Player press + 3.

Figure 1.2 Launching Taskbar Apps.

#2 YOUR FAVORITE P IN-UPS

You can pin your favorite programs to the Taskbar to allow quick access and save time

browsing for the programs in the Start Menu every time you want to use them.

There are several different ways to pin a program, you can drag the program icoto the Taskbar as shown in Figure 1.3, right-click on a program icon and thenclick Pin to Taskbar as shown in Figure 1.4 or drag a file to the Taskbar and itsassociated program will also be pinned.

Figure 1.3 Drag a program to the Taskbar.

Figure 1.4 Right-Click & Pin.

Note: To remove a program from the Taskbar right-click on it and select Unpin this

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#3 JUMP TO IT

A Jump List is a List of recently opened items such as websites, files & folders. Eachprogram has its own Jump List. You can quickly view or open an item, run a program

task and pin your favorite items to the Jump List so there always easy to find.

To view a Jump List just right-click on a program button in the Taskbar. To openan item or run a program task simply left-click on it.

Figure 1.5 Internet Explorer Jump List.

To Pin an item to a Jump List, locate the item and drag it to the Taskbar.Windows will automatically add the item to the correct Jump List. For example,

in Figure 1.6 a folder was dragged to the Taskbar and it was automatically

pinned to Windows Explorer, which manages files & folders.

Figure 1.6 Pin an item to a Jump List.

Figure 1.7 Pinned Folder.

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#41 WHOS IN CONTROL HERE ANYWAY?

The Windows Notification Area is found on the right-hand side of the Taskbar. It

provides status information for certain programs and system icons such as the Clock,

Volume control, Network and Action Center. You can control how icons behave, theorder they appear in and whether to hide or show system icons.

1. To change how icons behave right-click on the Clock and select Customizenotification icons. For each icon you can select either Show icon andnotifications, Hide icon and notifications or Only show notifications from

the Behaviors drop-down list.

Figure 4.22 Take Control.

2. To show all icons select the Alw ays show all icons and notifications on thetaskbar check box.

3. To change the order in which the icons appear simply drag the icons around.4. To hide or show system icons right-click on the Clock and select Customize

notification icons. Then click Turn system icons on or offand make your

selections.

Figure 4.23 On or Off?

Note: If you see an arrow-head shaped triangle next the Notification Area, some icons

are hidden from view. Click the arrow the see the hidden icons.

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#84 THE BURNING QUESTION

Burning files onto a CD or DVD disc is a great way to transfer information betweencomputers. In Windows 7, you can create standard data discs that will work in most

computers or Live File System discs that allow you to save, edit and delete files on thedisc, but only work in XP or later versions of Windows.

1. To create a data disc, insert a blank disc into your burner and select Burn filesto disc.

Figure 8.17 Blank disc options.

2. Select the type of disc you want and click Next. If you selected Like a USB flasdrive, the disc will be formatted and ready to use straight away. If you selected

With a CD/DVD player, you can drag the files you want on the disc then clickthe Burn to disc button in the toolbar.

Figure 8.18 Choose the disc type.

Note: Windows 7 also supports creating CDs and DVDs from ISO (disc image) files. I

you have downloaded an ISO file you can simply double-click on it, insert a blank discand click the Burn button.


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