Windows 7 For Dummies

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Windows 7 is loaded with features, tools, and shortcuts designed to make life easier for all users. To learn how they all work, you need this latest version of the book that's been making Windows clear for years! It starts at Square One, helping you set up Windows 7, use folders and files, get online, play with media, and keep Windows happy.

New to Windows? — Part I is full of stuff everybody thinks you already know, like how to use the Start menu, taskbars, and files

What's new in Windows 7 — control the number of prompts and warnings, enjoy plentiful shortcuts, and explore interactive previews

Lost and found — use the Search function to locate anything: missing windows, programs, e-mails, songs, photos, files, even other computers on your network

Cruisin' with the new Internet Explorer — set up and customize Internet Explorer, understand plug-ins, and navigate the Web

Move your stuff — transfer your files from an old PC to your Windows 7 system

Where the fun starts — play music and movies with Media Player, organize photos, and create slideshows you can put on DVD

Keep your files safe — make backups and create a system repair disk

Open the book and find:

Shortcuts for finding photos, music, and video on your PC

Steps to setting up separate user accounts for a whole family

Tips for laptop users

How to get photos from your digital camera to your computer

Advice on managing e-mail with Windows 7

Common Windows 7 headaches and how to avoid them

How to create a simple home network

Windows 7's tools for safe computing

Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (September 8, 2009)
Language: English