Windows customization Unit 7 8 days including projects, review, and test.

Objectives Describe the PC settings screen and the Control Panel Change the background Personalize the desktop Set accessibility options Customize power options Set up and change a user account

Windows 10 Desktop Recycle Bin Folder with files Start Button Pinned Items on Taskbar Taskbar Notification Area & Date/Time Desktop Background Open Folders/File Explorer Show Desktop

Windows 10 Start Menu

Windows 10 Taskbar

Windows 7 Start Menu Pinned Start Menu items, Recently Used Programs, All Programs, Search, Useful System Folders, Power Options

Windows 7 Start Menu Search

Windows 7 Start Menu Program Options Right-click Open Pin to Start Menu Pin to Desktop Send To…Desktop

Review When you click the Start button, what are the programs in the top area above the separator line in Windows 7? Pinned items What is the bar that goes across the bottom of the desktop? Taskbar Name the area with the clock & the programs running in the background. Notification area

Personalizing the Desktop Notice what you can personalize.

Control Panel You can do everything in Settings or through Control Panel. ***Note: In Control Panel, to see all options, change the View by from Category to small or large icons. For example (has been on the test), finding Windows Defender.

Activity Complete the handout for Control Panel Draw icons Describe what’s in each

Control Panel Categories Category Description System & Security System settings, Windows Update, Security, Backup & Restore Network & Internet Internet options, Network status Hardware & Sound Change sounds, Printer settings, Mouse settings Programs Add or remove programs, Choose default apps User Accounts & Family Safety Change accounts & passwords Appearance & Personalization Change theme, Desktop background, Customize taskbar Clock, Language & Region Change date/time, Time zone, Language, Currency Ease of Access Settings for vision, hearing and mobility impairments

Changing Desktop & Folder Icons

Try This Go to Class Press website Click File…Send…Shortcut to Desktop Or copy link, go to desktop, right-click, new…shortcut Change the icon Use shell32.dll

Activity What should you know… Setting the screen saver & when it comes on Setting the clock & date, time zone Accessing the clock from notification area Mouse settings, changing to lefty Add a user Change your password

Help F1 in programs Windows Help

Multitasking Work on more than one task at a time Flip: Alt + Tab Flip 3D: Windows + Tab

Organize Open Windows Cascade- overlays w/ title bars showing Stacked- horizontal top to bottom Side by Side- vertical Show the desktop- minimizes all windows Open 4 programs & try

Power Options Switch User Log Off Lock Restart Sleep Switch but programs still running Log Off Closes programs & waits for log on Lock No one else can log on Restart Sleep Save in RAM & less power Like pause Hibernate (laptops) Save in HD & power down Shut Down Sleep vs. Hibernate: Sleep- saves power; display off & fans stop; go back where you left off; saves in RAM Hibernate- saves more power; go back where you left off; saves on HD

Power Options Settings Password on Wakeup What the power button does What closing the lid does Nothing, sleep, hibernate, shut down When to turn off display When the computer sleeps

Restarting the Computer Warm Boot/Task Manager/Non-Responsive Programs Ctrl +Alt + Delete Cold Boot Powering it off with power button Wait 30 seconds before turning back on

Review- 4Q

Review- 3Q Which keyboard command will cycle through open programs? Alt+Tab or Windows+Tab Which keyboard command will allow you to end a non- responsive program or shutdown/restart a computer? Ctrl + Alt + Del To access Help in Windows or most programs, which key would you press? F1

User Accounts Each account maintains its own files & settings Microsoft Account Standard Account Or Administrator Account Local-only user Account Microsoft Acct: OneDrive storage/one username & password across all devices you log into Local Acct: only access resources on your computer Standard: can’t access files/folders from other users; can’t install software or make changes to system Admin: full access & can make changes

Adding Users- Video

Managing User Accounts Read & review this page Family controls on here as well

Windows customization Unit 7 8 days including projects, review, and test.