Computing Fundamentals Unit 8- Windows Customization

Learning Goals Understand the settings of the Control Panel. Identify different Control Panel and system preference settings. Change settings. Display a list of installed printers. Describe system settings. Describe how to install & uninstall software. Identify problems related to installing/uninstalling programs.

Control Panel Used to customize settings

Control Panel

System & Maintenance/Security Backup & restore, Windows update, power

Security (Vista Only) Updates, firewall, defender Firewall: allows/disallows stuff from going in/out of computer Defender: scans for spyware

Network & Internet Connect to/view networks, Internet

Hardware & Sound Manage hardware, printers, sound, mouse, keyboard, scanner

Programs Uninstall program, remove Windows components, add gadgets

User Accounts Add/remove/change users, passwords

Appearance & Personalization Desktop colors, background, resolution, sidebar, screen saver

Clock, Lang. & Region Set clock, date, time zone, currency

Ease of Access Adjust for vision, hearing, mobility disabilities Larger text, magnify, visual cues, etc.

Control Panel If on a network, the admin can restrict users from changing settings 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

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Printers Check mark means default Can install many printers Where it will print to if you click print Can install many printers Know how to add & set one for default

Install Software 1st- backup your media Put CD/DVD in drive Click run In case it gets scratched or lost Keep product key Put CD/DVD in drive Click run Or look for run or setup.exe Follow steps

Uninstall Software Control Panel, Programs, Uninstall a program Find program in list Click Uninstall

User Accounts Standard Administrator Change picture, name Can’t install/uninstall Can’t change system settings Administrator Change picture, name

Recycle Bin Temp storage of deleted files Shows empty or full Each user has their own Can restore files inside Empty deletes all files bin

Folder Options Appearance of folders How they open Click Organize for option Restore Defaults

Selecting Files Ctrl+A Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Press Control to select multiple Selects all Ctrl+C Copy Ctrl+V Paste Press Control to select multiple Use Shift to select a range Do This in 7

Rename a File or Folder No two files in the same folder can have the same name Black line around name= Edit Mode Max 255 characters Single click & press F2 Right-click, rename

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Menus Shaded menus Ellipses… Underlined Letters Shortcut keys Unavailable Ellipses… Opens window with more info (dialog) Underlined Letters Alt + C Shortcut keys Ctrl+O Right arrow Sub-menu

Dialog Boxes Option Buttons Command buttons Check Boxes Drop-down list Radio Command buttons Check Boxes Drop-down list Text Boxes List Boxes

Dialog Boxes Scroll bar, drop-down list (open), drop-down list (closed), list box, check box

Message Box Start Run Type your first name Click OK Run dialog box Type your first name Click OK This is a message box

Troubleshooting Software Problems New software won’t install when you put in CD/DVD Search CD/DVD for setup.exe Files can’t be read by new software File may be damaged Might have been created in older version not compatible with new one

Computing Fundamentals Unit 8- Windows Customization