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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Windows 10 Start Menu

5. Windows 10 Taskbar

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

7. Windows 7 Start Menu Search

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

9. 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

10. Personalizing the Desktop
Notice what you can personalize.

11. 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.

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

13. 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

14. Changing Desktop & Folder Icons

15. 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

16. 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

17. Help
F1 in programs
Windows Help

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. Review- 4Q

24. 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

25. 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

26. Adding Users- Video

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

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