1. Windows Tutorial 3 Personalizing Your Windows Environment

2. Objectives Access common tools on the desktop
Customize Windows Sidebar
Create and use shortcuts on the desktop
Use Control Panel
Customize the desktop
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3. Objectives Activate a screen saver Change display settings
Modify the taskbar
Customize taskbar toolbars
Change Start menu settings
Pin items on the Start menu
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4. Accessing Common Tools on the Desktop
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5. Displaying Standard Desktop Icons
Right-click an empty area of the desktop, then click Personalize on the shortcut menu
In the left pane of the Personalization window, click Change desktop icons
In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box, click to select a check box for each icon you want to add to the desktop
Click the OK button
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6. Displaying Standard Desktop Icons
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7. Using the Windows Sidebar
Windows Sidebar is a long vertical bar displayed by default on the right side of your desktop
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8. Using Shortcuts
You can create shortcuts to access drives, documents, files, Web pages, programs, or other computer resources such as a printer
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9. Using Shortcuts
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10. Using Control Panel
The Control Panel is a window that contains specialized tools you use to change the way Windows Vista looks and behaves
To open the Control Panel window, double-click the Control Panel icon on your desktop
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11. Using Control Panel
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12. Using Control Panel
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13. Changing the Desktop Background
Open the Control Panel window and switch to Category View, if necessary
Click Change desktop background in the Appearance and Personalization category
Select an image in the Desktop Background window or click the Picture Location arrow or the Browse button to select images stored in a different location
Select a positioning option, if necessary
Click the OK button
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14. Changing the Desktop Background
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15. Changing the Appearance of Desktop Elements
A color scheme is a set of colors you apply to Windows elements
Window Color and Appearance
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16. Activating a Screen Saver
A screen saver blanks the screen or displays a moving design whenever you haven’t worked with the computer for a specified period of time
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17. Changing Display Settings
The Display Settings dialog box has a Resolution slider bar that lets you change the size of the desktop area
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18. Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
Make sure the taskbar is unlocked. To do so, right-click any blank spot on the taskbar, and then click Lock the Taskbar on the shortcut menu to remove the check mark
To move the taskbar, click a blank spot on the taskbar, hold down the left mouse button, and drag the taskbar to a new location (the top, bottom, left, or right edge of the desktop)
To resize the taskbar, point to a taskbar border until a resize pointer appears, and then drag the border to a different height or width
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19. Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
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20. Working with Taskbar Toolbars
One way to customize the taskbar is to use it to display toolbars
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21. Customizing the Quick Launch Toolbar
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22. Creating a Custom Taskbar Toolbar
To create a custom toolbar, right-click a blank area of the taskbar, point to Toolbars, and then click New Toolbar
In the New Toolbar − choose a folder window, click the folder or object you want to turn into a toolbar, and then click the Select Folder button
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23. Customizing the Start Menu
To customize the Start menu, right-click Start button on the taskbar, then click Properties; click the Customize button
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24. Pinning an Item to the Start Menu
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25. Selecting Start Menu Settings
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26. Selecting Start Menu Settings
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