lesson5 customizing windows
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Youdon'thavetobeacomputergeniustouseWindowsXP,butifyouknowsomethingabouthowtosetupsomebasicfeaturesandfunctions,itwilldoalotmoreforyou.WindowsXPmakesthiseasierthaneverwiththeControlPanel.TheControlPanelfeaturesanumberoftoolsthatwillhelpyoucontrolhowWindowsXPfeatureslookandact.ButfirstyoumustlearnhowtoaccesstheControlPanel.
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ClickStart. ClickControlPanel. TheControlPanelopens.OR TypeControlPanelintheAddressdialogbox
foundonanyWindowsXPwindow.OR ManyfoldersfeaturealinktotheControlPanel
intheSeeAlsodialogbox(onlyinXPview). NomatterhowyougettotheControlPanel,it
willlooklikethisuponfirstviewing:
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Ifyou'reusedtoapreviousversionofWindows,you'llnoticethattheControlPanelinWindowsXPlooksverydifferent.
TheWindowsXPControlPanelisdividedintoCategories.IfyouclickaCategory,thewindowpresentsaListofTasksandrelatedControlPanelicons.
Note:TaskandControlPaneliconsperformbasicallythesamefunctions.Forexample,noticethatyoucan"Chooseascreensaver"inthePickaTasklist.ClickingthislinkopenstheDisplayPropertiesdialogbox.However,ifyouweretochoosetheDisplayicon,theDisplayPropertiesdialogboxopens.
Ifyoulookattheleftsideofthewindow,you'llnoticethattheSeeAlsoandTroubleshootersdialogboxesprovidesseveralmorerelatedoptions.
ThenewControlPaneldesignprovidesmultiplewaystodosomething,therebymakingitmoreuser‐friendly.However,thenewControlPaneldesigndoesn'tprovideyouwithaccesstoeveryavailableControlPaneltool‐itonlyprovidesyouaccesstothemostcommonlyusedtools.
ToaccessALLofyourControlPaneltools,youmustswitchtoClassicView.
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ClicktheClassicViewlinkontheleftsideofyourControlPanel.
ClicktheSwitchtoCategoryViewlinktoswitchback.
UsethemenubarandtoolbarbuttonstonavigateandfurtherexploreControlPaneloptions.
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OpentheControlPanel(locatedinStartmenu).
UnderPickaCategory,clickDate,Time,Language,andRegionalOptions.
UnderPickaTask,clickChangethedateandtime.
TheDateandTimePropertiesdialogboxopens.
Usethedropdownboxtosetthemonthandyear.
Clickthecorrectdateonthecalendar.
Clickandselectthecurrenttimetomakeachange.
Ifnecessary,clicktheTimeZonetabandusethedropdownboxtochangethetimezone.
ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.
OR Right‐clickthetimeinthelower
rightonyourdesktop. ChooseAdjustDate/Time. TheDateandTimeProperties
dialogboxopens. Followabovesteps5‐9.
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Wallpaperisthebackgroundimagethatappearsonyourdesktop.WindowsXPoffersmanywallpaperchoices.
OpentheControlPanel(locatedinStartmenu). UnderPickaCategory,clickAppearanceandThemes. UnderPickaTask,clickChangethedesktopbackground. TheDisplayPropertiesdialogboxopenswiththeDesktop
tabselected. IntheBackgroundbox,clickorusethearrowkeystoview
thechoices. Usethedropdownboxestoalterwallpaperpositionorcolor. ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.
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ClickBrowsetochooseapicturefromtheMyPicturesfolder(ornavigatetoapicturelocatedinanotherfolder.)
ClicktheCustomizeDesktopbuttontoalteryourdesktopiconsordisplayawebpageonyourdesktop.
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OpentheControlPanel(locatedinStartmenu). UnderPickaCategory,clickAppearanceandThemes.
UnderPickaTask,clickChooseascreensaver. TheDisplayPropertiesdialogboxopenswiththeScreenSavertabselected.
Clickthearrowtoopenadropdownbox.Clickorusethearrowkeystoviewthechoices.Or,clickPreviewtovieweachoptiononyourcomputerscreen.Pressanykeyonyourkeyboardtoreturntothedialogbox.
ClickSettingstocustomizetheappearanceoryourchosenscreensaver
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OpentheControlPanel(locatedinStartmenu). UnderPickaCategory,clickAppearanceandThemes. UnderPickaControlPanelicon,clickTaskbarand
StartMenu. TheTaskbarandStartMenuPropertiesdialogbox
openswiththeTaskbartabdisplayed. Usethecheckboxestocustomizeitsappearanceand
clickOK.ClicktheStartMenutabtoswitchbetweentheXPStart
menuandClassicStartmenu.ClassicStartmenuistheStartmenufeaturedinolderversionsofWindows.
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Ifnecessary,adjustthedateandtimeonyourcomputer
Choosenewwallpaperandascreensaverforyourdesktop