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VISTA OPERATING SYSTEM

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WHY VISTA?

•What is current version of Windows?•Most college computers are WinXP – why?

• Vista problems led to few businesses using it• 11/09 – 69% XP, 18% Vista•What do you have at home?• 08/10 – Win 7 at 15%• College plans to convert to Win 7 for 09/10? Why?

•So why learn Vista in this course?• Interface very close to Win 7 – closer than Win XP

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HOW WILL WE LEARN VISTA?

•Slides to cover main features• Covering a few now - study the rest on your own

•Demo of critical points – take notes!•Hands-on Exercise (next week)•Training to prepare for exam

•MC – not simulation as all other modules

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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER:

•CHANGE YOUR WINDOW COLOURS•Right click > PERSONALIZE > WINDOW COLOR & APPEARANCE• Can change colour of windows, START menu, & taskbar• Enable transparency• Show color mixer—choose your own custom shades• Click PERSONALIZE folder name on toolbar & go back

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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER cont.:

•Window Color and Appearance• Click “Open Classic Appearance Properties…”• In new Appearance Settings dialogue can choose High Contrast Color schemes if vision problems

•DESKTOP BACKGROUND• Can choose black & white, pictures, textures, or vistas

• Or solid color, or any picture on your computer

• As you select one--background instantly changes•SCREEN SAVER

• Windows selection, OR a slide show of your pictures•DOES NOT ‘save’ screen – power save better

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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER cont.:

•APPEARANCE and PERSONALIZATION > PERSONALIZATION > ADJUST SCREEN RESOLUTION

•Best resolution for myitlab: 1024 x 768

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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER Cont.:

• THEME• sets the background, sound, icons, & other elements all at once

• Sounds• May choose none, your own, • or system

• Mouse Properties: Hardware And Sound > Mouse

• Adjust for left-hand use• Cope with finger motion problems • Make pointers more visible etc.

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PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER cont.:

• Regional and Language settings via the Control Panel• Change language format from Format tab• Change keyboard languages on Keyboards and Languages tab: CONTROL PANEL > CLOCK, LANGUAGE, AND REGION• for myitlab the Language should be English United States, and the Keyboard

should be English United States, all other keyboards should be removed

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WINDOWS AERO

•Sometimes called “Aero Glass”• Special effects include

• Translucent title bars• Thumbnail previews, etc

•2 new Windows Aero features:•Windows Flip•Windows Flip 3D• Click the Switch between windows button on the taskbar to open Flip 3D.

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CHANGE FROM “WINDOWS CLASSIC” TO “WINDOWS AERO”

(LAPTOPS/AT HOME:)1. right click on taskbar > PROPERTIES >

START MENU tab >

2. START > CONTROL PANEL > CONTROL PANEL HOME > APPEARANCE and PERSONALIZATION > PERSONALIZATION > WINDOW COLOR and APPEARANCE

> WINDOWS AERO (in Color Scheme list) > OK

Blue link at bottom of dialog box

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CHANGE FROM “WINDOWS CLASSIC” TO “WINDOWS AERO”

(COMPUTER LABS:)• right click on taskbar > PROPERTIES > START MENU tab >

•START > CONTROL PANEL > PERSONALIZATION > in the list, select: WINDOWS AERO APPLY > OK•Slows computer! Use only with at least 1Ghz processor and 1GB RAM

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HOW WILL WE LEARN VISTA?

•Slides to cover main features• Covering a few now - study the rest on your own

•Demo of critical points – take notes!•Hands-on Exercise (next week)•Training to prepare for exam

•MC – not simulation as all other modules•Use to ensure no gaps in knowledge for exam!• If stuck, search slides for keywords, or use Help• E.g. ‘Firewall’, ‘wildcard’

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WINDOWS FLIP

Vista`s upgrade to ALT+TAB

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WINDOWS FLIP 3D

-on taskbar preview your open windows in 3D stacks

windows logo key + tab orwindows logo + key scroll wheel (on mouse)

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LIVE ICONS

•displays a thumbnail image of the actual contents of every file and its’ metadata (which are key words that are used to help organize folders by content)

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TASKBAR BUTTONS

- live, thumbnail-sized window previews.

- ALT + TAB will navigate through OPEN PROGRAMS

- ALT + F4 to shut down a program

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WINDOWS EXPLORER & PREVIEW PANE

• ORGANIZE tab > LAYOUT > PREVIEW PANE

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WINDOWS EXPLORER & START BUTTON

• Windows Explorer is the file management tool, i.e. allows you to move/copy delete files or folders to keep your files organized• START menu has changed:

• no longer uses ever-expanding boxes when navigating through Programs.

• The word "START" replaced by:• a blue Windows Orb (also called "PEARL").

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START BUTTON Cont.

• At the left is the navigation pane, which lists the commonly used folders:• DOCUMENTS, PICTURES, MUSIC, SEARCH, & • RECENT ITEMS

• a list of all files and e-mail messages that you have edited in the:• LAST 30 DAYS

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SEARCHING AND ORGANIZING

• In every folder in Windows, the Search box appears in the upper right corner. •Want to find that program? Don't search through all those menus on the Start button, just type the first couple of characters into the bar at the bottom and the name will appear!!

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RELOCATE YOUR PERSONAL FOLDERS

• Click your username at top-right of Start menu to open your profile

• Right-click Documents > Properties > Location | Move

• BROWSE to the new location > Yes

• Do NOT try this with the PUBLIC folder

• There's a LOCATION tab, but no MOVE button

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WINDOWS VISTA SIDEBAR & GADGETS

•Windows Sidebar is a pane on the desktop where you can keep your gadgets organized and always available•Gadgets are easy-to-use mini programs that give you information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools.• connect to web services to deliver business data, weather information, news updates, traffic maps, Internet radio streams,•If you don't want to keep your gadgets docked on the Windows Sidebar:• you can move them off,

hide the sidebar, and place them • Anywhere on your desktop.

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SIDEBAR

Calculator, clock, CPU & memory meters, currency converter, stocks, weather, To open:

Right-click the Sidebar icon on taskbar > OPENOR: Click on the + plus sign at top right of sidebar, to open GADGET gallery

To add a gadgetRight-click Sidebar, and then click ADD GADGETS.Double-click a gadget to add it.

Can detach gadgets from Sidebar and place on desktop.

Right-click the gadget > Detach from Sidebar. > DRAG to desktop

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GADGETS cont.:

• Right-click the gadget and set opacity to 40%• Will fade when not in use

• if you click on the wrench (lower right hand corner of a gadget)

• You can “customize” the gadget• More gadgets available from: http://gallery.microsoft.com/• i.e. Google sidebar, so you can search without

actually opening “Internet Explorer”

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BACK UP AND RESTORE CENTER

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SECURITY

• Windows Firewall

• Windows Defender

• User Account Control (UAC)• CONTROL PANEL >

• can help prevent UNauthorized changes to your computer by:• requiring permission before performing actions that could potentially affect your computer's operation or • that change settings that affect other users.

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SECURITY CONT.:

•Windows Firewall & MYITLAB•Firewall OR Anti-virus program may block multimedia content in myitlab. If your firewall or security program has the equivalent to a trusted sites list, you may be able to leave your security on if you add the sites and myitlabIP address to that list:• Installation Procedures for myitlab (last page: “Security Software and Firewalls”)

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SECURITY

•To enable automatic WINDOWS UPDATE:•CONTROL PANEL > SECURITY CENTER > WINDOWS UPDATE > CHANGE SETTINGS• Select the radio button beside:

• install updates automatically

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REMOTE DESKTOP

• CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM > ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS• This feature is used to access another employee’s computer without leaving your desk. • To connect to a remote computer:

1. that computer must be turned on2. it must have a network connection3. “Remote Desktop” must be enabled

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REMOTE DESKTOP

• you must have network access to the remote computer (this could be through the Internet)• you must have “permission” to connect via the System properties dialogue box:

• CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM > ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS

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SYNC AND SHARING

•Sync with other :• portable music players •Windows Mobile devices.

•You can also share files and folders with people on your network• even if they use a computer that's not running Windows

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SNIPPING TOOL

• Use Snipping Tool for screen captures instead of: PrintScr-START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > SNIPPING TOOL

• Can choose to:

• Can SAVE the image as png, jpg, gif, or HTML• Can E-mail the image from within the program

• To capture a snip• Click arrow next to the NEW button, select a snip type

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SNIPPING TOOL cont.:

• Can highlight a snip•  To annotate a snip• Use a mouse or tablet pen to write on or around the snip.

•   Note: When SNIPPING TOOL is open, a white overlay appears on screen (until you capture a snip)• To turn off the overlay, open ``Snipping Tool` > OPTIONS dialog box > clear the Show screen overlay when Snipping Tool is active > OK.

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SHORTCUT KEYBOARD COMMAND FOR “SNIPPING TOOL”

•START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES• right-click on SNIPPING TOOL > PROPERTIES• In the textbox: SHORTCUT KEY: you will see the word: “NONE”• Your cursor defaults here

• Key in a keystroke combination that you would like:

•APPLY > OK• you can use this process for other applications that you want to add keyboard shortcuts for

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*** INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 ***

• Back & forward buttons• REFRESH & STOP buttons—on Address Bar • INSTANT SEARCH area• More of the webpage; less of the browser

• TABBED BROWSING• Allows you to open multiple web pages at once• NEW TAB button on tab row• Enter a web address

• Can move from webpage to webpage by clicking on the specific tab

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INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 cont.:

• Hit: CTRL as you click the link—opens a new tab• Can SAVE a group of tabs

• ADD TO FAVORITES button• > ADD TAB GROUP TO FAVORITES > give it a name > ADD button > OK

• Next time when you open IE, go to FAVORITES button (1st icon on toolbar)• click on the named group• QUICK TABS button (3rd icon on toolbar)

• Thumbnails of all webpages in the group, can then navigate to that page

• Little red “X” on top-right of each tab will close that tab/page

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INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 cont.:

• INSTANT SEARCH• Top-right of window•when you key in the subject—favourite search engine will find it• ALT + ENTER—results will display in a new tab!

• Can make a list of search engines, by clicking on down-pointing arrow beside SEARCH textbox• FIND MORE PROVIDERS > select from a list• Can: CHANGE SEARCH DEFAULTS

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SECURITY: INTERNET EXPLORER

• Protect important info by encrypting it (make unreadable) •Malicious software: POP-UP BLOCKER•PHISHING (fishing) FILTER—a scam to steal your identity• i.e. you get a letter from a bank saying they lost your social security no. or some other important ID info• then asks you to fill out a form to verify your account—likely it’s a “scam”

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SECURITY: INTERNET EXPLORER cont.

• TOOLS > PHISHING FILTER > REPORT THIS WEBSITE—the browser will then BLOCK it

• TOOLS button > PHISHING FILTER > Turn On Automatic Website Checking > OK

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SECURITY INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED IN THE SECURITY STATUS BAR

At a glance you'll see whether thesite you're visiting has a valid secure sockets layer ( SSL) certificate • or if there are irregularities

in the certificate information. Double-click on the iconon Status bar at the topOf the windowto view the certificate

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INTERNET EXPLORER-PRINTING

• Will automatically shrink alltext on the webpage to fit on

1 page• FILE >PRINT PREVIEW • includes: “LIVE MARGINS”

to further “tweak” print out

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INTERNET EXPLORER-RSS FEEDS

•REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION• Latest updates from your favourite website automatically•Go the the website > click on the: VIEW FEEDS button • `(next to HOME button, on toolbar)

• Click on the: ADD TO FAVORITES button > SUBSCRIBE TO THIS FEED button

•Will be added to FEEDS folder

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RSS FEEDS: cont.:

•Get it next time by clicking on: FAVORITES button (1st icon on toolbar ) > FEEDS button