Microsoft Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 2p2 Customizing
Microsoft Windows 7
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XP Objectives Select a desktop theme, desktop background, and
window colors Examine mouse properties Use the ClearType Text Tuner
Choose special visual effects Customize the Start menu Windows 7
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XP Objectives Customize the taskbar and notification area
Create and customize taskbar toolbars Adjust resolution, color
depth, and refresh rate Adjust DPI scaling settings Evaluate power
management features Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 23
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XP Custom Menus Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 24
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XP Customizing the Start Menu Customize the Start menu by
specifying: Privacy options Power button action Start menu items
Highlighting newly installed programs Opening submenus when you
pause on them with the mouse pointer Enable context menus and
dragging and dropping Use large icons Windows 7 for Power Users
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XP Customizing the Start Menu Windows 7 for Power Users
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XP Customizing the Taskbar and Notification Area You can
specify the following properties or features of the taskbar: Lock
or unlock the toolbar Auto-hide the taskbar Keep the taskbar on top
of other windows Group similar taskbar buttons Show Quick Launch
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XP Customizing the Taskbar and Notification Area Lock or unlock
the taskbar Use Auto-hide on the taskbar Group similar taskbar
buttons Preview desktop with Aero Peek Customize the notification
area Displaying toolbars on the taskbar Windows 7 for Power Users
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XP Customizing the Taskbar and Notification Area Windows 7 for
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XP Displaying and Creating Taskbar Toolbars Right-click the
taskbar, and if the taskbar is locked, click Lock the taskbar to
remove the check mark; otherwise, if the toolbar is already
unlocked, click the desktop to close the taskbar shortcut menu To
add a built-in toolbar to the taskbar, right-click the taskbar,
point to Toolbars on the taskbar shortcut menu, and then click one
of the built-in toolbars on the Toolbars menu To create a custom
toolbar from a folder, right-click the taskbar, point to Toolbars
on the shortcut menu, click New toolbar, use the Navigation pane to
locate the folder you want to use, select the folder, and then
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XP Displaying and Creating Taskbar Toolbars To widen a toolbar
so you can display all the options on the toolbar, point to the
border resizing handle just to the left of the toolbar title, and,
when the mouse pointer changes to an arrow that points to the right
and left, drag the left border to the left Click the toolbars
expand button to the right of the toolbar label to view a menu of
options for that toolbar, and then click the option you want to
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XP Displaying and Creating Taskbar Toolbars To display a menu
of options for the toolbar, right-click the toolbars title (the
name of the toolbar), and then click one of the options at the top
of the shortcut menu (such as View, Show text, and Show title) To
close a custom toolbar, right-click the toolbars title, click Close
toolbar on the shortcut menu, and then click the OK button in the
Confirm Toolbar Close dialog box Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial
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