Wiley Windows Vista Just the Steps For Dummies 978-0-471-78685-6 User Manual

Exploring the

Windows Vista

Desktop

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ust as your desk is the central area from which you do all kinds of work,
the Windows Vista desktop is a command center for organizing your

computer work. Here you find the Start menu, which you use to access
information about your computer, files, folders, and applications. You’ll also
find a taskbar that offers settings, such as your computer’s date and time, 
as well as shortcuts to your most frequently accessed programs or files.

In this chapter, you explore the desktop, which appears when you log on 
to Windows Vista. Along the way, you discover the Recycle Bin, the Quick
Launch bar (this might sound like a salad bar at a fast-food restaurant, but
it’s actually the area of the Windows Vista taskbar that lets you open fre-
quently used programs), and how to shut down your computer when you’re
done for the day.

Here, then, are the procedures that you can use to take advantage of the
desktop features of Windows Vista.

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Log On and Off Windows Vista ....................6

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Work with the Start Menu ............................7

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Work with the Quick Launch Bar ..................8

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Set the Date and Time..................................9

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Arrange Icons on the Desktop ....................10

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Create a Desktop Shortcut..........................11

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Empty the Recycle Bin................................12

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Shut Down Your Computer ........................13

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