WINDOWS VISTA TIPS
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How to use the Start menu
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From Windows Vista Start menu you can access any feature on
your computer.
You can start Programs,go on the Internet,explore Documents, switch users, shut
down your PC, and also start a new Search.
On the left pane (see Figure 1 ) you have the Most Frequently Used Programs at
the Top, and AllPrograms at the bottom.
On the right, at the top is placed the User Icon,then you have all your personal
folders, followed by the Windows Vista features like Network and ControlPanel.
At the Bottom (
figure 2)you will find the options to lock your computer, switch user,
put it in a power save mode or turn it off.
- Navigate to the program folder ,usually C:\Program
Files\YourProgram, where YourProgram is the name of the program you want to add.l
- Locate the .exe file and Drag the Icon on to the Start button and wait
until opens,do not release the icon yet
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Now drag it on the AllPrograms button and wait until it opens.
- Continue to drag to the place where you would like that program to
be.A black horizontal line shows you the right position,drop the Icon
- Right click the program you Want to remove.l
- Click Delete from the dropdown menu or Press
Del key on the Keyboard
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Confirm when you prompted to do so
Tips
- To turn off AllPrograms Autosorting
Rightclick the Start Button and go Properties > Customize > uncheck Sort AllPrograms Menu by Name
- To sort AllPrograms alphabetically.
Rightclick any program item and click on Sort By Name
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You can easily customize the Start menu,such as highlight recently added
programs,change the way Items are displayed ,choose what you want to be
displayed and a lot more.
- Go to Start > ControlPanel > Appearence and
Personalization > Taskbar and Start Menu > Start Menu tab, or right
click on Start and click Properties from the
dropdown menu and Start Menu tab.
(see Fig 1)
- Click Customize to open the Customize
Start Menu dialog box
(see Figure 2)
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Here you can choose the options that are more likely to suit you,they are quite intuitive and they don't need to be explained.
- On the start Menu Size box,under all the options,type how meny frequently used programs you want to be displayed.
Tips
- To Revert your changes to the Windows Vista defalt
settings,click Default Setting
- To Have the Internet browser and the
email program at the Top in the left pane of the Start
Menu,check the boxes in the Show on start Menu section,and if
you have more than one browser and email client installed, you can choose which
one you want from the dropdown menu
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- If you don't want anyone to know what you have been doing on the computer,in
the Privacy Section on the StartMenu
properties ( see Figure 1),uncheck the Store and Display a list of
recently Opened Files box and
the Store and Display a List of Recenttly Opened Programs box
Figure 3
The taskbar is as easy to customize as the Start menu,such as group similar
features in one menu to save space.
- Go to Start > ControlPanel > Appearence and
Personalization > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar tab, or right click
an empty area in the Taskbar and click Properties from the
dropdown menu and Taskbar tab.
(see Fig 3)
- To move the Taskbar or any of its toolbar or resize
it,uncheck Lock the Taskbar box
(see Figure 3)
- Check the Auto-hide Taskbar if you want it to hide
when you don't use it.It will appear again when you point to the bottom edge of
the screen
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- Check Group similar taskbar buttons to save space.
- Check Show Quick Launch so you can use the very useful buttons like
the Show Desktop.
- Check Show Window Preview if you want to have a small
Thumbnail of the Window content when you Hover the mouse on the taskbar button
that represents that window.
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