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9780135088265

Exploring Getting Started with Windows 7

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  • ISBN13:

    9780135088265

  • ISBN10:

    0135088267

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

The goal of theExploringseries has been to move readers beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill. Coverage of Microsoft Windows 7. MARKET: For business professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge of Microsoft Windows 7.

Author Biography

Mary Anne Poatsy, Series Editor

Mary Anne is a senior faculty member at Montgomery County Community College, teaching various computer application and concepts courses in face-to-face and online environments. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and Education from Mount Holyoke College and an M.B.A. in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mary Anne has more than 12 years of educational experience. She is currently adjunct faculty at Gwynedd-Mercy College and Montgomery County Community College. She has also taught at Bucks County Community College and Muhlenberg College, as well as conducted personal training. Before teaching, she was Vice President at Shearson Lehman in the Municipal Bond Investment Banking Department.



Lynn Hogan

Lynn Hogan teaches at the University of North Alabama, providing instruction in the area of computer applications. With over 30 years of educational experience at the community college and university level, Lynn has taught applications, programming, and concepts courses in both online and classroom environments. She received an M.B.A. from the University of North Alabama and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. Lynn is a co-author of Practical Computing and has served on the authoring team of Your Office as well as the Exploring Office 2010 series. She resides in Alabama with her husband and two daughters.



Dr. Robert T. Grauer, Creator of the Exploring Series

Bob Grauer is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Miami, where he is a multiple winner of the Outstanding Teaching Award in the School of Business, most recently in 2009. He has written numerous COBOL texts and is the vision behind the Exploring Office series, with more than three million books in print. His work has been translated into three foreign languages and is used in all aspects of higher education at both national and international levels. Bob Grauer has consulted for several major corporations including IBM and American Express. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.




Table of Contents

Windows 7 Fundamentals

 

Understanding the Desktop

Identify Desktop Components

Explore the Taskbar

Customize the Desktop

Managing Windows

Identify Window Components

Work with Windows

Hands-On Exercise 1 Windows 7 Fundamentals

 

Windows Programs and Security Features

Identifying Windows Accessories

Use Notepad and WordPad

Use Paint

Use the Calculator

Use Snipping Tool

Working with Security Settings and Software

Understand the Action Center

Use Windows Defender

Customize User Account Control

Access Windows Update

Use Windows Firewall

Hands-On Exercise 2 Windows Programs and Security Features

 

Windows Search and Help

Performing a Search

Conduct a Search

Expand or Narrow a Search

Save a Search

Getting Help

Search and Browse Help

Get Remote Assistance

Get Online Help

Hands-On Exercise 3 Windows Search and Help

 

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