Windows 7 User Guide
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1. Type your current password Type your new password twice Pe Press Enter 13 Page Hotkeys In the table below functions and associated hotkeys are listed Function Hotkey Show desktop Windows D Switch window Alt Tab Windows Tab Open taskbar application Windows Shift NUM Activate taskbar application Windows NUM Snap left Windows Left arrow Snap right Windows Right arrow Maximize Windows Up arrow Restore Minimize Windows Down arrow Switch window to next monitor Windows Shift Right arrow Windows Shift Left arrow Open Run Windows R Open Computer Windows E Open Windows Search Windows F Open Mobility Center Windows X Open System Properties Windows Pause Open application as administrator Ctrl Shift Left click Open Start menu Windows Ctrl Esc Open Task Manager Ctrl Shift Esc All windows transparent Windows Space Display presentation options Windows P Fn F7 Lock computer Windows L Where NUM is a number 1 9 associated with the applications pinned to the taskbar The left most application on the taskbar is equal to 1 14 Page2. partnerships eT saa Disconnect display Sync settings Turn on External Display Brightness Move the slider to temporarily adjust the brightness of your display To adjust the display brightness settings for your power plan click the icon on the tile to open Power Options in Control Panel Sync Center Presentation Settings 11 Page Volume Move the slider to adjust the speaker volume of your mobile PC or select the Mute check box Battery Status View how much charge remains on your battery or select a power plan from the list Screen Rotation Tablets only Change the orientation of your Tablet PC screen from portrait to landscape or vice versa External Display Connect an additional monitor to your mobile PC or customize the display settings Presentation Settings Adjust settings such as the speaker volume and disable the screensaver for giving a presentation 7 Zip like WinZip 7 Zip is a free third party tool installed on all Windows 7 computers This tool provides the ability to unzip and zip files to and from a variety of formats 7 Zip usage is described below Unzip 1 Right click on a zipped file 2 Select 7 Zip gt Extract to e 3 Anew folder will be created in the 7 Zip P Openarchive a R EditPlus Extract files directory which contains the es Extract Here unzipped content ae Extract to Example Test archive Add to archive Restore previo
3. share a snip After you capture a snip click the arrow on the Send Snip button and then select an option from the list Gadgets Gadgets put useful information at your fingertips Add gadgets 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Gadgets 3 A list of gadgets will appear 4 Double click a gadget to add it to the desktop Saturday 84 ae a Configure gadgets 1 Hover the mouse over the gadget 6 Page 2 Select the Options button y that appears 3 Aconfigured window will appear 4 Make your changes and select OK Close gadget 1 Hover over the gadget 2 Select the Close X button that appears 3 The gadget will then disappear from the desktop Windows Search Windows provides several ways to find files and folders There isn t one best way to search you can use different methods for different situations Use the search box on the Start menu You can use the search box on the Start menu to find files folders programs and e mail messages stored on your computer To find an item using the Start menu e Click the Start button o and then type a word or part of a word in the search box 7 Page Documents 1 Letter for Heidi bd Music 30 2 17 Track 17 mp3 2 16 Track 16 mp3 gt 15 Track 15 mp3 2 14 Track 14 mp3 e 4 D 13 Track 13 mp3 Pictures 10 0SC02741 JPG DSCO2209 JPG DSC02208 JPG DSC02207 JPG Files 1 Le Heidi s Music P See more resul
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5. and appear in the Windows Explorer Jump List when pinned or opened Unpin an item Open the program s Jump List point to the item and click the pushpin icon Notes The next time you open an item that you ve unpinned it might reappear in the Jump List To remove an item from the list right click the item and then click Remove from this list 3 Page Peek You can temporarily view the desktop using Peek This can be useful for quickly viewing desktop gadgets and folders or when you don t want to minimize all open windows and then have to restore them later Show desktop 4 44 PM 6 8 2009 0 Temporarily preview the desktop 1 Point to the Show desktop button at the end of the taskbar The open windows fade from view revealing the desktop 2 To make the windows reappear move the pointer away from the Show desktop button Minimize open windows so that they remain minimized 1 Click the Show desktop button 2 Torestore the open windows click the Show desktop button again When you open multiple windows on the desktop it can sometimes be a challenge to view separate windows and switch between them sve er eee tile You can use Peek to take a quick look at other open windows without clicking away from the window you re currently working on Peek makes it easy for you to preview the contents of open windows and switch to the one you want Preview open files 1 Point to a program button on the taskb
6. ar that has open file s 2 Pointtoathumbnail All other open windows temporarily fade away to 4 Page reveal the selected window 3 To preview a different window point to a different thumbnail 4 Torestore your desktop view move the pointer away from the thumbnails Tip To open the window you re previewing click the thumbnail Snipping Tool The Snipping Tool captures a screen shot of anything on your desktop like a picture or a section of web page Snip a whole window a rectangular section of the screen or draw a freehand outline with your mouse or tablet pen or your finger if you re using a PC with a touchscreen Then you can annotate save or e mail the image using the buttons in the Snipping Tool window Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen shot or snip of any object on your screen and then annotate save or share the image 34 Snipping Tool New G Options Select a snip type from the menu or click the New button You can capture any of the following types of snips e Free form Snip Draw a free form shape around an object e Rectangular Snip Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle e Window Snip Select a window such as a browser window or dialog box that you want to capture e Full screen Snip Capture the entire screen After you capture a snip it s automatically copied to the Clipboard and the mark up window From the
7. mark up window you can annotate save or share the snip The following procedures explain how to use the Snipping Tool To capture a snip 1 Open the Snipping Tool by clicking the Start button In the search box type Snipping Tool and then in the list of results click Snipping Tool 5 Page 2 Click the arrow next to the New button select Free form Snip Rectangular Snip Window Snip or Full screen Snip from the list and then select the area of your screen that you want to capture To capture a snip of a menu If you want to capture a snip of a menu such as a drop down menu follow these steps 1 Open Snipping Tool by clicking the Start button in the search box type Snipping Tool and then in the list of results click Snipping Tool After you open Snipping Tool press Esc and then open the menu that you want to capture 3 Press Ctrl Print Screen PrtScn Click the arrow next to the New button select Free form Snip Rectangular Snip Window Snip or Full screen Snip from the list and then select the area of your screen that you want to capture To annotate a snip After you capture a snip you can write and draw on or around the snip in the mark up window To save a snip 1 After you capture a snip click the Save Snip button in Q Snipping Tool the mark up window 2 Inthe Save As dialog box enter a name for the snip choose a location where to save the snip and then click Save save Snip To
8. ocuments library MI Desiop 2 locations A Downloads _ Recent Places D Family photos Le bwoxe reports A Meetings Sudget a y LIDIA voy Letter for Hod Documents q New ifredice d Muse Projects hr Pictures Recespts Ej Videos Schedule gt Travel E Compter Trp report AP Search Resurs in Documents n Now suppose that you re looking for Organiza Seve search Burn te Favorites Documents library your invoice files so you type invoice BE Desktop B Dosmiosds in the search box As you type the view Invoice reports Cure Pubic Documents RANO is automatically filtered and you see Partely photos Invoice 09 A Libranes nome something like this Documents mi Miui he Pictures A Old invoice records Ej Videos Cause Pubic Documents invoice reports Ciber Pubic Documents Unweice reports New invoice E Compte O 8 tems mye xe Snap Window Docking You can use Snap to arrange windows side by side which is helpful when comparing two documents or moving files from one place to another Also Snap can maximize a window making it easier to focus on that window instead of other open windows 9 Page Arrange windows side by side 1 Drag the title bar of a window to the left or right side of the screen until an outline of the expanded window appears Release the mouse to expand the window Repeat steps 1 and 2 with another window to arrange the windows side by side To ret
9. required Home Wireless To setup your home wireless connection use the procedure below Once set up your computer will automatically connect to your home wireless 10 Page Press Fn F5 Select Find Wireless Network Select your home wireless network Select the Connect button bottom right a eS O Change the Location Name to something relevant i e Home a Note If your wireless network is password protected you ll need to select the Security Type and provide the password 6 Select the Save button Projectors and External Monitors You can use Presentation feature to interact with a projector or external monitor Disconnect Projector Duplicate Extend Projector only a cl Activate projector external monitor 1 Connect the projector external monitor to your computer 2 Press Windows E P 3 Click the appropriate mode Duplicate Extend or Project only Disconnect projector external monitor 1 Press Windows El P 2 Click Disconnect Projector 3 Disconnect the video cable Windows Mobility Center With Windows Mobility Center you can quickly access your mobile PC settings in one convenient location To open the Windows Mobility Center press Windows E X U Windows Mobility Center Display CN Fully charged E v Ex brightness X B Mute 100 wh Not connected 6 Turn wireless off Brightness Volume Battery Status Wireless Network Display No sync connected ey
10. ts 2 heidil x Shutdown gt 1 Search results 2 Search box As you type items that match your text will appear on the Start menu The search results are based on text in the file name text in the file tags and other file properties Note When searching from the Start menu only files that have been indexed will appear in search results Most files on your computer are indexed automatically Use the search box in a folder or library Most often you look for a file that you know is in a particular folder or library such as Documents or Pictures Browsing for the file might mean looking through hundreds of files and subfolders To save time and effort use the search box at the top of the open window The search box filters the current view based on text that you type The search looks for text in the file name and contents and in the file properties such as in tags 8 Page In a library the search includes all folders included in the library as well as subfolders within those folders To search for a file or folder by using the search box e Type a word or part of a word in the search box As you type the contents of the folder or library are filtered to reflect each successive character you type When you see the file that you want stop typing Co jue gt Libranes Documents Osganize Share with Burn New cite Example Suppose your Documents libra ry looks like this a Tr Favorites z D
11. urn the window to its original size drag the title bar away from the top of the desktop and then release Maximize a window 1 Drag the title bar of the window to the top of the screen The window s outline expands to fill the screen 2 Release the window to expand it to fill the entire desktop To return the window to its original size drag the title bar of the window away from the top of the screen Shake You can use Shake to quickly minimize every open window except the one you re shaking This feature can save you time if you want to focus on a single window without minimizing all your other open windows one by one You can then restore all of those windows by shaking the open window again Minimize windows using Shake 1 For the window you want to keep open drag or shake the title bar back and forth quickly 2 Torestore the minimized windows shake the open window again Wireless Access The following section describes how to access Timken and home wireless networks using your Windows 7 computer Note If the Turn Wireless On button on the Wireless Network tile is unavailable you may need to use the hardware switch on your computer to turn on the wireless adapter Timken Wireless Laptops are setup with ThinkVantage Access Connections which manages the wireless connections A Timken laptop will automatically connect to the Timken wireless anytime it is disconnected from a docking station or network cable No VPN connection is
12. us versions PP Zip Mi pe ha L Right click on the file or folder Bany 7 Zip Add to archive you wish to zip Compress and email i Select 7 Zip gt Add to Shared Folder Synchronization dd to Example 7z p Restore previous versions Compress to Example 7z and email 3 A new ZIP file will be created in Include in library Add to Example zip i SSS the directory which contains Send to pl the zipped content View ZIP Contents without extracting 1 Double click on a zipped file 2 The 7 Zip File Manager window will display the content of the zipped file 3 Browse the files as needed 12 Page a Note You may open files by double clicking on them but it is recommended that you unzip the content before modifying data Password Expiration Notification Windows XP displays the password expiration warning when the 14 day limit is reached Windows 7 has shortened the password limit to five days Additionally a prompt will not appear during the login process Instead a notification will display in the system tray by the clock To change your password use the following procedure gt gr TEC Tech Ctr CTN gt Y TER TERI Bangalore Press Ctrl Alt Delete Select Change a password g Consider changing your password Your password will expire in 3 days To change your password press CTRL ALT DELETE and then click Change a password
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