Foreword ...... 11 Visual Steps Newsletter ...... 11 Introduction to Visual Steps™ ...... 12 What You Will Need ...... 13 Prior Computer Experience ...... 14 How to Use This Book ...... 15 The Website Accompanying This Book ...... 16 Instructional Videos ...... 16 Test Your Knowledge ...... 16 For Teachers ...... 16 The Screen Shots ...... 17

1. Starting Windows 10 19 1.1 Starting Windows 10 ...... 20 1.2 The Desktop ...... 22 1.3 Opening a Program or App Using the Search Function ...... 24 1.4 The ribbon ...... 26 1.5 Minimizing a Window ...... 28 1.6 Opening a Second Program or App from the Start Menu ..... 28 1.7 A Menu ...... 32 1.8 Maximizing and Minimizing ...... 34 1.9 Restoring a Window with the Taskbar Button ...... 35 1.10 Reducing the Size of a Maximized Window ...... 36 1.11 Task View ...... 37 1.12 Closing a Program or App ...... 38 1.13 Opening a Program or App from a Tile and Using it...... 39 1.14 Locking, Signing Off and Shutting Down ...... 42 1.15 Exercises ...... 45 1.16 Background Information ...... 47 1.17 Tips ...... 49

2. Opening, Editing and Saving Documents 55 2.1 Opening WordPad ...... 56 2.2 A Larger and Different Font ...... 57 2.3 Undoing ...... 59 2.4 Typing a Letter ...... 60 2.5 Inserting an Image ...... 60

2.6 Saving a Document ...... 62 2.7 Closing WordPad ...... 64 2.8 Opening an Existing Document ...... 64 2.9 Printing the Document ...... 65 2.10 Save Changes? ...... 68 2.11 Opening a New Document ...... 70 2.12 Selecting and Moving Text ...... 71 2.13 Editing Text ...... 73 2.14 Exercises ...... 74 2.15 Background Information ...... 75 2.16 Tips ...... 80

3. Folders, Files and Libraries 87 3.1 Opening Your Personal Folder ...... 88 3.2 The Ribbon ...... 89 3.3 Changing the Display of the Window ...... 90 3.4 The Different Parts of the File Explorer Window ...... 93 3.5 Creating a New Folder ...... 94 3.6 Creating a New File ...... 95 3.7 Copying Files ...... 96 3.8 Moving a File ...... 101 3.9 Dragging and Dropping Files ...... 102 3.10 Changing the File Name ...... 103 3.11 Deleting Files ...... 104 3.12 The Recycle Bin ...... 106 3.13 Copying to a USB Stick ...... 108 3.14 Safely Removing a USB Stick ...... 111 3.15 Libraries ...... 113 3.16 Creating a Library ...... 114 3.17 Exercises ...... 119 3.18 Background Information ...... 121 3.19 Tips ...... 124

4. Surfing the Internet 129 4.1 Opening Edge ...... 130 4.2 Opening a Website ...... 131 4.3 Zooming In and Out ...... 132 4.4 Saving a Web Address ...... 133 4.5 Arranging Your Favorites ...... 135 4.6 Saving a Favorite in a Folder ...... 137 4.7 Printing a Web Page ...... 139

4.8 Opening a Link in a New Tab ...... 140 4.9 Closing Tabs ...... 141 4.10 Using the Reading List ...... 142 4.11 Reading View ...... 144 4.12 Taking Notes ...... 145 4.13 Setting the Home Page ...... 149 4.14 Browser History ...... 151 4.15 Deleting the Browser History ...... 151 4.16 Security and Privacy Settings in Edge ...... 153 4.17 Exercises ...... 157 4.18 Background Information ...... 159 4.19 Tips ...... 167

5. Working with Mail 173 5.1 Setting up an Account in Mail ...... 174 5.2 Setting up a Hotmail, Outlook.com or Gmail Account ...... 177 5.3 Creating an Email Message ...... 180 5.4 Sending and Receiving the Email Message ...... 183 5.5 Reading an Email Message ...... 183 5.6 Replying To an Email ...... 185 5.7 Including an Attachment ...... 186 5.8 Opening an Attachment ...... 189 5.9 Saving an Attachment ...... 190 5.10 The Folders ...... 192 5.11 Deleting Email Messages ...... 193 5.12 Your Signature ...... 195 5.13 Exercises ...... 196 5.14 Background Information ...... 198 5.15 Tips ...... 201

6. Introduction to Photos, Video and Music 213 6.1 Opening a Photo ...... 214 6.2 Rotating a Photo ...... 217 6.3 Cropping a Photo ...... 218 6.4 Photo Editing Options ...... 221 6.5 Viewing a Slideshow ...... 223 6.6 Printing Photos ...... 224 6.7 Sending Photos by Email ...... 225 6.8 Connecting Your Digital Camera To the Computer ...... 226 6.9 Importing Photos From Your Digital Camera ...... 229 6.10 Playing a Video File ...... 232

6.11 Opening Windows Media Player ...... 234 6.12 Playing a Music CD ...... 235 6.13 Exercises ...... 239 6.14 Background Information ...... 241 6.15 Tips ...... 243

7. Useful Settings and Security 247 7.1 Adding Program or App Tiles to the Start Menu 248 7.2 Changing the Size of the Start Menu ...... 250 7.3 Moving Tiles and Creating Groups in the Start Menu...... 251 7.4 Settings ...... 252 7.5 Windows Update ...... 253 7.6 Updating Apps ...... 255 7.7 Creating Multiple Desktops ...... 257 7.8 Changing the Image of the Lock Screen ...... 259 7.9 Changing the Desktop Background...... 261 7.10 Changing the Size of Letters and Icons ...... 263 7.11 Setting up a Screen Saver ...... 264 7.12 Adjusting the Power Scheme ...... 266 7.13 Notification Window ...... 269 7.14 Security and Maintenance ...... 271 7.15 Windows Firewall ...... 272 7.16 Virus Protection with Windows Defender ...... 274 7.17 The Real-time Protection Function of Windows Defender . 276 7.18 Scanning Your Computer with Windows Defender ...... 278 7.19 Visual Steps Website, Newsletter and Follow-Up Books . 282 7.20 Background Information ...... 284 7.21 Tips ...... 286

Appendices

Appendix A. How Do I Do That Again? ...... 291 Appendix B. Downloading the Practice Files ...... 297 Appendix C. Opening the Bonus Online Chapters ...... 301 Appendix D. Opening the Instructional Videos ...... 303 Appendix E. Index ...... 307

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