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Microsoft Windows 7 Advanced Training Manual Microsoft Windows 7 Advanced Training Manual Table of Contents Section 1: Making Windows 7 Work for You ............................................................................... 1 Lesson 1.1: Meet the Control Panel ...................................................................................................... 2 Opening the Control Panel .................................................................................................................................. 2 Control Panel Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Navigation Basics ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Changing the View ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Lesson 1.2: Common Customization Tasks .......................................................................................... 9 Personalizing Your Computer .............................................................................................................................. 9 Modifying Screen Resolution ............................................................................................................................. 15 Working with Multiple Monitors ........................................................................................................................ 17 Changing your Sound Scheme ........................................................................................................................... 22 Changing the Date and Time ............................................................................................................................. 25 Setting the Volume and Sound Properties .......................................................................................................... 27 Lesson 1.3: Advanced Customization Tasks ...................................................................................... 30 Changing How Your Mouse Behaves ................................................................................................................. 30 Setting Your Language ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Modifying Startup Programs .............................................................................................................................. 35 Viewing System Information .............................................................................................................................. 40 Lesson 1.4: Setting Accessibility Options ........................................................................................... 42 Opening the Ease of Access Center .................................................................................................................... 42 Changing Mouse Options ................................................................................................................................... 43 Optimizing Your Display .................................................................................................................................... 45 Changing Input Methods .................................................................................................................................... 48 Accessing Commonly Used Options ................................................................................................................... 54 Lesson 1.5: Customizing User Accounts ............................................................................................. 55 Opening User Accounts...................................................................................................................................... 55 Adding a User Account ...................................................................................................................................... 56 Changing User Account Properties ................................................................................................................... 58 Removing a User Account .................................................................................................................................. 58 Section 1: Review Questions ................................................................................................................ 60 Section 2: Networking with Windows 7 ...................................................................................... 62 Lesson 2.1: Overview of Networking .................................................................................................. 63 Networking Terms .............................................................................................................................................. 64 Hardware Requirements .................................................................................................................................... 65 Using the Networking and Sharing Center ........................................................................................................ 68 Setting up an Internet Connection ...................................................................................................................... 69 Setting up a Simple Network .............................................................................................................................. 75 Using the Homegroup ........................................................................................................................................ 78 Lesson 2.2: Other Networking Tasks .................................................................................................. 82 Viewing your Network Map ............................................................................................................................... 82 Network Sharing and Discovery ........................................................................................................................ 84 Sharing Drives, Folders, & Resources ............................................................................................................... 86 Browsing the Network ........................................................................................................................................ 90 Basic Network Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................... 92 Lesson 2.3: Advanced Networking Tasks ........................................................................................... 94 Mapping a Network Drive .................................................................................................................................. 94 Connecting to a Network Printer ....................................................................................................................... 95 Connecting to a Domain or Workgroup ............................................................................................................. 98 Managing Network Connections and Protocols .............................................................................................. 102 The Credential Manager and Windows Vault .................................................................................................. 106 Lesson 2.4: Wireless Networking ...................................................................................................... 108 Types of Wireless Networks ............................................................................................................................. 108 Wireless Networking Hardware and Terms ..................................................................................................... 109 Connecting to a Wireless Network ................................................................................................................... 110 Wireless Network Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 112 Section 2: Review Questions .............................................................................................................. 113 Section 3: Maintaining and Optimizing your Computer .......................................................... 115 Lesson 3.1: Maintaining your Computer.......................................................................................... 116 Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk ........................................................................................................................... 116 Defragmenting your Hard Disk ....................................................................................................................... 118 Repairing Hard Disk Errors ............................................................................................................................ 122 Setting Power Options ..................................................................................................................................... 125 Lesson 3.2: Optimizing your Computer ........................................................................................... 129 Using Windows Update ...................................................................................................................................
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