Easy Microsoft Windows Vista [Paperback]

Shelley O'Hara (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789735776 | ISBN-13: 978-0789735775 | Publication Date: December 22, 2006

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789738295 ISBN-13: 9780789738295

 

See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Microsoft Windows Vista teaches you the fundamentals of working with the newest Windows operating system—Windows Vista. Fully illustrated steps will show you how to burn CDs, manage your photos and other files, send and receive email messages, and browse the Internet. In addition, learn to use the built-in security features to ensure safe access to email, the Internet, and your programs, as well as protect against viruses, junk email, and privacy invasion. No need to feel intimidated; we’ll hold your hand every step of the way.

 

In full color

Learn how to…

• Keep data secure and avoid unwanted programs and privacy invasion with Windows Defender and other built-in security features for email, the Internet, and your programs. Robust, new parental controls also put you in charge of what your kids are viewing and who they communicate with.
• Quickly find any type of file from music, pictures, programs, to documents with Instant Search. Also use Search Folders to save frequently used searches.
• Take advantage of new Windows Mail with built-in spam and security features.
• Use new Windows Photo Gallery to view, organize, edit, and print your photographs. You can burn photos to a CD or DVD for safe-keeping.
• Personalize Windows so that it works the way you want.
• Add details about your files using the Tags feature. This information appears in the Details pane in Explorer and make files easier to find and group together.

 

Introduction  xiii

 

Part 1:What’s New in Windows Vista  2

Part 2: Getting Started  12

Part 3: Working with Programs  28

Part 4: Working with Folders  40

Part 5: Working with Files  58

Part 6: Working with Printers  76

Part 7: Working with Scanners or Digital Cameras  96

Part 8: Entertainment  108

Part 9: Sending Email  126

Part 10: Browsing the Internet  154

Part 11: System Security and User Accounts  174

Part 12: Personalizing Windows  192

Part 13: Setting Up Programs  210

Part 14: Performance and Maintenance  226

Part 15: Using Windows Accessories  258

Part 16: Home Networking Basics  288

 

Glossary  312

Index  320

 

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A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789738295 ISBN-13: 9780789738295

 

See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Microsoft Windows Vista teaches you the fundamentals of working with the newest Windows operating system—Windows Vista. Fully illustrated steps will show you how to burn CDs, manage your photos and other files, send and receive email messages, and browse the Internet. In addition, learn to use the built-in security features to ensure safe access to email, the Internet, and your programs, as well as protect against viruses, junk email, and privacy invasion. No need to feel intimidated; we’ll hold your hand every step of the way.

 

In full color

Learn how to…

• Keep data secure and avoid unwanted programs and privacy invasion with Windows Defender and other built-in security features for email, the Internet, and your programs. Robust, new parental controls also put you in charge of what your kids are viewing and who they communicate with.
• Quickly find any type of file from music, pictures, programs, to documents with Instant Search. Also use Search Folders to save frequently used searches.
• Take advantage of new Windows Mail with built-in spam and security features.
• Use new Windows Photo Gallery to view, organize, edit, and print your photographs. You can burn photos to a CD or DVD for safe-keeping.
• Personalize Windows so that it works the way you want.
• Add details about your files using the Tags feature. This information appears in the Details pane in Explorer and make files easier to find and group together.

 

Introduction  xiii

 

Part 1:What’s New in Windows Vista  2

Part 2: Getting Started  12

Part 3: Working with Programs  28

Part 4: Working with Folders  40

Part 5: Working with Files  58

Part 6: Working with Printers  76

Part 7: Working with Scanners or Digital Cameras  96

Part 8: Entertainment  108

Part 9: Sending Email  126

Part 10: Browsing the Internet  154

Part 11: System Security and User Accounts  174

Part 12: Personalizing Windows  192

Part 13: Setting Up Programs  210

Part 14: Performance and Maintenance  226

Part 15: Using Windows Accessories  258

Part 16: Home Networking Basics  288

 

Glossary  312

Index  320

 

About the Author

Shelley O’Hara is the author of more than 120 books, including the best-selling Easy Windows XP and other top-selling titles. She has published books on everything from the philosopher Nietzsche to how to buy and sell a house to a kids’ book for the iPod. Her main focus is teaching beginning users how to use technology, including Windows. She has a BA in English from the University of South Carolina and an MA in English from the University of Maryland.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Que (December 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789735776
• ISBN-13: 978-0789735775
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,300,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Microsoft Windows Vista, May 11, 2008

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J. Fischer (Memphis PC Users Group) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Microsoft Windows Vista (Paperback)

Visual learners take note. Easy Microsoft Windows Vista knows what you like. You want it simple. You want to see big picture and the detail all on one page. You like step-by-step instructions.
It reminds me of a similar book I keep handy for Windows XP (also by Que) -- How to Use Windows XP. It gave me a wonderful overview of the new features in XP. I find myself referring to this book again and again when I need to revisit a seldom used function.
The book is divided into 16 parts or chapters. Browse the topics and bookmark the pages you think you will use most often. It's the perfect companion to a new laptop or desktop with the new Vista operating system.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for beginners with Windows and pc basics using Vista!, April 21, 2008

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Donald W. Koepf (Lancaster, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Microsoft Windows Vista (Paperback)

Recently I obtained a copy of this book, for beginners to use with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The book is published in full color and setup in such a way that it is fairly easy to find a section pertaining to a specific task you may be trying to accomplish in Vista. All the basics are covered, which allows someone who may have been familiar with an older version of MS Windows, such as XP or even Win 98, to find their way through the newer interface in Vista. It also helps you to find those commands that seem to be hidden in this newer version of Windows.

The book begins by giving you info on what's new in Vista and describing the basics of its new interface. Most all the new features are mentioned and described. It then goes into the basics of using the most common features that are generally necessary to be understood by any user in windows. These include starting, using and exiting programs, navigation with Windows Explorer, file folder manipulation, printing, and use and adding various, different fonts. It goes on to cover the use of scanners, digital cameras, some of the various types of entertainment available in Windows, sending email, internet browsing and system security. In later sections, help is given on personalizing Windows, setting up programs, system performance and maintenance, using Windows accessories and even the basics of home networking.

As stated before this is a beginner's type book, written to be used and understood easily and to be helpful to those who do not have a lot of previous technical skill with Windows or even much experience using a personal computer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy MicroSoft Windows Vista, December 6, 2008

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Jon E. Brubaker (North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Microsoft Windows Vista (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The book is great and easy to use. They covered the basics of what you need to know on how to operate Vista. The illustrations are a great help in understanding how to preform the task. The book does a great job on explaining how to use a very bad system.