Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies

Windows 7 For Seniors for Dummies

Learn to:

Use the Windows 7 desktop and create your first documents
Connect to the Internet and browse the Web
View, edit, and print photos
Keep in touch by e-mail and play games online

Mark Justice Hinton

Author of Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies

You can learn to use Windows, get online, and start doing things today!

You don't need a grandchild to teach you Windows 7 — with this friendly guide, you'll be using the mouse, working with folders, hooking up a printer, and cruising the Internet in nothing flat. Learn to use all the gizmos that come with Windows 7, shop online, view a slideshow of your favorite photos, send e-mail to a friend, enjoy music, and more!

Tour the desktop — learn to use menus, the Start menu button, files, and folders
Do it — create notes and letters, connect a printer, download photos from your digital camera, and put music on a CD
Have some fun — discover Solitaire and other built-in games, listen to music, and watch a movie
Use the accessories — display Gadgets on your desktop, draw with Paint, and use the Calculator
To keep or not — install additional programs you want and remove those you don't need
Protect your Windows — learn to use the Action Center, download and install virus protection software, and keep it up to date
Have it your way — make your screen easier to see, open files with a single click, and even have your computer read to you
The wide, wide Web — shop and explore online and learn to stay safe

Open the book and find:

What's on the taskbar
Directions for creating and saving documents
Steps for installing a printer and other peripherals
How to connect to the Internet anywhere
Backgammon and other games you can play online
Guidance on protecting your computer from viruses
How to send e-mail attachments
Advice on backing up documents and photos

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Title of ebook: Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies
ISBN: 9780470564042
parent-ISBN: 9780470509463
Publisher: For Dummies
Pages: 408
Published: 08-2009
Released online for download: 08-25-2009
Author of eBook: Hinton, Mark Justice

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Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies

Chapter One

Getting Comfortable with the Windows 7 Desktop

Get ready to ...

-> Get a New Computer with Windows 7 10

-> Turn On Your Computer 12

-> Check Out the Windows 7 Desktop 15

-> Try Out the Mouse 17

-> Go with the Start Button 20

-> Get Familiar with the Taskbar 22

-> Get Help When You Need It 24

-> Close Windows 7 26

Microsoft Windows 7 is a special type of program or software - tools for getting things done with a computer - called an operating system, which is the master control of a computer. Windows 7 gives a computer essential functions that enable you to run other programs and work with documents, photos, and music.

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