®® Microsoft Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 2p2 Customizing Microsoft Windows 7

XP Objectives Select a desktop theme, desktop background, and window colors Examine mouse properties Use the ClearType Text Tuner Choose special visual effects Customize the Start menu Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 22

XP Objectives Customize the taskbar and notification area Create and customize taskbar toolbars Adjust resolution, color depth, and refresh rate Adjust DPI scaling settings Evaluate power management features Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 23

XP Custom Menus Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 24

XP Customizing the Start Menu Customize the Start menu by specifying: – Privacy options – Power button action – Start menu items – Highlighting newly installed programs – Opening submenus when you pause on them with the mouse pointer – Enable context menus and dragging and dropping – Use large icons Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 25

XP Customizing the Start Menu Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 26

XP Customizing the Taskbar and Notification Area You can specify the following properties or features of the taskbar: – Lock or unlock the toolbar – Auto-hide the taskbar – Keep the taskbar on top of other windows – Group similar taskbar buttons – Show Quick Launch Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 27

XP Customizing the Taskbar and Notification Area – Lock or unlock the taskbar – Use Auto-hide on the taskbar – Group similar taskbar buttons – Preview desktop with Aero Peek – Customize the notification area – Displaying toolbars on the taskbar Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 28

XP Customizing the Taskbar and Notification Area Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 29

XP Displaying and Creating Taskbar Toolbars Right-click the taskbar, and if the taskbar is locked, click Lock the taskbar to remove the check mark; otherwise, if the toolbar is already unlocked, click the desktop to close the taskbar shortcut menu To add a built-in toolbar to the taskbar, right-click the taskbar, point to Toolbars on the taskbar shortcut menu, and then click one of the built-in toolbars on the Toolbars menu To create a custom toolbar from a folder, right-click the taskbar, point to Toolbars on the shortcut menu, click New toolbar, use the Navigation pane to locate the folder you want to use, select the folder, and then click the Select Folder button Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 210

XP Displaying and Creating Taskbar Toolbars To widen a toolbar so you can display all the options on the toolbar, point to the border resizing handle just to the left of the toolbar title, and, when the mouse pointer changes to an arrow that points to the right and left, drag the left border to the left Click the toolbar’s expand button to the right of the toolbar label to view a menu of options for that toolbar, and then click the option you want to open Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 211

XP Displaying and Creating Taskbar Toolbars To display a menu of options for the toolbar, right-click the toolbar’s title (the name of the toolbar), and then click one of the options at the top of the shortcut menu (such as View, Show text, and Show title) To close a custom toolbar, right-click the toolbar’s title, click Close toolbar on the shortcut menu, and then click the OK button in the Confirm Toolbar Close dialog box Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 212