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| Getting Started | p. 1 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 1 |
| Key Terms | p. 1 |
| Getting Started with Windows Vista | p. 2 |
| Starting the Computer | p. 2 |
| Logging On | p. 3 |
| Using the Mouse to Identify Desktop Items | p. 6 |
| Using the Start Menu | p. 7 |
| Opening and Closing the Start Menu | p. 7 |
| Identifying Items on the Start Menu | p. 8 | ... MORE
| Using a Folder Window | p. 11 |
| Opening and Closing a Folder Window | p. 11 |
| Selecting Items in a Folder | p. 13 |
| Minimizing, Maximizing and Restoring a Window | p. 15 |
| Moving a Window | p. 18 |
| Resizing, and Scrolling a Window | p. 18 |
| Accessing Help and Support | p. 21 |
| Shutting Down Windows Vista | p. 23 |
| Locking the Computer | p. 23 |
| Logging Off | p. 24 |
| Entering Sleep Mode | p. 24 |
| Turning Off Your Computer | p. 25 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 25 |
| Assessment | p. 26 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 26 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 26 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 28 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 29 |
| Internet Ready | p. 29 |
| Working with Files and Folders | p. 30 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 30 |
| Key Terms | p. 30 |
| Creating and Renaming a Folder | p. 31 |
| Working with Files | p. 33 |
| Creating and Naming a File | p. 33 |
| Opening and Closing a File | p. 34 |
| Entering and Editing Text in a File | p. 36 |
| Saving a File | p. 38 |
| Saving a File with a Different Name | p. 39 |
| Printing a File | p. 41 |
| Using Undo and Redo | p. 41 |
| Capturing a Screen Image | p. 42 |
| Deleting Files and Folders | p. 45 |
| Using the Recycle Bin | p. 46 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 47 |
| Assessments | p. 47 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 47 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 48 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 50 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 51 |
| Internet Ready | p. 52 |
| Organizing Files and Folders | p. 53 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 53 |
| Key Terms | p. 53 |
| Navigating Through Windows | p. 54 |
| Browsing Through Recently Opened Windows | p. 54 |
| Using the Navigation Pane | p. 55 |
| Using the Address Bar | p. 57 |
| Using Multiple Windows | p. 59 |
| Opening and Arranging Multiple Windows | p. 59 |
| Changing the Active Window | p. 62 |
| Moving Files and Folders | p. 63 |
| Copying Files and Folders | p. 64 |
| Copying to a Different Folder | p. 65 |
| Copying to a Storage Device | p. 67 |
| Using File Properties | p. 68 |
| Removing File Properties | p. 68 |
| Adding and Editing File Properties | p. 70 |
| Setting File and Folder Attributes | p. 71 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 73 |
| Assessment | p. 73 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 73 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 75 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 76 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 78 |
| Internet Ready | p. 79 |
| Workplace Ready | p. 80 |
| Circling Back | p. 81 |
| Customizing Windows Explorer | p. 85 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 85 |
| Key Terms | p. 85 |
| Changing the File List View | p. 86 |
| Changing the Icon Size | p. 86 |
| Displaying or Hiding Details | p. 88 |
| Sorting by Details | p. 91 |
| Grouping by Details | p. 92 |
| Stacking by Details | p. 94 |
| Changing a Folder Window Layout | p. 96 |
| Managing Folder Options | p. 98 |
| Setting General Folder Options | p. 98 |
| Setting Advanced Folder Options | p. 100 |
| Adding and Removing Favorite Links | p. 102 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 103 |
| Assessment | p. 104 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 104 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 104 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 106 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 108 |
| Internet Ready | p. 109 |
| Working with Multimedia Files | p. 110 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 110 |
| Key Terms | p. 110 |
| Previewing Media Files | p. 111 |
| Previewing Picture Files | p. 111 |
| Previewing Audio and Video Files | p. 113 |
| Customizing Folders for Specific File Types | p. 116 |
| Managing Multimedia Files | p. 119 |
| Importing Pictures | p. 119 |
| Printing a Picture | p. 121 |
| Burning Files to a CD or DVD | p. 122 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 124 |
| Assessment | p. 125 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 125 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 126 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 127 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 129 |
| Internet Ready | p. 130 |
| Searching for Files and Folders | p. 131 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 131 |
| Key Terms | p. 131 |
| Using a Search Box | p. 131 |
| Searching from the Start Menu | p. 131 |
| Searching in a Folder | p. 135 |
| Using a Search Folder | p. 137 |
| Conducting an Advanced Search | p. 140 |
| Reusing a Search | p. 142 |
| Using Search Tools | p. 144 |
| Setting Search Options | p. 144 |
| Customizing the Index | p. 145 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 146 |
| Assessment | p. 147 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 147 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 147 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 149 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 150 |
| Internet Ready | p. 151 |
| Personalizing the Windows Vista Workspace | p. 152 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 152 |
| Key Terms | p. 153 |
| Customizing the Start Menu | p. 153 |
| Selecting Start Menu Settings | p. 153 |
| Pinning, Unpinning, and Removing Start Menu Items | p. 157 |
| Managing the Taskbar | p. 158 |
| Moving and Sizing the Taskbar | p. 158 |
| Hiding the Taskbar | p. 161 |
| Displaying and Hiding the Quick Launch Toolbar | p. 162 |
| Adding a Toolbar to the Taskbar | p. 163 |
| Customizing the Notification Area | p. 165 |
| Working with Shortcuts | p. 166 |
| Creating a Shortcut on the Desktop | p. 166 |
| Creating a Shortcut on the Quick Launch Toolbar | p. 167 |
| Adding a Folder Shortcut to the Start Menu | p. 168 |
| Configuring a Program to Start Automatically | p. 169 |
| Managing the Windows Sidebar | p. 171 |
| Hiding and Displaying the Sidebar | p. 171 |
| Configuring the Sidebar | p. 171 |
| Adding Gadgets to the Sidebar | p. 173 |
| Customizing the Desktop | p. 175 |
| Selecting a Desktop Background | p. 175 |
| Customizing Windows Colors | p. 177 |
| Adjusting Display Settings | p. 178 |
| Selecting a Screen Saver | p. 179 |
| Controlling Desktop Icons | p. 181 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 182 |
| Assessment | p. 183 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 183 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 184 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 186 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 187 |
| Internet Ready | p. 188 |
| Workplace Ready | p. 189 |
| Getting Help and Support | p. 190 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 190 |
| Key Terms | p. 190 |
| Locating a Help Topic | p. 191 |
| Using Windows Help and Support's Table of Contents | p. 191 |
| Searching for a Help Topic | p. 194 |
| Including Windows Online Help in a Search | p. 197 |
| Printing a Help Topic | p. 199 |
| Getting Help Online | p. 200 |
| Using Windows Online Help and How to Web Site | p. 200 |
| Searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base | p. 202 |
| Using Windows Remote Assistance | p. 205 |
| Enabling Windows Remote Assistance | p. 205 |
| Requesting Remote Assistance | p. 207 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 211 |
| Assessment | p. 211 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 211 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 213 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 214 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 216 |
| Internet Ready | p. 217 |
| Circling Back | p. 218 |
| Managing System Resources | p. 224 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 224 |
| Key Terms | p. 225 |
| Locating System Information | p. 225 |
| Viewing Basic System Information | p. 226 |
| Determining Resource Usage | p. 228 |
| Using Windows ReadyBoost | p. 229 |
| Managing Power Options | p. 230 |
| Selecting a Power Plan | p. 231 |
| Customizing a Power Plan | p. 232 |
| Changing the Power Button Settings | p. 234 |
| Managing Devices and Drivers | p. 236 |
| Displaying Installed Devices | p. 236 |
| Disabling and Enabling a Device | p. 238 |
| Working with Drivers | p. 239 |
| Safely Removing Hardware | p. 242 |
| Installing a Local Printer | p. 243 |
| Installing a USB Local Printer | p. 243 |
| Installing a Non-USB Local Printer | p. 244 |
| Managing Installed Printers | p. 245 |
| Setting the Default Printer | p. 245 |
| Determining Printer Status | p. 246 |
| Managing the Print Queue | p. 247 |
| Managing Disks | p. 249 |
| Determining Free Disk Space | p. 250 |
| Viewing Partitions | p. 251 |
| Checking a Disk for Problems | p. 252 |
| Defragmenting a Hard Disk | p. 253 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 254 |
| Assessment | p. 255 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 255 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 257 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 258 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 260 |
| Internet Ready | p. 261 |
| Managing Software | p. 262 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 262 |
| Key Terms | p. 263 |
| Installing Software | p. 263 |
| Installing a Program | p. 264 |
| Changing or Repairing a Program | p. 267 |
| Uninstalling a Program | p. 269 |
| Configuring an Older Program to Run Under Windows Vista | p. 270 |
| Shutting Down an Unresponsive Program | p. 272 |
| Using System Restore | p. 274 |
| Creating a Restore Point | p. 275 |
| Using a Restore Point | p. 276 |
| Backing Up and Restoring Data | p. 279 |
| Scheduling a Backup | p. 279 |
| Backing Up Data | p. 281 |
| Restoring Files and Folders from a Backup | p. 283 |
| Restoring a Previous Version of a File | p. 284 |
| Workplace Ready | p. 286 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 287 |
| Assessment | p. 287 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 287 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 288 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 290 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 291 |
| Internet Ready | p. 292 |
| Monitoring the Windows Vista Environment | p. 293 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 293 |
| Key Terms | p. 294 |
| Setting Up a User Account | p. 294 |
| Creating a Password-Protected User Account | p. 295 |
| Workplace Ready | p. 298 |
| Creating a Password Reset Disk | p. 298 |
| Customizing a User Account | p. 299 |
| Creating a New Account Using Microsoft Management Console | p. 301 |
| Disabling a User Account | p. 303 |
| Managing Windows Firewall | p. 304 |
| Viewing Windows Firewall Status | p. 304 |
| Setting Windows Firewall Exceptions | p. 306 |
| Monitoring Your System for Malicious Software | p. 307 |
| Viewing the Status of Antispyware and Antivirus Programs | p. 308 |
| Updating and Scanning with Windows Defender | p. 309 |
| Using Real-Time Protection | p. 311 |
| Using Software Explorer | p. 314 |
| Using Windows Update | p. 316 |
| Customizing Automatic Update Settings | p. 316 |
| Manually Updating Windows Vista and Viewing Installed Updates | p. 318 |
| Troubleshooting Startup Problems | p. 320 |
| Using Advanced Startup Options | p. 321 |
| Repairing the Windows Vista Installation | p. 324 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 325 |
| Assessment | p. 325 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 325 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 327 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 329 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 330 |
| Internet Ready | p. 331 |
| Circling Back | p. 332 |
| Managing Windows Internet Explorer | p. 336 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 336 |
| Key Terms | p. 336 |
| Setting Windows Internet Explorer Security Levels | p. 337 |
| Setting Windows Internet Explorer Privacy Levels | p. 340 |
| Managing Cookies | p. 340 |
| Using Windows Internet Explorer's Pop-Up Blocker | p. 343 |
| Using Windows Internet Explorer's Phishing Filter | p. 344 |
| Selecting Temporary Internet Files and History Settings | p. 347 |
| Using Windows Internet Explorer | p. 348 |
| Downloading a Sidebar Gadget | p. 351 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 353 |
| Assessment | p. 354 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 354 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 356 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 357 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 358 |
| Internet Ready | p. 359 |
| Managing Network Connections | p. 360 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 360 |
| Key Terms | p. 360 |
| Connecting to a Network | p. 361 |
| Troubleshooting a Network Connections | p. 363 |
| Locating Your Computer's IP Address | p. 364 |
| Using the Ping Command | p. 365 |
| Disabling and Enabling a Network Connection | p. 367 |
| Connecting to a Workplace Network from a Remote Location | p. 368 |
| Using Remote Desktop Connection | p. 370 |
| Enabling Remote Desktop Connection on Your Computer | p. 370 |
| Authorizing Remote Desktop Users | p. 371 |
| Connecting to a Remote Computer | p. 372 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 374 |
| Assessment | p. 375 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 375 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 376 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 377 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 379 |
| Internet Ready | p. 380 |
| Collaborating with Others | p. 381 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 381 |
| Key Terms | p. 382 |
| Sharing Files and Folders | p. 382 |
| Using the Public Folder | p. 383 |
| Sharing a Folder with Selected Users | p. 385 |
| Configuring NTFS Permissions | p. 388 |
| Sharing Resources on a Network | p. 391 |
| Enabling File and Printer Sharing on a Network | p. 392 |
| Customizing a Printer Share | p. 394 |
| Browsing Your Network | p. 395 |
| Mapping a Network Drive | p. 397 |
| Using a Network Printer | p. 398 |
| Using Network Files Offline | p. 400 |
| Enabling Offline Files | p. 401 |
| Making Files and Folders Available Offline | p. 402 |
| Synchronizing Offline Files and Folders Manually | p. 404 |
| Resolving Synchronization Conflicts | p. 405 |
| Making a Web Page Available Offline | p. 407 |
| Using Windows Meeting Space | p. 408 |
| Starting a Meeting | p. 408 |
| Joining a Meeting | p. 410 |
| Signing in to People Near Me | p. 412 |
| Workplace Ready | p. 413 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 414 |
| Assessment | p. 414 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 414 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 416 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 418 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 421 |
| Internet Ready | p. 423 |
| Customizing Your Computing Environment | p. 424 |
| Lesson Skill Matrix | p. 424 |
| Key Terms | p. 424 |
| Changing the Sound Settings | p. 425 |
| Setting the Volume | p. 425 |
| Changing the Sound Scheme | p. 426 |
| Customizing the Mouse | p. 428 |
| Customizing the Mouse Buttons | p. 428 |
| Customizing the Mouse Pointers | p. 430 |
| Using Multiple Monitors | p. 432 |
| Connecting a Second Monitor | p. 432 |
| Configuring Secondary Monitors | p. 434 |
| Using a Computer to Present Information | p. 435 |
| Preparing a Computer for a Presentation | p. 435 |
| Connecting to a Network Projector | p. 437 |
| Summary Skill Matrix | p. 439 |
| Assessment | p. 439 |
| Knowledge Assessment | p. 439 |
| Competency Assessment | p. 440 |
| Proficiency Assessment | p. 443 |
| Mastery Assessment | p. 444 |
| Internet Ready | p. 445 |
| Circling Back | p. 446 |
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| p. 461 | |
| Glossary | p. 462 |
| Index | p. 467 |
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