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Configuring Display Settings
Chapter 4
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Chapter Objectives
Work with Display & Visual Appearance settings
Personalize Start Menu, Taskbar and Notification Area
Work with Windows Aero Configure Sidebar and Gadgets Work with Tablet PC Configure Power Options Troubleshoot Windows Aeropowered by dj
Recall
Windows Easy Transfer enables you to transfer data easily from one computer to the other
A Gadget can be an application that can connect to Web services to display weather forecasts, Internet radio streams and online photo album
The different editions of Windows Vista are Business, Enterprise, Home Premium, Ultimate and Home Basic
The two different methods of dual boot installation are Cold booting from the Windows Vista DVD and Inserting the Windows Vista DVD while running Windows XP
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Display & Visual Appearance Settings
Manage some settings such as window, button, color and font settings
Provides visual appearance feature to manage screen resolution, color quality, hardware acceleration and color management
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Modifying Windows Color and Appearance
Allows you to modify the color scheme and transparency settings
The color scheme is a predefined group of some settings such as font size and color that can be applied on the interface element
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Changing Desktop Background
A graphics files can be applied to the background in any of the format such .bmp, .gif, .jpg or .jpeg or . png extension
The three option to fill the space for the desktop Center Fit to screen Tiles
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Setting Screen Saver
An animated image displayed for a certain time, when no user activity is performed
It extends the service life of some displays
Allows you to download screen saver from the Internet
Some screen saver such as photos, 3D text allows to change the settings
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Setting a Theme, Screen Resolution and Desktop Icons Theme is a collection of visual elements
and sound that can be applied to the computer desktop
Screen resolution determines how an image can fit on your screen
You can add the desktop icons for other folders and applications according to your requirements by default Recycle Bin is available
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Case Study I
The Wellizon Textile Co. uses Windows Vista operating system. The system operator wants to customize the desktop. He wants to change the color scheme as Windows Standard and screens saver as 3D Text for his system
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Problem
Changing the color scheme to Windows Standard and the screen saver as 3D Text
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Suggested Solution
Change the colour scheme and screen saver from the Window color and Appearances option
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Practical Activity:
Demonstrate the procedure to access the Personalization window and change the color scheme. Ask the students to perform the procedure to change the screen area and color. Demonstrate the procedure to change the desktop background and screen saver. Demonstrate the procedure to apply a new theme and display the desktop icon. Ask the students to perform the procedure to change the icon of Network with desktop shortcut and color depth.(30 min)
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Multiple Monitor Settings Connect more than one monitor at a time
Graphic adapters enable to do multiple monitor settings
Used for presentations or meetings to increase the desktop area
Open a multiple page document and view the layout of text and graphics by dragging them across several monitors
Extending the desktop can drag a window from one monitor to another
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate a procedure to change display settings on multiple monitors.(10 min)
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Advance Setting
Adaptor Properties – Displays information about the graphics adapter card
Color Management – Supports color management for all devices
Monitor – To set the screen refresh rate in Monitor tab to reduce the flicker or simmer on the computer
Troubleshooting – Requires administrative permissions
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to disable the selected drive. (10 min)
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Start Menu
Access some common folders such as Computer, Documents and Control Panel
The Start menu is divided into three basic parts: Large left pane – Display the list of all
programs Lower left corner – Search for programs and
files Right pane – Provides access to commonly
used folder, files settings and display the log off from windows or turn off button
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to open a program and adding a program in Start menu. (2 min)
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The Search box
Search any files or folder which includes Documents, Pictures, Music, Desktop or other common location from your computer
Search your e-mail messages, saved instant messages, appointment and contacts
Also searches for the Internet favorites and the history of the websites you have visited
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to customize the Start menu, changing the Start menu to Classic view and creating a custom shortcut key for any program. Demonstrate a procedure to search for a file using the Search Explorer. Ask the students to perform a procedure to search for an application using the instant search feature and show Internet links on the Start Menu.(15 min)
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Customizing Task Bar
Long horizontal bar at the bottom of screen
Contains the Start button, Notification area and some toolbars such as Quick launch bar and address bar
Provides one-click access to few programs
Lock, unlock move and resize the taskbar
Display toolbars on the taskbar and change the size and position of the toolbars
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to open, lock and unlock a taskbar. Demonstrate the procedure to show, hide, move and resize a taskbar. (8 min)
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Customizing Notification Area
Contains the icons for programs and services running in the background
Appears at the right side of the taskbar
Allows users to: Hide or show the Notification icons in
the notification area Change the date and time setting and
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to hide or show the notification icon. Ask the students to perform the procedure to change the date and time settings. (15 min)
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Case Study II
The Wellizon Textile Co. has four sections Marketing, accounts, Manufacturing and Export. The company has Windows Vista operating system installed on the systems. The system operator needs to hide the icon from the notification area when inactive
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Problem
Hide the icon from the notification area when inactive
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Suggested Solution
Select the ‘Hide when inactive’ option from the drop down list of the Customize Notification Icon dialog box
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Customizing the Quick Launch Toolbar
Enables you to quick access the program
View some icons such as Internet Explorer, show desktop on the quick launch toolbar
Before using make sure that the quick launch toolbar should be enabled
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to add a program to the toolbar. (3 min)
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Windows Aero
Provides Microsoft's best-designed, highest-performing desktop experience
Requires a PC with a well-suited graphics adapter
Run on a Premium, Business or Ultimate edition of Windows Vista
Features are: Glass Taskbar thumbnails Windows Flip Windows Flip 3Dpowered by dj
Working with Windows Aero
DirectX 9 capable A WDDM driver Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0 32 bit per pixel Minimum of 64 MB graphic memory
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedures to set Windows Aero as the desktop theme, set the transparency of the frame and turn off Aero. Demonstrate the procedure enable the Adjust for best performance option.(15 min)
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Customizing an Window Aero User Interface
Change the window color and appearances settings
Some display settings Changing the window color Setting your own blend of Hue Saturation and Brightness for the color
mixture Setting the transparency of the frame or
enabling the transparency check box if it is not required
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Configuring Sidebar and Gadgets Used to display important information
Sidebar displays at the right side of your primary monitor
Sidebar contains some mini program called Gadgets
Allow user to make some settings: It move from above all other window Starting the window sidebar when windows start Change the display setting for the sidebar Open the window sidebar and close it View the list of running gadgetspowered by dj
Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to start windows sidebar when windows start. Ask the students to perform the procedure to change the display setting for sidebar. Demonstrate the procedure to add and remove a Gadget to gallery.(10 min)
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Case Study III
The Wellizon Textile Co. has four departments Marketing, Accounts, Manufacturing and Export. The Manager uses Windows Sidebar feature of windows Vista operating system to add or remove gadgets. The manager wants to configure the Window sidebar and Gadget He requires Notes gadget at window sidebar to keep some notes
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Problem
Adding Notes gadget at Window sidebar
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Suggested Solution
Right-click on the Notes Gadget of the Gadgets dialog box and click Add. The Gadget appears in the sidebar
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Power Options Basics Used to customize the computer uses energy
Provides the power plans such as Power Saver, Balanced and High Performance to save the power
The power plan determines when the computer’s display is shut off and when it enters a power down state
The three powers-down states are : Shut Down Sleeping Hibernating
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Power Plan
A collection of hardware and system settings that manages how computer uses power
Three Power Plan are: Balanced Power Server High Performance
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to assign a Power Plan and configure the Advanced Power Options. Demonstrate the procedure to create a custom setting plan. Demonstrate the procedure to configure a computer's power buttons.(15 min)
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Case Study
The Wellizon Textile Co. has four departments Marketing, Accounts, Manufacturing and Export. The company has Windows Vista installed on all the systems. The manager needs to reduce the flow of electricity by customizing the power options. He wants to set and modify the Power Saver Plan
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Problem
Setting and modifying the Power Saver Plan
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Suggested Solution
Select the appropriate time from the Turn off the display drop-down list of Edit Plan Settings window. Save changes
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Advanced Settings:
Password setting on wakeup
Configure the waiting time before the hard disk turn off
The wireless adapter settings
Configuring the sleeping time settings for the computer
USB devices settings
Power button configurationpowered by dj
Advanced Settings:
PCI Express card power management
Processor power management
Search and index performance setting
Display Settings
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System Performance Rating Tool
Component Measurement
Processor Calculations per second
Physical Memory (RAM) Memory operations per second
Graphics Window Aero desktop performance
Gamin graphics 3D graphics performance
Primary hard disk Disk data transfer rate
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Practical Activity: Demonstrate the procedure to generate a new Windows Experience Index score. (5 min)
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Summary I
Windows Vista allows you to modify windows color and appearance. You can configure the colors scheme, screen area and color
Windows Vista allows you to apply a new theme, configuring the desktop icons, changing display icon for desktop icon. It also allows you to change the screen resolution
Windows Vista allows you to customize the start menu, create a custom shortcut key for the program and search for a file using the Search Explorerpowered by dj
Summary I
Windows Vista provides you to lock, unlock, move and size the taskbar, showing toolbars on the taskbar and sizing and positioning taskbar toolbars
Windows Aero provides some prominent features such as Glass, Taskbar thumbnails, Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D
Gadgets can be used to display information such as the time, weather data, RSS feed summaries or Windows Vista performance informationpowered by dj
Summary II
Tablet PC settings allows you to change the screen orientation
Power option provides three states: Shut Down, Sleeping and Hibernating
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