Training Course Outline.

PERSONALISING THE DESKTOP

• Sorting Desktop icons
• Auto Arranging Desktop icons
• Creating a Desktop shortcut
• Creating a Desktop folder
• Copying Desktop icons to Desktop folders
• Deleting Desktop folders
• Deleting Icons
• Desktop Personalisation options

TASKBAR CUSTOMISATION

• Taskbar Locking
• Moving the Taskbar
• Using AutoHide and Group
• Other taskbar customization option
• Customizing Notification Area icons
• Displaying and hiding Taskbar toolbars

CUSTOMIZING THE QUICK LAUNCH TOOLBAR

• What is the Quick Launch toolbar?
• Adding program icons
• Removing program icons
• Reordering icons within the Quick Launch toolbar

CUSTOMIZING THE START MENU

• Customizing the Vista Start Menu

SIDEBAR AND GADGETS

• Displaying the Sidebar
• Customising the Sidebar
• Adding Gadgets to the Sidebar
• Removing gadgets from the Sidebar
• Customising the Clock gadget
• Customising the Slide Show gadget
• Getting more gadgets online

SHARING FILES AND FOLDERS

• Sharing Folders
• Stopping folder sharing
• Accessing shared folders and files on your network
• Mapping a drive

SECURITY ISSUES

• Opening the Security Center window
• Firewall
• Automatic updating
• Malware protection
• Other security settings

WINDOWS PHOTO GALLERY

• Opening the Gallery
• Adding tags
• Deleting tags
• Thumbnail views, grouping and sorting
• Adding a folder to the Photo Gallery

WINDOWS CONTACTS

• Starting Windows Contacts
• Adding Contacts
• Importing a contact list
• Opening Contacts
• Editing a record

WINDOWS CALENDAR

• Opening the Calendar
• Creating New Calendars
• Adding Appointments
• Changing the Calendar View

WINDOWS MEDIA CENTRE

• Setting up Windows Media Centre
• Navigating Through Windows Media Centre
• Music
• Pictures and Videos
• Online Media
• TV and Movies
• Tasks

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

• Opening Windows Media Player
• Playing a movie DVD
• Playing a music CD
• Ripping a CD
• Burning a CD
• The Classic menu view
• Creating Playlists
• Listening to a Playlist

WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER

• Opening Windows DVD Maker
• Importing media
• Publishing a movie