Windows Vista:
Basic
Topic-Level
Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Experience using a personal computer,
keyboard, and mouse
Unit
1: Windows
Topic A: The Windows Vista desktop
A-1: Logging on to a Windows Vista computer
A-2: Identifying desktop components
A-3: Using the mouse
Topic B: The taskbar and Start menu
B-1: Using the Start menu to open applications
B-2: Switching between applications
Topic C: Window management
C-1: Moving a window
C-2: Resizing a window
C-3: Using the Control menu buttons
C-4: Working with menus
C-5: Working with toolbars
C-6: Using scrollbars
C-7: Working with the Save As dialog box
Topic D: Windows Help and Support
D-1: Picking a Help topic
D-2: Searching for Help topics
D-3: Locking and logging off from Windows Vista
Unit 2: Folders and Gadgets
Topic A: Folders
A-1: Opening your personal folder
A-2: Opening the Documents folder
A-3: Opening the Pictures and Music folders
A-4: Browsing the folder hierarchy
Topic B: Sidebar
and Gadgets
B-1: Opening the Sidebar
B-2: Inspecting Gadgets
B-3: Closing Gadgets and the Sidebar
Unit 3: Content management
Topic A: Files and folders
A-1: Opening files in their associated
programs
A-2: Creating new text files
A-3: Creating new folders
A-4: Moving files and folders
A-5: Copying files
A-6: Renaming files and folders
A-7: Deleting a file
A-8: Recovering a deleted file
Topic B: Content searches
B-1: Searching for content by name
B-2: Searching for content that contains specific text
B-3: Searching in a folder
B-4: Performing an advanced search
Unit 4: Customization
Topic A: The desktop and Start menu
A-1: Creating a desktop shortcut
A-2: Pinning shortcuts to the Start menu
A-3: Deleting a desktop shortcut
A-4: Unpinning and removing Start menu shortcuts
Topic B: System settings
B-1: Setting mouse properties
B-2: Setting keyboard properties
B-3: Choosing a new desktop background
B-4: Choosing a screen saver
Unit 5: Internet Explorer and multimedia
Topic A: Web browsing
A-1: Exploring the Internet Explorer interface
A-2: Using hyperlinks and the Address bar
A-3: Working with the History list
A-4: Opening and switching between tabs
A-5: Searching the Web
A-6: Switching between tabs
A-7: Setting your home page
A-8: Setting a home page tab group
Topic B: Customization
B-1: Working with the Favorites list
B-2: Configuring pop-up blocking
B-3: Clearing your browse history
B-4: Adding an RSS news feed
Topic C: Multimedia content
C-1: Playing audio content
C-2: Playing video content