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Navigating the Start Menu: What’s Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Managing Programs List on the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Right Pane on the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Search Box on the Start Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the All Programs Menu: What’s Changed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Navigating Control Panel: What’s Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3 Managing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Getting Around the Windows Vista Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Working with the Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working with Windows Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Working with Windows Gadgets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Windows Explorer: What’s Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Navigating the Windows Explorer Address Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Working with the Windows Explorer Quick Search Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Working with the Windows Explorer View Panes, Views, and
Organize Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Virtual Folders to Save Search Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Managing File Properties and Metadata for Indexing and Searching . . . . . . 43
4 Using Internet Explorer 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Introducing Internet Explorer 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Getting Around in the Internet Explorer 7 Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Working with the Internet Explorer Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Internet Explorer Safety and Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Understanding Internet Explorer Protected Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Managing Cookies and Privacy Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Protecting Your Computer from Phishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Collaborating, Connecting, and Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Messaging Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Getting Started with Windows Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Configuring Windows Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Accessing the Microsoft Help Newsgroups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Searching Your Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Working with Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using Windows Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Getting Started with Windows Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Searching for Appointments and Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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