A Guidebook for Windows 10 Contents

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1 A Guidebook for Windows 10 Contents Section 1 Introduction and Overview 1 A Brief History of Windows 1 A Snapshot of Windows 10 3 The First FREE Windows Upgrade 4 Windows 10 Editions 4 Windows 10 The last version of Windows? 4 Section 2 - All About Microsoft Accounts 6 Microsoft Account Features and Facts 6 How To Setup a Microsoft Account 6 Switching to a Microsoft Account in Windows 10 8 Switching Back to a Local Account 9 Section 3 Windows 10 Desktop Basics 10 Step One The Lock Screen and Login 10 Step Two Overview the New Desktop 11 Step Three - Connecting to the Internet 12 A Wired Connection 12 A WiFi Connection 13 Step Four - Using the Start Menu 14 User Account Button 15 Most Used Apps 16 Optional Menu Buttons 16 Power (Shut Down) Button 18 All Apps Button 18 App Tile Panel 20 Step Five Working with App Windows and the Taskbar 21 What is a window? 21 Windows Control Buttons 22 Sizing and Moving Windows on the Desktop 23 Working with Multiple Open Windows 24 The Task View Button A birds-eye view of your open windows 25 More Desktop Open App Window Tricks 26 Summarizing the Desktop Basics 27

2 Section 4 - Adding More Windows 10 Desktop Features to your Toolbox! 28 Search Box Basics 28 Changing Search Settings 30 To open the search settings if Cortana is OFF 30 To open the search settings if Cortana is ON 30 Using Cortana 31 Setting Up Cortana 31 Using Cortana for Information 32 Using Cortana for Search 33 Using Cortana to Interact with Other Apps 34 Just Chatting with Cortana 35 The Search Box Menu and Customizing Cortana 36 Using Your Voice with Cortana 37 The Taskbar Tray (Notification Area) and Action Center 38 How the Tray Area Works 39 Wi Fi icon 39 Notifications 40 Customizing the Tray Area and Action Center 42 Virtual Desktops via the Task View button 45 Section 5 Personalizing Windows Accessing the Settings Window 47 My Favorite Desktop Settings to Change 48 Set the Desktop Background / Colors / Lock Screen 48 Choose Which System Icons are on the Desktop 49 Set the Screen Timeout and Sleep Settings 49 Set Mouse Pointer Settings 49 Set Desktop Icon Size and Arrangement 50 Set Desktop Icon Sort Order 50 My Favorite Start Menu Settings to Change 51 Set What Appears on the Start Menu 51 Set Which Folder buttons Appear on the Start Menu 51 My Favorite Taskbar Settings to Change 52 Changing Taskbar Toolbars 52 Changing Selected Taskbar Buttons 52 Moving the Taskbar 53

3 Changing Ease of Access 53 Turning on Narrator 53 Using Magnifier 54 High Contrast 55 Keyboard Ease of Access Settings 55 Section 6 More Windows 10 Settings 56 Manage Your Apps 56 Setting Default Apps 57 What does default apps mean? 57 How do default apps get set? 57 Setting Your Own Default Apps 58 Setting Default Apps by File-Type 59 Setting Defaults by the App 59 Setting AutoPlay Defaults 60 Performing Windows Updates 61 Checking for Updates 61 Setting Windows Update Options 62 Internet Safety Settings 62 Windows Firewall 63 Advanced Firewall Settings 63 Windows Defender 64 Setting Privacy Options 64 Setting Printer and Scanner Defaults 65 Windows Maintenance Tools 66 Defragment and Disk Cleanup 66 The Task Manager 66 Working with Your Accounts 67 Adding a Family Member Account 67 Changing Your Account Type 68 Section 7 Windows 10 Files & Folders 70 The First Step Saving Your Work 70 What is Saving? 70 What is really happening when you SAVE: 71 More About Files 72 More About Folders The Windows Documents Folder 73 Getting Back to the Documents Folder 74

4 Summarizing Where You Are At 75 How Folders are Organized 76 The Folder Tree 76 The File Pathway 77 The Windows 10 Folder Tree 78 Accessing the Windows 10 Folder Window (File Explorer) 79 Opening a Folder Window in Windows Navigating Folders with the Windows 10 Folder Window 81 Step One: Getting the Panes and View setup using the View Ribbon 81 Step Two: Working with the Navigation Pane 82 Step Three: Understanding How the Windows 10 Tree is Organized 83 Step Four: Using the Content Pane 85 Step Five: Also Using the Details and Preview Panes 86 Step Five: Using the Details and Preview Panes 87 Step Six: Searching for Files 88 Summary Example of Navigating the Folder Tree 89 Creating Folders and Copying / Moving Files 90 Creating Folders 90 Renaming a Folder 91 Copying / Moving Files between Folders Method One (Dragging) 92 Copying / Moving Files between Folders Method Two (Copy & Paste) 94 Selecting More Than One File at a Time 96 Moving and Copying Entire Folders 98 Deleting Files and Folders 99 How to Delete a File or Folder 99 The Recycle Bin 99 Saving a File to a Newly Created Folder 100 A Glossary of Folder Window Ribbons 101 Home Ribbon 101 Share Ribbon 102 View Ribbon 102 File Ribbon (window) 104 The Windows 10 Folder Window Context Ribbons 104

5 Section 8 The Core Windows 10 Apps and the App Store 108 Edge Browser Ways to Navigate to Web Pages 109 Tabbed Browsing 109 Add Favorites 110 The Hub 111 Web Note 111 Share 112 More 112 More Edge Tips 113 Mail App 113 Setting Up a Mail Account 113 The Mail App Screen 114 Composing a Message 115 Reading Messages 116 Calendar App 117 Setting Up a Calendar Account 117 The Calendar Screen 118 Working with the Calendar Screen 118 Navigating the Main Calendar 119 Changing the Main Calendar View 120 Working with Calendar Events 120 Using the Microsoft App Store 122 Accessing the App Store 122 Navigating the App Store 122 To Purchase an App 123 Using the Account Menu 124 Where Do I Go from Here? 125 Appendix A: A WiFi (Wireless Networking) Primer 126 Appendix B: Helpful Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts 131 Appendix C: Internet Safety Checklist 132 Disclaimer, Terms of Use, & Trademarks 134 To order the book, visit