Paul McFedries

Windows 10 Portable Genius (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Your no-fluff, fast-paced guide to everything Windows 10 This handy, jargon-free guide is designed to help you quickly learn whatever you need to know about Windows 10. Perfect for novices and experienced users alike, you'll get tips, tricks, and savvy advice on how to install programs, set up user accounts, play music and other media files, download photos from your digital camera, go online, set up and secure an email account, and much, much more. * Shows how to perform more than 150 Windows tasks, including working with files, digital images, and media; customizing Windows; optimizing performance; and sharing a computer with multiple users * Covers installing and repairing applications, system maintenance, setting up password-protected accounts, downloading photos to your computer, and staying safe online With concise, easy-to-follow instructions, and its small, portable size, this is the ideal, on-the-go guide for Windows 10 users everywhere.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119765073
• Artikelnr.: 60477086

Autorenporträt

Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has written more than four dozen books that have sold more than four million copies. Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking computer users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your digital lifestyle.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments iii

Introduction x

Chapter 1 How Do I Customize Windows? 2

Working with Settings 4

Opening the Settings app 4

Synchronizing settings

between PCs 6

Accessing an app's settings 6

Customizing the Start Menu 7

Pinning an app to the Start menu 7

Arranging and sizing Start menu tiles 8

Customizing Start menu settings 9

Customizing the Taskbar 10

Pinning an app to the taskbar 10

Customizing taskbar settings 11

Customizing the taskbar's notification area 13

Customizing the Lock Screen 15

Changing the Lock screen background 16

Adding an app to the Lock screen 17

Extending Your Desktop with Multiple Monitors 18

Setting Up Multiple Desktops 20

Adding a new desktop 20

Switching to another desktop 21

Moving an app to a different desktop 22

Chapter 2 How Can I Make the Most of Surfing the Web? 24

Taking Advantage of Tabs 26

Opening a link in a new tab 26

Creating a new tab 26

Customizing the new tab page 26

Navigating tabs 28

Duplicating a tab 28

Pinning a tab 28

Controlling which tabs appear at startup 28

Closing tabs 30

Saving Your Favorite Pages 30

Adding a page to the Favorites list 30

Working with the Favorites bar 31

Opening a page from the Favorites list 33

Maintaining favorites 33

Customizing Edge 34

Changing the Edge search engine 34

Changing the theme 35

Setting the default zoom level 36

Customizing the toolbar 37

Customizing the font 39

Chapter 3 How Do I Maximize Sending and Receiving Email? 42

Managing Mail Accounts 44

Adding an account 44

Changing the account name 46

Deleting an account 47

Setting Options for Incoming Messages 47

Customizing account sync settings 48

Combining the Focused and Other tabs 49

Grouping messages individually 49

Controlling notifications 50

Switching between accounts 51

Setting Send Options 51

Creating a signature 51

Setting the default message font 52

Changing your message priority 54

Running the spell-checker to eliminate message errors 55

Chapter 4 Can I Use Windows to Manage Contacts and Appointments? 58

Managing Your Contacts 60

Adding contacts from an existing account 60

Creating a contact 62

Viewing contacts 64

Editing a contact 65

Assigning a photo to a contact 65

Creating a new contact from an electronic business card 67

Filtering your contacts 68

Linking multiple profiles to a contact 69

Deleting a contact 70

Tracking Your Events 71

Viewing your calendar 71

Adding an event to your calendar 72

Creating a recurring event 73

Adding an event reminder 74

Setting up an online meeting 74

Customizing your calendar 76

Chapter 5 What Other Day-to-Day Tasks Can I Perform? 78

Finding Stuff on Your PC 80

Viewing your timeline 80

Searching your PC 80

Configuring the Cortana Voice Assistant 83

Controlling your PC with Cortana 84

Making Video Calls 85

Configuring Skype 85

Calling someone using Skype 86

Dealing with an incoming Skype call 86

Working with Ma