Windows 7 Bible

The book you need to succeed! Get the most out of Windows 7 with this complete guide

Whether you’re new to Windows or moving from XP or Vista, this comprehensive book from a Microsoft expert will get you thoroughly up to speed on the much-anticipated new Windows 7. Covering all three parts of the new platform—the core OS, Windows Live Essentials, and Windows Live Services—this step-by-step guide is packed with practical techniques and tips. Get set up, manage files, blog, add Bluetooth, build a home network, and more.


• Set up user accounts, security, parental controls, and printing
• Get quick access to your programs with new Jump lists
• Explore Windows Live Services such as Desktop Gadgets Gallery and Hotmail
• Make movies, play music, share photos, and more with Windows Live Essentials
• Manage files, understand metadata, and conduct power searches
• Sync your hardware devices and performance tune everything
• Keep track of your favorite Internet content with Web Slices
• Create a home network or share files with HomeGroup

This comprehensive reference by a Microsoft expert covers all aspects of the new Windows release

The much-anticipated release of Windows 7 will have numerous changes, and you’ll need a complete guide to take full advantage of all it has to offer. Windows 7 Bible covers navigation changes such as pinning to the task bar, full screen preview with invisible windows, Jump Lists, Home Group, Sticky Notes, and many others. It shows you how to use Internet Explorer 8, including features like Web Slices and Network view changes, and guides you through all the new desktop features.

This reference thoroughly examines all three parts of the new platform: Windows 7 Core OS, the Windows Live applications, and Windows Live Services. Windows 7 Bible shows you everything you need to know to make the most of Microsoft’s new operating system.

• Covers Windows Live Essentials, including Windows Live Family Safety, Mail, Messenger, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Toolbar, Writer, and Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
• Shows how to use Windows Live Services, including Hotmail and Spaces
• Explores new features including Desktop Gadgets Gallery, Desktop Windows manager, updated Fax and DVD Maker, an updated “Devices and Printers” option, and Sticky Notes
• Explains new features in the Calculator, ribbon features in applets such as Paint and WordPad, the new Media Center, and searching updates
• Fully covers the first complete overhaul of applets in a decade

With Windows 7 Bible at your side, you can learn as much or as little as you need to know for the way you use Windows.

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