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Product Description
• Master the Windows Vista user experience, including Windows Aero
• Manage files and information using Windows Vista programs and Sidebar gadgets
• Create your own movies, slides shows, and DVDs
• Rip, manage, and play digital music and videos
• Protect your computer from Internet or network intruders
• Explore the Internet, send e-mail and instant message, and publish calendars on the Web
• Customize, fine-tune, and administer Windows Vista
• Set up multiple users and parental controls
• Perform Instant Searches to quickly find files and programs
• Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam
On the Web
This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the tasks. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Windows Vista example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com.
Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software—including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Director MX, and Macromedia Fireworks—and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies.
Includes MCAS Exam Objectives!
This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista
Chapter 2 Working with Windows Programs
Chapter 3 Managing Files and Folders
Chapter 4 Customizing Windows Using the Control Panel
Chapter 5 Exploring the Internet
Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages and Information
Chapter 7 Holding Web Discussions and Video Conferences
Chapter 8 Working with Pictures
Chapter 9 Working with Windows Media Player
Chapter 10 Creating Movies Using Windows Movie Maker
Chapter 11 Setting Up Up Accounts and Maintaining Security
Chapter 12 Managing Files Using a Network
Chapter 13 Going Mobile
Chapter 14 Printing and Faxing
Chapter 15 Maintaining Your Computer
Chapter 16 Managing Hardware
Chapter 17 Backing Up Your Computer
Chapter 18 Administering Your Computer
A Appendix
New Features
Microsoft Certified Applications Sepcialist
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1004750 in Books
* Published on: 2007-02-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 576 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Steve Johnson has written more than 35 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and 8, Macromedia Director MX 2004, Macromedia Fireworks, and Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.
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Introduction
How You'll Learn
* How This Book Works
* What's New
* Keyboard Shortcuts
* Step-by-Step Instructions
* Real World Examples
* Workshop
* Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist
* Get More on the Web
Welcome to Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand, a visual quick reference book that shows you how to work efficiently with Windows Vista. This book provides complete coverage of basic to advanced Vista skills.
How This Book Works
You don't have to read this book in any particular order. We've designed the book so that you can jump in, get the information you need, and jump out. However, the book does follow a logical progression from simple tasks to more complex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facing pages, which lets you focus on a single task without having to turn the page. To find the information that you need, just look up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn to the page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illustrations in the right column, and you're done.
What's New
If you're searching for what's new in Windows Vista, just look for the icon: New!. The new icon appears in the table of contents and through out this book so you can quickly and easily identify a new or improved feature in Windows Vista. A complete description of each new feature appears in the New Features guide in the back of this book.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Most menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such as Ctrl+P, as a quicker alternative to using the mouse. A complete list of keyboard shortcuts is available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Step-by-Step Instructions
This book provides concise step-by-step instructions that show you "how" to accomplish a task. Each set of instructions include illustrations that directly correspond to the easy-to-read steps. Also included in the text are timesavers, tables, and sidebars to help you work more efficiently or to teach you more in-depth information. A "Did You Know?" provides tips and techniques to help you work smarter, while a "See Also" leads you to other parts of the book containing related information about the task.
Real World Examples
This book uses real world examples files to give you a context in which to use the task. By using the example files, you won't waste time looking for or creating sample files. You get a start file and a result file, so you can compare your work. Not every topic needs an example file, such as changing options, so we provide a complete list of the example files used through out the book. The example files that you need for project tasks along with a complete file list are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Workshop
This book shows you how to put together the individual step-by-step tasks into indepth projects with the Workshop. You start each project with a sample file, work through the steps, and then compare your results with project results file at the end. The Workshop projects and associated files are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist
This book prepares you for the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist (MCAS) exam for Microsoft Windows Vista. Each MCAS certification exam has a set of objectives, which are organized into broader skill sets. To prepare for the certification exam, you should review and perform each task identified with a MCAS objective to confirm that you can meet the requirements for the exam. Throughout this book, content that pertains to an objective is identified with the following MCAS logo and objective number next to it.
Get More on the Web
In addition to the information in this book, you can also get more information on the Web to help you get up to speed faster with Windows Vista. Some of the information includes:
Transition Helpers
* Only New Features. Download and print the new feature tasks as a quick and easy guide.
Productivity Tools
* Keyboard Shortcuts. Download a list of keyboard shortcuts to learn faster ways to get the job done.
More Content
* Photographs. Download photographs and other graphics to use in your Office documents.
* More Content. Download new content developed after publication. For example, you can download a complete chapter on Office SharePoint Server 2007.
You can access these additional resources on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
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Customer Reviews
Looks good for procedurally-oriented people4
I thumbed through this book in a bookstore yesterday. It looks as if it would be very helpful to people who think procedurally and like a book to be organized into a set of procedures for doing specific tasks. For others I recommend David Pogue's book Windows Vista: The Missing Manual. This is a superb book that always answered the questions that the other four Vista books I bought all failed to answer.Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
