Reference Guide

4 Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Displaying the Taskbar
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Customizing the Taskbar
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Displaying Hidden Icons From the Notification
Area
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adding Icons in the Notification Area
. . . . . . . 35
Desktop Icons and Shortcuts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Deleting an Icon From the Desktop
. . . . . . . . . 36
Creating and Deleting Program Shortcuts
on the Desktop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Shortcut Menus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing the Desktop Appearance
. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows
®
XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting up a Screen Saver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windows Vista
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windows XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Start Button (Menu)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Customizing the Start Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Control Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Accessing and Using the Control Panel
. . . . . . 45
Customizing Your Computer Settings
. . . . . . . . 45
Managing Your Computer Performance
. . . . . . 45
3 Monitors and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cleaning Your Computer’s Display Screen . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting the Resolution of Your Display . . . . . . . . 48
Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49