Datasheet

Choosing a theme ..........................................................................................................159
Personalizing your color scheme ....................................................................................161
Making text sharper..............................................................................................164
Coloring individual screen elements ....................................................................164
Personalizing your desktop background..........................................................................164
Personalizing desktop icons ............................................................................................166
Creating your own desktop icons ........................................................................166
Sizing, arranging, showing, and hiding desktop icons ..........................................167
Customizing icons ................................................................................................169
Adjust the font size (DPI)................................................................................................170
Personalizing your screen saver ......................................................................................171
Personalizing sound effects ............................................................................................173
Personalizing your mouse ..............................................................................................174
Mice for lefties ......................................................................................................175
Adjusting the double-click speed..........................................................................177
Using ClickLock ..................................................................................................177
Speed up or slow down the mouse pointer ..........................................................177
Making the mouse pointer more visible ................................................................178
Changing mouse wheel behavior ..........................................................................179
Personalizing the Keyboard ......................................................................................................179
Personalizing the Start Menu ....................................................................................................180
Opening Taskbar and Start Menu Properties ..................................................................181
Personalize the right side of the Start menu ....................................................................183
Start menu folders ................................................................................................183
Start menu places ................................................................................................184
Start menu searching ............................................................................................185
Start menu behavior ............................................................................................185
Customizing the left side of the Start menu ....................................................................186
Reorganizing the All Programs menu ..............................................................................187
Creating Custom Shortcut Keys ................................................................................................188
Customizing the Taskbar ..........................................................................................................190
Locking and unlocking the taskbar ................................................................................192
Moving and sizing the taskbar ........................................................................................193
Showing toolbars on the taskbar ....................................................................................193
Sizing and positioning taskbar toolbars ..........................................................................194
Customizing the Quick Launch toolbar ................................................................195
Customizing the Links toolbar..............................................................................196
Customizing the Notification Area ............................................................................................197
Getting rid of Notification area icons ..............................................................................199
Tweaking the clock ..............................................................................................200
Using Windows Sidebar ............................................................................................................201
Showing/hiding the sidebar ............................................................................................202
Adding and removing gadgets ........................................................................................204
Using and manipulating gadgets ....................................................................................205
Using Windows SideShow ........................................................................................................205
Wrap Up ..................................................................................................................................206
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