Chapter 5. Managing the Windows 7 Desktop

Windows 7 allows a user to configure their Desktop to suit their personal preferences. These options include customizing the Taskbar and Start menu, creating shortcuts, setting display properties for their themes, and configuring Windows gadgets.

Because of Windows 7's modular architecture, support for multiple languages and regional settings is improved over previous versions. The support that comes with localized editions of Windows 7 allows users to view, edit, and print multilingual documents, which can include documents that are written in almost any language.

You can also specify locale settings for the Desktop to customize items such as the date format and currency for your geographical location. ...

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