Chapter 4. Personalizing Windows 7
Working with the New Taskbar and Start Menu 100
Personalizing the Taskbar and Start Menu 109
Mastering Window Management with Windows 7 Tricks 121
Personalizing Theme Elements: Visuals and Sounds 125
Configuring Your Display 140
Using and Customizing Desktop Gadgets 146
Working with Fonts 151
Adjusting Ease of Access Options 153
One of the most obvious changes that Microsoft made in moving from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is the taskbar, which has a bold new look, lots of new functionality, and new ways to customize, all of which we explain in this chapter. We also cover the many new techniques that make it easier to perform various window tasks, such as maximizing, resizing, and so on.
A subtler change is the inclusion ...
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