Win10 Manual «How To» Procedures For Windows 10 Everyone Needs To Know. Anniversary Update

145 Pages·2017·16.98 MB·English

by  Howard Riback and Curtis Lewis

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE .....................................................................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 1
“HOW TO’S” FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10 ......................................................................................9
HOW TO’S FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10...............................................................................10
CHAPTER 2
“HOW TO’S” FOR INPUT DEVICES .......................................................................................................................14
SHOW ON SCREEN KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................15
CHANGE MOUSE COLOR & SIZE .................................................................................................................16
CHANGE MOUSE PRIMARY BUTTONS ......................................................................................................17
CUSTOMIZE MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL .......................................................................................................19
CHANGE CURSOR LINE THICKNESS ........................................................................................................21
CHAPTER 3
“HOW TO’S” FOR NETWORK OR WI-FI ................................................................................................................22
CONNECT TO WI-FI ........................................................................................................................................23
FIND WI-FI PASSWORDS ..............................................................................................................................24
CONNECT IF NO WI-FI ..................................................................................................................................25
CHAPTER 4
“HOW TO’S” FOR START SCREEN .........................................................................................................................26
ADD TILE APPS TO START SCREEN ..........................................................................................................27
RESIZE TILES ON START SCREEN .............................................................................................................28
DELETE TILES ON START SCREEN ............................................................................................................29
CHAPTER 5
“HOW TO’S” FOR DESKTOP ...................................................................................................................................30
USE JUMP LISTS ............................................................................................................................................31
CREATE DESKTOP SHORTCUTS .................................................................................................................32
MAGNIFY THE DESKTOP ..............................................................................................................................33
DESKTOP SLIDESHOW THEMES ................................................................................................................34
MOVE A WINDOW TO ONE SIDE OF DESKTOP .......................................................................................37
CREATE WEBSITE SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP ..........................................................................................38
CHAPTER 6
“HOW TO’S” FOR TASKBAR ....................................................................................................................................40
USE TOOL BARS ON TASKBAR ...................................................................................................................41
TASK VIEW ICON ON TASK BAR .................................................................................................................42
PIN APPS/PROGRAMS TO TASKBAR ...........................................................................................................43
CHAPTER 7
“HOW TO’S” FOR DESKTOP ICONS ......................................................................................................................44
RESIZE DESKTOP ICONS ..............................................................................................................................45
PIN DESKTOP ICONS TO TASKBAR ............................................................................................................46
SHOW/HIDE DESKTOP ICONS .....................................................................................................................47
RENAME DESKTOP ICONS ...........................................................................................................................48
CHANGE DESKTOP ICONS ...........................................................................................................................49
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CHAPTER 8
“HOW TO’S” FOR COLOR AND PICTURES ...........................................................................................................50
CHANGE THE LOCK SCREEN PICTURE ....................................................................................................51
CHANGE THE SCREEN COLOR ...................................................................................................................52
CHAPTER 9
“HOW TO’S” FOR SHUT DOWN ..............................................................................................................................53
SHUT DOWN A COMPUTER ..........................................................................................................................54
CLOSE APPS/PROGRAMS ..............................................................................................................................55
SHUTDOWN USING ALT F4 KEY .................................................................................................................56
CHAPTER 10
“HOW TO’S” FOR EMAIL .........................................................................................................................................58
GMAIL.COM .....................................................................................................................................................59
YAHOO.COM, ATT.NET ..................................................................................................................................60
OUTLOOK.COM, LIVE.COM HOTMAIL.COM, MSN.COM .........................................................................61
CHAPTER 11
“HOW TO’S” FOR FILE EXPLORER
FILE CABINET .........................................................................................................................................................62
OPEN FILE EXPLORER ..................................................................................................................................63
CREATE A NEW FOLDER ..............................................................................................................................64
RENAME A FOLDER OR FILE .......................................................................................................................65
CHANGING THE VIEW MENU .....................................................................................................................66
SEARCH FOR FILES - FILE EXPLORER ......................................................................................................67
OPEN TO “MY PC” ...........................................................................................................................................68
CHAPTER 12
“HOW TO’S” FOR EDGE ...........................................................................................................................................69
SHOW THE FAVORITES BAR IN EDGE .......................................................................................................70
ADD FAVORITES TO EDGE ...........................................................................................................................72
SEE THE FAVORITES LIST IN EDGE ..........................................................................................................73
CREATE A HOMEPAGE IN EDGE.................................................................................................................74
CREATE A START PAGE IN EDGE ...............................................................................................................76
SAVE READING LIST ARTICLES IN EDGE ................................................................................................78
USE THE READING LIST IN EDGE
REMOVING ADVERTISING ...........................................................................................................................79
SEE THE READING LIST IN EDGE ..............................................................................................................80
SEE WEB HISTORY IN EDGE .......................................................................................................................81
SEE THE DOWNLOAD LIST IN EDGE ........................................................................................................82
OPEN/CLOSE NEW TAB IN EDGE ................................................................................................................83
OPEN NEW WINDOW IN EDGE ...................................................................................................................84
PRINT IN EDGE ...............................................................................................................................................85
CHANGE TEXT SIZE IN EDGE ......................................................................................................................86
CHAPTER 13
“HOW TO’S” FOR CORTANA ...................................................................................................................................87
CONFIGURE CORTANA – SETTINGS MENU .............................................................................................88
BEGIN USING CORTANA ...............................................................................................................................89
ACTIVATE “HEY CORTANA” .........................................................................................................................90
SHOW/HIDE CORTANA SEARCH BOX
TASK BAR .........................................................................................................................................................91
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CHAPTER 14
“HOW TO’S” WE ALL NEED ....................................................................................................................................92
WINDOWS 10 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS .....................................................................................................93
CHANGE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS .................................................................................................................94
PUT TWO WINDOWS SIDE BY SIDE ............................................................................................................96
HIDE OR SHOW RIBBON MENUS ...............................................................................................................98
USE THE CLOUD (ONEDRIVE) ....................................................................................................................99
UNINSTALL A PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................100
ACTIVATE NIGHT LIGHT ............................................................................................................................102
CHAPTER 15
“HOW TO’S” FOR POWER SETTINGS .................................................................................................................104
CHANGE WHEN
COMPUTER/DISPLAY SLEEPS ...................................................................................................................105
CONFIGURE CLOSING LID ON LAPTOPS ................................................................................................107
CHANGE POWER BUTTON OPTIONS .......................................................................................................110
CHAPTER 16
“HOW TO’S” FOR PRIVACY OPTIONS .................................................................................................................113
CHANGE PRIVACY SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................114
TURN THE CAMERA ON/OFF ....................................................................................................................116
CHANGE MICROPHONE SETTINGS ..........................................................................................................118
TURN ON “FIND MY DEVICE” ....................................................................................................................120
BACKGROUND APPS ....................................................................................................................................122
CHAPTER 17
“HOW TO’S” FOR COMPUTER INFORMATION .................................................................................................124
FIND BASIC COMPUTER INFO ..................................................................................................................125
CHANGE YOUR COMPUTER NAME ..........................................................................................................127
SET DATE AND TIME ...................................................................................................................................129
FINDING VERSION AND BUILD ................................................................................................................131
CHAPTER 18
“HOW TO’S” FOR TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................132
OPEN TASK MANAGER ................................................................................................................................133
CORRECT UPSIDE DOWN SCREEN ...........................................................................................................135
DISABLE PROGRAMS FROM STARTUP ....................................................................................................136
DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 UPDATES ......................................................................................................138
OPEN CONTROL PANEL ..............................................................................................................................140
CHAPTER 19
FREE UPGRADABLE WIN 10 MANUAL .............................................................................................................141
FREE UPGRADABLE WIN 10 MANUAL .....................................................................................................142
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PREFACE
This “How To” Windows 10 manual is written for the everyday person.
If you do not care how it works, only “How To Do It” then this book is for
you. All procedures are presented step by step, with every click of the
mouse identical to what is seen on your Windows 10 computer. The sim-
plicity of following these procedures will be evident as you make changes
to your Windows 10 computer.
This book is not intended to be read cover to cover. Instead, it is to be
used to look up a simple way to perform any procedure you need to
know. Inside you will find the simplest and easiest procedures for in-
creasing text size, magnifying the desktop, shutting off the camera, in-
creasing or changing color of your cursor and much more.
Since Microsoft changes Windows 10 weekly, a Free Upgradable Manual
is available for your computer desktop. Please go to Chapter 19 for in-
stall instructions.
CHAPTER 1
“HOW TO’S” FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE
WINDOWS 10
“HOW TO’S” FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK
See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for
your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in
Windows 10.
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HOW TO’S FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE
WINDOWS 10
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