Searchwin7桌面小工具

THENEWWINDOWS7DESKTOP–QUICKGUIDEThenewdesktopimagefortheAVPCsisbasedontheWindows7operatingsystem.
Thisbriefguidedescribessomeofthechangesyou'llnoticewhenyoustarttousethenewservice.
Loggingin:Firstlyyou'llnoticethattheloginscreenlooksdifferent,howevertheprocessremainsthesame:1.
PressCtrl,Alt,Del:Thefollowingscreenwillappear:2.
EnteryourUniversityUserName(loginID)3.
EnteryourUniversitypassword4.
PresstheEnterkey.
Ifyouarepromptedtoresetyourpasswordfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
Onceyouareloggedinyourdesktopwillappear.
TheStartMenu:AllPrograms:AccessyourapplicationsbyselectingAllProgramsandclickingontheApplicationyouwishtoopen.
YoumaynoticetheitemswithinAllProgramsaredisplayedhierarchically–inWindowsXPthemenuswerecascadingmeaningiftherewerealotofapplicationsinstalledthemenuswouldexpandacrossthescreen.
TheSearchboxenablesyoutoquicklysearchforprogramsandfiles.
GettingStarted:IfyouhavetimewhynotspendafewminutesexploringtheGettingStartedsectionItwillgiveyoulotsofusefulinformationaboutthenewinterface.
PintoStartMenu:YoucanpinfrequentlyusedapplicationstotheStartmenubyrightclickingontheapplicationandselectPintoStartMenu(intheexampleontherightMSWord2007hasbeenpinnedtotheStartMenu).
Loggingout:ClickShutdowntoshutdownthecomputer,pleasenote:unlikeWindowsXPyouwillnotbepromptedtoconfirmtheshutdown.
YoucanalsoclickonthearrowtotherightofShutdownforalistofotheroptionse.
g.
LogOff.
Startbutton:TheStartbuttonhasbeenreplacedwithauniversalStartlogo.
TheTaskBar:TheTaskbariconssignifyrunningapplicationsandshortcuts.
Bydefault,shortcutstoInternetExplorer(I.
E.
8isthedefaultbrowseronthenew7image),WindowsExplorerandWindowsMediaPlayerareontheTaskbar,youcanpinyourownfrequentlyusedapplicationstoTaskbarbyrightclickingontheapplicationandselectingPintoTaskbar.
JumpLists:Jumplistsreplace"MyRecentDocuments".
IfyouhighlightanapplicationpinnedtotheStartMenuorTaskbaryouwillseealistofrecentdocumentsorfilesassociatedwiththatprogram,clickononetoopenit.
Furtherinformation:LinkstoUserGuides,Hints&Tips,VirtualDesktopToursandotherusefulwebsitescanbefoundinthe"PCswithintheUniversity"sectionoftheC&ITSStudentPortalpages.
WindowsExplorer:ToaccessyourdocumentsandfilesclickontheWindowsExplorericonwhichcanbefoundontheTaskbaratthebottomleftofyourDesktop:WindowsExplorerwillopentodisplayyourlistofLibraries.
The"Documents"Libraryreplaces"MyDocuments"andcontainsthecontentsofyourPersonalDataArea(HDrive).
Doubleclick"Documents"toopenyourHdriveordoubleclick"Computer"toviewafulllistofyouravailabledrives.
AccessingDocumentsandFiles:Computer:Whenyouopen"Computer"youwillnoticethatthedriveletterisatthebeginningofthepathnamemakingiteasiertofindwhatyouarelookingfor.
Youwillalsoseeagraphicalrepresentationofavailablediskspace–ifyourHdriveismorethan90%fulltheblueindicatorbarwillturnred.
Instructionsforcheckingyouravailablediskspacecanbefoundinthe"SavingFilesandDataStorage"sectionoftheStaffIntranet.
AccessingApplications:AllPrograms:Youcanaccessthestandardapplications(e.
g.
MSWord2007)byclickingStart,highlightingAllProgramsandselectingtherelevantapplication.
Zenworks:ThenetworkapplicationscanbeaccessedbyclickingontheZenworksiconontheTaskbar-thisreplacestheApplicationExplorericonontheWindowsXPDesktop.
DoubleclickComputertoviewafulllistofdrivesDoubleclickDocumentstoviewyourHdriveIfadriveisover90%fullthenthebluebarwillturnred.