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Your no-fluff, fast-paced guide to everything Windows 10
This handy, jargon-free guide is designed to help you quickly learn whatever you need to know about Windows 10. Perfect for novices and experienced users alike, you'll get tips, tricks, and savvy advice on how to install programs, set up user accounts, play music and other media files, download photos from your digital camera, go online, set up and secure an email account, and much, much more.
* Shows how to perform more than 150 Windows tasks, including working with files, digital images, and media; customizing Windows; optimizing performance; and sharing a computer with multiple users
* Covers installing and repairing applications, system maintenance, setting up password-protected accounts, downloading photos to your computer, and staying safe online
With concise, easy-to-follow instructions, and its small, portable size, this is the ideal, on-the-go guide for Windows 10 users everywhere.
List of contents
Acknowledgments iii
Introduction x
Chapter 1 How Do I Customize Windows? 2
Working with Settings 4
Opening the Settings app 4
Synchronizing settings
between PCs 6
Accessing an app's settings 6
Customizing the Start Menu 7
Pinning an app to the Start menu 7
Arranging and sizing Start menu tiles 8
Customizing Start menu settings 9
Customizing the Taskbar 10
Pinning an app to the taskbar 10
Customizing taskbar settings 11
Customizing the taskbar's notification area 13
Customizing the Lock Screen 15
Changing the Lock screen background 16
Adding an app to the Lock screen 17
Extending Your Desktop with Multiple Monitors 18
Setting Up Multiple Desktops 20
Adding a new desktop 20
Switching to another desktop 21
Moving an app to a different desktop 22
Chapter 2 How Can I Make the Most of Surfing the Web? 24
Taking Advantage of Tabs 26
Opening a link in a new tab 26
Creating a new tab 26
Customizing the new tab page 26
Navigating tabs 28
Duplicating a tab 28
Pinning a tab 28
Controlling which tabs appear at startup 28
Closing tabs 30
Saving Your Favorite Pages 30
Adding a page to the Favorites list 30
Working with the Favorites bar 31
Opening a page from the Favorites list 33
Maintaining favorites 33
Customizing Edge 34
Changing the Edge search engine 34
Changing the theme 35
Setting the default zoom level 36
Customizing the toolbar 37
Customizing the font 39
Chapter 3 How Do I Maximize Sending and Receiving Email? 42
Managing Mail Accounts 44
Adding an account 44
Changing the account name 46
Deleting an account 47
Setting Options for Incoming Messages 47
Customizing account sync settings 48
Combining the Focused and Other tabs 49
Grouping messages individually 49
Controlling notifications 50
Switching between accounts 51
Setting Send Options 51
Creating a signature 51
Setting the default message font 52
Changing your message priority 54
Running the spell-checker to eliminate message errors 55
Chapter 4 Can I Use Windows to Manage Contacts and Appointments? 58
Managing Your Contacts 60
Adding contacts from an existing account 60
Creating a contact 62
Viewing contacts 64
Editing a contact 65
Assigning a photo to a contact 65
Creating a new contact from an electronic business card 67
Filtering your contacts 68
Linking multiple profiles to a contact 69
Deleting a contact 70
Tracking Your Events 71
Viewing your calendar 71
Adding an event to your calendar 72
Creating a recurring event 73
Adding an event reminder 74
Setting up an online meeting 74
Customizing your calendar 76
Chapter 5 What Other Day-to-Day Tasks Can I Perform? 78
Finding Stuff on Your PC 80
Viewing your timeline 80
Searching your PC 80
Configuring the Cortana Voice Assistant 83
Controlling your PC with Cortana 84
Making Video Calls 85
Configuring Skype 85
Calling someone using Skype 86
Dealing with an incoming Skype call 86
Working with Ma
About the author
Paul McFedries is a full-time technical writer. Paul has been authoring computer books since 1991, and he has more than 100 books to his credit. Paul's books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11, Second Edition,
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft 365, Second Edition,
Google Workspace For Dummies, and
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for Dummies. Paul invites you to drop by his personal website at https://paulmcfedries.com and to follow him on X @paulmcf and on Facebook at https://facebook.com/PaulMcFedries.
