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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 How Do I Customize Windows? |
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2 | (22) |
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4 | (3) |
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4 | (2) |
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Synchronizing settings between PCs |
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6 | (1) |
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Accessing an app's settings |
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6 | (1) |
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Customizing the Start Menu |
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7 | (3) |
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Pinning an app to the Start menu |
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7 | (1) |
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Arranging and sizing Start menu tiles |
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8 | (1) |
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Customizing Start menu settings |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (5) |
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Pinning an app to the taskbar |
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10 | (1) |
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Customizing taskbar settings |
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11 | (2) |
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Customizing the taskbar's notification area |
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13 | (2) |
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Customizing the Lock Screen |
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15 | (3) |
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Changing the Lock screen background |
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16 | (1) |
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Adding an app to the Lock screen |
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17 | (1) |
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Extending Your Desktop with Multiple Monitors |
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18 | (2) |
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Setting Up Multiple Desktops |
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20 | (4) |
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20 | (1) |
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Switching to another desktop |
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21 | (1) |
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Moving an app to a different desktop |
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22 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 How Can I Make the Most of Surfing the Web? |
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24 | (18) |
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26 | (4) |
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Opening a link in a new tab |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Customizing the new tab page |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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Controlling which tabs appear at startup |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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Saving Your Favorite Pages |
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30 | (4) |
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Adding a page to the Favorites list |
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30 | (1) |
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Working with the Favorites bar |
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31 | (2) |
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Opening a page from the Favorites list |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (8) |
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Changing the Edge search engine |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Setting the default zoom level |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 How Do I Maximize Sending and Receiving Email? |
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42 | (16) |
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44 | (3) |
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44 | (2) |
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Changing the account name |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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Setting Options for Incoming Messages |
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47 | (4) |
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Customizing account sync settings |
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48 | (1) |
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Combining the Focused and Other tabs |
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49 | (1) |
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Grouping messages individually |
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49 | (1) |
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Controlling notifications |
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50 | (1) |
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Switching between accounts |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (7) |
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51 | (1) |
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Setting the default message font |
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52 | (2) |
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Changing your message priority |
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54 | (1) |
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Running the spell-checker to eliminate message errors |
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55 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Can I Use Windows to Manage Contacts and Appointments? |
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58 | (20) |
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60 | (11) |
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Adding contacts from an existing account |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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Assigning a photo to a contact |
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65 | (2) |
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Creating a new contact from an electronic business card |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Linking multiple profiles to a contact |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (7) |
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71 | (1) |
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Adding an event to your calendar |
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72 | (1) |
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Creating a recurring event |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Setting up an online meeting |
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74 | (2) |
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Customizing your calendar |
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76 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 What Other Day-to-Day Tasks Can I Perform? |
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78 | (18) |
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80 | (3) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (3) |
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Configuring the Cortana Voice Assistant |
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83 | (2) |
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Controlling your PC with Cortana |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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Calling someone using Skype |
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86 | (1) |
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Dealing with an incoming Skype call |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (6) |
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Giving Maps access to your location |
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87 | (1) |
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Displaying a location on a map |
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88 | (2) |
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Getting directions to a location |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (3) |
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Checking your weather forecast |
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93 | (2) |
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Checking another city's weather forecast |
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95 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 How Do I Max Out the Windows Image Tools? |
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Getting Images into Your PC |
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98 | (5) |
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Importing images from a smartphone or digital camera |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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Taking a picture or video with your PC camera |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (4) |
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Using File Explorer to view your Images |
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103 | (1) |
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Using the Photos app to view your images |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (4) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (7) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Can I Share My Computer? |
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118 | (20) |
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Sharing Your PC via User Accounts |
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120 | (7) |
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120 | (2) |
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Switching between accounts |
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122 | (3) |
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Changing your user account picture |
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125 | (1) |
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Changing the account type |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Sharing Your PC with a Child |
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127 | (5) |
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Adding a child to your PC |
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128 | (1) |
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Setting restrictions on a child's account |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (6) |
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Sharing a document or folder |
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132 | (2) |
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Switching to advanced sharing |
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134 | (1) |
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Sharing a folder with other users on the network |
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135 | (1) |
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Protect your shared folders with advanced file permissions |
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136 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 How Can I Get More from a Tablet PC? |
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138 | (18) |
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140 | (1) |
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Controlling Windows with Gestures |
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141 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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Using gestures to control Windows |
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142 | (1) |
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Inputting Text with the Touch Keyboard |
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143 | (6) |
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Displaying the touch keyboard |
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143 | (1) |
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Selecting a touch keyboard type |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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Entering text using the handwriting panel |
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147 | (2) |
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Configuring the touch keyboard |
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149 | (1) |
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Setting Power and Battery Options |
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149 | (7) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Adjusting screen brightness |
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151 | (1) |
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Switching to Battery Saver mode |
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151 | (1) |
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Creating a custom power plan to improve battery life |
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152 | (1) |
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Checking out more ways to save energy |
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153 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 How Do I Work with Documents? |
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156 | (32) |
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158 | (10) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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Inserting special symbols |
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165 | (2) |
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Saving a copy of a document |
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167 | (1) |
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Taking Notes with OneNote |
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168 | (7) |
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Creating a OneNote notebook |
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168 | (1) |
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Adding pages and sections to a notebook |
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168 | (2) |
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Adding and working with text notes |
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170 | (2) |
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Adding an image to a notebook page |
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172 | (1) |
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Working with notebook lists |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (13) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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Extracting files from a compressed folder |
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183 | (2) |
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Specifying a different app when opening a document |
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185 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 What Are Some Ways to Enhance PC Security? |
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188 | (16) |
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Enhancing Sign-In Security |
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190 | (5) |
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Creating a strong password |
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190 | (1) |
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Updating your account password |
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191 | (1) |
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Creating a picture password |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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Setting up a fingerprint sign-in |
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194 | (1) |
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Locking Your PC to Prevent Others from Using It |
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195 | (3) |
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196 | (1) |
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Configuring your PC to lock automatically |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (6) |
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Making the Start menu more private |
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198 | (1) |
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Controlling your private information |
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199 | (2) |
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Stopping an app's notifications |
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201 | (1) |
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Clearing your activity history |
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201 | (1) |
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Resetting your computer to preserve privacy |
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202 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 How Do I Increase Internet Privacy and Security? |
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204 | (16) |
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Making the Web More Secure |
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206 | (3) |
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206 | (2) |
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Opting to never save a site's password |
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208 | (1) |
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Deleting a saved website password |
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208 | (1) |
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Making the Web More Private |
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209 | (6) |
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Deleting your browsing data to ensure privacy |
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209 | (2) |
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Turning on private browsing |
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211 | (1) |
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Preventing ad sites from tracking you online |
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211 | (1) |
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Enabling strict tracking prevention |
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212 | (1) |
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Preventing sites from requesting your location |
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213 | (2) |
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Enhancing Email Security and Privacy |
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215 | (5) |
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Avoiding viruses in email |
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215 | (1) |
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Preventing messages from opening automatically |
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216 | (1) |
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Thwarting web bugs by blocking images in messages |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 How Do I Maintain Windows? |
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220 | (18) |
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Performing a Few Maintenance Chores |
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222 | (4) |
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Scheduling automatic maintenance |
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222 | (1) |
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Checking hard drive free space |
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223 | (2) |
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Deleting unnecessary files |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (3) |
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Keeping a history of your files |
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226 | (1) |
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Restoring a file from your history |
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227 | (1) |
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Creating a system image backup |
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228 | (1) |
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Using the Windows Recovery Environment |
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229 | (4) |
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Understanding the Recovery Environment's tools |
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229 | (1) |
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Accessing the Recovery Environment |
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230 | (3) |
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Working with a Recovery Drive |
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233 | (2) |
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Creating the recovery drive |
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233 | (1) |
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Booting your PC using the recovery drive |
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234 | (1) |
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Working with Restore Points |
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235 | (3) |
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Creating a system restore point |
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235 | (1) |
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Reverting to an earlier restore point |
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235 | (3) |
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