Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies(r) - Softcover

Learn to:

• Use the Windows 7 desktop and create your first documents
• Connect to the Internet and browse the Web
• View, edit, and print photos
• Keep in touch by e-mail and play games online

You can learn to use Windows, get online, and start doing things today!

You don't need a grandchild to teach you Windows 7 — with this friendly guide, you'll be using the mouse, working with folders, hooking up a printer, and cruising the Internet in nothing flat. Learn to use all the gizmos that come with Windows 7, shop online, view a slideshow of your favorite photos, send e-mail to a friend, enjoy music, and more!

• Tour the desktop — learn to use menus, the Start menu button, files, and folders
• Do it — create notes and letters, connect a printer, download photos from your digital camera, and put music on a CD
• Have some fun — discover Solitaire and other built-in games, listen to music, and watch a movie
• Use the accessories — display Gadgets on your desktop, draw with Paint, and use the Calculator
• To keep or not — install additional programs you want and remove those you don't need
• Protect your Windows — learn to use the Action Center, download and install virus protection software, and keep it up to date
• Have it your way — make your screen easier to see, open files with a single click, and even have your computer read to you
• The wide, wide Web — shop and explore online and learn to stay safe

Open the book and find:

• What's on the taskbar
• Directions for creating and saving documents
• Steps for installing a printer and other peripherals
• How to connect to the Internet anywhere
• Backgammon and other games you can play online
• Guidance on protecting your computer from viruses
• How to send e-mail attachments
• Advice on backing up documents and photos

Mark Justice Hinton teaches all kinds of technology from digital photography to HTML. He maintains a blog at www.mjhinton.com/help where he answers questions from his readers, and he is also the author of Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies.