Windows 7 for Dummies  (English, Paperback, Rathbone Andy)

Windows 7 For Dummies By Andy Rathbone is an all-time bestselling user-guide to the Windows 7 operating system. It answers all queries related to interface adjustments and details all the new tools in the Windows 7 operating system.

Summary Of The Book

Windows 7 For Dummies is a handy reference material that covers all the must-know elements of the Windows 7 operating system. It is a concise, convenient reference material. For new computer users and for those who are eager to use the latest upgradation of the Windows operating system, the book serves them all by guiding them through every step and providing them with a thorough learning experience for the basic tasks performed using Windows 7 ranging from managing files, to media, applications, and connectivity.

The book aids readers to get comfortable in using all the Windows 7 operating system’s aspects. Most of the world's Personal Computers use the Windows Operating system. It covers data and files, how to create and print documents, how to create playlists using media centre, how to navigate the interface, launching programs, adding and deleting programs, how to provide access to the Internet and manage an e-mail account, how to tweak and customize windows 7 and maintain online security. The book also helps guide the users to modify and manage video, audio, and photographs, and to write CDs and DVDs. It also guides one to customize and operate Windows 7 in their own way and to create their own user accounts. The book also provides troubleshooting advice and also helps in finding the files that have gone missing. It details ways to utilize the Help system, and details how to deal with the most common error messages.

The book elaborates on topics like Basic Windows Mechanics, Start Menu, The Desktop, Safe Computing, Sending and Receiving E-Mail, Taskbar, Gadgets, Playing with Programs and Documents, Cruising the Web, Customizing Windows 7 with the Control Panel, Printing Your Work, Customizing and Upgrading Windows 7. Playing and Copying Music in Media Player, Ten or So Things You’ll Hate about Windows 7 (And How to Fix Them), Keeping Windows from Breaking, Ten or So Tips for Laptop Owners, Upgrading to Windows 7, The Case of the Broken Window, Fiddling with Photos and Movies, Help on the Windows 7 Help System, Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute, and Connecting Computers with a Network are also covered.

About Andy Rathbone

Andy Rathbone has written a many of the for Dummies series of books about the Microsoft Windows operating system and books pertaining to other computer related topics. His other books include Windows 7 & Office 2010 For Dummies, Windows XP For Dummies, Windows Vista for Dummies, and Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-it-Yourself For Dummies.

Born in California (San Diego), Rathbone graduated from San Diego State University, where he majored in comparative literature. Before taking up writing, he worked as a reporter for the newspaper La Jolla Light and had worked as an editor with ComputorEdge Magazine. He has been a freelance writer for CompuServe, PC World and ComputerWorld. He has published about 50 computer books. Andy Rathbone and his wife Tina reside in Ocean Beach in San Diego, California.