Laptops For Seniors For Dummies, 6th Edition

Introduction 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 3Part 1: Get Going! 5Chapter 1: Buying a Laptop 7What Is a Laptop? 8What Can You Can Do with a Laptop? 10Get Up to Speed on Laptop Hardware 13Input Devices: Putting Stuff In 16Output Devices: Getting Stuff Out 18What Is Software? 18What Ports Should a Laptop Have? 21Choose a Display Type 22Evaluate Your Storage Options 24Consider How You Will Get Online 26Where to Shop for Your New Laptop 27Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Laptop 31Out of the Box: Set Up Your New Laptop 32Set Up Windows 36Take a First Look at Windows 38Use a Mouse, Trackball, or Touchscreen 40Get Familiar with the Start Menu 43Sign Out and In 46Switch Accounts 48Lock Windows While You're Away 49Restart Windows 50Place the Laptop in Sleep Mode 51Shut Down Your Laptop 51Create Additional User Accounts 52Change an Account's Type 55Manage Family Settings 57Chapter 3: Buying and Setting Up a Printer 59Do You Need a Printer? 60Choose the Right Printer 60Unpack and Install a New Printer 62Set Up a Printer to Work with Windows 62Set a Default Printer 65Set Printer Preferences 67Manage a Print Queue 70Remove a Printer 71Part 2: Getting Things Done with Software 73Chapter 4: Working with Apps in Windows 75Learn the Names of Things 76Start an App 79Exit an App 82Find Your Way Around in a Desktop App 84Find Your Way Around in a Microsoft Store App 88Work with a Window 89Switch Among Running Apps 92Move and Copy Data Between Apps 95Install New Apps 99Remove Apps 102Chapter 5: Six Great Apps That Come with Windows 105Do the Math with the Calculator App 106Write Brilliant Documents with WordPad 108Jot Quick Notes with Notepad 112Set Alarms and Timers 114Keep Up on the Weather 117Saving Time with Cortana 119Explore Other Windows Apps 122Chapter 6: Managing Your Personal Files 125Understand How Windows Organizes Data 126Explore the File Explorer Interface 130Move Between Different Locations 132Locate Files and Folders 135View File Listings in Different Ways 138Select Multiple Items at Once 140Move or Copy an Item 141Delete or Restore an Item 143Rename an Item 144Create a Shortcut to an Item 145Create a Compressed File 146Customize the Quick Access List 147Back Up Files to an External Drive 149Chapter 7: Managing Power 151Change How Quickly Power
-Saving Features Kick In 152Change the Display Brightness 154Adjust the Battery Saver 156Choose a Power Plan 158Create a Customized Power Plan 159Define Power Button Functions 160Chapter 8: Making Windows Your Own 163Customize the Windows 11 Start Menu 164Customize the Windows 11 Taskbar 166Customize the Windows 10 Start Menu 167Customize the Windows 10 Taskbar 170Customize the Screen Resolution and Scale 171Apply a Desktop Theme 173Change Desktop Background Image 173Change the Accent Color 175Manage Desktop Icons 177Add Widgets to the Desktop 178Make Windows More Accessible 179Part 3: Going Online 185Chapter 9: Getting Connected to the Internet 187What Is the Internet? 188Explore Different Types of Internet Connections 190Identify the Hardware Required 194Set Up a Wi
-Fi Internet Connection 197Assess Your Software Situation 199Chapter 10: Browsing the Web 201Meet the Edge Browser 202Search the Web 206Find Content on a Web Page 209Pin a Tab 210Create and Manage a Favorites List 210Use Favorites 213View Your Browsing History 214Print a Web Page 215Customize the New Tab Page and the Home Page 217Adjust Microsoft Edge Settings 219Chapter 11: Staying Safe While Online 221Understand Technology Risks on the Internet 222Download Files Safely 224Use InPrivate Browsing 226Use SmartScreen Filter and Block Unwanted Apps 227Change Edge Privacy Settings 229Understand Information Exposure 231Keep Your Information Private 233Spot Phishing Scams and Other Email Fraud 235Create Strong Passwords 237Chapter 12: Keeping in Touch with Mail 241Sign Up for an Email Account 242Set Up Accounts in the Mail App 244Get to Know the Mail Interface 246Receive Messages 247Reply to or Forward a Message 249Create and Send Email 251Manage Addresses 253Send an Attachment 255Change Mail Account Settings 256Chapter 13: Working in the Cloud 259Understand Cloud
-Based Applications 260Use Microsoft Office on the Web 262Access Your OneDrive Storage 263Add Files to OneDrive 265Share a Folder or File Using OneDrive 267Create a New OneDrive Folder 269Use the Personal Vault 270Adjust OneDrive Settings 271Configure Online Synchronization 272Chapter 14: Connecting with People Online 275Use Discussion Boards and Blogs 276Participate in a Chat 278Understand Instant Messages 280Explore Microsoft Teams 281Explore Skype 284Use a Webcam 286Get an Overview of Collaborative and Social Networking Sites 288Sign Up for a Social Networking Service 289Understand How Online Dating Works 291Part 4: Having Fun 295Chapter 15: Let's Play a Game! 297Learn the Types of Game Delivery 297Explore the Various Gaming Genres 299Understand How Game
-Makers Get Paid 305A Few of My Favorites 307Chapter 16: Creating and Viewing Digital Photos and Videos 313Capture Pictures and Video with the Camera App 314Make Audio Recordings with Voice Recorder 319Make Audio Recordings with Sound Recorder 322Find and Play Videos Using the Movies & TV App 324Transfer Photos and Videos from a Camera or Phone 328View and Edit Photos in the Photos App 329Create a Video with the Video Editor 331Chapter 17: Listening to Music on Your Laptop 335Prepare to Listen to Digital Music 336Get to Know Windows Media Player 339Access Your Stored Music 342Play Music 344Create a Playlist 346Rip a Music CD 349Burn a Music CD 352Acquire New Music 353Part 5: Windows Toolkit 355Chapter 18: Working with Networks 357Plan and Set Up a Home Network 358Enable Wireless Router Security 360Set Up File Sharing on Your PC 362Choose What Folders to Share 364Share a Local Printer 367Connect Bluetooth Devices to Your PC 370Use Your Cell Phone as a Hotspot 371Chapter 19: Protecting and Securing Your Laptop 373Physically Secure Your Laptop 374Choose Security Software 376Update Windows 378Check Windows Security Settings 381Change Your Microsoft Account Password 383Change How You Sign into Windows 385Chapter 20: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your Laptop 387Troubleshoot Startup Problems 388Troubleshoot Hardware Problems 388Shut Down an Unresponsive Application 389Troubleshoot Application Problems 392Repair or Remove an App 393Set an App to Run in Compatibility Mode 395Restore Your System Files 396Use Windows Troubleshooter Utilities 399Reset Your PC: The Last Resort 401Free Up Disk Space 403Index 407