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Setting up multiple monitors
If your computer has an additional video card that supports external monitors, you can connect 
an additional monitor or projector to your computer.
You can use the external monitor or projector as a duplicate of the primary display, or as an 
extension to roughly double the size of your Windows desktop. Use the additional desktop space 
to accommodate additional windows.
To use a projector or external monitor:  
1Turn off your computer.
2Plug the projector...

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9To use the external monitor or projector as an extension of your desktop (increasing the 
size of your Windows desktop), click to select the check box for Extend my Windows 
desktop onto this monitor. You can click and drag the “2” monitor icon to position it the 
same way the physical monitor is arranged on your desk.
10Click OK.
Changing system sounds
You can change the sounds that play for system events, such as Windows startup and shut down, 
logging on and logging...

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Changing mouse settings
You can adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, left-hand or right-hand configuration, and 
other mouse settings.
To change your mouse settings:  
1Click  (Start), Control Panel, then under Hardware and Sound, click Mouse. The Mouse 
Properties dialog box opens.
2Change the settings you want. You can:
•Switch the left and right buttons
•Change the double-click speed
•Change the pointer appearance and speed
•Change the mouse wheel actions
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Adding and modifying user accounts
You can create and customize a user account for each person who uses your computer. You can 
also change between user accounts without turning off your computer.
User account tips
•If you want to create an account for someone, but you do not want that user to have full 
access to your computer, be sure to make that account limited. Remember that limited 
accounts may not be able to install some older programs.
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To switch between user accounts:  
1Save any open documents that are being worked on in your current account.
2Click (Start), click the arrow next to the lock icon, then click Switch User or Log Off. 
•Switch User opens the account selection screen but does not log off the current user, 
and any programs that were running for the previous user continue to run.
•Log Off logs off the current user, then opens the account selection screen.
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2Click a power plan (default plans shown):
•Balanced uses several energy-saving features while maintaining reasonable 
performance and convenience.
•Power saver maximizes energy savings but reduces performance and convenience.
•High performance maximizes performance but reduces energy savings.
3To change a power plan, click Change plan settings, change the settings you want, then 
click Save changes.
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Changing accessibility settings
Your computer can be a powerful tool, but it may be less useful to you if items on the screen 
are difficult to see, or if the mouse is difficult to control. Windows has several tools that help 
you use it more easily.
Using the Ease of Access Center
Use the Ease of Access Center to change several system display settings.
To use the Ease of Access Center:  
1Click  (Start), Control Panel, Ease of Access, then click Ease of Access Center. The 
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Using voice recognition
You can attach a microphone to your computer and configure Windows to create typed text from 
your voice.
To set up voice recognition:  
1Click  (Start), Control Panel, Ease of Access, then click Speech Recognition Options. 
The Speech Recognition Options window opens.
2Click one of the following settings to start setting up speech recognition:
•Start Speech Recognition turns speech recognition on. With an attached microphone, 
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Index
A
accessing
shared files 
57
accounts
Internet 
19
ISP 19
user 78
adding
icons to desktop 
8
user accounts 78
address
e-mail 
21
Web 20
AU file 34
audio
playing 
34
recording 33
audio CD
adding tracks to library 
39
editing track information 39
playing 35
AVI file 34
B
BigFix 67
Blu-ray
playing 
33
recording 33
broadband Internet connection 
18, 46
browser
Web 
18, 19
browsing for files and folders 13
C
cable modem 19, 46, 48
cards
inserting memory card 
30
installing memory card 30
removing...

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address 21
checking for messages 22
sending 22
using 18, 21
Ethernet network
equipment needed 
47
example 46
installing cards 48, 51
installing drivers 48, 51
F
Fast Ethernet 46
faxes
canceling 
27
receiving and viewing 27
sending 26
sending a Fax 23
sending from program 26
sending scanned image 27
setting up cover page 
template 
26
files
copying 
10, 16
cutting 10
deleting 6, 11, 16
downloading 21
finding 12, 13
moving 10
opening 7
opening shared 57
pasting 10, 16
recovering 11
renaming 16...