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Chapter 6
Exploring Your 
Options
In this chapter, you will explore other features of your notebook 
computer.
Windows® Millennium Edition special features
The Windows® Millennium Edition operating system offers you 
several new features and enhancements, including:

New system file protection

A system restore function, allowing you to rollback the 
system to its previous mode

An improved help center, support automation, and automatic 
Windows update

Wizards to simplify setting up your home...

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Personalizing your desktop
Personalizing your desktop
Your desktop is your virtual workspace. This section explains how 
to customize its features for the way you like to work. You can 
customize the following aspects of the desktop:

Taskbar—which resources to display for quick access

Active DesktopTM—what information from the Internet to 
always display

Desktop style—how windows are displayed and how to 
browse folders and files

Toolbars—what information appears at the top...

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Bringing the world to your desktop
With the Windows® Millennium Edition operating system you 
can set up your desktop with complete World Wide Web 
integration at a single click. As Microsoft
® Help says, “The Active 
Desktop interface lets you put ‘active content’ from Web pages or 
a channel on your desktop. You can make your desktop truly your 
own space by adding the active items you refer to on a regular 
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5To browse the Active Desktop Gallery for more components 
to add, click Visit Gallery. 
In order to browse, an active Internet connection must be 
established.
6To select some other Web site, type the address of the Web 
site you want or click Browse to locate it. 
You can configure the Active Desktop
TM interface in several other 
ways. For further information, see your Windows® Millennium 
Edition operating system documentation or access Windows®...

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Working in Web style
You can work in Web style if you prefer to organize and browse 
your computer using these Web-like options:

Single-click to browse the desktop and folder.
You click only once to open an item, just as you click a Web 
link to jump. Similarly, you point to items to select them.

Show Web page backgrounds in individual windows.
You can display Web pages, or any HTML page, as 
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Choosing a style
To select the desktop style and browsing option:
1On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
The My Computer window appears.
2On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
The Folder Options dialog box appears.
Sample Folder Options
3Click the style you want to use, then click OK.
Personalizing individual windows
Just as you can display a Web page on your desktop, you can also 
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Adding a background to a window
If you select art or a Web page as a window background, set your 
desktop style to Web style—or select the As Web Page option 
from the View menu.
To add a background to a window:
1Open the window you want to customize.
2On the View menu, select Customize this folder, and follow 
the prompts.
Customizing window toolbars
You can display one or more customizable toolbars at the top of a 
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Sample toolbar locations
The elements you can add to the top of the window are:
Toolbar element Description
Address Bar Opens Web pages, programs, folders, or 
documents. By default, the address bar shows 
your current location, and whether it is a folder or 
a Web page. You can browse to another location 
by typing an address—a URL, a path, or even a 
program name.
If you start typing a previously typed address, the 
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Displaying a toolbar in a window
1On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
The My Computer window appears.
2On the View menu, point to Toolbars, then click the name of 
the toolbar you want to display. 
The toolbar appears below the menu bar of the current 
window.
Displaying information about each folder
In addition to displaying the contents of each window, you might 
find it helpful to have the operating system display the name of the 
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Sample Control Panel window as a Web page
The addition of the name of the folder and instructions for how to 
use the folder on the left give the window the appearance of a Web 
page.
Connecting a monitor, keyboard and mouse
By connecting an external monitor, external full-size keyboard and 
a mouse, you can work with your notebook as if it were a standard 
office desktop computer.
You can connect an external monitor to the monitor port....