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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 network

Ability to share one Internet connection among multiple PCs

An automatic discovery feature that allows your computer to 
detect new and intelligent devices 
						

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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 of each 
window
Customizing the taskbar
As you work, the taskbar changes to reflect what you are doing. Its 
icons provide shortcuts to programs, documents, files, folders, 
system features, and components. Open applications also have 
Forward and Backward buttons to allow navigation through 
folders, documents, and Web sites.
For example, you can personalize the taskbar to include not only 
Quick Launch icons, but also your favorite URL addresses or local 
folders and programs. 
DEFINITION: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, 
which is the address that defines the route to a file on the 
Web or any other Internet facility. Generically, it is known as 
the World Wide Web site address.
Having a list of favorite URLs handy saves time. Using it bypasses 
the need for you to launch your browser first.
To access all taskbar options, point to an empty space in the 
taskbar and click the secondary button to customize your setting. 
						

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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 
basis: news, weather, sports, stock prices or whatever you want to 
have at hand.”
Turning on the Active DesktopTM interface
The first step to bring active content to your desktop is to turn on 
the Active DesktopTM interface: 
1Point to an empty space on the desktop and click the 
secondary button.
2Point to Active Desktop, then click Show Web Content.
Your desktop is ready to set up.
Adding components to the Active DesktopTM 
interface
1Point to an empty space on the desktop, click the secondary 
button, and click Properties. 
2Click the We b  tab. 
The operating system displays a list of items to add to the 
desktop.
3Click Show Web Content on My Active Desktop.
4To view additional components, click New.
The New Active Desktop Item dialog box appears. 
						

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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® 
Help by clicking Start, and then Help.
Changing desktop and browsing style
The Windows® Millennium Edition operating system provides 
several ways to view your desktop and browse the files and folders 
on your local computer or network file server.
You can choose from three different styles:

Web style

Classic style

Custom style 
The style you choose determines how you browse in the 
Windows
® Millennium Edition operating system, regardless of 
whether you start from the desktop, My Computer, Windows 
Explorer, or Internet Explorer.
For more information about changing your desktop style, enter 
customizing the desktop on the Index tab in Windows® Help. 
						

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Personalizing your desktop
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 
background in a window. In Web style, any folder with 
HTML content that is displayed as a Web page can include 
artwork, Microsoft Office documents, multimedia, interactive 
forms, and so on. Some windows—such as My Computer 
and Control Panel—come with a background that displays a 
description of each feature when you point to its icon.
DEFINITION: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a 
special coding scheme used to prepare text and graphics for 
access over the World Wide Web.
Working in Windows 95 Classic style
The Classic style resembles the Windows® 95 operating system 
desktop. Using this option, you double-click to open items, and 
each item opens in a separate window.
Working in Custom style
You can pick and choose which options you want. Custom settings 
include options for browsing folders, creating window 
backgrounds, and selecting and opening items. For example you 
can use options from both the Web style and the Classic style so 
you can double-click to open items and use Web pages as window 
backgrounds. 
						

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Personalizing your desktop
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 
display a Web page in an individual window. If you subscribe to 
the Web page, it can be automatically updated on a regular basis. 
For example, using this Web integration feature you can monitor 
weather, game scores, stock prices, or headlines—all in the 
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Personalizing your desktop
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 
window. As you browse, the Windows® Millennium Edition 
operating system detects the kind of information presented in the 
window and automatically displays the appropriate toolbar buttons 
and menus.
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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 
AutoComplete feature finishes the address for 
you.
Standard buttons Displays buttons for commonly used commands, 
such as copying, pasting, deleting items, 
changing views, and browsing backward and 
forward.
Address barStandard buttons
Quick Launch 
						

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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 
folder and brief information about how to use the folder. In 
Windows
® Millennium Edition terminology, this means 
displaying an individual window “as a Web page.”
1Double-click My Computer.
The My Computer window opens.
2Open the folder you want to view as a Web page.
3On the Tools menu, select Folder Options.
4Make the selections in Web View.
5Click Enable Web Content in Folders.
6Click OK.
Quick Launch Opens your browser or email program or allows 
you to view channels or instantly bring your 
desktop to the front. 
To add a new toolbar button, drag the program 
icon to the Quick Launch tray. Toolbar element Description 
						

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Connecting a monitor, keyboard and mouse
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. For more 
information, see “Back” on page 29.
You can connect an external USB-compatible keyboard and a 
USB-compatible mouse to one of the three USB ports. For more 
information about connecting a mouse, see “Connecting a 
mouse” on page 50.