In class 1, should have checked that they can all log on, get onto the portal, and get their e-mail

< Comment on programs available on Start menu – note in science labs, probably have more science specific programs available>

<go through search

Can use Wildcards (w* is more limited than w )

More advanced search options – Date, type, size, advanced

<Explorer

            Point out two Panels (Explorer Bar and Contents (defaults to Folders)

            View menu

            Comment on   >>   and down arrows and … and check and …

            Point out drive letters – comment that it can vary; point out network drive

            Show use of + and – and select

            Show selecting multiple files with CNTL and SHIFT

            Create new folder

            Create new file

            Rename file

            Folder Options (Tools / Folder Options)

            Moving and Copying files and folders and Creating shortcuts (right drag)

            >

<Recycle bin

            Delete using delete key  OR ? (menu)

            Show recycle bin contents

            Drag out of recycle bin to undelete

            Empty recycle bin to permanently delete (no reversal)

                        Inside recycle bin, File / Empty Recycle

                        OR right-click recycle bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin

            Deleting from floppy immediately delete – doesn’t send to recycle

Start/ Settings / Control Panel / Folder Options

            PARTICULARLY Show File Extensions

Control Panel

• Accessibility
• Keyboard
• Sticky Keys – can hit SHIFT, CTRL, ALT and THEN the appropriate key – for people not nimble with their fingers
• Filter Keys – ignore brief or repeated keystrokes – for people with unsteady, shaky fingers
• Toggle keys – hear tones when pressing CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, SCROLL LOCK – aids seeing impaired to know when they have accidentally hit those (because their visual feedback will not alert them)
• Sound
• Sound Sentry – generate visual warnings when system makes a sound – for hearing impaired
• Show Sounds – tells programs to display captions for the speech and sounds they make
• Display
• High Contrast – uses colors and fonts with high contrast to each other – useful for people with poor eyes
• Cursor blink rate – speed that it blinks
• Cursor width
• Mouse
• Mouse Keys – control pointer with numeric keypad on keyboard – good for people with carpal tunnel
• General
• Automatic reset – turn off accessibility features after idle for ____  - for when computer is shared
• Give warning message when turning a feature on
• Make a sound when turning a feature on or off
• Automatic updates – do automatic if on your computer and have good connection to the Internet
• Date and Time – for adjusting if ever wrong
• Display
• Themes
• Desktop – can change desktop background
• Screen saver – can change screen saver
• Appearance – styles (I ignore)
• Settings – resolution, color quality
• Folder Options
• General
• View
• Display full path in address bar
• Hide extensions for known file types
• Remember each folder’s view settings
• File Types – for showing what application uses which file extensions
• Offline Files
• Internet Properties
• General
• Home page
• Temporary Internet files – delete cookies, delete files (cache); Settings button (when to refresh and how much disk space for temporary internet files)
• History – days to keep (for quick access)
• Buttons – colors, fonts, languages, accessibility (override sizes and colors specified on www page)
• Security
• Privacy – level of allowing cookies and pop ups
• Content
• Content Advisor – allows blocking of www sites based on content (i.e. for parental controls)
• Certificates – method to positively identify yourself, publishers, …
• Personal information 
• Auto complete – allow auto completion of web addresses, forms, passwords
• Microsoft Profile Assistant (never looked at)
• Connections – for dial up and virtual private network and LAN
• Programs – programs to use for different internet services (html edit, e-mail, newsgroups, internet call, calendar, contact list
• Advanced
• Accessibility – expand ALT text for images – allows screen reader to read description of pictures/ graphics
• Browsing
• Notify when downloads complete
• Java – use 1.5
• Multimedia
• Play animations in web pages
• Play sounds in web pages
• Play videos in web pages
• Show pictures
• Security
• Check for signatures on downloaded programs
• Empty temporary internet files folder when browser is closed
• Warn if changing between secure and not secure mode
• Warn if forms submittal is being redirected
• Keyboard
• Speed
• Repeat delay – how long key held down before second value sent
• Repeat rate - how long key held down before next value sent
• Cursor blink rate
• Hardware – what the hardware is (Never looked at – plug and play should get this right)
• Mouse – affected by machine
• Device Select – allows enabling and disabling – so if you aren’t using the touch pad buttons you don’t get accidental tocuhes
• Pointers
• Pointer Options – speed of motion, pointer trails
• Buttons – what buttons do (wouldn’t mess with) and double click speed
• Hardware
• Orientation
• Touch Pad – tapping speed
• Gestures
• Area Switch
• Stick
• Others
• Printers and Faxes – to see printer queue
• Regional and Language Options
• Regional Options – specify where you are, what language you speak and how you punctuate numbers currency, time, dates – programs that check these kinds of things can then customize to you (“localization”)
• Languages
• Advanced
• Security Center – to check security behavior
• Speech
• Speech recognition – for speech input – can train to your voice for better accuracy
• Text to Speech – for speech output – can choose voice, and speed