Lesson 13: Customizing System Settings what the Control Panel is changing or customizing the desktop display changing the date or time changing or customizing.

Lesson 13: Customizing System Settings

• what the Control Panel is

• changing or customizing the desktop display

• changing the date or time

• changing or customizing mouse settings

• changing or customizing multimedia devices

• working with printers installed on your system

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Using the Control Panel

• Area to access features to install or customize device settings

• To access Control Panel: – Click Start, Control Panel

– In Explorer, click Computer in the Folders pane, then click in Command bar

– In Explorer, click Control Panel in the Folders pane

• Be sure you fully understand what each option can do and when you might want to use it before attempting any changes– Record original settings before making changes to return to these if

changes made do not work

• Some features can affect how computer works, and may be deactivated and not display in Control Panel





System and Maintenance

Maintain system integrity and perform data backups.

Security Security options.

Network and Internet

Set or modify how system connects to network or Internet, and to share files with others.

Hardware and Sound

Set up or modify hardware items.

Programs Access system management tasks.

Mobile PC Manage notebook.



User Accounts Set computer to be used by more than one person.

Appearance and Personalization

Customize screen with screen savers, desktop backgrounds, and so on.

Clock, Language, and Region

Change dates, times, currency, or numbers to reflect regional standards or languages.

Ease of Access Change accessibility specifications.

Additional Options

Set or modify requirements for additional software installed on your machine.


Customizing the Desktop Display

• To change display options: – Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization,

Personalization

– Right-click, click Personalize, click display option to change

– If in Classic View, click Personalization


Changing the Date and Time

• Current time displays in notification area– Hover over the time to see screen tip with current date

– Date and time settings obtained from battery-operated clock inside computer

• To view current date and time, click time in notification area


Changing the Date and Time

• To change date or time: – Click Start, Control Panel, Clock,

Language, and Region, click Date and Time or Set the time and date

– If in Classic View, click Start, Control Panel, Date and Time

– Click time in notification area, clickChange date and time settings


Date and Time Change existing time and date, or time zone.

Additional Clocks

Show clocks for additional areas in notification area.

Internet Time Synchronize time with time showing for Internet.

Customizing the Mouse

• Can customize features for mouse – Options will vary based on type

of mouse or pointing device installed

• To change mouse settings:– Click Start, Control Panel,

Hardware and Sound, Mouse

– Right-click desktop and then click Personalize, Mouse Pointers

– If using notebook without mouse, may have additional tab to customize touchpad


Customizing the Keyboard

• Can customize keyboard to suit needs

• To customize keyboard, click Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Keyboard– Type and number of options may

vary depending on type of keyboard installed


Changing the Volume

• If system has sound card and speakers hooked up, appears in notification area– Point at icon to display a screen indicating current

volume level

– To display volume window, click icon

– To adjust volume when playing sounds or to mute any sounds, click icon and drag slider up or down

– To change or set more options, click icon and click Mixer


Changing the Volume

• Go to Sound feature in Hardware and Sound area of Control Panel to customize speaker device, adjust volume level or other speaker options

• Depending on type of microphone, use Recording tab to set up how to record sounds on computer

• In Sounds tab, can apply sounds to certain Windows events


Accessibility Settings

• If devices installed to assist person with physical disabilities, use Ease of Access option to customize


Security Issues

• Number of settings for security purposes available

• To activate security options, click Start, Control Panel, Security, Security Center


Looking at Printers

• Software program or Windows sends document to print in background so you can continue to work

• Once document sent to print, use print queue to check printing status of documents or to cancel print request

• To view printers available,click Start, Control Panel, and below Hardware and Sound, click Printer


Looking at Printers• Printer with check mark is default printer; to change:

– Select printer and then on Command bar, click

– Right-click printer and then click Set as Default Printer

• To see what is in queue to print:– Select printer and then on Command bar, click

– Click printer to view status

– Can add printer using , which prompts with screens for each step required to add new printer

• Each printer slightly different; to check features of printer:– Select printer and then on Command bar, click

– Right-click selected printer and click Printing Preferences

– Right-click selected printer and click Properties


Lesson 13: Customizing System Settings what the Control Panel is changing or customizing the desktop display changing the date or time changing or customizing.

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