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With this friendly guide, seniors who want to learn Windows 7 will be using the mouse, working with folders, hooking up a printer, and cruising the Internet in nothing flat. This guide shows them how to use all the gizmos that come with Windows 7, shop online, view a slideshow of their favorite photos, send e-mail to a friend, enjoy music, and more.

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This easy-to-understand guide helps seniors get started with Windows 7!

Many seniors use a home computer to stay connected to family and friends. This fun and friendly guide shows how to use Windows 7, the most popular operating system pre-loaded onto personal computers and laptops, to write e-mails, connect with family via Windows Live Messenger, download pictures with Photo Gallery, and listen to music using Windows Media Player.

Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies uses a large font for the text that makes the book easier to read and it features magnified screen shots to help make the subject matter less intimidating. For Dummies author Mark Justice Hinton walks you through the basics of Windows 7, shows you how to customize the desktop so that it accommodates your needs, and explains how to use the webcam and instant messenger to keep in contact with family and friends. Plus, you'll get critical insight for protecting your personal information.

Shows seniors how to stay connected to family and friends using the features of Windows 7
Explains how to use the Internet, send and receive e-mail, upload and download photos, view video, listen to music, play games, use webcam and instant messenger, and more
Discusses the important topic of keeping data and personal information safe and secure
Uses a larger font for text and includes more than 150 enlarged screen shots

For seniors interested in getting started using the exciting features of Windows 7, Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies is the ideal beginner guide!

From the rear cover

Learn to:

Use the Windows 7 desktop and create your first documents
Connect to the Internet and browse the Web
View, edit, and print photos
Keep in touch by e-mail and play games online

You can learn to use Windows, get online, and start doing things today!

You don't need a grandchild to teach you Windows 7 -- with this friendly guide, you'll be using the mouse, working with folders, hooking up a printer, and cruising the Internet in nothing flat. Learn to use all the gizmos that come with Windows 7, shop online, view a slideshow of your favorite photos, send e-mail to a friend, enjoy music, and more!

Tour the desktop -- learn to use menus, the Start menu button, files, and folders
Do it -- create notes and letters, connect a printer, download photos from your digital camera, and put music on a CD
Have some fun -- discover Solitaire and other built-in games, listen to music, and watch a movie
Use the accessories -- display Gadgets on your desktop, draw with Paint, and use the Calculator
To keep or not -- install additional programs you want and remove those you don't need
Protect your Windows -- learn to use the Action Center, download and install virus protection software, and keep it up to date
Have it your way -- make your screen easier to see, open files with a single click, and even have your computer read to you
The wide, wide Web -- shop and explore online and learn to stay safe

Open the book and find:

What's on the taskbar
Directions for creating and saving documents
Steps for installing a printer and other peripherals
How to connect to the Internet anywhere
Backgammon and other games you can play online
Guidance on protecting your computer from viruses
How to send e-mail attachments
Advice on backing up documents and photos

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Title Windows 7 for Seniors for Dummies
Author Mark Justice Hinton
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 408
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher For Dummies, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Publication date 2009-09-01
Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780470509463 / 0470509465
Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
Dimensions 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 18.54 x 2.29 cm)
Category Computers - Operating Systems
Library of Congress subjects Internet and older people, Computers and older people
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009932714
Dewey Decimal Code 005.446

About the author

Mark Justice Hinton teaches all kinds of technology from digital photography to HTML. He maintains a blog at www.mjhinton.com/help where he answers questions from his readers, and he is also the author of Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies.

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