Windows 7 New Features
Aero Interface
- Subtle animations and translucent glass windows
- Taskbar includes thumbnail previews that can blow-up to larger previews (see next section for more details)
- The Start menu - the new right pane includes Libraries (see Files & Folders)
- Shake - instantly hide all windows but the top window
- Snap - resize open windows, simply by dragging them to the edges of screen
- Previewing open windows with Aero Peek
- Flip 3-D - render live thumbnail images of the exact contents of your open windows
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Gadgets - mini applications that give information at a glance and provide access to frequently used tools
- Snipping tools - screen capture methods
Task Bar
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Changes and features - an overview
- Peek - see what's on the desktop or a specific window
- Taskbar buttons - Change how buttons appear on the taskbar
- Add a toolbar to the Taskbar
- Action Center (see below)
Jump lists
- Pinned to the task bar
- Allow you to open programs and items you use everyday
- Allows you to pin favorites to a Jump List
Action Center
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Notification area (Fewer notifications and alerts...choose what you want to see)
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Decide which Windows 7 alerts you see and which you don’t
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Consolidates message traffic from key Windows maintenance and security features
Files & Folders
- Windows Search Instantly see a list of relevant documents, pictures, music, and e-mail on PC
- Libraries Organize files scattered across your PC or network
Folder options
Compress files and folders
Personalizing your computer overview
Changing the Desktop
Themes
Change Windows Fonts
Icons & cursors
Screensavers
Sounds
- Volume - Adjust the sound level on your computer
- Change computer sounds
Accessibility
- What accessibility features does Windows offer? - The Ease of Access Center
- Hear text read aloud with Narrator - built-in basic screen reader
- Make items on the screen appear bigger - Using the Magnifier
- What can I do with Speech Recognition?
- Common commands in Speech Recognition
- Dictate text using Speech Recognition
- Type without using the keyboard - Using the On-Screen Keyboard
- Use text or visual alternatives to sounds
Accessories
- WordPad - more than NotePad yet simple text editing without opening MS Word
- NotePad - create and edit .txt (text) files
- Paint - Microsoft's basic graphic creation program has new powers
Windows Live
Snipping Tools
- Create screen captures - overview
- FAQs


