a New Wireless Internet Network
Toggling Your Tablet’s Screen Rotation
Adjusting to Different Locations
Turning on the Traffic Widget
Backing Up Your Laptop Before Traveling
Accessing the Mobility Center
Turning Calculator into a Road Warrior Tool
12 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1TABLE 1-1 The Windows 11 Hardware Requirements
2 Chapter 3TABLE 3-1 Most-Used Taskbar Settings
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: Although Windows 11 looks different on different PCs, it usually lo...FIGURE 1-2: Windows 11 drops the Tablet mode found in Windows 10.
2 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: To move past this lock screen, press a key on the keyboard or drag ...FIGURE 2-2: Click your user account name and then type your password or PIN on ...FIGURE 2-3: Click the Password section and then click the Change button when it...FIGURE 2-4: You need a Microsoft account to access many Windows features.FIGURE 2-5: The Start button is always the left-most icon on your taskbar, whic...FIGURE 2-6: Click the Task View button to see thumbnail views of each of your c...FIGURE 2-7: Your Start menu may be easier to work with when the Pinned area onl...FIGURE 2-8: Click your account name near the Start menu’s lower-left corner to ...FIGURE 2-9: The Power icon’s pop-up menu options include Sleep, Shut Down, and ...
3 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: Except for the row of icons in the center of the taskbar, the Windo...FIGURE 3-2: You can launch apps and programs from the Start menu.FIGURE 3-3: Click the Browse Photos button to choose a photo from another folde...FIGURE 3-4: Move the mouse pointer over a taskbar icon to see that app’s curren...FIGURE 3-5: Right-click File Explorer to see a clickable list of recently visit...FIGURE 3-6: Click the arrow to see the taskbar’s hidden icons.FIGURE 3-7: Slide the lever to adjust the volume.FIGURE 3-8: Click the time and date area to see the Notifications pane, which d...FIGURE 3-9: Click the taskbar’s Widgets icon, and the Widgets panel appears.FIGURE 3-10: Right-click a blank portion of the taskbar and choose Taskbar Sett...FIGURE 3-11: Click the taskbar’s Task View icon, and the words New Desktop appe...FIGURE 3-12: When the thumbnail of the second desktop appears, switch to it wit...
4 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Here’s how the ever-precise computer nerds address the different pa...FIGURE 4-2: A title bar across the top of File Explorer (top) and the Settings ...FIGURE 4-3: An Address bar.FIGURE 4-4: The Pictures folder’s Menu bar.FIGURE 4-5: Click the More icon to see additional options.FIGURE 4-6: The Navigation pane offers shortcuts to places you visit most frequ...FIGURE 4-7: Horizontal and vertical scroll bars.FIGURE 4-8: Click the spot on the grid where the window should position itself.
5 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: The File Explorer window displays popular storage areas and your mo...FIGURE 5-2: Click This PC to see your computer’s storage areas, which you can o...FIGURE 5-3: Windows asks how it should handle newly inserted items.FIGURE 5-4: Choose how Windows should react the next time you insert that item.FIGURE 5-5: Click the little arrow after Music to jump to any place that appear...FIGURE 5-6: Right-click where you want a new folder to appear, choose New, and ...FIGURE 5-7: To move a file or folder from one window to another, drag it there ...FIGURE 5-8: A file’s Properties window shows which program automatically opens ...FIGURE 5-9: To see details about files in a folder, click the Layout and View O...FIGURE 5-10: Place a check mark next to the folders you want to stay on both yo...FIGURE 5-11: The Microsoft OneDrive Settings window lets you change how OneDriv...FIGURE 5-12: OneDrive Files On Demand shows the name of every stored file and f...FIGURE 5-13: You can access your OneDrive files from any computer or device wit...
6 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: On the Start menu, click the icon for the program you want to open.FIGURE 6-2: Double-click the filename you want to open.FIGURE 6-3: Windows lists some programs that opened that type of file in the pa...FIGURE 6-4: Choose the app you want, and select the check box at the bottom.FIGURE 6-5: The Microsoft Store app lets you download free, trial, or paid apps...FIGURE 6-6: Type a keyword in the Search box and press Enter to see relevant ap...FIGURE 6-7: Windows highlights the selected text, changing its color for easy v...FIGURE 6-8: To copy information into another window, right-click your selection...FIGURE 6-9: Throughout Windows 11, look for the new Cut, Copy, and Paste icons ...
7 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: Click the Task View icon to see all your currently running apps and...FIGURE 7-2: Hold down the Alt key and press Tab repeatedly to cycle through you...FIGURE 7-3: The Search box searches for items both on your computer and the int...FIGURE 7-4: Narrow your search further by limiting it to certain areas.FIGURE 7-5: Details view lets you sort your files by name, making them easier t...FIGURE 7-6: To find computers connected to your PC through a network, click the...
8 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: Choose your print options, or click the More Settings link for addi...FIGURE 8-2: The Page Setup window allows you to adjust the way your work fits o...FIGURE 8-3: The Print window lets you choose your printer and adjust its settin...FIGURE 8-4: The Printing Preferences window lets you change settings specific t...FIGURE 8-5: Use the print queue to cancel a print job.FIGURE 8-6: Click the Show More link for additional options, or click Preview t...
9 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: Click the Wi-Fi (or No Network) icon to see the pop-up menu.FIGURE 9-2: Windows shows the wireless networks within your range.FIGURE 9-3: Microsoft Edge lets you view several websites, each in its own tab.FIGURE 9-4: When the mouse pointer becomes a hand, click the word or picture to...FIGURE 9-5: Click the Use All Open Tabs button.FIGURE 9-6: Microsoft Edge lets you find information about terms found online.FIGURE 9-7: Right-click the coveted picture, and choose Save Image As from the ...
10 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: The Mail app lets you enter email accounts like Gmail, Hotmail, Ou...FIGURE 10-2: Email accounts and folders appear on the left, emails appear in th...FIGURE 10-3: The Mail app resizes to adjust to different sized screens and wind...FIGURE 10-4: Choose a folder, and click Save.FIGURE 10-5: The People app automatically stocks itself with contacts from your...FIGURE 10-6: Fill in contact information, and click the Save button.FIGURE 10-7: The Calendar app displays appointments you add manually and from y...FIGURE 10-8: Add your appointment’s date, start time, duration, and other detai...FIGURE 10-9: Click Get Started to load Teams Chat and begin chatting with frien...FIGURE 10-10: Once you set up and validate your account, you can begin using Te...FIGURE 10-11: Choose how to invite people to your meeting.FIGURE 10-12: When video chatting, your own face is reduced to a small square i...
11 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: Click Don’t Install, Cancel, or No if a message similar to this on...FIGURE 11-2: The Windows Security suite of apps helps to keep your computer saf...FIGURE 11-3: Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes an intruder.FIGURE 11-4: Microsoft Edge warns you when you visit
