Joan Lambert - Windows 10 Step by Step

Second Edition

Joan Lambert

Windows 10 Step by Step, Second Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-1-5093-0672-5

ISBN-10: 1-5093-0672-2

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017955971

First Printing December 2017

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Windows 10! This Step by Step book has been designed so you can read it from the beginning to learn about Windows 10 and then build your skills as you learn to perform increasingly specialized procedures. Or, if you prefer, you can jump in wherever you need ready guidance for performing tasks. The how-to steps are delivered crisply and conciselyjust the facts. Youll also find informative, full-color graphics that support the instructional content.

Windows 10 Step by Step, Second Edition is designed for use as a learning and reference resource by home and business users of desktop and mobile computers and devices running Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro. The content of the book is designed to be useful for people who have previously used earlier versions of Windows and for people who are discovering Windows for the first time.

This book is about the Windows 10 operating system. Your computers operating system is the interface between you and all the apps you might want to run, or that run automatically in the background to allow you to communicate with other computers around the world, and to protect you from those same computers.

In this book, we explain how you can use the operating system and the accessory apps, such as Cortana, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Windows Store, to access and manage the apps and data files you use in your work and play.

Many useful apps that are part of the Windows family are installed by manufacturers or available from the Store. You might be familiar with common apps such as Calendar, Camera, Groove Music, Mail, Maps, News, Photos, and Windows Media Player. This book isnt about those apps, although we do mention and interact with a few of them while demonstrating how to use features of the Windows 10 operating system.

SEE ALSO For information about working with apps, see

The books coverage is divided into parts that represent general computer usage and management skill sets. Each part is divided into chapters that represent skill set areas, and each chapter is divided into topics that group related skills. Each topic includes expository information followed by generic procedures. At the end of the chapter, youll find a series of practice tasks you can complete on your own by using the skills taught in the chapter. You can use the practice files that are available from this books website to work through the practice tasks, or you can use your own files.

This book has been designed to lead you step by step through all the tasks youre most likely to want to perform in Windows 10. If you start at the beginning and work your way through all the procedures, youll have the information you need to administer all aspects of the Windows 10 operating system on a non-domain-joined computer. However, the topics are self-contained, so you can reference them independently. If you have worked with a previous version of Windows, or if you complete all the exercises and later need help remembering how to perform a procedure, the following features of this book will help you locate specific information.

• Detailed table of contents Search the listing of the topics, sections, and sidebars within each chapter.

• Chapter thumb tabs and running heads Identify the pages of each chapter by the colored thumb tabs on the books open fore edge. Find a specific chapter by number or title by looking at the running heads at the top of even-numbered (verso) pages.

• Topic-specific running heads Within a chapter, quickly locate the topic you want by looking at the running heads at the top of odd-numbered (recto) pages.

• Practice task page tabs Easily locate the practice task sections at the end of each chapter by looking for the full-page colored stripe on the books fore edge.

• Glossary Look up the meaning of a word or the definition of a concept.