LG Electronics USA DT-EH Users Manual

2-2.Using Windows XP

Windows XP is new, brilliant and easy-to-use. Background and title bar have been rearranged concisely, and it became easier to access the application programs from the start menu. Also, it allows users with more diverse options to choose from when decorating desktop's appearance.

Overview

Windows XP is an operating system that runs a				the basics
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Click [Start] - [Tour Windows XP] to explore the features and tools available in Windows XP.

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Windows XP desktop

	Click [Start] button to open the [Start] menu. Click [All
[Start] button	Programs] to open the list of programs installed in the
	computer.
[Start] menu	[Start menu] shows everything you need to start work-
	ing in the Windows XP environment.
Taskbar	Taskbar shows programs that are currently open and
	running.
Taskbar icons and clock	Taskbar icons show and let you configure ongoing
	activities such as display properties, LAN settings, etc.
	Put your unused items and files in the Recycle Bin.
Recycle Bin	Right-click the Recycle Bin and select [Empty Recycle
	Bin] to permanently delete the items inside the Recycle
	Bin.

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enables you to easily access

Pinned items Recently used items All Programs

Control Panel lets you change the settings in your computer. My computer shows the drive and network information for your computer.

Changing the look of the Start menu

1.Right click [Start] button and select [Properties]. Choose from either Start menu or Classic Start menu.

2.If you want default start menu, click [Start menu] from [Start Menu Properties]. 3.Click [Classic Start menu] if you want to use the menu style from earlier versions of

Widow.

4.Click [OK]. New start menu style appears on the desktop.

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Changing the pinned items in the Start menu

Fixed

items

1.Right-click the item you want to pin to the Start menu. 2.Select [Pin To Start Menu].

3.The item is pinned at the top of the Start menu.

Showing the recently used items on the Start menu

Note

1.Right-click on [Start] button and click [Properties]. 2.In [Start Menu] tab, select [Start menu] and click

[Customize].

In [Advanced] tab, check [List my most recently opened documents] and click [OK].

3.In Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window, click

[Apply] [OK].

If you click [Start] button the next time, recently used items appear on the Start Menu.

To delete recently opened documents, select [Clear list] from [Advanced] tab. The files are not deleted in the system even if the lists are cleared.

[Switch to Category View] is added to the Control panel to gather similar items in group. Classic view shows each item in window. You can choose either Classic or Category view.

Category View

Classic View

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Changing the Themes and Desktop background

You can customize the appearance of desktop by using Theme option such as desktop background, screen saver, icon, window, mouse pointer or sound. For more than one user, each user can use different theme.

Using the Windows Classic Theme

1.Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Switch to Classic View] [Display]. 2.Click [Themes] tab.

3.Select [Windows Classic] from the [Theme] drop down menu.

Note

In Appearance tab, you can click [Advanced] button and change the color scheme, font size, and windows and button styles.

In Themes tab, you can change the overall appearance of the desktop.

If there are more than one user using the computer, each user can apply different theme and desktop appearances.

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Changing the desktop background

1.Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Switch to Classic View] [Display].

Click [Desktop] tab. (OR you can right click on the mouse while in desktop background. When a short cut menu pops up, choose [Properties].

2.Scroll down the [Background] drop down menu and select an image for the background. You can also click [Browse] button and select an image you have saved.

Setting the Screen Saver

1.Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Switch to Classic View] [Display]. Click [Screen Saver] tab.

2.Select the idle time before activating the Screen Saver from

[Wait] drop down menu. Check [On resume, password protect] to protect the computer from. It protects your computer from other users to log on and use without permission.

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To personalize your desktop themes.

1.Click [Control pannel] [Switch to classic view] [Display]

2.Select theme from the theme drop down menu.

3.Theme changes.

4.After making a selection, click [Apply] and then click [Save as].

5.Enter a theme name and press [OK].

Taskbar

Note

To open Display Properties, click [Start]

[Control pannels] [Switch to classic view] and then double-click [Display].

If you do not save the theme, the name of the theme does not change.

The new theme is saved in My docu ments folder. To open My document folder, click [Start] and select [My docu ments].

Taskbar displays programs and files that are currently open. If there are many programs running on the computer, the Taskbar group together files from the same program to prevent taskbar icons from cluttering up the Taskbar.

Desktop cleanup

Desktop Cleanup Wizard removes unused desktop items to a folder. The Desktop Cleanup Wizard runs every 60 days but you can also run it manually.

1.Click [Start] - [Control Panel] [Switch to Classic view] [Display]. 2.Click [Desktop] tab.

3.Click [Customize Desktop] [Clean Desktop Now] button.

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