Exam 3: Personalizing Your Windows Environment

Screen ____________________ refers to the clarity of the text and images on your screen.

Discuss how to use a screen saver for security.

The ____ Control Panel category allows you to change the format for numbers.

All of the Control Panel tools provide access to dialog boxes that let you select or change the properties of an object.

When you group files, you can assign a key to the group, which helps you quickly find the file you want. _________________________

A(n)____________________ is a program that blanks your computer screen or displays a moving design after the computer has been idle for a specified period of time.

If a live tile becomes too distracting, right-click the tile and then click the Turn live tile off button on the Apps bar. _________________________

You cannot delete a shortcut icon without affecting the original document in some way.

When you create a screen shot, it is stored in a folder named Screenshots in the Screenshots library. _________________________

You can change the desktop background, or ____________________, to display one of the images that Windows provides, or you can select your own graphic to use.

The left drag method for creating shortcuts  is done by locating and selecting an icon, hold down the  left mouse button, and then drag the icon to a new location.  Release the mouse button and click Create shortcuts here on the  shortcut menu. ​

Describe how to pin apps to the taskbar. ​

You can create your own theme file-called a(n)____________________-that you can store in a folder of your choice, and then share that theme with people on other Windows 8 computers.

You can click the ____ button arrows and then click Large Icons or Small Icons, for example, to list each tool in alphabetical order in the Control Panel.

Discuss the reasons for turning on live tiles.