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Highlights of the Windows 7 Training Course
- Get organized and stay organized with Windows 7 File Management capabilities.
- Set up and manage a Windows 7 home or office network.
- Gain productivity and streamline work flow with many new time-saving features in Windows 7.
- Master Internet Explorer 8 for browsing the web.
- Manage and organize your digital media: photos, videos, and music.
- Set up Windows 7 security controls to keep your information safe.
Microsoft Windows 7 Training Description:
This Microsoft Windows 7 Training includes training from beginner basics to the more advanced time-saving features of Windows 7. The course topics appeal to all Windows 7 users – beginner through advanced. With multiple levels of instruction, you will walk through (at your own pace) performing many time-saving tasks in each of these levels, beginning with an introduction to the new features and layout of Windows 7. With comprehensive lessons and engaging quizzes, Windows 7 Training will guide new Windows 7 users through the desktop fundamentals of the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, while experienced users will be brought up to speed on new features like Jump Lists, Pin, Device Management, and other work flow improvements.
Making training part of your migration plans is critical, and KeyStone’s Microsoft Windows 7 Training will help your employees gain productivity through just-in-time training and a better understanding of the many time-saving features in Windows 7, as well as reduce your Help Desk support calls.
Our video-based, OnDemand Windows 7 Training is comprehensive, and does not require a local copy of the software. See the instructor demonstrate each lesson as it is taught, and learn through exercises, quizzes, and extensive Windows 7 KeyNotes.
This engaging, dynamic Microsoft Windows 7 Training provides video-based learning from a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), bringing top notch instruction, video demonstration, extensive Windows 7 Training KeyNotes, quizzes, and section reviews together into a seamless, easy-to-navigate course. Use KeyWord search for on-the-job training. Each course is fully navigational and you can review as often as you like.
Our OnDemand Windows 7 Training option allows you full search capability and OnDemand access from anywhere with high speed internet access.
The Microsoft Windows 7 Training course will teach you how to use Windows more effectively and help you avoid hours of down time looking for your favorite Windows features. Upon completion of the Windows 7 Training, you will experience greater personal productivity and time management, resulting in a stronger resume and better on-the-job performance.
New Features of Microsoft Windows 7
This course will include lessons on the many new time-saving and productivity enhancing features of Microsoft Windows 7, including the following topics:
- Improved taskbar and full-screen previews
- Learn how Windows 7 can allow you to set the order of the icons in the taskbar, click once on the thumbnail (optional sizes) to open, and see full screen previews before switching windows.
- Jump Lists
- As another enhancement to user experience, Windows 7 is focused on keeping your most used items in front of you. As you learn how to use the new Jump List feature, you can quickly reach recent files from an icon on your taskbar.
- Simplified work flow:
- Simplify how you work with the windows on your desktop. This Windows 7 training course will teach you more intuitive ways to open, close, arrange, and re-size windows.
- Learn new, faster ways to copy files or compare contents of two windows, view your desktop with the Peek function, and minimize all windows with a click.
- Internet Explorer 8
- Internet Explorer 8 will increase your online productivity and speed. Learn about changes to the address bar, search tabs, and favorites, as well as better security and search options.
- Instant Search: Learn how this feature can utilize your browsing history to help narrow your search, providing immediate, relevant suggestions from your chosen search provider as you type (complete with images when available).
- Accelerators: Learn how this dynamic feature can let you highlight a set of information on any page and choose from a variety of services relevant to the information you have selected.
- Web Slices: Learn how this feature lets you keep up with changes on a web page without visiting it. Examples include monitoring an auction item, a sports score, the weather, or a forum. When the content you are watching changes, Internet Explorer 8 will update the information directly to your Web Slice in the favorites bar, allowing you to see it instantly.
- Windows Live
- This course will cover the new options and services included in Windows Live Essentials. In Windows 7, some of the features traditionally embedded in the operating system are now optional and available for download through Windows Live Essentials. These free applications (including Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, etc) are still supported by Windows 7 and continue to improve the Windows experience. Learn how to use some of the more popular applications.
- Device Management
- While one of the strengths of the PC is the ability to utilize a wide variety of devices, traditionally these devices were managed in several different places. Learn how in Windows 7, you can now use a single screen to connect and manage all devices, including printers, phones and other external devices.
- Through a new technology called Device Stage, Windows 7 also allows you to interact quickly with any compatible device you connect to your computer. This course will teach you how to see a picture of the device you are viewing, check the status, and run common tasks in a single window.
- HomeGroup
- Traditionally, setting up a home network can be complicated. Windows 7 provides a fast, intuitive service, HomeGroup, to help you connect to the other computers and devices on your wireless network. Learn how this feature can help you quickly share printers, photos, music, and files within your home.
- Other Features
- Additional new features in Windows 7 include advances in touch, speech, handwriting recognition, virtual hard disk support, better multi-core processor performance, faster boot performance, and kernel improvements. This course will cover these and other ways to enhance your Windows experience and increase your desktop productivity.
- One of the most visible changes is the taskbar, which features a Quick Launch toolbar merged with the task buttons, providing an enhanced Superbar. Learn how this enhanced taskbar enables many of the new features like Peek and the Jump List.
- Though Windows 7 has removed the Windows Sidebar, this course will show you how to display your Gadgets freely on the desktop.
Windows 7 Training Course Summary
Microsoft has now released Windows 7, a sleeker, faster, Windows with performance and productivity enhancements as well as beautiful visuals and time-saving feature sets. These new features and options are sure to thrill both new and experienced Windows users.
Our Microsoft Windows 7 video training course will teach you how to navigate this new environment, use the new, time-saving features, and walk you through performing many productivity-enhancing tasks in Windows 7. From the beginning basics like navigating the Windows interface and customizing the desktop, to the advanced features of administrative use, you will learn everything you need to fully utilize the new features of this operating system and streamline your work flow. If you are planning a company wide Windows 7 roll out this training is ideal to equip your users for a successful migration.
The course topics appeal to all Windows 7 users, beginner through advanced, and include easy-to-follow lessons so you can customize your Windows environment and organize system folders and files. As you progress through the course, you will graduate from basic desktop customization, such as modifying the Taskbar, to more advanced understanding of your system options, like configuring printer and network settings. A combination of quick tips and detailed instruction make this Windows 7 course complete, helping you learn how to work more efficiently utilizing popular Windows 7 features, including many that are new to the Microsoft Windows environment.
Windows 7 Training Course Contents
Microsoft Windows 7 Training: Beginner
- Get Started with Windows 7
- The Role of the Windows 7 Operating System
- Log In & View the Windows 7 Desktop
- Work with the Windows 7 Start Menu
- Move, Resize, Minimize & Restore Windows
- Work with the Windows 7 Taskbar
- Log Off vs. Shut Down
- The Windows 7 Desktop
- Change the Desktop Icons
- Live Taskbar Window Preview
- Use Snap when Working with Multiple Windows
- Minimize Windows with a Shake
- Work with Menus
- Work with Dialog Boxes
- Getting Around
- Find Your Files in Windows Explorer
- Find Your Files in Computer
- Exploring the Windows 7 Control Panel
- Find What You Need with the Address Bar
- Find a Program with the Start Menu Search
- Keep Track of Your Files
- Understand the Built-in Folder Structure
- Create and Delete Folders
- Rename, Copy & Move Files & Folders
- Delete (& Restore) Files & Folders
- About Public Folders
- Share Your Folders with Others
- Use Search to Locate Files & Folders
- Create a Compressed Folder
- Get Help When You Need It
- About the Windows 7 Help and Support Center
- Get Help with the Basics, Like Security and Maintenance
- Explore Online Help and Support
- Troubleshoot When You Run Into a Problem
Microsoft Windows 7 Training: Intermediate
- Get There with a Shortcut
- Create Desktop Shortcuts to Your Favorite Programs & Files
- Pin Shortcuts to the Taskbar
- Copy, Move & Delete Shortcuts
- Add & Remove Start Menu Shortcuts
- Customize the Windows 7 Start Menu Appearance
- Set Windows 7 Up to Work with You
- What Happened to the Recent Documents?
- Change the Windows 7 Desktop Background
- Change the Windows 7 Desktop Theme
- Customize the Mouse Pointer
- Changing Windows 7 Screen Savers
- Add a User Picture
- Work with Windows 7 Accessory Programs
- Calculator
- WordPad
- Paint
- Sidebar
- Snipping Tool
- Sound Recorder
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Media Player Overview
- Rip CDs to Your Music Library
- Create an Auto Playlist
- Create a Static Playlist
- Sync a Mobile Device to Windows 7
- Use Enhancements
- Subscribe to Online Media with Windows 7
- What’s New in Windows 7
- Start Menu Search
- Shake & Snap
- Jump Lists
- Backgrounds in Place of Wallpaper
- New & Improved Control Panel…with Search
- Windows Media Center
- also runs in Windows XP Mode
Microsoft Windows 7 Training: Advanced
- Use Internet Explorer
- Get Started with the Internet Explorer Window
- Navigate through Web Pages
- Save Your Favorite Web Pages
- Get the Most from Tabbed Browsing
- Internet Explorer Security Settings
- Use Internet Explorer Protected Mode
- Work with Your System Settings
- Set the Date & Time
- Work with Power Management
- Check Your Computer’s Performance
- Customize Sounds & Multimedia
- Change the Screen Resolution
- Work with Windows Media Center
- Set up Media Center
- Navigate the Media Interface
- Watch, Pause, Rewind and Fast-Forward Live TV
- Schedule a TV Show to Record Once, Daily or Weekly
- Listen to Media Online Including Internet Radio
- Optimize the Media Center Setup
- System Security Options
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Defender
- Windows Update
- Backup Status and Configuration
- Add New Hardware with Windows 7
- Automatic Installation with Windows 7
- Locate Compatible Drivers
- Device Driver Roll Back
- Add New Hardware Wizard
- Share Hardware
- Create a Home Network with Windows 7
- Make the Physical Connections
- Access the Network and Sharing Center
- Enable Sharing and Network Discovery
- Diagnose and Repair a Connection
Windows 7 Training Course Instructor: Deanna Reynolds
Deanna Reynolds (MCTS) is an author and technical instructor living in Suffolk, Virginia. Since 1993, Deanna has been privileged to work with students traveling many different career paths on a multitude of software programs, including the entire Microsoft Office suite, project management, desktop publishing, and database development. Throughout her career, Deanna has led hundreds of computer productivity training sessions, from beginner through advanced levels.
Most recently, Deanna’s technical training has extended beyond the classroom to include more than 10 DVD-ROM courses for KeyStone Learning Systems and two published books: Word 2007 Pocket Book (Prentice Hall) and Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 (Microsoft Press). |
