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2 Customising Windows. LET'S LEARN ABOUT Control Panelto open the Control Panel window (Fig. 2.9). R Control Panel ^ Contol Panel Search Controt Panel...

2 Customising Windows. LET'S LEARN ABOUT Control Panelto open the Control Panel window (Fig. 2.9). R Control Panel ^ Contol Panel Search Controt Panel Adjust your computer's settings View by Category System and Security User Accounts Review your computer's status 9 Change account type Save backup copies of ycur files with File History Backup and Restore (Windows 7) Appearance and Personalization Network and Internet View network status and tasks Clock and Region Change date, time, or number formats Hardware and Sound View devices and printers Ease of Access Adda device Let Windows suggest settings Adjust commonly used mobility settings Optimize visual display Prograrns Uninstala program 4Fig. 2.9 Control Panel window By default, the Control Panel is displayed in Category view. It has eight categories, as listed in table 2.1. 3. Click on the category's name to open its sub-categories and change the settings. Table 2.1 Categories of the Control Panel Settings Use It is used to set the overall operations System and Security and security of your computer system. It is used to set the interaction between Network and Internet the various computers connected to your computer. It is used to adjust the settings of all hardware devices attached to your computer such as keyboard, printer, and Hardware and Sound the mouse. It is alsO used to control sound settings of the computer.  It is used to install or uninstall programs Programs on the computer. Jser Accounts 2 It is used to manage various users and store their preferred settings. It is used to adjust the visual effects of Appearance your computer such as how the Start menu or desktop should look like. It is used to change the date, time, and Clock and Region language settings of your computer, and also to change the region where the computer is being used. It is used by differently-abled users. Some Ease of Access of the inbuilt features are text-to-speech and user input options. CHANGING DATE AND TIME Youcan set the date or time or both by following these steps. 1. Click on the Start button > Windows System > Control Panel. OR Type 'control panel' in the search box and press the Enter key. 2. The Adjust your computer's settings window appears. If you are in the Category view, click onthe Clock and Region > Date and Time option. OR Click on the Date and Time option in Large icons or Small icons view. The Date and Time dialog box appears (Fig. 2.10). 3. Click on the Change date and time... button. The Date and Time Settings dialog box appears (Fig. 2.11). 4. Use the forward and backward arrows buttons under Date to get the required month. Then, click on the required date. 29  Date ane Tmr Date and Fme Settings Iht a d Trne a d g (hde htaret Te Set the date and time: 4 Dute Date: Iine Fnday he 1 022 4 June 202) Su Mo u We Th fr Sa 152:21 PM 30 30 31 1 ) 3 Change date and time.. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tme zone 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 U.05:30) Chenna Kelkata Munnbai New Delh: 26 27 28 29 30 2 Change time zon. Davhght Saving Time is not observed by this time zone. 15724 DM : 6 Change calendar settings Cancel OK Cancet +Fig. 2.10 Date and Time dialog box + Fig. 2.11 Set date and time 5. Use the spin arrows below the clock to change the time. 6. When you are done, click on OK. The system's date and time will be changed as per your modification. SHORTCUT MENU Open Pin to Quick access À Add to VLC media player's Plavlist The shortcut menu is a list of options Piay with VLC media player Scan with Microsoft Defender. that appears when you right-click Gve access to Restore previous versions on the desktop, a file, or on a folder Include in library Pin to Start (Fig. 2.12). It is also known as context Add to archive. Add to "My Documents.ra Compress and enmal. menu or pop-up menu. The shortcut Compress to "My Documents.tar nd enail Send to menu provides basic commands, such Cut as Cut, Copy, Paste, Open, Rename, Lopy Create shortcut and so on. Delete Renamc Properties Keyboard Shortcuts +Fig. 2.12 Shortcut menu You can open,close, and navigate the Start menu, desktop menus, dialog boxes, and web pages using keyboard shortcuts. Akeyboard shortcut is a combination of keys pressed from the keyboard to perform atask. Keyboard shortcuts make it easier for you to interact with the computer without using the mouse. Some popular keyboard shortcuts are: Shift + F10: to display the shortcut menufor the selected item Ctrl + Esc: to open the Start menu Ctrl + Mouse scrollwheel: tochange the size of icons on the desktop Windows logo key + Plus key (+) or Minus key (-): to zoom in or out Alt + Spacebar:to open the shortcut menufor the active window LET'S REVIEW Write T for True and F for False. 1. Windows can be customised using Calculator. 2. The Control Panel helps to change the settings of a computer. 3. By default, the Control Panel is displayed in the Category view. 4. There are ten categories of settings under Control Panel. 5. The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Esc is used to open the Start menu. Lil o