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Introduction
Welcome to
Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand, Second Edition
, a visual quick reference book that shows you how towork efficiently with Windows Vista. This book provides com-plete coverage of basic to advanced Vista skills.
How This Book Works
You don’t have to read this book in any particular order.We’ve designed the book so that you can jump in, get theinformation you need, and jump out. However, the book doesfollow a logical progression from simple tasks to more com-plex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facingpages, which lets you focus on a single task without havingto turn the page. To find the information that you need, justlook up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn tothe page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illus-trations in the right column, and you’re done.
What’s New
If you’re searching for what’s new in Windows Vista, just lookfor the icon:
New!
(new for Windows Vista) or
New
SP1
(newfor Service Pack 1). The new icon appears in the table of con-tents and through out this book so you can quickly and easilyidentify a new or improved feature in Windows Vista. A com-plete description of each new feature appears in the New Fea-tures guide in the back of this book.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Most menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such asCtrl+P, as a quicker alternative to using the mouse. A com-plete list of keyboard shortcuts is available on the Webat
How You’ll Learn
How This Book Works What’s NewKeyboard ShortcutsStep-by-Step InstructionsReal World Examples WorkshopMicrosoft Certified ApplicationsSpecialistGet More on the Web
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