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Ease of Use
by Microsoft
When you start using Windows Vista, you will
recognize familiar elements such as the Start menu, which is now faster, more
streamlined, and more helpful than in previous versions of Windows. The Start
menu features integrated desktop search through a new feature called Quick
Search which can help you find and launch almost anything on your PC. Just type
in a word, a name, or a phrase, and Quick Search can find the right file for
you. But more than that, the new start menu makes it very easy for you to
navigate across all of the installed applications on your PC. Eliminating the
slow performing, cascading "All Programs" view, the new start menu can help you
get something started more quickly than ever.
Use Quick Search to quickly find
the information you need.
Explorers
The new Explorers are powerful yet easy-to-use
tools for working with files consistently across Windows Vista. Explorers give
you more information and control while simplifying how you work with your files.
The experience is easy and consistent, whether you're browsing photos or
documents or even using the new Control Panel.
The new Document Explorer makes
working with your files a snap. Find your files more quickly with the new Live
Icon feature, and see what they contain without having to open them.
Key elements of the Explorers in Windows Vista
are designed to help you get to the information you need, when you need it.
Quick Search is always available to help you find files instantly. The
navigation pane contains the new Search Folders found in Windows Vista, as well
as traditional folders that you have created on your computer. Command Bars
display only the tasks that are most appropriate for the files being displayed.
With new Live Icons (scalable thumbnails) used throughout Windows Vista, you can
see the first page of documents, the actual image of a photo, or the album art
for individual songs in your music collection, making it easier to find exactly
what you are looking for.
Type keywords into the Quick
Search box in the new Control Panel to find the right system setting quickly.
Windows Aero
Windows Vista is the first Windows operating
system that has a user experience that can gracefully scale to the hardware
capabilities of the computer it is installed on. All computers that meet minimal
hardware requirements will see the Windows Vista Basic user experience, which
provides the benefits of the refined interface features already mentioned.
Windows Vista Aero provides
spectacular visual effects such as glass-like interface elements that you can
see through.
Windows Aero is an environment with an
additional level of visual sophistication, one that is even more responsive and
manageable, providing a further level of clarity and confidence to Windows
users.
Live taskbar thumbnails
Resting the mouse pointer over a taskbar item
displays a live thumbnail of the window, showing the content of that window. The
live thumbnail is displayed whether the window is minimized or not, and whether
the content of the window is a document, photo, or even a running video or
process.
See thumbnail views of the items
in your taskbar by resting your mouse pointer on them.
Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D
Windows Vista provides two entirely new
features to manage windows: Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D. Flip allows you to
flip through open windows (by using Alt+Tab), providing a live thumbnail of each
window, rather than just a generic icon and file name. Live thumbnails make it
easier to quickly identify the window you want, particularly when multiple
windows of the same kind are open. With Flip 3D, you can use the scroll wheel on
your mouse to flip through open windows in a stack, and quickly locate and
select the one you want to work with.
Use Flip to view and navigate
more easily through open windows.
Use Flip 3D to navigate through
open windows using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
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