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Customizing the Desktop, Personalize, appearance and sounds, Customizing Your Energy Settings - no video

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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop including CDs, Blu-ray Discs (if the option is selected at the time of purchase), and DVDs. You can download or copy pictures and video files from portable devices, such as digital cameras and cell phones. Optional software applications enable you to organize and create music and video files that can be recorded to a disc, saved on portable products such as MP3 players and handheld entertainment devices, or played and viewed directly on connected TVs, projectors, and home theater equipment. Customizing the Desktop You can customize your desktop to change the appearance, resolution, wallpaper, screensaver, and so on by accessing the Personalize appearance and sounds window. To access the display properties window: 1. Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2. Click Personalize, to open the Personalize appearance and sounds window and learn more about your customization options. Customizing Your Energy Settings You can use the power options in your operating system to configure the power settings on your computer. Microsoft® Windows Vista® provides three default options: • Balanced - This power option offers full performance when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver - This power option saves power on your computer by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the computer and by reducing the amount of energy consumed by your computer over its lifetime. • High performance - This power option provides the highest level of system performance on your computer by adapting processor speed to your activity and by maximizing system performance. 21

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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop
including CDs, Blu-ray Discs (if the option is
selected at the time of purchase), and DVDs.
You can download or copy pictures and video
files from portable devices, such as digital
cameras and cell phones. Optional software
applications enable you to organize and create
music and video files that can be recorded to a
disc, saved on portable products such as MP3
players and handheld entertainment devices, or
played and viewed directly on connected TVs,
projectors, and home theater equipment.
Customizing the Desktop
You can customize your desktop to change the
appearance, resolution, wallpaper, screensaver,
and so on by accessing the
Personalize
appearance and sounds
window.
To access the display properties window:
Right-click an open area of the desktop.
1.
Click
2.
Personalize
, to open the
Personalize
appearance and sounds
window and learn
more about your customization options.
Customizing Your Energy Settings
You can use the power options in your operating
system to configure the power settings on your
computer. Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
provides
three default options:
Balanced
•
— This power option offers full
performance when you need it and saves
power during periods of inactivity.
Power saver
•
— This power option saves
power on your computer by reducing system
performance to maximize the life of the
computer and by reducing the amount of
energy consumed by your computer over its
lifetime.
High performance
•
— This power option
provides the highest level of system
performance on your computer by adapting
processor speed to your activity and by
maximizing system performance.