Dell STUDIO ONE Setup Guide - Page 24

Customizing the Desktop, Customizing Energy Settings, Backing Up Your Data, User Account Control - processor

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Using Your Studio One 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 customize your desktop: 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 Energy Settings You can change your energy settings by clicking Start → Control Panel→ Power Options. Windows Vista® provides three default power options: • Balanced - Delivers full performance when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver - Reduces system performance and the amount of energy consumed by your computer over its lifetime. • High performance - Provides the highest level of system performance on your computer by adapting processor speed to your activity. Backing Up Your Data It is recommended that you periodically back up files and folders on your computer. To back up files: 1. Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Welcome Center→ Transfer files and settings. 2. Click Back up files or Back up computer 3. Click Continue on the User Account Control window and follow the instructions in the Back up Files wizard. 22

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Using Your Studio One
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 customize your desktop:
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 Energy Settings
You can change your energy settings by clicking
Start
Control Panel
Power Options
.
Windows Vista
®
provides three default power
options:
Balanced
— Delivers full performance when
you need it and saves power during periods
of inactivity.
Power saver
— Reduces system
performance and the amount of energy
consumed by your computer over its lifetime.
High performance
— Provides the highest
level of system performance on your
computer by adapting processor speed to
your activity.
Backing Up Your Data
It is recommended that you periodically back
up files and folders on your computer. To back
up files:
Click
1.
Start
Control Panel
System
and Maintenance
Welcome Center
Transfer files and settings
.
Click
2.
Back up files
or
Back up computer
Click
3.
Continue
on the
User Account Control
window and follow the instructions in the
Back up Files wizard.