Icon sizes

Ever thought that the icons are too small on your desktop well in Windows Vista you can now change the size of them.
Click on the desktop and hold down the CTRL key whilst moving the scroll wheel on your mouse up and down you should now see the icons increase and decrease in size as you move the wheel.

Creating a new folder

If you would like to create a folder to place documents or photographs in just right click where you want the folder to be created and select NEW then Folder, the folder will created and will allow you to rename it.

The "Start" Menu in Vista

Following on from the "Start" menu sections, we have added this section that deals with the options in the "Start" menu that are specific to Windows Vista.

1. Network - this section again will mainly be used by the more advanced user and we will cover more on this section as time goes on, the main object of this section is so that you can set up a network of computers and share files with each other.
2. Connect To - this section really is something that you won't use very often, if the computer you use is a laptop and you move it around from house to house or house to work you may have different Internet connections, this section allows you to select and connect to the Internet connection you would prefer, Windows Vista will usually atomatically connect to the Internet connection it finds first.
3. Default Programs - this section deals with the software that you use, if you would like a particular MP3 player for example to connect to a specific program you can select this in here.
4. Help & Support - click this and you can get help on a specific subject realted to your computer.