[vicsireland] How to customize the start menu in Windows 7
- From: "Joan Ann Brosnan" <kerrygirl18@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "VICS" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:42:46 +0100
Hi all
I have recently started using windows 7. It is quite different from windows XP
which I have changed from. One of the big differences is the layout of the
start menu so, I have written up instructions about how you can customize the
start menu to make it a little easier to navigate with jaws.
1. Press the windows key. You will be placed in a search box. Type
"taskb" and windows will auto-complete the rest of the words "taskbar and start
menu".
2. Press control and tab once to get to the start menu page. You are now on
the customize button. To confirm this, you can press insert and tab. Press
enter.
3. You are now in a tree view. There are a list of items that you can choose
to have displayed on the start menu. You can also choose how you want them to
be displayed. Some items have the sub-options Display As A Link, Display As A
Menu, and Don't Display This Item.
Display As A Link specifies that an item, such as Control Panel, will appear as
a link that opens a window when selected.
Display As A Menu specifies that an item will provide access to a submenu that
allows you to choose from its related options.
Don't Display This Item removes the item from the Start menu.
The first option is the computer. You can choose to have it displayed as a
link or as a menu meaning that, when you go to the start menu, computer will
either be
shown as a link that you can enter on to get access to drives or a sub-menu
giving you easy access to drives by pressing the right arrow.
You can also do this with:
The control panel
Documents
downloads
games
music
the personal folder
pictures
recorded TV
search other files and libraries
You can navigate through this list using the down arrow keys and, when you come
to the option you want to use, press space to check it.
There is also an option to turn on/off the run command and the favourites menu.
4. When you have finished, tab to ok and press enter. Then, tab to apply to
save all changes.
Joan Ann.
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