[nfbcs] Learning Windows 7

[Steve Jacobson]

Tracy,

It is hard to know what to tell you because we're all different.  I can tell you that I learned Windows 7 on the fly and it wasn't 
a big problem.  The largest impact on me is that Windows 7 changes greatly how one interacts with the Start Menu.  I was a heavy 
user of the Start Menu to run programs in Windows XP.  Windows 7 has caused me to put more of the shortcuts that I use commonly on 
the desktop, but that isn't a complaint.  It just means I had to change old patterns.  The Start Menu is now more of a tool for 
looking for something when I'm not quite sure where it is, although I do still use it for some programs.  Windows Explorer is a 
little different too, because you need to press enter on certain items like "Computer" to get the items in the associated list to 
open.  In xp, when you arrowed through Computer", "documents" and such, the associated lists opened automatically.  Again, this is 
not a complaint, but just something that is different.  All in all, I think you'll be all right depending upon what you use most 
often.  I have found Windows 7 to be very stable.  

A tutorial of some kind might clew you into things that are new that you might like to use.  For example, there is a way to "pin" 
programs to the task bar that might be very nice, but I just have not taken the time to try it.  Others here can probably add to 
this.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:47:48 -0400, Tracy Carcione wrote:

>My office is moving to Windows 7.  Is it a big change from Windows XP?  Do I 
>need to invest in a tutorial, or can a person learn it on the fly?  If I 
>need a tutorial, can anyone reccomend one?  Of course, there is one on the 
>company's learning center, but I have yet to find anything accessible on 
>that site. Grrrr.
>Tracy


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