Summary:
This series teaches you about the new Vista interface, features, and applications.

Audience:
This series is for anyone considering an upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista.

Features:
●  Flash and audio provide animated, interactive Lesson Introductions, Activities, and Simulations.
●  Audio accompanies each lesson page throughout the course.
●  Show Me Hows allow learners to access instructional demonstrations from all courses in the series.
●  Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises.
●  Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
●  Full-page images allow learners to experience an application as if it were open on their computer.
●  Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
●  A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
●  Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
●  Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
●  Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
●  A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
●  A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
●  Bookmarking tracks a learner's progress in a course.

Topics included in this course:
Windows Vista Series: Understanding the New Interface
Windows Vista Series: Using New Features and Applications

Windows Vista Series: Understanding the New Interface
Summary: Time: 1.0 hour(s)
This course provides you with an introduction to the new Windows Vista interface. You will learn to interact with new features and organize information more effectively.

Objectives:
Differentiate between the Aero and basic experiences
Interact with desktop elements
Navigate among folders and files
Organize files, searches, and folders

Topics:
User Experience Overview
Interacting with the Desktop
Folders and Navigation
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Windows Vista Series: Using New Features and Applications
Summary: Time: 1.0 hour(s)
This course provides an introduction to the new features and applications in the various editions of Windows Vista. You will learn about new digital media, security, networking, and personal productivity applications.

Objectives:
Differentiate between the various editions of Windows Vista
Describe Windows Vista's digital media features
Identify the security, backup, and performance innovations of Windows Vista
List Windows Vista's networking and productivity applications
Describe Windows Vista's innovations with emerging technologies and accessibility

Topics:
Windows Vista Editions
Digital Media
Security, Backup, and Performance
Applications and Technologies
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