Windows Vista: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series)

Acceleration option, Set Up Mouse Keys window , 293

acceleration settings, video, 375

Access database (MDB) files, 595

access numbers , calling card, 415

access points, 552, 555-556

account numbers, calling card, 415

accounts, Internet. See Internet accounts

accounts, Windows Mail, 449-450

actions, message rules, 475

activation, Windows Vista, 692-693

Active Directory (AD) program, 71

active partitions, 618, 626

active windows, 14

ActiveX controls, 515-517, 604, 608

AD (Active Directory) program, 71

ad hoc Local Area Networks, 552-553

adapters, wireless, 555

Add A Favorite dialog box, 494

Add Hardware Wizard, 247-249, 423

Add Input Language dialog box, 226

Add Printer Wizard, 583-584

Additional Clocks tab, Date And Time dialog box, 236-237

add-ons, 483

Address bars, 113, 485

Address Book, Windows Mail, 614

Address box

Internet Explorer, 491, 495

Windows Explorer, 115-116

Address element, Network graph, 648

Address toolbar, 176

address types, 111-112

addresses, e-mail, 450-451, 465-470

Adjust Color tool, Windows Photo Gallery, 329

Adjust Exposure tool, Windows Photo Gallery, 328

administrator accounts, 74, 79, 88

Adobe PostScript language, 255

ADSL (Asymmetric DSL), 419

Advanced Appearance dialog box, 204-207

Advanced Restore option, Windows Backup Status and Configuration, 166-167

Advanced Settings box, Windows Explorer View tab, 140

Advanced Settings button, Display Settings dialog box, 220-221

Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), 376

Advanced System Settings link, 648

Advanced tab

Default Preferences dialog box, 409

Internet Options dialog box, 508, 611

Properties dialog box, 408

Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, 285

Advanced Tag Editor, Windows Media Player, 356

Album subcategory Windows Media Player, 355

All Programs button, 178

All Programs menu, 17-18, 174-176

ALT key, 21, 25, 302, 304

Always Use The Selected Program To Open This

Kind Of File checkbox, 121

A.M. symbol setting, Customize Regional Options dialog box Time tab, 235

America Online (AOL), 425, 427

angle measures, Scientific Calculator, 320

annotating screenshots, 331

Announce Scroll Notifications setting, Narrator dialog box, 302

Announce System Messages setting, Narrator dialog box, 302

anonymous FTP, 537

Anti-Virus Help Page, Doug Muth's, 603

antivirus programs, 591, 596-597, 603, 708

AOL (America Online), 425, 427

AOL Instant Messenger, 645

APIPA (Automatic private IP addressing), 561

Appearance Settings dialog box, 203-204

Apple QuickTime files, 373

applets, 515-517, 604-605, 609

Application Data folder, 75

application keys, 26-27

applications, 13, 121

Applications tab, Task Manager, 651

appointments, Windows Calendar, 93-96

archive attribute, 133

area code rules, 413-415

arithmetic in Standard Calculator, 319

Arrange Icons menu, 207

Artist subcategory, Windows Media Player, 355

ASCII files. See text files

ASCII mode, 537

ASF (Advanced Streaming Format), 376

Ask Someone section, Help and Support Center window, 668

asterisks (*), 149

ASX files, 376

Asymmetric DSL (ADSL), 419

attached files, 446-447, 456-458, 463

attributes, 132-133

audio, 508. See also sound

Audio And Video Setup Wizard, Live Messenger, 528

audio devices, 344

audio jacks , 243

author, searching for files by, 149

authority certificates, 608

Auto Adjust tool, Windows Photo Gallery, 328

Auto Arrange icon feature, 207

Auto-hide, taskbar, 187

automatic disconnect from Internet accounts, 442-443

automatic Internet dialing, 440-441

Automatic Learning option, Tablet PC Settings dialog box, 273

Automatic private IP addressing (APIPA), 561

automatic restore points, System Restore, 659

Automatic Update, 364, 663-665

Automatically Eject The Disc After Writing setting, 634

AutoPlay tab, Properties dialog box, 623

AutoRun program, 632

average CPU element, CPU graph, 647

away mode, 11