Windows Vista: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series)
/F command switch, ChkDsk, 639
Fast Ethernet, 551
Fast User Switching, 69, 74, 84-85
FAT (File Allocation Table), 617, 620, 637
FAT32, 617, 637
Favorites Center, Internet Explorer window, 486, 501
Favorites folder, 75
Favorites Link panes, dialog box, 30
Favorites menu, Internet Explorer, 494-495
Favorites Menu option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183
Fdisk program, 625
Feeds button, Internet Explorer, 486
Feeds Property settings, RSS feeds, 501-503
File Allocation Table (FAT), 617, 620, 637
File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks, 421, 566, 570
file associations, 305, 685
File element, Disk graph, 647
file extensions, 44-46, 119, 685
file icons, 19-20, 113, 118
file systems, 617, 620, 627-628
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 533, 535-541
Filename command switch, ChkDsk, 639
filenames, 19-20, 109-110
files, 107-128
See also backing up files; configuration files; Windows Backup Status and Configuration; Windows Explorer
addresses, 111-112
associating types of with programs, 684-685
audio formats, 344
common sound formats, 343-344
container, 63
deleting temporary with Disk Cleanup, 641-643
and digital IDs, 614
downloaded by Internet Explorer, managing, 603-608
fixing mistakes, 126-128
folder trees, 109
HTML, opening with Internet Explorer, 489-490
making and working with, 117-121
making CDs, 125-126
management of, 129-154
attributes, 132-133
compressed folders, 133-134, 144-146
file and folder properties, 130-132
folder templates, 136
hidden files and folders, 134-135
overview, 129
Recycle Bin, 151-154
searching for files and folders, 146-151
shortcuts, 130, 142-144
opening and saving with WordPad, 313
overview, 107-108
printing to, 262-263
privacy of on shared computers, 86-88
program, 13
rearranging, 121-124
Recycle Bin, 117
searching by type, 149-150
sharing
with LANs, 548
with other users, 88
using Windows Live Messenger, 529
signed and unsigned, 364
swap, 650
text, 309-313, 462, 689
transferring, 42-44
types of, 110, 310-311
types of virus, 594-595
uploading, 539-540
Windows Explorer, 112-117
Windows Mail, 471-472
Files Of Type boxes, dialog box, 31
Fill With Color tool, Microsoft Paint, 336
Film Grain effect, Windows Movie Maker, 386
Filter Keys, 289, 296
filtering email with message rules, 472-477
Find An Answer area, Help And Support tool, 50
Find Answers section, Help and Support Center window, 668
Find button, WordPad, 317
Find dialog box, 312, 317
Find Message dialog box, Windows Mail, 471
Firewall, Windows, 599-601
firewalls, 586, 591, 596
FireWire ports, 243
First Day Of Week setting, Windows Calendar, 92
Fix Tools, Windows Photo Gallery, 327-329
fixed-pitch typefaces , 256
Flicks tab, Pen And Input Devices dialog box, 275
Flip/Rotate tool, Microsoft Paint, 337
folder icons, 113, 118
Folder Options dialog box, Windows Explorer, 136-137
Folder Options icon, 594
Folder Pictures and Folder Icons setting, Properties dialog box Customize tab, 132
folders, 107-128
addresses, 111-112
assigning drive letters to, 631
e-mail, Windows Mail, 456, 470-471
filenames, 109-110
fixing mistakes, 126-128
folder templates, 136
folder trees, 30, 109, 114-117, 538-540
making and working with, 117-121
making CDs, 125-126
management of, 129-154
attributes, 132-133
compressed folders, 133-134, 144-146
file and folder properties, 130-132
folder templates, 136
hidden files and folders, 134-135
overview, 129
Recycle Bin, 151-154
searching for files and folders, 146-151
shortcuts, 130, 142-144
overview, 107-108
privacy of on shared computers, 86-88
rearranging, 121-124
Recycle Bin, 117
shared, 580-582
Start menu, 174-175, 179-181
Windows Explorer, 112-117
fonts
changing desktop, 204-206
installing and using, 265-267
Notepad, 311
and printing, 256-257
web page, 504-505
in WordPad, 315
Fonts tab, Properties dialog box, 260
footer codes, Notepad, 310-311
formatting
disks, 631-632
with WordPad, 315-316
Forward button, Windows Explorer, 116
fragmentation, 640
free media pool, 170
free space, disk, 632
Free-Form Select tool, Microsoft Paint, 335
freeware programs, 542
frequently used programs, Start menu, 174
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 533, 535-541
full backups , 156
Full mode, Windows Media Player, 364
Full Screen button, Internet Explorer, 487