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Getting Started with Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configuring Your Mobile PC by Using Mobility Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Connecting to Networked Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Getting Acquainted with the Tablet PC Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Entering Text Using the Tablet PC Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Capturing Screen Snips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating Sticky Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Using Windows Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

8 Improving Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Accessing the Ease of Access Features in Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Using Magnifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using the On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Using Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using Sticky Keys, Filter Keys, and High Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Talking to Your Computer and Getting It to Listen by Using
Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Getting Started with Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Configuring Speech Recognition for First Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using Speech Recognition for Dictation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Part III Securing Windows Vista

9 Protecting User Accounts and Using Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Introducing User Account Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reducing the Need for Administrator Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Defining the Standard User and Administrator User Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Navigating the User Account Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Understanding Standard User Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Understanding File System and Registry Virtualization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Handling User Account Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Understanding and Setting Run Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Modifying User Account Control and Admin Approval Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Introducing Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Getting Started with Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Selecting a Games Rating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Configuring Notifications for Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Configuring Parental Controls for User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Viewing and Using Activity Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146