Control panel

Change time and data

 We can change the date and time by opening date/time in the control panel
 Another way by double clicking the time icon displayed at the right side of taskbar
Time Zone

Following steps

 To change the particular time zone click on the time zone in date/time properties window.
 Select the time zone needed by scrolling using scroll bar.
 Then click on apply button.
 Click OK button to continue

Customizing the mouse

a) Button configuration

The button configuration can be customized by the following procedure.

Following steps

 Click on mouse in control Panel.
 Click on buttons tab in Mouse properties window.
 By clicking in the button right handed (in the button configuration section) we can convert left button into right button.
 Drag the pointer in double click speed section to change the clicking speed of mouse
 Click and apply and OK.

b) pointer configuration

 Click on mouse in control Panel.
 Click on buttons tab in Mouse properties window.
 Click in pointers tab.
 Click on the pull down list to select the scheme to be applied.
 Click and apply and OK.

c) Pointer configuration

 Click on mouse in control Panel.
 Click on buttons tab in Mouse properties window.
 Click in pointers tab.
 Move the pointer in pointer speed section to change the speed of motion or click the check box provided under pointer trail, to change the mouse pointer as shown in fig.,
 Click apply and then OK.
Changing the Display characteristics
 Includes choosing the wall paper.
 Using screen saver.
 Setting resolution and colours.
 Choosing colour schemes.
 Changing size of display fonts.

Choosing the wall paper

Control panel Display Properties

Background

Apply

OK

We can arrange wall paper in three different ways.

 Centre
 Title
 Stretched

Using the screen saver

Control panel

Display Properties


Screen saver

A screen saver is an image that appears on screen after a delay during which no action is performed on the computer.

Click preview

Apply

OK

Setting resolution and colours.

Defending on the monitor and display card, we may able to change the resolution of the image view on the screen.

Display Properties

Setting

Screen area.

Apply

OK

Choosing the colour schemes.


Display Properties

Appearance

Colour schemes

Apply

OK