Managing Windows 7 : Creating a Linked Online ID, Managing Travel Settings

1/23/2013 4:44:58 PM

1. Creating a Linked Online ID

A linked online ID is a way to use your online identity credentials to authenticate access to your account on your computer. You can also link more than one online ID with your account by using different online ID providers. If you link someone else's online ID to your account, you can share files from your computer with that individual without creating a separate user account for him or her on your computer.

Link the IDs

Click the Start button, and click your account picture. In the User Accounts window that appears, click Link Online IDs to display the Link Online IDs window.
If this in the first time you're linking to an online ID, click Add An Online ID Provider, select the Online ID provider with whom you already have an account, and follow the instructions to download and install any required software.
Click Link Online ID, and sign in with your user name and password when requested to do so.
If you've already linked an online ID to your account and you want to either use a different ID or modify an existing ID, click any of the following:
- Update Credential to update the password so that it matches your online ID password.
- Remove Linked ID if you want to use a different account from the same Online ID provider. Confirm that you want to delete the linked ID, and then click Link Online ID to enter the name and password for a different online ID.
- Add An Online ID provider to use a different online ID provider. You'll need to download and install any needed software to use the online ID provider.
Click OK, and then close the User Accounts window.

2. Managing Travel Settings

Have you ever squirmed uncomfortably in a meeting when someone's computer suddenly blares out a little tune? Or when someone is about to start a presentation but can't get the computer screen to show up on an external display, and then, when the computer is finally working, the battery is exhausted and there's now a frantic search for a power cord? Windows Mobility Center brings together in one place all the necessary tools for managing your computer so that none of these nightmare scenarios will ever happen to you!

Control the Settings

Click the Start button, type mob in the Search box of the Start menu, and choose Windows Mobility Center to display the Windows Mobility Center window.
Note the status of your system, and modify any of the settings if necessary.
If you're connecting to an external monitor or projector, with the external display connected and turned on, click Connect Display.
Click the way you want to use the external display.
To modify the way you use the external display, press the Windows key+P key combination to display the Connect To A Projector window again, and then click the display you want.

Tip

The Windows Mobility Center is available only on portable computers, and the items displayed will vary depending on the computer you use. The Connect To A Projector feature is available on all computers. In Windows 7 Professional and higher editions, the Mobility Center includes a Presentation Settings feature that disables system notifications, keeps the system awake, shows a custom background, and prevents the screen saver from appearing.