Visit the utility gadgets in Windows 7 attachments

Everyone uses a computer to install a variety of applications. In fact, from the earliest Windows until the current Win7, the menu in the "Accessories" column has built a lot of convenient and useful gadgets for us, such as us. Familiar drawing, calculator, etc. It is said that the computer is turned on this day, Xiaobian is preparing to write something in Microsoft Word, but found that some software is very restless. A closer look, it turned out that all the gadgets in the attachments jumped out to protest, what is going on?

It turns out that this is the case, nowadays, many people are Windows 7 systems, then these Does the gadget continue to stay in the “attachments” waiting for us to work? Is there any change? Let’s take a look at these familiar “old guys” to see how they are.

Windows 7 "Accessories" menu

First, let's take a look at the most familiar ones, perhaps the most commonly used gadgets —— notepad. Open the Notepad program in the Start menu <;Attachments" and we will immediately see this familiar "face" Notepad seems to have nothing to change, except for the streamlined menu items, there is only a monochrome text editing area. In fact, the notebook does not need to change at all, to maintain the most streamlined features, this is the characteristics of the notebook, isn't it?

familiar old face —— notepad

It is a more advanced text editing tool that comes with Windows. Compared with Notepad, it has the functions of format editing and typesetting. In the Windows 7 system, there are still many changes in WordPad. After opening the WordPad program, at first glance, it seems to be quite similar to Office 2007. That's right, the new WordPad uses the Office 2007 element ——Robbin menu. Through this new interface, the main functions of the tablet are at the top of the interface. We can easily use various functions to edit and type the document. There are two Ribbon menu items in the WordPad. In the “View”, we can add a ruler to the document or zoom in and out to view, or change the measurement unit. These are the functions that the new WordPad has. .

Like WordPad, the new "Drawing" in Windows 7 also introduces the Ribbon menu, making the use of this gadget more convenient. In addition, the new drawing tools have added a lot of new features, such as the brush function allows us to better "graffiti", and through the graphical tools, we can add a set of graphic frames for any image, such as the five-pointed star A pattern, an arrow pattern, and a bubble frame pattern for representing the spoken content. These new features make the drawing function more practical, not just for graffiti, but for more practical applications.

New drawing tools are more feature-rich

Windows 7 calculators can be said to be the most varied, not only brand new faces, but also "body type" is growing stronger , bringing us many new applications. After opening the calculator program, we can see a more beautiful interface, but these are just the tip of the iceberg of the new calculator.

New Calculator

Open the calculator's "Mode" menu and we'll see its rich features. In addition to the original scientific calculator function, the new calculator also adds programming and statistics. In addition, Windows 7 calculators also have utility functions such as unit conversion, date calculation, and loan and lease calculation.

With the unit conversion function, we can convert different measures of area, angle, power, volume, etc.; the date calculation function can easily help us calculate the countdown, etc.; and the “worksheet” menu The next function can help us calculate the monthly loan amount, fuel consumption, etc., which is very close to the function of life, and brings us a lot of convenience.

Unit Conversion Function of Calculator

Date Calculation Function of Calculator

Calculating Monthly Payment of Loan with Calculator

Unlike other tools The Windows 7 recorder is much smaller than XP. From the interface, the new recorder tool only retains the progress bar and start recording button, but it is still very convenient to use.

Windows 7 Recorder

These are the more familiar gadgets we use in Windows XP. Now we have already met these new faces of "old guys". Do they bring you a lot of surprises, do you make you more like it? Xiaobian believes that these gadgets must be “old and strong”, which will still play a big role in the new system!

In the Windows operating system, we know that there are many useful gadgets under the “Accessories” option in the Start menu, many of which we often use, such as Notepad, WordPad, Calculator, Paint … … Although the tools that come with these systems are small in size and simple in function, they often play a big role. It makes us more convenient and efficient to use the computer. It is really a little guy who has great wisdom.