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8081WorkAnywhereWeliveinamobileworld,takingourlaptopsanddeviceswithusaswemovebetweenhome,work,andotherplaces.WithWindows7,youcaneasilygetonlineandstayonlineasyoumovefromplacetoplace.Whetheryou’reswitchingfromonenetworktoanother,attemptingtoaccesstheInternetfromadevice,ortakingadvantageofmobilebroadband,Windows7helpskeepyouconnected.MobileBroadbandViewingavailablenetworksLocationawareprinting—setadifferentdefaultprinterfordifferentnetworks.Windows7forYou:MakesNewThingsPossibleWorkAnywhereLocationAwarePrintingDoyouuseoneprinterathomeandanotheratwork?WithWindows7,younolongerneedtoselecttheprintereachtimeyou’reinadifferentplace.Instead,youcanselectadefaultprinterforeachnetworklocationyou’veconfigured,andWindows7willautomaticallyusethatprinterwhenyou’reconnectedtothatnetwork.Sowhenyouprintatwork,Windows7willautomaticallyprinttoyourworkprinter.Whenyouprintathome,Windows7willautomaticallyselectanduseyourhomeprinter.ViewAvailableNetworksWindows7improveshowyouviewandconnecttoallofyournetworks,makingtheprocesssimpleandconsistent.You’llalwayshaveone-clickaccesstoavailablenetworks,regardlessofwhetherthosenetworksarebasedonWi-Fi,mobilebroad-band,dial-up,oryourcorporateVPN.MobileBroadbandWithWindows7,it’smuchsimplertoconnectyourPCtotheInternetusingawire-lessdatacard,regardlessofwhichmobileprovideryouuse.It’sjustlikeconnectingtoanyotherwirelessnetwork,whichcanbeaccomplishedbyusingtheViewAvail-ableNetworksfeature,mentionedabove.Youdon’tneedtoinstallanyadditionalsoftware—justinsertyourwirelessdatacard,yourdriverswillbeinstalledonfirstuseandyourPCwillconnecttotheInternetautomatically.AndifyourPChasabuilt-indatacard,you’llbeconnectedtotheInternetwhereverthere’smobileservice.DirectAccessWithWindows7,workingfromlocationsotherthanyourofficebecomesevensimpler.WithDirectAc-cess,youcanmoresecurelyconnecttoyourcorporatenetworkoveranyInternetconnection—withouthavingtouseVPNtechnology.It’seasytoconnecttocorporateresourceswheneveryouhaveanInter-netconnectionand,inmostcases,itwillseemasifyouareconnectingfromyourdesktopcomputeratwork.YoucanalsostillaccesspublicWebsiteswithoutgoingthroughyourworknetwork.WhenyouuseDirectAccess,yourITdepartmentcanadministeryourPCwheneverit’sconnectedtotheInternet,soyoucaneasilystayup-to-datewithcompanypolicies.Note:Formoreinformationonthisfeature,pleaseseethe“Windows7forITProfessionals”sectionofthisdocument.VPNReconnectYoumaystillneedtouseaVPNifyourcompanycan’tstartusingDirectAccessrightaway.InWindows7,VPNsareeasiertousethanbefore.Inthepast,whenusingaVPNconnection,youhadtoredialwheneveryoulostyourInternetconnection.VPNReconnectinWindows7keepsyouconnectedbyautomaticallyreestablishingaVPNconnectionanytimeyoutemporarilyloseyourInternetconnection.Note:Formoreinformationonthisfeature,pleaseseethe“Windows7forITProfessionals”sectionofthisdocument.OfflineAccesstoNetworkSourcesWhenyou’reoutoftheofficeanddon’thaveanInternetconnection,OfflineFilesprovidesagreatwaytocontinuetoworkwithdocumentsandfilesthatarestoredonyourcorporatenetwork.Forexample,whiletravelingonalongflight,youcanworkonacopyofafilethat’scachedonyourPC,andanychangesyoumakewillautomaticallybesynchronizedwiththeserverthenexttimeyouconnecttothecorporatenetwork.Offlinefilesarequicklysynchedwithyourworkserverwhenyoureconnecttoyourcorporatenetwork.BeforeWindows7,whenITprofessionalsimplementedOfflineFiles,youhadtowaitforfilestobemovedtotheserverwhenyouloggedonforthefirsttime.Windows7eliminatesthisdelaybyfirstcopyingdatafilestothelocalOfflineFilescacheandthensynchronizingthecachewiththeserverinthebackground.Note:Formoreinformationonthisfeature,pleaseseethe“Windows7forITProfessionals”sectionofthisdocument.8283XPSDocumentsXMLPaperSpecification(XPS)documentsarefixed-formatdocumentsthatyoucanshareandarchiveinahigh-quality,efficientformat.XPSdocumentscanbeopenedwithouthavingtheoriginalprograminwhichthedocumentwascreated,soyoucaneasilyshareyourwork.YoucanpreviewXPSdocu-mentswithintheWindowsExplorerorMicrosoftOfficeOutlook®messagingandcollaborationclientpreviewpanes.WithWindows7,it’seasytocreateXPSdocumentsusingtheMicrosoftXPSDocumentWriter.Availablefromanyprogramthatyoucanprintfrom,justselecttheXPSDocumentWriterratherthanaphysicalprinterfromtheprintdialogueandfollowthepromptstocreateyourdocument.Office2007userscanalsousetheSaveasXPSfunctionfromtheSaveAsmenutocreateXPSdocumentsfromOffice2007applications.Windows7alsoprovidesaricherviewingexperiencewiththeXPSViewer.Theimprovedexperiencefeaturesamorestreamlineduserinterface,easierwaystonavigatethroughthedocument,andrelevancy-rankedXPSsearches.Youcanevendisplaypagesasthumbnailstogetaninteractiveviewofseveralpagesatonce,whichisgreatforvisuallysearchingthroughlongdocuments.Finally,youcanusetheXPSViewertodigitallysignXPSdocumentsand,ifyourcompanyusesWindowsRightsManagementServices,controlwhocanopenanXPSdocumentandwhattheycandowithit.XPSViewershowingpagesasthumbnails.Windows7forYou:MakesNewThingsPossibleWorkAnywhereCreateXPSfilesfromanyapplicationthatallowsyoutoprint.NewWaystoEngageAsnewtechnologiesemerge,Microsoftisworkingto