Intro:
Before you begin
Step 1:
Locate the speaker symbol
Step 2:
Slide the volume slider
Step 3:
Find the controls
Step 4:
Control the volume
Step 5:
Make the sound icon appear on your desktop

2torial #0711:
Learn2 Adjust the Sound on Your Computer

Tune in, turn on, rock out

If you've just set up your new computer (or you've inherited one at your new job), chances are you're looking forward to listening to your favorite CDs with it. What's that? You can't hear the sound--and you don't know how to turn it up? Don't worry--before long you'll be able to rattle the windows, or turn things down so low your boss will never hear a thing.

It doesn't matter if you're running Windows or MacOS; both platforms provide two ways to easily adjust the volume. In fact, the procedure is almost exactly the same for either--an easy mouseclick on a desktop icon, or a short series of menus that leads to a control panel. About the only complication is the chance that somebody decided to mute the sound at some point in the past--but you'll see how easy that is to fix as well.

If you have external speakers connected to your computer, they probably have their own volume controls. If you set your computer's controls to their midpoints, you can use the speakers' built-in controls to fine-tune the overall sound.