How to Do Everything: Windows 8
Mary Branscombe, Simon Bisson, Eric Butow
Language: English
Pages: 488
ISBN: 0071805141
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Tap into the power of Windows 8
Maximize the versatile features of Windows 8 on all your devices with help from this hands-on guide. Discover how to customize settings, use the new Start screen and Charms bar, work with gestures on a touchscreen PC, organize and sync data in the cloud, and set up a network. How to Do Everything Windows 8 covers email, video conferencing, web access, peripheral devices, security, and troubleshooting. You’ll also get tips for using the entertainment apps to enjoy music, video, photos, games, and much more.
- Customize Windows 8, group tiles on the Start screen, pin icons to the taskbar, and change settings
- Manage and back up your files and sync them to the cloud
- Share files with a Windows 8 Homegroup
- Surf the web with both versions of Internet Explorer 10, use tabs, organize favorites, and protect your privacy online
- Print, scan, and fax with Windows 8
- Communicate via built-in apps―Mail and Messaging―and add Skype
- Connect to social networks, including Facebook and Twitter, using the People app
- Enjoy the Music and Video apps and the Xbox Music free streaming service and video store
- View, manage, and share photos with the new Photos app―including your Facebook, Flickr, and SkyDrive photos
- Use all the built-in Windows 8 apps and get more from the Windows Store
- Keep Windows 8 running smoothly and securely
- Troubleshoot problems and reset or recover your PC
you’re dragging moves. The only way to move 02-ch02.indd 38 2/22/13 9:27 AM New HTDE design / How to Do Everything: Windows® 8 / Butow / 514-1 / Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Learn How to Get Around Windows 8 39 more than one tile at once is to put them in the same groups and move that. To move a group of tiles, use Semantic Zoom. Zoom out (by pinching your fingers together on a touchscreen, holding down the ctrl button while you scroll your mouse wheel, or pressing ctrl and the – key on your
Sync Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choose HomeGroup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configure Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Make a Picture Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
initial selection. Tip 04-ch04.indd 78 A quick way to cut, copy, or paste a file or folder is to use keyboard shortcuts. Just select the file (or folder) in Explorer and then press ctrl-x to cut or ctrl-c to copy. Navigate to the folder where you want to paste the file or folder, and press ctrl-v to paste. 2/22/13 9:30 AM New HTDE design / How to Do Everything: Windows® 8 / Butow / 514-1 / Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Manage, Back Up, and Sync Your Files 79 Share The Send area of the Share
back on individually How to... Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network If the wireless network you want to connect to isn’t visible in the Networks pane, it might be a hidden network that doesn’t broadcast its name. If you know the name of the network and the password for it, you can still connect to it. Start the Set Up a New Connection or Network wizard from the Network and Sharing Center, choose Manually Connect to a Wireless Network, and click or tap Next. On the next wizard page, fill in the
still does), tabs in the Windows 8 version of IE are large thumbnails, as shown in Figure 6-5. They’re easy to select with 06-ch06.indd 140 2/22/13 9:33 AM New HTDE design / How to Do Everything: Windows® 8 / Butow / 514-1 / Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Browse the Web 141 (1) (2) (4) (3) FIGURE 6-5 (1) Current tab will be highlighted, (2) Close the selected tab, (3) Click for a New tab, (4) Tab tools button, opens the tab menu. your fingers on a touchscreen, and they show a preview of the