MakeUseOf, 2014. — 48 p.
Contents.
What You Need to Know About Windows.
Windows 8 Devices.
Metro vs. Desktop.
The Touchscreen Controversy.
The Windows 8 User Interface.
Understanding Metro.
Navigating.
Tiles and Live Tiles.
What If I Don’t Like Metro?
Mouse, Keyboard or Fingers?
Navigation with the Keyboard.
Using a Mouse.
The Original Pointing Device.
Open the Charm Bar: Swipe from the right.
Switch Apps: Swipe from the left.
Snap Apps: Swipe slowly from the left.
Show Running Apps: Swipe from left-and-back.
Close Apps: Pull down from the top.
Display Additional Menus: Swipe down.
Select: Swipe down on the tile.
Zoom: Pinch.
Move Back and Forth Through Web Pages: Swipe left/right in Internet Explorer.
Bringing It All Together.
Launch and Install Apps, Multitasking.
Launching Apps.
Switching Between Applications.
Closing Apps.
Photos, Music and Video.
Enjoying Photos in Windows.
Playing Back Media.
Streaming Media, Windows 8 Store Alternatives.
The Windows 8 Store.
Use Your Windows Account.
Finding, Reviewing and Buying an App.
Installation Issues and Updating Apps.
Don’t Forget the Native Apps!.
Email, Internet, People and the Cloud.
Internet Explorer: Browsing and Downloading.
Navigating Internet Explorer.
Shortcuts and Tabs.
Downloading with Internet Explorer.
Managing People and Social Networks.
Catching Up with Social Networks.
Communicating with Contacts.
Adding New People.
Editing and Linking Your Contacts.
Emails: Setting Up, Collecting and Sending.
Accessing and Browsing SkyDrive.
Tweaking Your Windows 8 Device.
Start Screen and Lock Screen Wallpaper.
Adjusting Tile Size, Moving and Unpinning.
Battery management, on and off button/features.
Windows 8 Sync.
Windows 8 Security.
Networking Windows.
Local vs. Windows Account.
Setting Passwords.
Windows Firewall.
Windows 8 Privacy Settings.
Privacy Concerns.
Desktop Mode and Advanced Settings.
Can I Use Desktop Mode Instead of Metro?
Using the Desktop.
Internet Explorer.
Windows Explorer’s Ribbon.
Running Legacy Applications in the Desktop.
On-screen keyboard.
Take a Screenshot in Windows.
Activating Windows.
Troubleshooting Windows.
Installing new hardware.
Updates and Refreshing Windows.
Notifications.
Do You Need Windows 8?
Appendix.
On Windows 8 Installation.
Upgrading from Previous Windows Versions.
Windows XP.
Windows Vista and Windows 7.