WINDOWS 8. Greatest Search Tool YET! Type in your search word or words.. Searches dynamically and contextually apps, settings, and files! Windows + W.

WINDOWS 8

Greatest Search Tool YET!◦Type in your search word or words..

◦Searches dynamically and contextually apps, settings, and files!

◦Windows + W for settings, Windows + F for files, Windows +Q for apps

Don’t need touch screen!

◦Many of the old shortcuts work.

◦Home and End take you to the beginning and end of the apps.

◦Use right click.

◦Use mouse scroll to move across the tiles.

Bring in the Charms◦Windows + C – shortcut to charms◦Search◦Share ◦Click on an app then share with people or by e-mail

◦Start◦Get back to the start page quickly.

◦Devices◦Manage your second monitor.

◦Settings◦Wireless Connection◦Volume◦Brightness of Screen◦Notifications◦Power◦Keyboard

Group Apps by creating a Speed Bump◦Apps can be grouped and moved around using drag and drop.◦When you see the vertical bar, you have created a speed bump. Drop the app on the right side of the bar to create a new group.

◦Name the group.

◦Unpin apps that you don’t use.◦Right click using no touch.◦Hold down using touch until task bar pops up at bottom.

◦Uninstall apps.

Text-Based Menu

◦Hold down Windows + X.◦Quick access to useful tools.◦Device Manager◦Control Panel◦Explore◦Search

◦Right click bottom left.

◦Doesn’t allow access to your applications.

Want To See ALL Your Apps?◦Press Windows + Q.

◦Right-click an empty part of the Start Screen.

◦Swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen and select All Apps.

Shut Down

◦Move cursor to bottom right corner. Click Settings.

◦Hold down Windows + 1.

◦Ctrl + Alt + Del

◦On desktop, click Alt + F4

Goodbye Menus and Complex Toolbars ◦Get to the options on the App Bar

◦Click an empty part of the screen.

◦Press Windows + Z.

◦Flick your finger up from the bottom

See What’s Running◦Alt + Tab

◦Brings up apps that are running in middle of screen.

◦Hold down Alt while cycling through apps running.

◦Windows + Tab

◦Brings up pane on the left side showing apps that are running.

◦Ctrl + Shift + Esc

◦Brings up Task Manager that shows apps running.

Closing Apps Not Necessary

◦Apps that are minimized when you go to a new one use minimal memory.

◦When the system needs the resources, it will close the app. When you bring it back up though, your “stuff” will still be there.

◦If you insist on closing the app down:◦Alt + F4◦Ctrl + Shift + Esc◦Brings up Task Manager so you can close the Apps

Immersive Apps

◦Apps that run full screen.

◦You can run 2 apps at once.

◦Swipe from the left and last app turns into a thumbnail. Drop this and one app runs in the sidebar pane and the other takes up the rest of the screen.

◦Can run up to 6 apps with an added program.

Tile Magic!

◦Some live tiles take up 2 spaces◦Right-click to bring up Apps Bar.◦Choose Smaller.

◦Turn live tile off.

◦Unpin from Start.

◦Uninstall apps.

Pin Content to Start Screen◦You can pin apps to the Start Screen, but you can also pin content!◦Click the app you want. ◦Choose content from the app.◦Right-click and choose Pin to Start

◦Organize your collection of information by dropping them in a group together then naming the group.

Windows 8 Shortcuts

More app shortcuts!

http://software4uu.com/keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-8/

Create Your Own Shortcuts

◦Right-click on the desktop and choose Create shortcut.

◦Browse for your application to shortcut or

◦Type in a shortcut such as:◦shutdown.exe -h -t 00 (Hibernate)◦shutdown.exe -s -t 00 (Shutdown)

◦Click Next.

◦Name it then click Finish.

◦Can drag to Task Bar at bottom of Desktop Screen.

Intelligent Screengrabs

◦Press PrtSc.

◦Automatically goes to My Pictures or

◦Dropbox or

◦Skydrive

SmartScreen and Windows Defender◦Reports relate that more

malware is stopped by Internet Explorer’s SmartScreen than other programs.

◦Must remove other virus software before Windows Defender can be turned on.

Personalize

◦From the Start Screen, type personalize.

◦Personalize

◦Pictures and colors on desktop

◦Sounds

◦Screensaver

Picture Passwords◦Search for create a picture password.

◦Can also do Windows + 1.◦Click change picture password.◦Confirm your password.◦Use the current picture or change the

picture.◦Draw 3 gestures on your picture.

Confirm the 3 gestures.◦Press Windows + L to lock your screen.◦Try your picture password.

Limited Bandwidth?◦If you are worried about bandwidth, you can:

◦Turn live tiles off.

◦Set your wireless connection as a metered connection.

Sync and Privacy

◦Connect with your Microsoft account and all settings will be the same on your laptop and tablet.

◦Sync calendars, contacts, e-mail details, etc.

Have Fun Too!

◦Create radio stations using the music app.

◦Search the Store to see what’s new.

◦Play Xbox games.

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