Getting Started with Windows 8. 2 Microsoft Office 2013 Illustrated Objectives Start Windows 8Start...

Getting Started with Windows 8

22Microsoft Office 2013 Illustrated

ObjectivesObjectives

• Start Windows 8Start Windows 8

• Navigate the Start screen and Navigate the Start screen and desktopdesktop

• Point, click, and dragPoint, click, and drag

• Start an appStart an app

• Work with a windowWork with a window


ObjectivesObjectives

• Manage multiple windowsManage multiple windows

• Use command buttons, menus, Use command buttons, menus, and dialog boxesand dialog boxes

• Get helpGet help

• Exit Windows 8Exit Windows 8


Starting Windows 7Starting Windows 7

• Windows 8 is an Windows 8 is an operating systemoperating system, , which is a program that lets you run which is a program that lets you run your computeryour computer

• A A programprogram is a set of instructions is a set of instructions written for a computerwritten for a computer


Starting Windows 8Starting Windows 8

• When you When you sign insign in, also called , also called logging inlogging in, , you provide your you provide your user account user account name and name and passwordpassword to verify that you are authorized to verify that you are authorized to use the computerto use the computer

• This is a security feature for This is a security feature for protecting your computer protecting your computer


Navigating the Start Navigating the Start Screen and DesktopScreen and Desktop

• Every time you start Windows 8, the Every time you start Windows 8, the Start Start screen screen appearsappears

• The The Start screen Start screen contains tilescontains tiles

• Each Each tiletile represents an represents an appapp

• The The Windows desktop Windows desktop is an electronic is an electronic work area that lets you organize and work area that lets you organize and manage your informationmanage your information


Navigating the Start Navigating the Start Screen and DesktopScreen and Desktop


Pointing, Clicking, Pointing, Clicking, and Draggingand Dragging

• A A pointing devicepointing device controls the movement controls the movement of the mouse pointer on the screenof the mouse pointer on the screen

• The The mouse pointer mouse pointer is a small arrow or is a small arrow or other symbol that moves on the screenother symbol that moves on the screen


Pointing, Clicking, Pointing, Clicking, and Draggingand Dragging


• Windows 8 apps Windows 8 apps fill the screen when fill the screen when you open them and are designed to you open them and are designed to stay open as you workstay open as you work• Photos appPhotos app

• SkyDrive appSkyDrive app

• Desktop apps Desktop apps let you create letters and let you create letters and documents, view Web pages, and send documents, view Web pages, and send and receive e-mailand receive e-mail

Starting an AppStarting an App


• Point to the upper-right corner of the screen Point to the upper-right corner of the screen to display the Charms bar, move the pointer to display the Charms bar, move the pointer downward, then click downward, then click StartStart

• Click the tile corresponding to the app you Click the tile corresponding to the app you wish to startwish to start

oror

• Right-click a blank area of the Start screenRight-click a blank area of the Start screen

• Left-click the Left-click the All apps button All apps button in the App barin the App bar

• Scroll and then click the desired appScroll and then click the desired app



Working with WindowsWorking with Windows• When you start a desktop appWhen you start a desktop app, its , its

window window opens, displaying the app’s opens, displaying the app’s tools tools

• All windows in the Windows 8 All windows in the Windows 8 operating system have similar operating system have similar elementselements

• The The title bartitle bar at the top of the open at the top of the open window contains the name of the window contains the name of the document and app you openeddocument and app you opened


Working with WindowsWorking with Windows• The title bar also contains window The title bar also contains window Window Window

control iconscontrol icons::• Minimize button Minimize button : Hides a window, making it : Hides a window, making it

a button on the taskbara button on the taskbar

• Maximize button Maximize button : Enlarges the window : Enlarges the window to fill the entire screento fill the entire screen

• Restore Down button Restore Down button : Reduces the : Reduces the window to its previous size and position window to its previous size and position (only available after maximizing a window)(only available after maximizing a window)

• The The Close buttonClose button closes a window closes a window


Working with WindowsWorking with Windows• Many windows have a Many windows have a scroll bar scroll bar on the right on the right

side and/or bottom of the windowside and/or bottom of the window

• You click scroll bar elements to show You click scroll bar elements to show additional parts of your document additional parts of your document

• Just below the title bar is the Ribbon, a strip Just below the title bar is the Ribbon, a strip that contains tabs, which are pages that that contains tabs, which are pages that contain buttons that you click to perform contain buttons that you click to perform actionsactions


Working with WindowsWorking with Windows• Tabs are divided into Tabs are divided into groupsgroups of command of command

buttonsbuttons

• Some apps have Some apps have menusmenus, words you click to , words you click to show lists of commands, and show lists of commands, and toolbarstoolbars, , containing buttonscontaining buttons

• The The Quick Access toolbarQuick Access toolbar, in the upper-left , in the upper-left corner of the window, lets you quickly corner of the window, lets you quickly perform common actions such as saving a perform common actions such as saving a filefile


Working with WindowsWorking with WindowsPaint Program Window


Managing Multiple WindowsManaging Multiple Windows

• Windows 8 lets you work with more than Windows 8 lets you work with more than one app at a timeone app at a time

• If you open two or more apps, a window If you open two or more apps, a window opens for each oneopens for each one

• The window in front is called the The window in front is called the active active windowwindow

• Any window behind the active window is Any window behind the active window is called an called an inactive windowinactive window

• To resize a window, drag a window’s edge, To resize a window, drag a window’s edge, called its called its borderborder


Managing Multiple WindowsManaging Multiple Windows

WordPad window in front of Paint windowWordPad window in front of Paint window


Using Command Buttons, Using Command Buttons, Menus, and Dialog BoxesMenus, and Dialog Boxes• Command buttons Command buttons let you issue let you issue

instructions to modify app objectsinstructions to modify app objects

• Some command buttons revealSome command buttons reveal menus menus


Using Command Buttons, Using Command Buttons, Menus, and Dialog BoxesMenus, and Dialog Boxes• Some menu commands Some menu commands

automatically open up a automatically open up a dialog boxdialog box

• A A dialog boxdialog box is a window is a windowwith controls that letswith controls that letsyou tell Windows whatyou tell Windows whatyou wantyou want


Common Dialog Common Dialog Box ControlsBox Controls


Getting HelpGetting Help

• Windows 8 Help and Support provides:Windows 8 Help and Support provides:

• To open Help and Support, display the To open Help and Support, display the start screen, then type start screen, then type helphelp

• Click Click Help and SupportHelp and Support



• To find Help information, you can:To find Help information, you can:

• Search by typing one or more descriptive Search by typing one or more descriptive keywordskeywords, such as “taskbar”, such as “taskbar”

• Browse Help by category and clicking topics Browse Help by category and clicking topics that are represented by that are represented by linkslinks



Windows Help and Support window Windows Help and Support window


Exiting Windows 8Exiting Windows 8• When you finish working on your computer, When you finish working on your computer,

you should close any open files, exit any open you should close any open files, exit any open apps, close any open windows, and exit (or apps, close any open windows, and exit (or shut shut downdown) Windows 8) Windows 8

• Shutting down the computer properly Shutting down the computer properly prevents loss of data and damage to Windows prevents loss of data and damage to Windows or your computeror your computer


Exiting Windows 8Exiting Windows 8Shutting down your computerShutting down your computer


Windows 8 Power OptionsWindows 8 Power Options

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