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Microsoft Office 2013® ®
Exploring the Basicsof Windows 8
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XPXPXPObjectives• Start and turn off Windows 8• Describe how to use Windows 8 with a
touchscreen device• Tour the Start screen and the desktop• Start Windows 8 and desktop applications
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XPXPXPObjectives• Switch between applications and close them• Identify and use the controls in windows and
dialog boxes• Get help with Windows 8 tasks
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XPXPXPVisual Overview
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XPXPXPWindows 8 Start Screen & Desktop
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XPXPXPUsing Windows 8 with Pointing Devices
• When you use Windows 8, you interact with objects such as tiles and icons.
• You use a pointing device, such as a mouse to move the pointer over locations and objects on the screen, or to point to them.
• You use clicking, double-clicking, right-clicking and dragging to interact with specific objects.
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XPXPXPUsing Windows 8 with Touchscreen Devices
• If you are using a computer with a touchscreen, such as a tablet, you use your fingertips to interact with on-screen objects.
• The movements you make as you touch the screen with your fingertips are called gestures.
• The six basic gestures are tap, press, swipe, slide or drag, pinch, and rotate.
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XPXPXPGestures used with touchscreen devices
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XPXPXPGestures used with touchscreen devices
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XPXPXPStarting Windows 8• Turn on your computer. After a moment,
Windows 8 starts and displays the Welcome screen.
• If the Welcome screen is displayed for more than a few seconds, click your username, type your password, and the press the Enter key.
• The screen that appears after you sign in to Windows 8 is called the Start screen.
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XPXPXPTiles on the Start Screen
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XPXPXPTo scroll the Start Screen• Use the mouse to point to the middle of the
right edge of the Start screen.• The screen scrolls to display additional tiles not
shown on the main Start screen.• You can also scroll the screen by clicking the
left scroll arrow button on the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the screen.
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XPXPXPScrolling the Start screen
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XPXPXPTo zoom the Start screen• Move the pointer until the Zoom button
appears in the lower right corner of the Start screen.
• Click the Zoom button to reduce the size of the tiles.
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XPXPXPZooming the Start screen
• Click a blank area on the Start screen to return the tiles to their original size.
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XPXPXPTo open the Settings Menu• Point to the upper-right corner of the screen to
display the Charms bar.• Point to the Charms bar to display it with a
black background, indicating it is active.
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XPXPXPActive Charm Bar
• Click the Settings charm on the Charms bar to display the settings menu.
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XPXPXPSettings menu
• Click a blank area on the Start screen to close the Settings menu.
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XPXPXPStarting Applications• Windows 8 runs two types of applications.• Windows 8 applications are designed to use
the Windows 8 interface and work with touchscreen devices.
• Desktop applications are programs that open and run on the desktop, such as WordPad, used to create basic word-processing documents.
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XPXPXPStarting an Application• Click the application’s title on the Start screen.
or• Right-click a blank area on the Start screen,
click the All apps button and then click the application.or
• On the Start screen, type the name of the application in the search window and then click the application in the search results.
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XPXPXPTo start the Weather app from the Start Screen
• Click the Weather tile on the Start screen to start the Weather app.
• If an Enter location box appears, type the starting letters of a location to display a list of location names, and then select the location.
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XPXPXPWeather app
• Press the Windows key to redisplay the start screen.
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XPXPXPThumbnail of the Weather app• Point to the upper-left corner of the screen to
display a thumbnail of the Weather app, a miniature image that indicates that the application is still running.
• Click the thumbnail to redisplay the Weather app.
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XPXPXPUsing the Apps Screen to Start an Application
• If an application’s tile does not appear on the Start screen, you can open the application using the Apps screen.
• The Apps screen lists all the applications installed on your computer.
• Right-click a blank area on the Start screen to display the Apps bar at the bottom of the screen.
• Click the All apps button on the right side of the Apps bar to display the Apps screen.
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XPXPXPApps Screen
• Click Reader to start the Reader app. A PDF document opens in Reader explaining how to edit PDF files using Microsoft Word.
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XPXPXPTo snap the Weather app• Point to the upper-left hot corner to display
the Weather thumbnail.• Right-click the Weather thumbnail, and click
Snap left on the shortcut menu to snap the Weather app to the left side of the screen, while the Reader app is open on the right.
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XPXPXPWeather app snapped on the left
• Drag the bar between the two applications to the left edge of the screen to unsnap the Weather app. Both apps are still running.
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XPXPXPUsing the Search Menu to Start an Application• You open the Search menu from the Charms
bar.
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XPXPXPTo start WordPad• On the Start screen, type wordp to display the
Search menu with “wordp” inserted in the Search box. The apps screen lists the search results which include the WordPad application.
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XPXPXPWordPad in the search results• Click WordPad in the search results. WordPad
opens on the desktop.
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XPXPXPManipulating Windows• You can manipulate windows to show as much
or as little information as your need by using the three buttons that appear on the right side of the title bar.
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XPXPXPUsing Tools in Desktop Applications• Many desktop applications use a ribbon to
consolidate the application’s features and commands.
• Ribbons are organized into tabs. Each tab contains commands that perform a variety of tasks.
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XPXPXPUsing the Ribbon• Bolding text in the WordPad Window
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XPXPXPUsing Dialog Boxes• A dialog box is a special kind of window in
which you enter or choose settings for performing a task.
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XPXPXPWorking with Multiple Applications• Multitasking is a Windows 8 feature that
allows you to run multiple applications at the same time.
• Recycle Bin and WordPad open on the desktop
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XPXPXPSwitching Between Applications• You use the Switch List to display thumbnails
of the Windows 8 application running in the background and then select the one you want to work with.
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XPXPXPUsing Keyboard Shortcuts• A keyboard shortcut is one or more keys you
press on the keyboard to perform an action.• The keyboard shortcut for switching to any
type of running application is Alt+Tab.
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XPXPXPClosing Desktop Applications• One way to close an application is to use the
Close button on the window’s title bar.• Another way is to right-click the application
window’s taskbar button to display a shortcut menu that includes a command to close the window.
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XPXPXPClosing Windows 8 Applications• You close a Windows 8 application using its
thumbnail when it appears on its own in the upper-left corner of the screen, or when it appears in the Switch List.
• You right-click the thumbnail and then click Close on the shortcut menu to close the application.
• You can also us the Alt+F4 keyboard shortcut to close any application.
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XPXPXPGetting Help• To start Windows 8 Help and Support from the
Start screen, type help to display the Apps screen and Search menu with “help” inserted in the Search box, and then Click Help and Support in the search results.
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XPXPXPSearching the Help Pages
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XPXPXPTurning Off Windows 8• You turn off Windows 8 using the Power
button on the Settings menu.• Point to the upper-right hot corner on the
desktop to display the Charms bar, and then click the Settings charm to display the Settings menu.
• Click the Power button, and then click Shut down. Windows 8 turns off the computer.
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