Windows10:ABeginner’sGuide

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Introduction

Windows10isoneofthelatestadditionstotheMicrosoftOperatingSystems.Thecompanystartedin1981withthemostremarkableOS’sbeingWindows95,98,2003andmostrecentlyWindows7and8.Windows10joinsWindowsNTfamilyofseveralsuccessfulOS’swiththesucceedingOSperformingbetterthanitspredecessor.

ThisnewOShasmajordifferencesfromtheotherreleasesandhasthesameinternalcorefordifferentdevices.TheseincludePC’s,laptops,phonesandintegrationofthiscoreintoallnewdevices.

WhileWindows10isyettobereleasedtheinformationonthefeaturesitwillhavealreadyhasusersbuzzingwithanticipation.Windows10hasaddedthefeaturespresentonWindows8whilegreatlyimprovingtheexperienceonPCsandlaptops.

ThisbookistargetedondirectingusersonhowtomanipulatethedifferentareasoftheWindows10onalldevicestoachieveoptimalfunctionalityonceinstalled.

1. StartScreen/StartMenu

Windows10hasreplacedtheStartScreenonWindows8,butyoucanswitchbacktothepreferredStartScreenbygoingtotheDesktopandrightclickonthetaskbar>Properties>StartMENUthenuncheckthebox“UseStartMenuinsteadoftheStartScreen”Thisoptionwillneedforyoutosignoutbeforemakingthechangesandyouwillhavetoconfirmyourchoiceonadialogboxthatappearsonthescreen.

2.RestartingandShutdown

Torestartorswitchoffwindows10Clickonthepowerbuttonnexttoyournameandselectfromtheseoptions:Changeaccountpicture,LockandSignout.Theseoptionshelpyoutoprotectyourprivatedocuments.

3.StartMenu

TheStartmenuhasnowbeencustomizedwithtwosides,ontheleftyouwillhavetheapplications,shortcutsandsettingslist.OntherightyouwillhavetheminisizeoftilesthatappeartoshowtheWindowsappsontheStartScreenofWindows10.

4.PersonalizingtheStartMenu

TomanagethefoldersrightclickonthefolderofyourchoicethenclickonpintoStart,thiswillhavethefoldermovedtothetilesectionofthemenu.ToremoveafolderfromthetilemenurightclickonthemouseandselectunpinfromStart.Togetafoldertothetaskbarrightclickonthemouseandthenclickonpintotaskbar.Thefolderwillthenappearonthetaskbar.Toremoveshortcutsrightclickonthemouseandselectremovefromthislistandtheshortcutwillbedeleted.

5.ManagingApps

TheusercandecidewhichappstohaveontheStartMenuandtaskBarandtheappstorun.ClickonAllAppssetting.RightclickontheAppofyourchoice.YouwillgetadropdownoptionofOpen,Uninstall,PintoStartandPintoTaskBar.YoucanalsoselectontherightsideofthecolumntheLivetileonorLivetileoff.Youcanpickeitherofthetwo.TofindaparticularAppyoucantypeitonthesearchbarandClickEnter.

6.NavigatingUserInterface

TheUserwillbeabletochangetheuserinterfaceaccordingtothedifferentdevicesbeingused.ForthePCandLaptopyouwillbeabletocustomizeAnAppbyselectingOptimizeforkeyboardorselectingoptimizefortouchscreenforthetabsandphones.Thisoptionenablestheusertousethesameappacrossthedevices.

7.VirtualDesktop

Theusercannowhaveaccesstoavirtualdesktop.ClickontheTaskViewbuttonfoundontheTaskBar.Thisdisplaysallopenwindowsandtheusercaneasilyswitchfromonewindowtotheother.Thevirtualdesktopcanalsobeaccessedbyswipingtowardstheleftofthescreenandopenwindowswillbedisplayed.

8.Onlineservices

TheWindowsphonehadthesirilikesearchCortanaandnowthisprogramisavailableonalldevicesonWindows10.Theusercangetaccesstoonlineservicesusingthispersonalassistant.YoucanclickonthesearchboxfoundneartheStartButton,thenyoucantypeorusethevoicesearch.Thevirtualassistantwillthenbringthesearchresultsfoundonlineandyoucanpickthemostsuitablechoice.

9.UsingMultipleDesktops

Theusercannowopenandusemultipledesktops.OpentheTaskViewandClickonAddaDesktop.Thiswillopenanewdesktop.YoucanrepeattheAddadesktoptoaddmoredesktops.Theusercanthenswitchbetweenthedesktops.OpenTaskViewandthevariousthumbnailsofthedesktopswillappear.Clickonthethumbnailofyourchoicetopickaparticulardesktop.TocloseadesktopClicktheXonthethumbnail.Tomovewindowsbetweendesktops,RightClickontheWindowadialogboxwithMoveTowillappearthenyoucanselectwhichdesktoptomoveto.

10.MoveAppsBetweenMultipleDesktops

YoumayfindyouneedtouseaparticularAppononeofyourdesktopsandyoucannowmoveAppsacrossdesktopseasily.OntheTaskBarClickontheTaskViewbutton.SelectthedesktopwiththeAppyouwishtomove.ThenRightClickontheAppandtheoptionMovetowillallowyoutoselectwhichdesktopyouwouldwanttomovetheAppto.

11.ChangingtheColouroftheStartMenu

ChangingthecolorofyourStartMenu,isanaddedfeatureoftheWindows10.RightClickontheDesktop>PersonalizethenClickontheColouriconofyourchoice.

12.AccessingCharmsCommands

IntheWindows8youcouldaccessaCharmsBarthatcouldmaketaskssuchasprintingandsharingmucheasier.TheCharmsBarisnolongeravailableonWindows10buttheusercanstillaccessthecommandsoftheCharmsBarfromtheStartMenu.ClicktheAllAppslinkandopenanApp.ClickontheOptionsButtononthetopleftandaMenuwithalltheoptionsfromtheCharmBarappear.Youcanthensearch,shareorprint.

13.Sharingfilesquickly

TheWindows10offersafasteroptionofsharingyourfilesthroughvariousaccounts.OpenFileExplorerandfindthefileyouwant.SelectthefileandClickonit.OpentheSharingMenubyclickingonShare.TheSharingMenuwillthendisplaydifferentoptionsbasedonthefileyouwanttoshare,theseoptionsinclude:zip,burn,printorfaxfiles.ClicktheSharebuttonandselecttheAppsyouwanttoSharewith.

14.ConfigureShareOptions

AftersharingforseveraltimestheShareMenuwillhavealistfortheAppsyousharethemostwith.Youcanchangethelistofprogramstobedisplayedeachtimeyoushareanitem.GototheSettingsMenu,ClickonSystemandSelectShare.YoucanthenselectordeletefromthelistthefrequentlyusedApps.YoucanalsoturnonandoffsharingfortheAppsonthelist.

15.HowtouseQuickAccess

TheQuickAccessisthelatestversionoffavoritesandyoucanaddyourfileshereanditwillalsoaddthefrequentlyvisitedandviewedfiles.ToaddafiletoQuickAccessfirstselectthefileandRightClickonitandClickonPintoQuickAccess.Alternatively,youcandragthefileanddropittoQuickAccess.ToremoveafilefromQuickAccessfirstfindthefilethenRightClickontheFile.SelectUnpinfromQuickAccesstoremovethefilefromQuickAccess.ThenewQuickAccessaddsthefrequentlyusedfilesautomaticallytoQuickAccessandtheusermayprefersomeofthefilestobesoeasilyaccessible.Theusercanaltertheprivacyofthedocumentstoprotectthem.OpentheFileExplorerandgotoViewcheckontheOptionsbutton.UndertheGeneralTabClickonPrivacyandheretheuserwillfindtheoptionsthatShowrecentlyusedfilesinQuickAccessandShowfrequentlyusedfilesinQuickAccess,uncheckthesetwooptionsandyourprivacywillbeset.Theuseralsohastheoptionofincreasingthesecurityofspecificfilesbymakingsuretheydonotappearonthefrequentlyusedorrecentlyusedlist.OpenQuickAccessandlocatethefolderorfileyouwanthidden.RightclickonthefileandyouwillseetheoptionsHidefromfrequentorHidefromrecenttoremovethosefilesandfoldersfromthelist.

16.EnablingtheHeyCortana

Thisvirtualassistantneedstobeactivatedbeforeitstartsworking.ToactivateclickonthesearchboxintheTaskbar.TheCortanawindowwillcomeupandClickonthelefthandsidetoselectSettingsfromthemenu.Youcanthenclickon“On”toturnonthevoicesettings.

17.DevicesSettings

WhileusingthedevicesitwillbeimportanttoknowwheretocontrolthedevicesconnectedtothelaptoporPC.TheusercanaccessthedevicebygoingtoStartMenu>Settings>Places>Devices.ClickontheDevicestoaccesstheDevicesmenu.Deviceswillconsistoffivedifferentparts:Bluetooth,Connecteddevices,Mouse&touchpad,TypingandAutoplay.

18.Bluetooth

Bluetoothisanimportantfunctionthatyoucanusetosharemediaandinformationbetweencompatibledevices.YoucanclickonBluetoothandfindtheenableddevicesandclicktopairtoshareinformationtoandfro.YoucanalsoclickontheAdvancedBluetoothSettingstofindoutthepropertiesofthedevicescurrentlyconnectedtothelaptoporPC.

19.ConnectedDevices

Theconnecteddevicesshowallofthedevicesphysicallyconnectedtothecomputerandtheseincludemouse,keyboardandprinters.Youcanaddadevicemanuallybyclickingadddeviceafterconnectingittothecomputer.Youcanremovethedevicebyclickingonremovethedeviceifyouwanttoremoveanydevice.

20.Mouse&Touchpad

TheMouseandTouchpadcanbecustomizedontheDeviceSettings.Thentheusercanselectwhichbuttononthemouseshouldbetheprimarybuttonandtheselectionofscreens.MoreadvancedsettingscanbeappliedattheControlpanelandoneoftheoptionsistoselectthedoubleclickspeedofthemouse.

21.Typing

Thisfeaturecanbeusedtoeitherapplyautocorrectoptionsontextortohighlightthemisspeltwords.

22.Autoplay

Autoplayasthenamesuggestsallowstheusertoautomaticallyplayasetofmediaontheremovabledevices.TheusercansetAutoplayonautomaticplay,openfoldertoviewfiles,noactionatallortolettheuserselecttheoptioneachtimethereisanewlyaddeddevice.

23.MicrosoftOfficeRibbons

Theribbonholdsallthetoolsandcommandsofanapplication.TonavigatetheribboninMSOfficeyouclickonthetabofyourchoicefromInsert,PageLayout,References,Mailings,Homeandothers.Thesetabswillhavetoolstocarryouttasks.ForexampleyougototheInserttabtoinsertatable,linksorimages.Tochangethestyleofatabletheuserwillselectthetableandanoptionoftabletoolswillappeartoformatthetable.Theusercanalsogettoaccessalltheoptionsonaribbongroupbyclickingonthearrowattheedgeofaparticulargroup.Thiswill

thendisplaythevariousoptionsinthegroup.

24.CustomizingRibbons

Theuserwillnowbeabletoselectthetoolsandcommandsthatappearontheribbonbasedonthecommandsmostused.ToaddanewtabtotheribbonClickFiletoaccesstheBackstageviewandselectOptionsfromtheleftsideofthelist.IntheOptionsdialogbox,selectCustomizeRibbonthenselectCustomizeandKeyboardshortcutsandclickNewTab.ThenfromtheChoosecommandfromlistchoosethecommandsyouwanttoaddontotheNewTab.ToaddanewgrouptotheribbonClickFiletoaccesstheBackstageViewandselectOptionsandselectCustomizeRibbononthedialogbox.UndercustomizeRibbonandkeyboardshortcutsintheMainTabslistselectadefaultornewlyaddedtabandClickNewGroup,choosethecommandstoaddtothenewgroupandClickOKtoupdate.ForallthenewtabsthatyoucreateintheRibbonyoucannamethemperyourchoice

25.NavigatingGalleries

Galleriesenhancevisualconcepts.Youcangetaquickpreviewoftheeffectonyourpagebymovingthepointeracrossthedifferentoptions.Clicktheshapeyouwanttochange.GotoDrawingTools>FormatTab>ShapeStyles.Clickthearrowshowingmorestylestoopenthefulldisplayofthegallery.IntheShapeStylesGalleryselecttheshapeyouwant.

26.MiniToolbar

TheMSOfficehasnowmadeeditingyourtextfasterbytheadditionoftheMiniToolbar.TousetheMiniToolbar,selectorhighlighttheportionofthetextyouwanttoformat,thentheMiniToolbarwillappearandtheoptionsoffont,Italics,Bold,Underline,aligningthetextorchangingthecolourappear.YoucanclickontheMiniToolbartomakeyourselectionofchanges.

27.BackstageView

TheBackstageviewoffersmoreoptionsthantheFileMenusuchassharingandpublishing.Youcanaccessthebackstageview;clickFileontheupperleftsideofyourdocument.Additionallyyoucanalsoprintfromthebackstageview.ClickonPrintontheBackstageviewandselectanyoftheoptionssuchasPrintPrevieworselectthepagesyouwanttoprint.ToShareDocumentsClickFile,selectfromtheoptionstoSaveandSendandselectthesharingoptions.YoucansendthedocumentsasanIMorshareanapplicationonthedesktopduringanonlinemeeting.ToexittheBackstageviewclickanytabontheribbon.

28.PasteLivePreview

ThePasteLivePreviewofferstheoptiontoformatyourtextbeforeyoupasteit.WhenyoupastematerialthePasteCtrlboxappears.Clickonittoviewalltheoptions.Youcanmovethepointeracrosstheoptionstogetapreview.SomeoftheoptionsthatcomewiththePasteLivePreviewincludeKeepsourceformatting,Usedestinationstyle,Pasteasapicture,Pasteasatextonlyamongotheroptions.TheseoptionsvarydependingontheparticularMSOfficeyouareusing.

29.ApplyingaTemplateonPowerPoint

TherearemanytemplatesyoucanchoosefromtheMSPowerPointtoaddtoyourpresentationandnowyouhavetheoptionofgoingonlineonOffice.comtoaccessmoretemplates.OpenFileClickNew,selectAvailableTemplatesandThemesandhereyoucanpickRecentTemplatesandthenClickCreate.ForpreviouslyusedandpreferredtemplatesclickMyTemplates.TofindatemplateonlineClickOffice.comTemplatesandyoucanchoosefromavarietyavailableonline.ThenselectDownloadtogetthetemplateonyourdevice.

30.ConvertPowerPointtoVideo

Theuserisnowabletoturnpresentationsintovideo.LaunchthePowerPoint2010,ClicktheOfficebutton>Share>CreateaVideo.

31.AddingYouTubeVideostoPowerPoint

WhenmakingyourpresentationsyoumaywanttorefertoaparticularYouTubevideo.TherearetwowaysausercanincorporatevideosfromYouTubebyeitherusingVideoFromOnlineVideoSiteorusingauthorStream.ToaddavideousingtheVideoFromOnlineVideoSitegotoInsert,ClickVideoandselecttheVideoFromOnlineVideoSite.Thenyouwillgetawindowforyoutoembedthecodeofthevideo.AfterembeddingthecodeclickInsert.Thenyouwillhavetheoptionsofresizingthevideoavailedtoyou.Thevideowillonlyplayduringtheslideshowbutyoucantestitpriortothepresentation.ThesecondmethodofaddingvideosisbyusingathirdpartysiteinthiscaseauthorStreamaddin.TousethismethodInstalltheAuthorStreamandthenaddanewauthorStreamtabandthenClickInsertbyURL.AddtheYouTubevideoURL;pressPreviewandClickInsertInSlide.TheuserwillthereforehavebothoptionstoaddYouTubeVideostothePowerPointPresentation.

32.CapturingScreen

Togetsharecertaininformationyoumayneedtotakescreenshotsofthepage.TheWindows10offersaninbuiltscreencapturetoolsoyoutheuserdoesnothaveto

downloadanapptotakescreenshots.ClickonInsertandthenselecttheScreenshotOptiontotakeascreenshotofanypartofthescreen.

33.DataBarsExcel

LaunchtheExcel2010andcreateanewdatasheetoryoucanopenapre-existingdatasheet.Toaddadatabarselectthedatayouwanttoset.ClickontheHomeTab,ClickConditionalFormatting,gototheDataBarsmenu,Clickmorerulestocustomize.SelecttheNewFormattingRuledialogandselectRuleTypeandselectthebestruleforyourdata.UsetheMinimumandMaximumtypetosetthesizeofyourdata.UsetheBarAppearancetoselectthecolourtypeandbordersforthedifferentcells.

34.WhatsApponDesktop

TheWhatsAppwebisnowavailableonWindows10eventhoughyouhavetohavethephoneonwhatsapptoaccessmessagesatthesametime.LaunchtheWhatsApponyourphoneandmakesureitisthelatestversionandthenClickonMoreandselecttheWhatsAppWeb.ScantheQRcodeontheWhatsAppwebinterfacetosignintoyourdesktop.Thentheconversationswillbesynched.Whensendingfilesusingthebrowserclickonattachmenttoselectthemediayouwanttosend.YoucanavoidsigningineachtimeyouusethebrowserbyselectingtheOptionKeepmesignedinthoughforsecuritypurposesyoucanClickLogouteachtimeyouaredonewiththeWhatsAppWeb.

35.DisablingtheLoginScreen

EachtimeyoustartWindowsyourloginaccountisalwaysapresentfeaturebeforeyoustartanyworkonyourPCorLaptop.Theloginscreenwouldbeunnecessaryifyoudonothavesensitivematerialandhere’showtoremovetheloginscreen.GototheControlPanelandopentheUseraccountswindow.UnchecktheUsersmustenterausernameandpasswordtousethiscomputer.IfyouhavemultipleaccountsclickonthespecificaccountyouwouldliketodisabletheloginscreenandthenclickApply.Thenrestartyoursystemandyouwillnoticeyouwillnothavetoinputausernameorpassword.