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Windows 8

Windows 8. Greatest Search Tool YET!. T ype 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.

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Windows 8

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  1. Windows 8

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Shut Down • Move cursor to bottom right corner. Click Settings. • Hold down Windows + 1. • Ctrl + Alt + Del • On desktop, click Alt + F4

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. Windows 8 Shortcuts More app shortcuts! http://software4uu.com/keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-8/

  16. 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.

  17. Intelligent Screengrabs • Press PrtSc. • Automatically goes to My Pictures or • Dropbox or • Skydrive

  18. 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.

  19. Personalize • From the Start Screen, type personalize. • Personalize • Pictures and colors on desktop • Sounds • Screensaver

  20. 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.

  21. Limited Bandwidth? • If you are worried about bandwidth, you can: • Turn live tiles off. • Set your wireless connection as a metered connection.

  22. 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.

  23. Have Fun Too! • Create radio stations using the music app. • Search the Store to see what’s new. • Play Xbox games.

  24. Visit TBTEA.org

  25. Mountain-Plains Business Education • Summer 2014 Conference comes to Texas Hilton Garden DFW South Irving, Texas June 18-21, 2014

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