Synopses & Reviews
A practical guide for visual learners eager to get started with Windows 8If you learn more quickly when you can see how things are done, this Visual guide is the easiest way to get up and running on Windows 8. It covers more than 150 essential Windows tasks, using full-color screen shots and step-by-step instructions to show you just what to do. Learn your way around the interface and how to install programs, set up user accounts, play music and other media files, download photos from your digital camera, go online, set up and secure an e-mail account, and much more.
- The tried-and-true format for visual learners, using step-by-step instructions illustrated with full-color screen shots to show exactly how things are done
- More than 600,000 copies of previous Teach Yourself VISUALLY books on Windows have been sold
- Shows how to perform more than 150 Windows 8 tasks, including working with files, digital images, and media; customizing Windows; optimizing performance; and sharing a computer with multiple users
- Covers installing and repairing applications, system maintenance, setting up password-protected accounts, downloading photos to your computer, and managing media files
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 8 is the fastest, easiest way for visual learners to get going with the newest version of Windows.
Synopsis
Updated to cover the latest release of Windows and show users how to use the best of the newest features. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 8 teaches readers the basics (and beyond) of Windows 8 in the familiar style of the popular Teach Yourself VISUALLY series: straightforward, step-by-step instructions, with each step illustrated by a full-color screen shot, and each task adorned with beautiful illustrations. This book covers the essential tasks users need to know about Windows 8, including installing and repairing programs; maintaining your system; setting up password-protected accounts; loading images from a digital camera; playing music and other media files; securing Internet and e-mail accounts; and much more. Succinct explanations walk readers through over 150 Windows tasks and this book will have minimal crossover with Visual Quick Tips in order to address the more introductory Windows user's needs.
Synopsis
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 Windows 8 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Windows 8 in no time.
You'll learn to:
- Install and launch apps
- Set up an Internet connection
- Use the Windows 8 apps
- Work with images and music files
- Secure and customize Windows 8
Designed for visual learners
- Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
- Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
- Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
- Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows 8
Chapter 2 Launching and Working with Apps
Chapter 3 Getting Connected to the Internet
Chapter 4 Using the Windows 8 Apps
Chapter 5 Surfing the World Wide Web
Chapter 6 Working with E-Mail and Calendars
Chapter 7 Working with Images
Chapter 8 Playing Music and Other Media
Understanding Documents
Chapter 9 Creating and Editing Documents
Chapter 10 Working with Files
Chapter 11 Sharing Your Computer
Chapter 12 Implementing Security
Chapter 13 Customizing Windows 8
Chapter 14 Maintaining Windows 8
Index