Synopses & Reviews
Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Windows 8! Here’s WHAT you’ll learn:
- Run your apps, and manage your calendar and contacts
- Explore the web, and send and receive email and messages
- Organize your files on the PC and in the cloud with Microsoft SkyDrive
- View, share, and store your own photos and videos
- Play games, manage your music, and watch movies
- Use maps to find directions and set your location
Here’s HOW you’ll learn it:
- Jump in wherever you need answers
- Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
- Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
- Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away
About the Author
Nancy Muir is the Vice President of Content and Curriculum for Look Both Ways Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to helping people of all ages stay safer online. She is also the author of more than fifty books on technology topics, including Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 Plain & Simple and the bestselling Computers For Seniors For Dummies from Wiley Publishing. Over the years, Nancy has worked in the software and book publishing industries as well as academia, and has served as a consultant to major technology companies.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorChapter 1: About This BookChapter 2: Meet the Windows 8 InterfaceChapter 3: Providing InputChapter 4: Working with Basic Windows SettingsChapter 5: Customizing the Appearance of WindowsChapter 6: Working with Users and PrivacyChapter 7: Working with Accessibility SettingsChapter 8: SearchingChapter 9: Working with AppsChapter 10: File ManagementChapter 11: Sharing Settings and FilesChapter 12: Going Online with Internet Explorer 10Chapter 13: Using Mail and MessagingChapter 14: Buying Apps at the Windows StoreChapter 15: Managing People and TimeChapter 16: Using the Maps AppChapter 17: Getting VisualChapter 18: Playing MusicChapter 19: Working with Devices and NetworksChapter 20: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your ComputerUpgrading to Windows 8Keyboard ShortcutsGetting HelpGlossary