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Windows 8 For Dummies, Dell Pocket Edition
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✓ To cycle through your currently running apps,
hold down the
key and press Tab. The same
bar you see in Figure 1-8 appears along the left
edge. Each time you press Tab, you select
another app. When you select the app you want,
let go of the
key, and the app fills the screen.
✓ You can view your most-recently-used apps
whether you’re working on the Windows desk-
top or on the new Start screen. From the desk-
top, point your mouse at the screen’s
bottom-left corner, slide the mouse up the
screen’s left edge, and then click the app you
want to revisit.
✓ After you close an app in Step 4, the bar listing
your running apps stays onscreen. You can then
close other apps by right-clicking them and
choosing Close, as well.
✓ To close an app you’re currently working on,
point your mouse at the screen’s top edge.
When the mouse pointer turns into a hand, hold
down your mouse button and drag the app
toward the screen’s bottom. When your mouse
reaches the screen’s bottom edge, you’ve
closed the app. (This trick works on the desk-
top, as well.)
Finding a Start screen app or program
You can scroll through the Start screen until your
eagle-eyes spot the tile you need, and then you can
pounce on it with a quick mouse click or finger tap.
But when the thrill of the hunt wanes, Windows 8
offers several shortcuts for finding apps and pro-
grams hidden inside a tile-stuffed Start screen.
When searching for a particularly elusive app or
program, try these tricks:
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