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Chapter 1: The New Start Screen

eager to impart a little humanity to your computer,

calls it a Charms bar.

Shown in Figure 1-9, the Charms bar’s five icons, or

charms, list things you can do with your currently

viewed screen. For example, when you’re gazing at a

website you want a friend to see, fetch the Charms

bar, choose Share, and choose the friend who should

see it. Off it goes to your friend’s eyeballs.

Figure 1-9: The Charms bar in Windows 8 contains handy

icons for performing common tasks.

The Charms bar can be summoned from anywhere

within Windows 8, whether you’re on the Start

screen, the Windows desktop, and even from within

apps and desktop programs.

But no matter what part of Windows 8 you’re working

with, you can summon the Charms bar using a mouse,

keyboard, or touchscreen by following these steps:

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