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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................1
Chapter 1: The New Start Screen ...................5
What’s New in Windows 8? ............................................. 5
Starting Windows 8 .......................................................... 8
Figuring Out the New Start Screen in Windows 8....... 17
Exiting from Windows .................................................... 30
Chapter 2: The Traditional Desktop ................31
Finding the Desktop ....................................................... 31
Touching the Desktop on a Touchscreen ................... 33
Working with the Desktop ............................................. 34
Bellying Up to the Taskbar ............................................ 46
Chapter 3: Storage: Internal, External,
and in the Sky ................................51
Browsing the File Explorer ............................................ 52
Getting the Lowdown on Folders and Libraries ......... 54
Peering into Your Drives, Folders, and Libraries ....... 55
Creating a New Folder .................................................... 58
Renaming a File or Folder .............................................. 59
Selecting Bunches of Files or Folders .......................... 60
Getting Rid of a File or Folder ....................................... 61
Copying or Moving Files and Folders .......................... 62
Writing to CDs and DVDs ............................................... 64
Working with Flash Drives and Memory Cards .......... 69
SkyDrive: Your Cubbyhole in the Clouds .................... 70
Chapter 4: Working with Apps .....................75
Starting a Program or App ............................................ 75
Adding and Deleting Apps ............................................. 79
Updating Your Apps ....................................................... 82
Finding Currently Running Start Screen Apps ............ 83
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