Technical information

Windows 8 For Dummies, Dell Pocket Edition
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Windows 8 about your Facebook account, for exam-
ple, and Windows 8 automatically stuffs your
Facebook friends’ information into the People app,
adds birthdays and appointments to your Calendar
app, and sets up your Mail and Messaging apps.
Adding Your Social Accounts
to Windows 8
For years, you’ve heard people say, “Never tell
anybody your user account name and pass-
word.” Now, it seems Windows 8 wants you to
break that rule. When you first open your
People, Mail, or Messaging app, Windows 8 asks
you to enter your account names and pass-
words from Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn,
Hotmail, and other services.
It’s not as scary as you think. Microsoft and the other
networks have agreed to share your information, only if
you approve it. And should you approve it, Windows
connects to your social network — Facebook, for exam-
ple — where you can tell Facebook it’s okay to share
your information with the People app in Windows 8.
Frankly, approving the information swap is a huge
timesaver. When you link those accounts to Windows
8, your computer signs in to each service, imports your
friends’ contact information, and stocks your apps.
To fill in Windows 8 about your online social life,
follow these steps:
1. From the Start screen, open the Mail app.
The tile-filled Start screen, covered in Chapter 1,
appears when you first turn on your computer. If
it’s not onscreen, fetch it with these steps:
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