User Guide

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To go to Start:
 Touch. Press the Windows button on the touchscreen, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen
and tap Start.
 Keyboard. Press the Windows logo key on your keyboard.
 Mouse. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Open apps
 Touch or mouse. Tap or click an app tile on the Start screen. Or, tap or click the Search button next
to your account picture and enter an app name.
 Keyboard. Go to Start and enter an app name (such as Word or OneDrive).
You can see all your apps by swiping up from the center of the Start screen. Or, if you’re using a mouse, click the
arrow in the lower left corner of the screen.
Switch between open apps
You can switch between open apps by swiping in from the left edge
of the screen. You can keep swiping, and each time you’ll switch to
another app.
More about this in the Use apps and programs section.
App commands: Where are they?
Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen, or down from the top
edge.