User's Manual

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1
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Swiping in from the left edge can:
• Bring in and open an app currently
running in the background.
If there is more than one currently open
app, you can:
• Swipe in from the left to bring in an app
and, without lifting your finger, push
that app quickly back off the left edge of
the screen. This displays a list of the
apps currently running in the
background.
Swiping in from the right edge of the screen
displays the charms.
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Frequently used gestures Tasks performed