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MODULE 2
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Microsoft Windows 8
Navigating around Windows
Managing Files and Folders
Working with Windows Settings,
Accessories, Security, and Help© Paradigm Publishing, Inc.
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows
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Windows 8 is an operating system The operating system performs basic tasks,
including:– recognizing input from the keyboard and the mouse
(or from the touch screen)– sending output to the monitor– keeping track of saved files and folders– controlling disk drives and printers
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Understanding How Windows Interacts with Applications An app, such as Microsoft
Word, interacts with the operating system to execute many of its commands, including opening and saving a file
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Getting Started with Windows Microsoft chose the term windows to describe
the graphical user interface (GUI) that it developed for use on personal computers
The Start button has been replaced by the Start screen
The icons have been replaced by tiles You can simply go to the Start screen and begin
typing the name of what you need The new user interface is touch-friendly
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Managing Files and Folders Your computer’s operating system provides the
tools for organizing files into folders and for copying, moving, or deleting files and folders
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Changing Settings and Using Accessories Windows 8 offers a Control Panel component
where you can add or remove printers and other hardware devices
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Changing Settings and Using Accessories…continued
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Using a Touch Screen Key touch screen interactions include:
– Tap. Tap the screen once– Press and hold. Press on the screen for a couple of
seconds– Pinch. Touch the screen with two or more fingers
spread apart and move them toward one another– Stretch. Touch the screen with two or more fingers
close together and move them apart
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Guidelines for Using the Power of Windows…continued
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Using a Touch Screen…continued– Rotate. Touch the screen with two or more fingers
and turn your hand– Slide. Touch the screen and drag to the left, right, up,
or down– Move. Press an image or text area and drag it from
one part of the screen to another– Swipe. Use a quick, short movement to swipe in from
the edge of the screen
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Navigating around Windows
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Skills You Learn1. Start and sign in to Windows2. Open and close apps with tiles3. Open and close apps without tiles4. Explore the desktop5. Work with tools on the Taskbar6. Open and close programs7. Manipulate windows8. Move among open windows9. Work with menus, toolbars, and ribbons
10. Use keyboard shortcuts11. Make selections in dialog boxes12. Shut down or put Windows to sleep
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Skill 1 Steps: Start and Sign In to Windows
1. Turn on your computer
2. Press any key or click anywhere in the Lock screen to go to the Sign-in screen
3. Type your password and then press Enter
4. Move the mouse pointer to the upper right corner of the screen
5. Move the pointer down and click the Settings charm to open the Settings pane
6. Position the mouse pointer in a blank area of the Start screen and click
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Skill 1 Steps…continued
7. Click your account picture, review the options, and then click in a blank area of the Start screen to close the drop-down menu
8. Right-click in a blank area of the Start screen to open the Windows toolbar
9. Click the All apps icon in the Windows toolbar to display the Apps screen
10. Right-click in a blank area of the Apps screen
11. Click the All apps icon to return to the Start screen
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Skill 1 Visual: Start and Sign In to Windows
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Move the mouse pointer to the upper right corner of the screen to display the Charms bar.
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Skill 1 Visual…continued
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Click the All apps icon to return to the Start screen.
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Skill 2 Steps: Open and Close Apps with Tiles
1. From the Start screen, click the Internet Explorer tile
2. Press the Windows key ( ) to return to the Start screen
3. Click the Weather tile to open the Weather app in a new window
4. Click the News tile to open the News app in another new window
5. Move the mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the screen
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Skill 2 Steps…continued
6. Click the Weather thumbnail to return to the Weather app
7. Move the mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the screen and then move it down the left edge of the screen until you see the thumbnails for Internet Explorer and News
8. Move the mouse pointer outside the thumbnail pane to close the pane
9. Repeat Step 7 to reopen the thumbnail pane
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Skill 2 Steps…continued
10. Click the Internet Explorer thumbnail to switch to that app
11. Move the mouse pointer up to the top of the Internet Explorer window until the pointer changes to a hand
12. Click your mouse button and drag down until the Internet Explorer window restores down
13. Using the technique in Steps 11 and 12, close the Weather and News apps
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Skill 2 Visual…continued
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Click the Internet Explorer thumbnail to switch to that app.
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Snapping an App The Snap feature docs an app window on the left
or right of your screen Follow these steps to snap an app:
– from the Start screen, click the Weather tile to open the Weather app
– Return to the Start screen and open the News app– Move the mouse pointer to the top edge of the News
window until it turns into a hand and then click and drag the window to the left or right edge of the screen until it collapses
– Open the collapsed window by double-clicking the vertical ellipses ( ) on its right edge
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Using Tabbed Browsing Some apps, like Internet Explorer, offer tabbed
browsing All open tabs display in a thumbnail view at the
top of the screen when you right-click in a blank area of the screen
To navigate to an open tab, click its thumbnail To close an open tab, click the Close button on
the thumbnail
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Skill 3 Steps: Open and Close Apps without Tiles
1. Open the Start screen and move the mouse pointer to the upper right corner of the screen to display the Charms bar
2. Click the Search charm
3. Type word in the search box
4. Click WordPad in the Apps results list to open that application
5. Press the Windows key
6. From the Start screen, begin to type paint
7. Click Paint in the Apps results list
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Skill 3 Steps…continued
8. Press the Windows key
9. Right-click in a blank area and then click the All apps icon on the Windows toolbar
10. Click File Explorer in the Windows System group
11. Click the Paint button on the Windows Taskbar
12. Click the Close button in the Paint window
13. Right-click the WordPad button on the Taskbar and then click Close window
14. Use the technique described in Step 13 to close File Explorer
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Skill 3 Visual: Open and Close Apps without Tiles
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Type word in the search box.
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Comparing Apps in the Windows 8 User Interface versus the Desktop Interface The new interface, sometimes referred to as the
Modern UI, is seen on the Windows 8 Start screen On the Start screen, apps are represented by tiles
that you tap or click to open In apps opened from the Start screen, content is
displayed in a full screen, with features and tools hidden until you need them
To find new Windows 8 apps, click or tap the Store tile on the Start screen to open the Windows Store
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Skill 4 Steps: Explore the Desktop
1. From the Start screen, click the Desktop tile
2. Move the mouse pointer to the lower left corner of the screen until the Start thumbnail appears
3. Click the Start thumbnail to return to the Start screen and then click the Desktop tile to return to the desktop
4. Move the mouse pointer across the Taskbar to the notification area icons on the right
5. Move the mouse pointer to the upper right corner of the screen to display the Charms bar
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Skill 4 Steps…continued
6. Move the mouse pointer away from the Charms bar to hide the bar
7. Move the mouse pointer over the Recycle Bin icon and then right-click the Recycle Bin icon
8. Do not click the Pin to Start option
9. Click in a blank area of the desktop to close the shortcut menu
10. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon
11. Click the Close button to close the Recycle Bin window
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Skill 4 Visual: Explore the Desktop
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Move the mouse pointer to the lower left corner of the screen until the Start thumbnail appears.
Recycle Bin icon
notification area
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Skill 5 Steps: Work with Tools on the Taskbar
1. Press the Windows key to open the Start screen
2. Click the Desktop tile to open the desktop
3. Click the pinned File Explorer button on the Taskbar to open the File Explorer window
4. Click the Close button in the Libraries window
5. Click the Speaker icon in the notification area on the Taskbar
6. Click the speaker volume control lever, hold down the mouse button, drag the lever, and then release the mouse button
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Skill 5 Steps…continued
7. Click the Action Center icon in the notification area on the Taskbar
8. Review the information in the Action Center by clicking the Open Action Center link
9. Close the Action Center window by clicking the Close button
10. Click the current time and date in the Taskbar to display the calendar and clock
11. Click a blank area of the desktop to close the calendar and clock
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Skill 5 Visual: Work with Tools on the Taskbar
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Click the Action Center icon in the notification area on the Taskbar.
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Changing Notification Area Icons To avoid clutter, display only those icons you
want visible at all times Keep the rest of the icons in the overflow area,
which you can display by clicking the Show Hidden Icons button at the left of the Action Center icon
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Skill 6 Steps: Open and Close Programs
1. Open the Start screen and click the Word 2013 tile to start the Word 2013 application and display the Word 2013 button in the Windows Taskbar
2. Click the Internet Explorer button on the Taskbar
3. Right-click in a blank area of the Taskbar and then click Show the desktop to display the desktop
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Skill 6 Steps…continued
4. Move the pointer over the Word button on the Taskbar to display a live preview thumbnail
5. Click the thumbnail to open the Word window
6. Click the Close button to close Word 2013 and return to the desktop
7. Hover the pointer over the Internet Explorer button on the Taskbar to display the live preview thumbnail
8. Hover the mouse pointer over the thumbnail and click the Close button that displays in the top right corner
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Skill 6 Visual: Open and Close Programs
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Move the pointer over the Word button on the Taskbar to display a live preview thumbnail.
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Using Jump Lists You can open a Jump List from the Taskbar For example:
– right-click the Internet Explorer button on the Taskbar to display a list of frequently visited websites
– or right-click the Outlook button on the Taskbar to display a list of Outlook tasks, such as New Contact
Open a Jump List item by clicking it
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Skill 7 Steps: Manipulate Windows
1. From the Start screen, click the Desktop tile and then click the Internet Explorer button
2. Click the Minimize button to reduce the window to a button on the Taskbar
3. Click the Internet Explorer button on the Taskbar to redisplay the window
4. If the window does not currently fill the entire screen, click the Maximize button to enlarge the window size
5. Click the Restore Down button to reduce the size of the window
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Skill 7 Steps…continued
6. Click the Title bar and hold down the mouse button while you drag to move the window
7. Place your mouse pointer on the right window border and reduce the size of the window by clicking the window border and dragging
8. Place your mouse pointer on the bottom border of the window and reduce the size of the window by clicking the window border and dragging upward
9. Click the Maximize button
10. Click the Close button
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Skill 7 Visual: Manipulate Windows
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Click the Title bar and hold down the mouse button while you drag to move the window.
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Switching between Windows in the Windows User Interface From any open window, press Ctrl + Alt + Tab to
see a bar displaying thumbnails of all the open windows on your computer
Hover your mouse pointer over each thumbnail to see the full open window displayed behind the thumbnail bar
Click a thumbnail to stay on a window and close the thumbnail bar
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Skill 8 Steps: Move among Open Windows
1. From the desktop, click the Internet Explorer button
2. Click the File Explorer button on the Taskbar to display your Libraries
3. Right-click in a blank area of the Taskbar to display the shortcut menu
4. Click Cascade windows to display the windows in a cascade arrangement
5. Right-click in a blank area of the Taskbar to display the shortcut menu
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Skill 8 Steps…continued
6. Click Show windows side by side to display the windows in a side-by-side arrangement
7. Click the Maximize button in the Internet Explorer window
8. Click the Close button to close the Internet Explorer window
9. Right-click the File Explorer button on the Taskbar to display the shortcut menu
10. Click Close window to close the Libraries window
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Skill 8 Visual: Move among Open Windows
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Click Cascade windows to display the windows in a cascade arrangement.
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Shaking Windows To experiment with the Shake feature:
– open at least three windows and use the Restore Down button to reduce the size of all three windows
– click one of the windows and then drag that window from side to side quickly
– all of the open windows minimize except the one you are “shaking”
This feature provides a quick way to minimize multiple windows
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Skill 9 Steps: Work with Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons
1. From the desktop, click the File Explorer button
2. Click the View tab in the ribbon and then click the Sort by button to see its drop-down list
3. Click the Close button
4. Open the Start screen by pointing to the upper right corner and then clicking the Start charm
5. Display the Charms bar again, click the Search charm, type notepad in the search box, and then click Notepad from the Apps results list
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Skill 9 Steps…continued
6. Click the File button to display the File menu
7. Click Open to display the Open dialog box and then click the Cancel button
8. Click the Format button to display the Format menu
9. If there is not a check mark next to Word Wrap, click the Word Wrap option
10. Click the Format button
11. Click the Close button to close the Notepad window
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Skill 9 Visual: Work with Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons
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Click the File button to display the File menu, and then click Open to display the Open dialog box.
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Using Toolbars Certain toolbars are turned on by default and
others can be turned on by the user Right-click a toolbar to see the other available
toolbars you can display Check marks display next to the names of the
toolbars that are turned on and displayed
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Skill 10 Steps: Use Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Display the Charms bar, click the Search charm, type notepad, and then click Notepad
2. Press the Alt key to activate the menu bar
3. Press the F key to display the File menu
4. Press Alt + F4 to close the Notepad window
5. Display the Charms bar, click the Search charm, type help in the search box, and then click Help and Support in the Apps results list
6. Press the Tab key
7. Press Alt + F4 to close the window
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Skill 10 Visual: Use Keyboard Shortcuts
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Press Enter to select this link.
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Trying More Keyboard Shortcuts Win + C (Display the Charms bar) Win + I (Open the Settings pane) Win + X (Open a shortcut menu for accessing
File Explorer, Search, Desktop, and more) Ctrl + Alt + Del (Lock the computer, switch
users, sign out, or access the Task Manager)
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Memorizing Your Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts Memorizing common keyboard shortcuts can
save you time and increase your productivity To learn more, display the Windows Help and
Support window and type keyboard shortcuts in the search box
After pressing Enter, click one of the result links to research keyboard shortcuts that could help you become more efficient
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Skill 11 Steps: Make Selections in Dialog Boxes
1. From the desktop, open Notepad
2. Type your first name
3. Click the Format button to display the Format menu
4. Click Font to display the Font dialog box
5. Click 18 in the Size list box
6. Click Bold in the Font style list box
7. Click OK
8. Click the File button to display the File menu
9. Click Print to display the Print dialog box
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Skill 11 Steps…continued
10. Click the Print to file check box
11. Click the up arrow next to the Number of copies measurement box
12. Click the down arrow next to the Number of copies measurement box
13. Double-click the number in the Number of copies measurement box to select it and then type 5
14. Click the Cancel button to close the dialog box without printing
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Skill 11 Visual: Make Selections in Dialog Boxes
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Make the desired changes in the Font dialog box.
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Skill 12 Steps: Shut Down or Put Windows to Sleep
1. Click the Settings charm
2. Click the Power button and then click Sleep
3. Wait 30 seconds or more and then press Enter to wake up the computer
4. Press any key to display the Sign-in screen
5. Type your password in the Password text box and then press Enter
6. Click your user name and then click Sign out
7. Press the Enter key, click the Power button, and then click Shut down
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Skill 12 Visual: Shut Down or Put Windows to Sleep
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Click the Power button, and then click Sleep.
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Restarting versus Shutting Down You can restart the computer
– either by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete– or by selecting Restart from the Power icon in the
Settings panel on the Charms bar (if available)
Restart, sometimes called reboot, closes Windows, powers off, and then repowers the computer and reopens Windows
Shut down closes Windows and powers off the computer