Windows 8 all-in-one for dummies
Ten minibooks in one great resource will get you fully up to speed on Windows 8 Promising an updated user interface, new application to today's mobile world, and increased connection to data and services that live in the cloud, Windows 8 will have new features and perks you'll want to sta...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | --For dummies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628605206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Windows 8 All-in-One For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; What You Don't Have to Read; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions; Icons; Where to Go from Here; Book I: Starting Windows 8; Chapter 1: Windows 8 4 N00bs; Hardware and Software; Why Do PCs Have to Run Windows?; A Terminology Survival Kit; What, Exactly, Is the Web?; Buying a Windows 8 Computer; Chapter 2: Windows 8 for the Experienced; What's New for the XP Crowd; What's New for Windows 7 and Vista Victims
- What's New for All of WindowsDo You Need Windows 8?; Chapter 3: Which Version?; Roll an 8 - Any 8; Choosing 32-Bit versus 64-Bit; Chapter 4: Upgrades and Clean Installs; Deciding Whether to Upgrade Your Old PC; Choosing Your Upgrade Path; Cleaning the Gunk Off New PCs; What If the Wheels Fall Off?; Book II: Personalizing Windows; Chapter 1: Getting around Windows; Windows' Jekyll and Hyde Personality; Navigating around a Touchscreen; Navigating with a Mouse and Keyboard; Keying Keyboard Shortcuts; Working with the App Bar; Shutting Down Apps; How Do You Turn This Thing Off?
- Chapter 2: Changing the Lock and Logon ScreensWorking with the Lock Screen; Logging In Uniquely; Chapter 3: Working with Charms and Notifications; Bringing on the Charms; Setting and Responding to Notifications; Chapter 4: Controlling Users; Why You Need Separate User Accounts; Choosing Account Types; What's Good and Bad about Microsoft Accounts; Adding Users; Enabling the Guest Account; Changing Accounts; Switching Users; Chapter 5: Microsoft Account: To Sync or Not to Sync?; What, Exactly, Is a Microsoft Account?; Deciding Whether You Want a Microsoft Account; Setting Up a Microsoft Account
- Taking Care of Your Microsoft AccountControlling Sync; Chapter 6: Privacy Control; Why You Should Be Concerned; Knowing What Connections Windows Prefers; Controlling Location Tracking; Minimizing Privacy Intrusion; Book III: Navigating the Start Screen; Chapter 1: Controlling the Start Screen; Touring the Start Screen; Changing Tiles on the Start Screen; Changing the Start Screen Background; Organizing Your Start Screen; Working with Tiled Snap; Chapter 2: Searching in and with the Start Screen; General Approaches to Searching; Searching for Programs/Apps; Searching for Settings
- Searching for FilesSearching for Other Tiled Things; Removing Apps from the Search List; Chapter 3: Sharing Among Tiled Apps; Sharing the Easy Way; Stepping Through a Photo Share; What Can You Share?; Controlling Share; Chapter 4: Settings, Settings, More Settings, and Devices; Using the Settings Charm; Changing PC Settings; Touring the Start Screen Settings; Doing the Devices Charm; Chapter 5: Taking Control of the Windows Store; Checking Out What a Tiled App Can Do; Browsing the Windows Store; Searching the Windows Store; Adjusting Your Store Accounts and Preferences
- Chapter 6: How Do I Turn Off This Thing?
