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Windows 8 For Tablets For Dummies®

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

How to Use This Book

And What About You?

How Did Microsoft Change Windows 8?

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Getting Started with Windows 8 Tablets

Part II: Connecting, Playing, and Working

Part III: Media

Part IV: Tweaks

Part V: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Getting Started with Windows 8 For Tablets

Chapter 1: Understanding Windows 8 Tablets

Choosing a Tablet over a Laptop

Deciding on a Windows 8 Tablet Instead of an iPad

Choosing the Right Windows 8 Tablet

Windows RT tablets

Windows 8 Tablets

Understanding hybrid tablets

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Tablet

Identifying Your Tablet’s Parts

Buttons

Ports

Sensors

Turning On Your Tablet

Unlocking the Lock Screen

Creating a Microsoft Account and Signing In

Chapter 3: Touching, Typing, and Drawing on Your Tablet

Controlling a Touchscreen with Your Fingers

Tap

Double-tap

Press and hold

Pinch and/or stretch

Slide

Rotate

Swipe

Typing on a Glass Keyboard

Summoning the main keyboard

Typing with the Thumb keyboard

Handwriting

Standard keyboard

Speeding Up Your Typing

Adjusting your keyboard’s settings

Typing special characters

Typing smilies (emoticons)

Predictive typing

Editing Text

Typing on a Detachable Keyboard

Drawing and Writing with a Stylus

Calibrating your stylus

Converting handwriting to text

Correcting handwritten mistakes

Writing in Windows Journal

Chapter 4: Navigating the Windows Start Screen

Windows 8’s New Start Screen

Opening, Closing, and Switching Between Apps

Opening an app

Closing an app

Switching between apps

Installing and uninstalling an app

Understanding the Charms Bar

Search

Share

Start

Devices

Settings

Organizing the Start Screen

Choosing Files with the File Picker

Using the Start Screen with a Mouse and Keyboard

Chapter 5: Visiting the Windows Desktop

Setting Up Camp on the Desktop

Making the Desktop Friendlier to Fingers

Enlarging the desktop’s menus

Turn on the Ribbon menu

Managing Files and Folders by Touch with File Explorer

Selecting files and folders with a fingertip

Copying or moving files and folders

Launching Desktop Programs

Basic Window Mechanics

Snapping an App Alongside the Desktop

The Desktop’s Hidden Power Menu

Part II: Connecting, Playing, and Working

Chapter 6: Connecting to the Internet, Printers, Monitors, Storage, and More

Connecting to the Internet

Connecting to wireless networks

Connecting to a wired or dial-up connection

Buying a data plan for your tablet

Connecting to a smartphone or portable hotspot

Disconnecting for airplane mode

Connecting to Networked PCs

Connecting to a Printer

Connecting to Portable Accessories

Connecting to a USB hub

Connecting a mouse or keyboard

Connecting Bluetooth accessories

Connecting a digital camera and importing your photos

Connecting a TV tuner

Connecting to a Monitor, HDTV, or Digital Projector

Connecting your tablet to a monitor

Windows 8’s four different ways of using an attached monitor

Making your monitor recognize your tablet

Connecting to external speakers or a home stereo

Adding Portable Storage

Connecting to built-in memory cards

Connecting to portable hard drives

Connecting to flash drives for file transfers

Connecting to the Cloud with SkyDrive

Installing SkyDrive for Windows and uploading files to SkyDrive

Downloading files with the SkyDrive app

Chapter 7: Visiting Websites

Opening the Start Screen’s Internet Explorer App

Open the Start screen browser’s menus

Navigating a website with your fingers or with a mouse

Visiting websites

Managing several sites in tabs

Making sites available with one tap

Sharing sites and their information

Downloading files

Changing settings

Sending a site to the desktop’s browser

The Desktop’s Browser

Setting your home page

Removing unwanted sites from Browsing History

Chapter 8: Keeping in Touch Through the Mail, People, Calendar, and Messaging Apps

Adding Your Social Accounts to Windows 8

Sending and Receiving E-Mail

Switching between the Mail app’s accounts, folders, and e-mail

Composing and sending an e-mail

Reading an e-mail

Sending and receiving files through e-mail

Managing Your Contacts in the People App

Adding contacts

Adding easy access to favorite people

Deleting or editing contacts

Managing Appointments in Calendar

Sending Messages with the Messaging App

Chapter 9: Working with Apps and Programs

Making the Most of Windows 8’s Apps

Customizing apps to meet your needs

Organizing your apps

Downloading new apps from the Windows Store

Updating your apps

Uninstalling or changing an app

Installing Desktop Programs

Uninstalling a Desktop Program

Chapter 10: Working in Microsoft Office

Opening, Saving, and Printing in Office 2013 RT

Opening a document

Starting from a template

Saving your work

Printing your document

Taking Notes with OneNote

Part III: Media

Chapter 11: Photos and Video

Snapping Photos or Videos

Viewing Photos

Sharing or Printing Photos

Watching Movies

Chapter 12: Listening to Music

Listening to Music through the Xbox Music Pass

Listening to Your Own Music

Part IV: Tweaks

Chapter 13: Changing Settings

Customizing Your Tablet through PC Settings

Personalize

Users

Notifications

Search

Share

General

Privacy

Devices

Wireless

Ease of Access

Sync Your Settings

Homegroup

Windows Update

Changing Settings on the Desktop’s Control Panel

Opening the desktop’s Control Panel

Turning off adaptive brightness

Turning on the Guest account

Chapter 14: Maintenance, Safety, and Troubleshooting

Performing Maintenance Chores

Running Windows Update

Checking maintenance tasks

Prolonging your tablet’s battery life

Safety

Backing up your tablet

Staying safe with Windows Defender

Troubleshooting

I can’t connect to the Internet!

Returning Internet Explorer to default status

Turning off a frozen app, program or tablet

Fixing problem apps

Refreshing your tablet

Resetting your tablet

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 15: Ten Things to Do Now to Your Windows Tablet

Run Windows Update

Update Your Apps

Make Your Desktop Fit Your Fingers

Organize and Label Your Start Screen

Pin Your Favorite Programs to the Desktop’s Taskbar

Turn On File History and Back Up Your Tablet

Install SkyDrive for Windows on the Desktop

Set Up Your Tablet as “Trusted”

Install Desktop PC Apps onto Your Tablet

Buy a USB Hub and a Flash Drive

Chapter 16: Ten Essential Apps

Clock

Netflix

Remote Desktop

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

File Browser

MetroTwit

TuneIn Radio

Draw a Stickman Epic

Kindle

Word Blast

Chapter 17: Ten Essential Tips ‘n’ Tricks

When Lost, Swipe in from the Screen’s Left Edge

Shrink Information into Groups

Search for Items by Typing Directly on the Start Screen

Select Start Screen Tiles

Move Your Favorite to the Start Screen’s Top- Left Corner

Stop the Screen from Rotating

Tweak Your App’s Settings

Keep Your Apps Up-to-Date

Use the Charms Bar for Apps

Zoom in on Awkward Websites to Touch Tiny Buttons

Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Essential Accessories

A Memory Card

A Padded Case

An AC Adapter

A Soft Cleaning Cloth

A Digital Pen or Stylus

A Keyboard

A Mouse

A USB Hub

A USB Flash Drive

A Video Cable

A Portable Hard Drive

A Microphone/Speaker

Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat Sheet

Introduction

Welcome to Windows 8 For Tablets For Dummies!

If you’ve been frustrated when running Windows 8 on a desktop PC, there’s a reason: Microsoft designed Windows 8 to run on tablets. So, rest assured that with your tablet, you’re now running Windows 8 the way it was supposed to be run.

You’ll enjoy running Windows 8 on a tablet much more than on a desktop. Desktop PCs sit on boring desktops, which usually mean work. Tablets, by contrast, represent travel and leisure, and that’s where they excel.

About This Book

Today, most people think of a desktop PC as a workhorse for creating: They create documents, spreadsheets, and whatever other boring files their boss requires. And they usually require a mouse and keyboard.

Tablets, by contrast, work best at letting you consume: videos, music, the Internet, and e-mail. And it’s often done on the couch, with your fingertips.

But what if one tablet straddled both worlds, letting you both consume and create?

That’s the promise of a Windows 8 tablet. Its finger-friendly Start screen lets you watch videos, listen to music, read e-books and e-mail, and browse the web. And, come Monday morning, you can switch to the Windows desktop, plug in a mouse and keyboard, and put on your working cap.

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