After installing Win 8, what should I do next? You must get used to using this new operating system, because it will not be long before your boss, friend or family will expect you to do something serious with it. This guide is for this purpose. We'll show you how to get back to the desktop, how to change the Windows settings, what fancy touchscreen gestures it has, and how to use the mouse and keyboard without a touchscreen.
In other words, we will tell you: in Windows 8, how do you go where you want to go, so that you can get into work as soon as possible.
Basic Gestures
The main interface of Win 8 looks a bit like the interface of a smartphone. You can also manipulate it like a smartphone. Win 8 also has a lock screen interface: a beautiful picture, no specific buttons, it seems a little impossible to start. So the first gesture that needs to be mastered is to slide up and unlock the lock screen. If you use a mouse or trackpad, press any key, or click the mouse.
Then you enter the "Start" screen and see a bunch of dynamic tiles. Each tile corresponds to a software or application. Touch any of them and you can open this app. You can also hold it down and drag it to any position. If you feel that you are already fed up with the new Win 8 interface and want to go back to the desktop you're used to, you can do this by clicking on the Desktop tile. Mouse or trackpad: Click to open the app and click and drag the tile. Keyboard: Windows + D, immediately back to the desktop.
On the Start screen, swipe down any tile and you can select it and open a menu that you can use to unload, unpin, resize, and more. You can select and unpin multiple tiles at the same time. Use your mouse or touchpad: Right click on the tile.
On the "Start" screen, or in the app, a single finger dragging on the screen can be scrolled. With two fingers pinched together, you can zoom out the view of all the applications on the "Start" screen. . Use the two fingers to swipe on the trackpad, or use the mouse to scroll through the pages. You can also hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
When you are in a program (such as IE), swipe down from the top of the screen, or swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open a menu (the program will be different and the menu will be different). In IE, there will be an open web page tab at the top, with "back", "forward" and "refresh" buttons and a URL address bar at the bottom. Use your mouse or touchpad: Right-click in a blank space (anywhere you don't activate other features). Keyboard: Windows + Z.
Drag from the top of the screen to the location to close an app, mouse or trackpad: click and drag. Keyboard: Alt + F4.
Swipe left from the right side of the screen to activate the Charms menu. With this adoption, you can quickly search or share, send files to a device (such as a printer), or access computer settings. Mouse or trackpad: The cursor moves to the top right or bottom right corner and the Charms menu appears. Keyboard: Windows + C.
Touch the Start button in the Charms menu, or press the Windows button on your keyboard to return to the Start screen again. Mouse or trackpad: Move the cursor to the lower left corner and click.
Multitasking
If you open several apps and slide them from the left edge of the screen to the right, you can "pull" them one by one. You can slide again and they will loop. Mouse and touchpad: Place the cursor in the upper left corner and click on the small image that appears there. Keyboard Windows + Tab.
Swipe from the left edge to the right and then to the left to open the app switcher. Mouse or touchpad. Move the cursor to the upper left corner and drag it along the left edge.
If you have multiple apps open and want to display two of them on the screen at the same time, you can do this by dragging an app from the left edge, dragging it to the left or right side of the screen, and holding it down to form a smaller View. Or you can swipe down from the top of the screen, just like when you want to close the app, then place it on the left or right side of the screen. Use the mouse or touchpad: Click and drag from the top left corner, or in the app switcher, right-click on an app's thumbnail.
Drag the three-dot divider to make the smaller of the two applications larger, or to make the larger one smaller; keyboard: Windows + period keys.
When you use multiple apps and multiple desktops at the same time, things get a bit tricky. Desktop apps don't appear in the app switcher. If you have a keyboard, it's more convenient: press Alt + Tab to switch between Win 8 applications and traditional programs.
Convenient keyboard shortcuts
Windows + H = Open the "Share" charms
Windows + I = Open the "Settings" charms
Windows + K = Open the "Device" charms
Windows + Q = Search Application
Windows + F = Search File
Windows + W = Search Windows Settings
Windows + X = Go to Common Management Tools (or right click in the lower left corner)
Windows + E = Run File Manager in Desktop Environment
Windows + O = Lock Screen Direction
Windows + R = Open Run Dialog
Windows + L = Lock Computer
Windows + Print Screen = Save screenshot to your picture> Screenshot folder
Windows + 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 any key = Run the lock to the corresponding program in the taskbar
Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Open Task Manager
How to find things
Now that you know how to navigate in Win 8, how do you find what you want? You can use the "Search" charm in the Wins Charms menu, which is quite powerful. You can search by typing something anywhere on the Start screen. Then change the search type to get different types of search results.
For example, if you want to listen to a song, you can search for a local file first. If it is not in the local file, you can click on "Music" to search for Xbox Music. If it is not already found, click IE. Web search. It doesn't have to leave the search bar. In fact, you can also search for apps here, from the location in the map and weather app, to the stock in the financial app, to the name of the new app in the Windows Store app store.
Every time you download a new app, as long as it supports the search button, it is possible to add a new search category. So the number of categories may be more and more. To keep your favorite search categories in a more prominent position, hold down (or right click) them and raise them to a higher position. In addition, you can also hide those categories that you don't want.
To quickly access your favorite apps and desktops, pin them to the Start screen by right-clicking or holding them on the touch screen.
If you prefer Google Chrome and Google Search compared to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Bing Search, you can easily install them from getyourgoogleback.com and set them to default values.
To set an application or desktop program as the default startup method for a type of file, you can right-click them in the file manager and click "Select Default Program".
Common Tasks
With the familiar desktop interface and the "Search" charm, you can easily find a lot of things. But some things are more difficult. For example, how do you turn off your computer? It took us a few minutes to find a way to turn it off. Here are some common tasks:
First of all, some questions can be found in the "Settings" charm, where you can easily connect to the wireless network, change the volume or screen brightness, adjust the keyboard layout, And turn off the computer power. In addition, if you call the Settings charm in an application, you can also adjust the specific settings of the application.
With the "Settings" charm, you can also access the old friend "Control Panel". At the bottom of the Settings charm is a "Change PC Settings". With this menu, you can change the background of the lock screen and start screen, set user accounts and passwords, manage desktop notifications and privacy settings, add printers and other devices, and check your computer. Update. Be aware that this menu looks like it doesn't show signs, but both the left and right sides can scroll up and down.
It's also convenient to use the charms to send things from one place to another without dragging and dropping or copying and pasting. For example, if you are looking at a photo, a file, or a web page, you can pull out the Share charm and send it to any application that supports sharing, such as an email or social network client. If you have a networked device, such as a printer or another screen, you can also send photos or files to the printer for printing, or use the Device charm to display them on another screen.
To see a list of all the apps on your computer, go back to the Start screen, then right-click (or drag up/down, or press Windows + Z) and select All Apps. A quicker way is to press Ctrl + Tab directly in the blank of the Start screen.
Do you want to update the app? Open the Windows Store app: All available updates will appear in the top right corner.
Sync Accounts
In order to get the most out of the new interface, you may sync emails, calendars, places, contacts, social networks and SkyDrive to your Microsoft account, which is what you use when you log in to your computer. That account. All your live tiles will pop up new information - new status updates, image uploads, emails, and more. You'll need to go to various apps, including instant messaging, mail, weather, and SkyDrive, and add accounts one by one via the Settings charm. Let's take a look at an example of a people application: Open the settings for the People tile, you can import your contacts on Facebook, Twitter, Google, Hotmail, Outlook, Gmail, LinkedIn, and their status updates will appear on the contacts application. . Because these accounts are synced to your Microsoft account, you can access them after logging in to any Windows computer with your Microsoft account.
If you want to add another user, or log in to someone else's computer with your ID, just go to the Settings charms > Change PC settings > User and scroll down to Add User. If you prefer, you can sync your password to a different computer by the advanced user menu, then click on "Trust this computer" and confirm it on the Microsoft website.
Your data will be stored in the cloud.
Now you can go and show your Win8 skills with other rookies.