Opis: Windows 8.1 Absolute Beginner's Guide - Alan Wright, Paul Sanna

Make the most of your new Windows 8.1 device-without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to take control of Windows 8.1, and use it to create, connect, and discover...simplify and organize your whole life...learn more, play more, do more, live better! This book shows you how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Windows has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Windows 8.1 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner's guide to using your new Windows 8.1 desktop, notebook, or tablet...simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here's a small sample of what you'll learn: * Run Windows the way that's easiest for you: mouse, touch, or keyboard * Make the most of the Charms Bar and other new shortcuts * Get online with Internet Explorer(R) 11 and master its new tools * Retrieve up-to-the-minute news, sports, weather, and financial data * Set up your home network, printer, and other devices * Safeguard your personal information and keep it private * Enjoy all your digital photos, videos, movies, and music * Easily connect with anyone through email and the People app * Discover and play new Windows 8.1 games * Control your Xbox from Windows with Xbox(R) SmartGlass(TM) * Manage even the most gigantic collections of data and media * Automatically back up your data to the cloud * Fix problems, protect against malware, and keep Windows working reliablyIntroduction 1 What Is an Absolute Beginner? 3 How This Book Is Organized 3 Conventions Used in This Book 4 Selects and Selecting 4 Special Elements 5 1 Your First Hour with Windows 7 Starting Up Windows 8 Signing In 9 Introducing the Start Screen 13 Returning to the Start Screen 14 Seeing Tiles off the Screen 15 Displaying All Apps 16 Using the Charms Bar 17 Using the Search Charm 19 Using the Share Charm 21 Using the Devices Charm 22 Using the Settings Charm 23 The Help and Tips App 24 Handling Special Startup Situations 25 Restarting Windows After a Problem 25 Waking Up Windows 26 Password Notifications 27 Exiting Windows 28 Signing Out of Windows 8.1 29 Locking Windows 8.1 29 Putting Windows 8.1 to Sleep 29 Shutting Down Your Windows 8.1 Computer 30 2 Interacting with Windows 31 Getting to Know the Windows 8 Interfaces 32 Using the Mouse in Windows 8 32 Using the Keyboard in Windows 8 34 Using Touch in Windows 8 35 Using the Virtual Keyboard 36 Using Windows Controls You Find on the Desktop 38 Window 38 Button 38 Option Button or Group 40 Text Box 40 Check Box 40 Windows 8 Toggle 41 List Box 42 Drop-Down List 43 Combo Drop-Down List 44 3 Organizing the Start Screen 45 Organizing All Those Tiles 46 Selecting a Tile 46 Moving a Tile 47 Making a Tile Bigger or Smaller 48 Adding a Tile to the Start Screen 49 Show More Tiles 50 Personalizing Tile Groups 51 Creating a Tile Group 52 Moving Tile Groups 54 Naming a Tile Group 54 4 Making Windows Your Own 57 Personalize the Start Screen 58 Personalize Your Account Picture 61 Personalize the Lock Screen 64 Setting a Lock Screen Slideshow 65 Lock Screen Apps 66 Personalizing the Desktop 67 Changing the Desktop Background 68 Changing the Mouse Pointers Used on the Desktop 69 Change the Desktop's Color Scheme 71 Setting Up a Desktop Screensaver 71 5 Using Windows Store Apps 75 Learning Basic Windows Store Apps Info 76 Running Windows Store Apps 77 Starting a Windows Store App 77 Starting Additional Windows Store Apps 79 Stopping a Windows Store App (If You Must) 79 Using the App Bar to Change an App's Settings 81 Managing Windows Store Apps 82 Using the App Switcher 82 Configuring App Switching with the Mouse 83 Switching to the Previous App 84 Showing Multiple Windows Store Apps on the Screen 85 Uninstalling Apps (If You Can) 89 Shopping at the Windows Store 91 Purchasing an App 93 Managing Your Windows Store Account 94 6 These Are a Few of My Favorite Apps 99 Email, Calendar, People 100 Maps 104 News 105 Sports 107 Food and Drink 107 Weather 108 Photographs 109 Reader 111 Music, Games, Video 113 Music 113 Games 115 Video 117 Additional Notable Apps 118 7 Setting Up Search, Share, and Notifications 121 Using Windows Search 122 Performing Search 123 Setting Search Options 124 Using Windows Share 127 Setting Share Applications 129 Setting Share Options 130 Fine-Tuning Notifications You Receive 132 8 Learning About the Windows Desktop 135 Introducing the Desktop 136 Getting to the Desktop 137 Returning to the Start Screen 139 Working with the Taskbar 139 Receiving Alerts and Notifications 140 Adding Toolbars to the Taskbar 142 Keeping the Desktop Organized 143 Automatically Line Up Icons on the Desktop 144 Arrange the Desktop by Icon Type 145 Change the Size of Desktop Icons 145 Hide All Desktop Icons 146 Displaying Special Icons on the Desktop 146 9 Working with Windows Desktop Programs 151 Introducing Windows Desktop Programs 152 Running Programs on the Desktop 154 Running Multiple Desktop Programs 154 Making It Easy to Start Your Favorite Desktop Programs 156 Saving Files to the Desktop 156 Exiting Desktop Programs 158 Working with Windows 158 Installing and Removing Programs 162 Installing Programs 162 Removing Windows Programs 162 10 Performing Easy Windows Configuration 165 The Control Panel 166 Setting Up Your Mouse or Touchpad 167 Mouse Settings 167 Touchpad Settings 170 Setting Up Your Keyboard 171 Changing Keyboard Settings 172 Personalize Language, Keyboard, and Date Formats 173 Setting Up Your Display 176 Adjusting the Resolution (Making the Screen Bigger or Smaller) 176 Setting Up Multiple Monitors 178 Adjusting Brightness 180 Setting Up Power Use 183 The Easy Method to Set Up Power Use 184 The Really Easy Method to Set Up Power Use 184 The Manual Method to Set Up Power Use 185 Customizing Corner Navigation 185 Setting Up Sound 186 Setting Up Your Speakers 186 Selecting Sounds for Windows Events 188 Ease of Access 190 11 Connecting to the Internet 195 Reviewing Important Internet Connection Basics 196 Learning About Internet Service Providers 196 Checking the Hardware Required to Connect 196 Learning the Internet Connection Services Typically Available 197 Understanding Routers for Internet Connection Sharing 199 Understanding the Network Adapter 200 Connecting to the Internet 201 Connecting to a Wireless Network 202 Connecting Where Free Wi-Fi Is Advertised 204 Connecting to Pay-as-You-Go Wi-Fi 205 Connecting to a LAN/Wired Network 205 Connecting After Upgrading to Windows 8 206 Connecting After You Restart Your Device 206 12 Surfing the Web 207 Figuring Out Which Browser to Use 208 Navigating to Websites 210 Entering the URL of a Site You Want to Visit 210 Searching the Web 211 Following a Hyperlink to Another Page 213 Revisiting a Site You Visit Often 214 Opening a Tabbed Site 215 Navigating Back and Forth 215 Enhancing Your Browsing 216 Zooming In and Out 216 Playing Videos and Music on the Web 217 Viewing Web Pages in the Desktop Browser 218 Pinning Websites to the Start Screen 219 Sharing Web Pages 221 Printing While You're Web Browsing 222 Using the Desktop Browser 224 Creating Shortcuts to Websites 224 Opening All Links in the Desktop Browser 225 13 Managing Your Contacts 229 Introducing the People App 230 Connecting with Your Contacts 233 Setting Up Your Contacts 237 Linking to Facebook 238 Linking to Google, Outlook.com, and Exchange/Office 365 240 Linking to Twitter 241 Linking to LinkedIn 243 14 Setting Up and Using Email 247 Exploring the Mail App 248 Setting Up Your Email Accounts 250 Setting Up Your Google, Yahoo, AOL, or Outlook.com Account 251 Setting Up Your Exchange/Office 365/Outlook.com Account 252 Manually Setting Up an Email Account Using IMAP or EAS 253 Reading Your Email 255 Replying to a Message 256 Filing a Message in a Folder 258 Deleting a Message 259 Forward a Message 260 Mark a Message as Unread 261 Managing Junk Mail 261 Writing an Email Message 262 Addressing Your Message 264 Formatting Your Email Message 264 Attaching a Photo or Another File to Your Message 267 Checking Spelling in Your Message 268 Managing Your Inbox 268 Creating Folders 269 Flagging Messages 271 Printing Emails 271 15 Managing Your Calendar 275 Getting to Know the Calendar App 276 Controlling the Calendar View 277 Setting Calendar Colors 279 Synchronizing with Other Calendars 280 Connecting to Your Hotmail Account 281 Connecting to Microsoft Accounts 282 Connecting to Your Gmail Account 283 Adding Events to Your Calendar 284 16 Enjoying Your Digital Photos in Windows 291 Learning Photos App Basics 292 Accessing Pictures Stored on SkyDrive 293 Transferring Pictures from a Flash Drive 294 Browsing Through Your Photos 296 Working with Your Photos 298 Organizing the Pictures Library 301 Renaming Your Pictures 303 17 Sharing Your Windows Computer with Others 307 Windows 8 Users and Account Basics 308 Adding a New User 310 Adding a New User with a Local Account 311 Adding a New User with a Microsoft Account 312 Creating a PIN or Picture Password 316 Adding a PIN to Your Account 316 Adding a Picture Password to Your Account 317 Making Changes to User Accounts 319 Changing a User's Type 320 Removing a User Account 321 Maintaining Security 322 Setting Password Policy 323 Using the Screensaver to Add Security 325 18 Sharing Files and Printers 327 Networking with Homegroup 328 Using the Windows Homegroup 329 Creating a Homegroup 330 Joining a Homegroup 332 Leaving a Homegroup 333 Troubleshooting Homegroup Connections 333 Setting Up Sharing 334 Disabling Sharing for Specific Files or Folders 336 Sharing Files and Folders Only with Specific Users 337 Sharing Your Printer 339 Seeing Stuff Shared by Others 340 19 Managing Files and Folders 343 Files and Folder Basics 344 Understanding Files 344 Understanding Folders 345 Exploring with File Explorer 347 Working with Libraries 348 Navigating the Folder Tree 351 Customizing the Content Pane 353 Exploring the Preview and Details Pane 355 Folder Options 357 Navigating Through Your Folders 360 Selecting Files and Folders 362 Selecting a Single File at a Time 363 Selecting Multiple Contiguous Files 363 Selecting Multiple Noncontiguous Files 364 Typical Files and Folders Tasks 365 20 Working with SkyDrive 369 Introducing SkyDrive 370 Adding Files to Your SkyDrive 373 Managing Files on Your SkyDrive 374 Viewing SkyDrive Status 376 Configuring SkyDrive File Storage 378 Saving to SkyDrive as Default 378 Managing Photo Storage Considerations 379 Synchronizing SkyDrive 380 Manage Metered Connections Considerations 382 Using SkyDrive from the Desktop 384 Offline Availability 385 21 Having Fun with Movies and Videos 387 Getting Started with the Xbox Video App 388 Setting Up Your Xbox LIVE Account 388 Adding Your Videos to the Videos Library 391 Moving Through the Xbox Video App 393 Shopping for Videos 398 Making a Purchase 398 Renting a Selection 399 22 Enjoying Music 403 Getting Started with the Music App 404 Learning What's Where in the Music App 404 Setting Up Your Xbox LIVE Account 407 Loading Your Music into Windows 8 408 How to Link Your Music 409 How to Move Your Music 412 Browsing Through Your Music 412 Playing Music 414 Creating Playlists 415 Purchasing Music 416 Importing Music and Creating Music CDs 418 Importing Music from a CD 419 Creating a Music CD 421 23 Having Fun and Playing Games 423 Using Xbox LIVE with Windows 8 424 Setting Up Your Xbox LIVE Account 425 Controlling Xbox from Windows 8 427 Installing Xbox SmartGlass with an Xbox 360 428 Using Xbox SmartGlass 430 Learning the Xbox Games App 433 24 Safe Web Browsing 437 Understanding Internet Threats and Risks 438 Web Browsing Risks 438 Learning About Risky Attachments and Other Email-Related Threats 440 Learning Phishing Threats 441 Avoiding Virus Threats 443 Defending Yourself 444 Reviewing All-in-One Internet Defense Suites 444 Defending with Windows Defender 445 Checking Your Security Status at the Action Center 449 Using SmartScreen to Avoid Dangerous Websites 449 Covering Your Internet Tracks 451 Browsing Quietly and Invisibly with InPrivate Browsing 452 Using Windows Firewall 453 Managing All Your IDs and Passwords 455 25 Troubleshooting and Solving Common Problems 457 Handling Special Windows Startup Situations 458 Restarting Windows After a Problem 458 Messages You Might Receive While Signing In 459 Using the Troubleshooting Wizards 460 Using Task Manager to Close Unresponsive Programs 462 Understanding Refresh and Restore 463 Getting a Do-Over with Refresh 463 Restarting from Scratch with the Reset Option 465 Index 469

Szczegóły: Windows 8.1 Absolute Beginner's Guide - Alan Wright, Paul Sanna

Tytuł: Windows 8.1 Absolute Beginner's Guide
Autor: Alan Wright, Paul Sanna
Producent: Que Corporation
ISBN: 9780789752246
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 512
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.8 kg

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