Windows 8 Interface Tips

Lee LassonFrontDesk, Inc.

lee@FrontDesk.com

No Start Button

•What the heck happened to the Start Button?

•It is now a whole screen!

•Mouseover Lower Left Corner.

Start Menu?•What happened to stuff on the Start Menu?

•Right-Click the lower left when you see the Start menu icon.

•Programs & Features, Power Options, Event Viewer, System, Device Manager, Disk Management, Computer Management, Command Prompt, Task Manager, Control Panel, File Explorer, Search, and Run.

Charms?

•Upper Right Corner or Lower Right Corner pops up the Charm Menu.

•Keyboard shortcut: Windows-C (for Charms)

•Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings

Search is the Secret

•Search Apps

•Search Settings

•Search Files

Example Search

•What Happened to Backup?

•File History

•Windows 7 File Recovery

Right Click to Pin

•Most anything you find searching you can pin to the taskbar or to the Start

•Let’s Pin the DOS Prompt!

ALT-TAB to Survive

•ALT-TAB key combination allows you to toggle through running applications.

Settings Charm

•Click Power to shutdown

Windows 8 Pro

•Upgrade Deal till 1/31/2013.

•$39.99 (reg. 199.99)

•http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/buy

Windows 8 Install•Demo Installing using Windows 8

Pro DVD

•Apple Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

•VMWare Fusion Pro 5.0.2

•It is a Virtual Machine - machine in a machine kind of thing.