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Topics in this guide include:  Starting Windows 8 for the First Time  Managing Applications  Personalizing Your Start Screen  Changing Control Panel and PC Settings  Creating a Pict

About Windows 8 User Interface and Features

This guide provides a high-level overview of the exciting new features in

the Windows 8 user interface so you can get up and running quickly with

the new operating system Windows 8 provides the power of a PC with the

touch interface of a tablet so you don’t have to make any compromises

If you haven’t already installed Windows 8, you can find detailed

installation instructions at: <<file location or URL>>

This guide provides instructions for touch, mouse, and keyboard Since

Windows 8 is a touch-first interface, touch instructions are always listed

first, and then mouse and keyboard instructions

Topics in this guide include:

 Starting Windows 8 for the First Time

 Managing Applications

 Personalizing Your Start Screen

 Changing Control Panel and PC Settings

 Creating a Picture Password and Other Security Issues

 Touch/Mouse Equivalents

 For More Information

Customization note: This document contains guidance and/or step-by-step

installation instructions that can be reused, customized, or deleted entirely if

they do not apply to your organization’s environment or installation

scenarios The text marked in red indicates either customization guidance or

organization-specific variables All of the red text in this document should

either be deleted or replaced prior to distribution

Starting Windows 8 for the First Time

The first thing you see after installing Windows 8 is the Lock screen The Lock screen shows a full-screen image, the date and time, battery status, network status, and notifications (if turned on)

Unlock Your Computer and Sign In

1 Tap the Lock screen and slide your finger up With a mouse, click the screen and drag it up With a keyboard, press any key

2 In the user logon screen, type your network password, and then tap

or click the right arrow (or press ENTER) This launches the Start

screen

The Start Screen

The Start screen replaces the Start button in earlier versions of Windows

and is the starting point for everything you do in Windows 8

You can use the Start screen to:

 Launch apps

 Organize apps

 Search for apps, settings, and files

 Go to the desktop

 Open Windows Explorer

 Open Internet Explorer ® 10

 Go to the Windows Store

Windows 8 is Ready to Charm You

Windows 8 introduces charms, which show up on the right side of the screen

when you swipe in from the right or point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen with the mouse

The charms are available from the Start screen or the desktop

• Use the Search charm to search system-wide for an app, setting,

or file If you’re using a modern app, search can be context-sensitive for that app For example, if you’re using the Windows Store, use the

Search charm to search for apps in the store

• Use the Share charm to share content between modern apps For example, you can open a Web page in the modern version of Internet

Explorer 10 and use the Share charm to send the page to the Mail

app

• Use the Start charm to go to the Start screen, or to the desktop

or last-opened modern app if you’re already in the Start screen

• Use the Devices charm to manage devices, such as an additional

monitor

• Use the Settings charm to: access Control Panel or PC settings;

restart or shut down your PC; turn notifications on or off; check network availability; adjust volume; adjust screen brightness; or access online Help

Display the Charms

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen With a mouse, point to

the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen With a keyboard, press the Windows key +C

Where Did the Desktop Go?

The desktop is still a very

important part of Windows 8, but

you open the desktop like you

would open any other

application—by clicking its tile in

the Start screen

If you open a desktop application like Microsoft® Outlook 2010 or Word

2010, it automatically opens in the desktop

The desktop feels a lot like earlier versions of Windows, except there’s no

Start button The Start screen in Windows 8 replaces the Start button in

earlier versions of Windows, so if you want to open another application, go to

the Start screen

Switch from the Start Screen to the Desktop

• Tap or click the Desktop tile You can also swipe in from the right edge of the screen and tap or click the Start charm if the desktop

was the last-opened app With a keyboard, press +D

Switch from the Desktop to the Start Screen

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap or click the

Start charm With a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the

screen, and then click the Start charm With a keyboard, press the

Windows key 

Search for Apps, Settings, and Files

To search in the Start screen, you can just start typing For example, type

Outlook in the Start screen to find Outlook Then just tap or click the app on

the left side of the screen to open it

You can use the pane on the right to change the scope of your search to an

app, setting, or file For example, to search for BitLocker® Drive Encryption

settings, type BitLocker in the Start screen, and then under Apps on the

right side of the screen, tap or click Settings On the left side of the screen,

tap or click the BitLocker Drive Encryption app to open the BitLocker settings

in the Control Panel

Note

If you change the search scope to a modern app, search can be context-sensitive

Lock Your Computer or Sign Out

1 In the Start screen, tap or click your user name in the upper-right

corner of the screen

2 In the drop-down menu, tap or click Lock or Sign out

Tip With the keyboard, press +L to lock the computer and go to the Lock screen

Shut Down or Restart Your Computer

1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap the Settings

charm, and then tap the Power button icon With the mouse, point

to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen, click the

Settings charm, and then click the Power button icon With the keyboard, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then select the Power button icon

2 Select Sleep, Shut down, or Restart

Managing Applications

Windows 8 makes it easy to manage your applications You can quickly view

and switch between open applications or view all installed applications

Swipe or Scroll to Find Installed Apps

In the Start screen, swipe across the screen from right to left With a mouse,

use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the screen With a keyboard,

press the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW keys

Show All Installed Apps

In the Start screen, swipe up, and then tap All apps in the

lower-right corner of the screen With a mouse, right-click anywhere not

occupied by a tile, and then tap All apps in the lower-right corner of the

screen

Windows displays all

installed apps as shown

in the graphic

Switch Between Open Apps Using Touch

1 Swipe in from the upper-left corner of the screen A thumbnail of the most recently used open app will appear

2 Nudge back slightly to the left to display the thumbnails of open apps

3 Tap the app you want to open

Switch Between Open Apps with a Mouse

1 Point to the top-left corner of the screen A thumbnail of the most recently used open app will appear

2 Move the mouse pointer down the left side of the screen to display the thumbnails of open apps

3 Click the app you want to open

Switch Between Open Apps with a Keyboard

Press +TAB to cycle from one app to the next

Close an App

With the app thumbnails displayed, flick the app that you want

to close from the top of the screen to the bottom With a mouse, right-click

the app that you want to close, and then click Close

Personalizing Your Start Screen

You can pin and unpin apps in the Start screen You can also resize, arrange,

and group app tiles, and you can name groups of tiles

Pin an App

1 In the Start screen, search for the app you want to pin

2 On the left side of the screen, tap and hold the app or right-click it

with the mouse

3 In the bar of commands at the bottom of the screen, tap or click Pin

to Start

Note When you install an app from the Windows Store, the app is

automatically pinned to the Start screen For information on pinning

websites, see the Using Internet Explorer 10 Work Smart Guide at:

<< Insert Using Internet Explorer 10 Work Smart Guide file location or URL>>

Resize, Unpin, or Remove a Tile

1 In the Start screen, tap the tile and pull down slightly to the right to

select it To select a tile with a mouse, right-click the tile

When a tile is selected, the border changes and there is a check mark in the upper-right corner of the tile A command bar appears at the bottom of the screen,

showing possible commands for the selected app The available options depend on the type of app

2 Do one of the following:

 To resize a tile, tap or click Smaller or Larger

 To unpin a tile, tap or click Unpin from Start

 To remove the application from your computer, tap or click

Uninstall

Note To cancel a selection, tap the tile and pull down slightly

to the right, or right-click it with the mouse

Arrange Tiles

Tap or click the tile and drag it to a new location

Group Tiles

To organize tiles in existing groups:

• Just drag the tile where you want it to go

To create a new group:

• Drag the tile to a space between two existing groups or to the right

of all groups A vertical gray bar shows where the new group will be placed

To add a name for a group of tiles:

1 Tap or click the Zoom button in the lower-right corner of the

screen This causes the screen to zoom out so you can see all tiles

2 Press and hold or right-click the group you want to name

3 At the bottom of the screen, tap or click Name group, type a name,

and then tap or click Name

4 Tap or click anywhere on the Start screen to return it to its normal

size

Change Control Panel and PC Settings

In Windows 8, settings are located in two places: in the Control Panel and in

PC Settings The Control Panel contains most of the settings that existed in earlier versions of Windows and is available from the desktop through the

Settings charm PC Settings are available from the Start screen and from the

desktop through the Settings charm

The following graphic shows the PC Settings user interface:

Open the Control Panel

• From the desktop, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap the

Settings charm, and then tap Control Panel

• With a mouse, point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the

desktop, click the Settings charm, and then click Control Panel

• With the keyboard, press +I from the desktop

Tip

You can also access the Control Panel in the Start screen by searching for

Control Panel

Open PC Settings

• From the Start screen or the desktop, swipe in from the right edge of

the screen, tap the Settings charm, and then in the lower-right

corner of the screen, tap Change PC settings

• With a mouse, point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the

Start screen or desktop, click the Settings charm, and then in the

lower-right corner of the screen, click Change PC settings

• With a keyboard, press +I from the Start screen or desktop, and

then select Change PC settings

Change Your Lock Screen Image

1 Open PC Settings as described in the previous procedure

2 On the left side of the screen, tap or click Personalize

3 If it isn’t already selected, tap or click Lock screen on the right side

of the screen, and then tap or click the desired image (or tap or click

Browse to find an image)

Add an App to the Lock Screen

Apps can run in the background and send notifications even when the screen

is locked You can add an app to run in the background while your screen is

locked

1 Open PC Settings, and then tap or click Personalize

2 On the right side of the screen, under Lock screen apps, you will

see a list of apps that show up in the Lock screen To add an app, click a plus box

3 In the Choose an app menu, pick an app to add

Change the Start Screen Design or Colors

1 Open PC Settings, and then tap or click Personalize

2 On the right side of the screen at the top, tap or click Start screen

3 Choose from the different designs and colors

Sync Your Settings Across Multiple Computers

With Windows 8, you can “roam” your personalization settings across multiple computers by using a Microsoft account (formerly known as a Windows Live ID) A Microsoft account also provides single sign-on for Windows Live services that require a Windows Live ID for authentication You can connect a Microsoft account to your corporate domain account to roam your personalization settings and to provide single sign-on for Windows Live services

To learn more about connecting a Microsoft account to your domain account,

see the Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain

Account Work Smart Guide at:

<< Insert Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain

Account Work Smart Guide file location or URL>>

Creating a Picture Password and Other

Security Issues

Windows 8 provides the ability to add a picture password This section

describes how to create a picture password and discusses other security

issues

Add a Picture Password

In Windows 8, you can use a picture password to sign in to your computer

With a picture password, you highlight areas of a picture that are important

or memorable to you and use that information to sign in

To add a picture password:

1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap or click the Settings

charm, and then tap or click Change PC settings

Tip

You can also type password in the Start screen, tap or click

Settings on the right side of the screen to change the search scope,

and then tap or click the Create or change picture password app

2 In PC Settings, under Sign-in options, tap or click Create a picture

password

3 In the Create a picture password dialog box, enter your network

password

4 In the Welcome to picture password screen, tap or click Choose

picture

5 In the Files dialog box, pick the picture that you want to use for your picture password, and then tap or click Open

Note

Choose an image that is personal to you Doing so makes your picture password easier to remember and more secure Also, choose

a picture with several points of interest There should be a variety of

places to highlight with gestures

Examples of suitable pictures:

Examples of unsuitable pictures:

6 Drag your picture to position it if you want, and then tap or click

Use this picture

7 In the Set up your gestures pane, add the gestures There are three

types of gestures that picture password recognizes: taps, lines, and circles For lines and circles, picture password also remembers the direction in which you draw them

8 When you add a gesture, you’ll see the gesture quickly flash on the

screen The number in the Set up your gestures pane changes to

show that you’ve created a gesture

Tip

To make your picture password more secure:

• Try to avoid using three of the same gestures types and especially avoid using three taps

• Pick multiple areas of interest to highlight Don’t add all of your gestures in one area or on top of one object

• Think about how your gestures flow in a sequence It will be quicker to enter your picture password if your first gesture ends near where your second gesture begins

The following illustration shows a good picture password:

9 When you’re finished adding all three gestures, you will be prompted

to add the same three gestures again for confirmation

10 Tap or click Finish

The next time you log in, you can use your picture password or your network password

Signing In with Your Picture Password

Using a picture password to sign in is quick and convenient, but there are a few things you should keep in mind:

• When using a picture password in a public place, be conscious that others may be observing you when you sign in