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Windows® 8 For Dummies®

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Table of Contents

Introduction
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Tablet Owners Aren’t Left Out
And What about You?
How This Book Is Organized
Part I: Windows 8 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
Part II: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files
Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet
Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 8
Part V: Music, Photos, and Movies
Part VI: Help!
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Windows 8 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
Chapter 1: What Is Windows 8?
What Is Windows 8, and Why Are You Using It?
What’s New in Windows 8?
Should I Bother Switching to Windows 8?
Can My Current PC Still Run Windows 8?
The Four Flavors of Windows 8
Chapter 2: The Mysterious New Start Screen
Being Welcomed to the World of Windows 8
Understanding user accounts
Keeping your account private with a password
Signing up for a Microsoft account
Figuring Out the New Start Screen in Windows 8
Launching a Start screen program or app
Viewing or closing your open apps
Finding a Start screen app or program
Adding or removing Start screen items
The Charms bar and its hidden shortcuts
Introducing your free apps
Customizing the Start screen
Exiting from Windows
Temporarily leaving your computer
Leaving your computer for the day
Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop
Finding the Desktop and the Start Screen
Working with the Desktop
Summoning the Start screen and open apps
Jazzing up the desktop’s background
Snapping an app alongside the desktop
Dumpster diving in the Recycle Bin
Bellying Up to the Taskbar
Shrinking windows to the taskbar and retrieving them
Switching to different tasks from the taskbar’s Jump Lists
Clicking the taskbar’s sensitive areas
Customizing the taskbar
Making Programs Easier to Find
Add five helpful icons to your desktop
Creating taskbar shortcuts for your favorite programs
Chapter 4: Basic Desktop Window Mechanics
Dissecting a Typical Desktop Window
Tugging on a window’s title bar
Navigating folders with a window’s Address Bar
Finding commands on the Ribbon
Quick shortcuts with the Navigation Pane
Moving inside a window with its scroll bar
Boring borders
Maneuvering Windows Around the Desktop
Moving a window to the top of the pile
Moving a window from here to there
Making a window fill the whole screen
Closing a window
Making a window bigger or smaller
Placing two windows side by side
Making windows open to the same darn size
Chapter 5: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Sky
Browsing the File Explorer File Cabinets
Getting the Lowdown on Folders and Libraries
Peering into Your Drives, Folders, and Libraries
Seeing the files on a disk drive
Seeing what’s inside a folder
Managing a library’s folders
Creating a New Folder
Renaming a File or Folder
Selecting Bunches of Files or Folders
Getting Rid of a File or Folder
Copying or Moving Files and Folders
Seeing More Information about Files and Folders
Writing to CDs and DVDs
Buying the right kind of blank CDs and DVDs for burning
Copying files to or from a CD or DVD
Working with Flash Drives and Memory Cards
SkyDrive: Your Cubbyhole in the Clouds
Accessing files with the SkyDrive app
Accessing SkyDrive from the desktop
Part II: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files
Chapter 6: Playing with Programs, Apps, and Documents
Starting a Program or App
Opening a Document
Saving a Document
Choosing Which Program Should Open Which File
Navigating the Windows Store
Adding new apps from the Store app
Uninstalling apps
Updating your apps
Taking the Lazy Way with a Desktop Shortcut
Absolutely Essential Guide to Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
The quick ’n’ dirty guide to cut ’n’ paste
Selecting things to cut or copy
Cutting or copying your selected goods
Pasting information to another place
Chapter 7: Finding the Lost
Finding Currently Running Start Screen Apps
Finding Lost Windows on the Desktop
Locating a Missing App, Program, Setting, or File
Finding a Missing File inside a Desktop Folder
Finding Lost Photos
Finding Other Computers on a Network
Finding Information on the Internet
Chapter 8: Printing Your Work
Printing from a Start Screen App
Printing Your Masterpiece from the Desktop
Adjusting how your work fits on the page
Adjusting your printer’s settings
Canceling a print job
Printing a web page
Troubleshooting your printer
Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet
Chapter 9: Cruising the Web
What’s an ISP, and Why Do I Need One?
Connecting Wirelessly to the Internet
Browsing Quickly from the Start Screen
Navigating the Web with the Desktop’s Internet Explorer
Moving from one web page to another
Making Internet Explorer open to your favorite site
Revisit favorite places
Finding things on the Internet
The Web Page Says It Needs a Weird Plug-In Thing!
Saving Information from the Internet
Saving a web page
Saving text
Saving a picture
Downloading a program, song, or other type of file
It Doesn’t Work!
Removing Unneeded Plug-Ins
Chapter 10: Being Social: Mail, People, Calendar, and Messaging
Adding Your Social Accounts to Windows 8
Understanding the Mail App
Switching among the Mail app’s views, menus, and accounts
Composing and sending an e-mail
Reading a received e-mail
Sending and receiving files through e-mail
Managing Your Contacts in the People App
Adding contacts
Deleting or editing contacts
Managing Appointments in Calendar
Chatting through Messaging
Chapter 11: Safe Computing
Understanding Those Annoying Permission Messages
Assessing Your Safety in the Action Center
Avoiding Viruses with Windows Defender
Staying Safe on the Internet
Avoiding evil add-ons and hijackers
Avoiding phishing scams
Setting Up Family Safety Controls
Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 8
Chapter 12: Customizing Windows 8 with the Control Panel
Finding the Right Switch
The Start Screen’s PC Settings Screen
The Big Guns: The Desktop’s Control Panel
System and Security
User Accounts and Family Safety
Network and Internet
Changing the Windows 8 Appearance (Appearance and Personalization)
Changing the desktop background
Choosing a screen saver
Changing the computer’s theme
Changing the screen resolution
Hardware and Sound
Adjusting volume and sounds
Installing or setting up speakers
Adding a Bluetooth gadget
Adding an Xbox 360 game console
Adding a printer
Clock, Language, and Region
Adding or Removing Programs
Removing apps and programs
Installing new programs
Modifying Windows 8 for the Physically Challenged
Chapter 13: Keeping Windows from Breaking
Tuning Up Windows 8 with Built-In Maintenance Tools
Backing up your computer with File History
Finding technical information about your computer
Freeing up space on your hard drive
Empowering your power button
Setting up devices that don’t work (fiddling with drivers)
Chapter 14: Sharing One Computer with Several People
Understanding User Accounts
Changing Your User Account or Adding a New Account
Adding another user to your computer
Changing an existing user’s account
Switching Quickly between Users
Sharing Files among Account Holders
Changing a User Account’s Picture
Setting Up Passwords and Security
Chapter 15: Connecting Computers with a Network
Understanding a Network’s Parts
Setting Up a Small Network
Buying parts for a network
Setting up a wireless router
Setting up Windows 8 to connect to a network
Setting Up or Connecting with a Homegroup
Accessing what others have shared
Sharing a printer on the network
Part V: Music, Photos, and Movies
Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player
Playing Music from the Start Screen
Handing Music-Playing Chores Back to Windows Media Player
Stocking the Windows Media Player Library
Browsing Windows Media Player’s Libraries
Playing Music Files (MP3s and WMAs)
Controlling Your Now Playing Items
Playing CDs
Playing DVDs
Playing Videos and TV Shows
Creating, Saving, and Editing Playlists
Ripping (Copying) CDs to Your PC
Burning (Creating) Music CDs
Chapter 17: Fiddling with Photos (and Movies)
Dumping a Camera’s Photos into your Computer
Taking Photos with the Camera App
Viewing Photos from the Start Screen
Viewing Photos from the Desktop
Browsing your photos from the desktop’s Pictures library
Viewing a slide show
Copying digital photos to a CD or DVD
Part VI: Help!
Chapter 18: The Case of the Broken Window
New Magic Fixes in Windows 8
Refreshing your computer
Remove everything from your computer
Restoring backups with File History
Windows 8 Keeps Asking Me for Permission
I Need to Retrieve Deleted Files
My Settings Are Messed Up
I Forgot My Password
My Computer Is Frozen Solid
Chapter 19: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute
Could Not Enable File History. The System Cannot Find the Path Specified.
Do You Want to Install This Device Software?
Do You Want to Save Changes?
How Do You Want to Open This Type of File?
Insert Media
Malware Detected: Windows Defender Is Taking Action
Removable Disk: Choose What to Do with Removable Drives
Sign In with a Microsoft Account
Something Went Wrong: Couldn’t Share Photo(s) with Mail
There Is No Email Program Associated to Perform the Requested Action
USB Device Not Recognized
Windows Isn’t Activated
You Don’t Currently Have Permission to Access This Folder
Chapter 20: Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 8 PC
Choosing How to Transfer Your Old Information
Transferring Information Between Two PCs
Picking and Choosing Files, Folders, and Accounts to Transfer
Chapter 21: Help on the Windows 8 Help System
Consulting a Program’s Built-In Computer Guru
Finding the Information You Need in Windows Help and Support
Summoning the Windows Troubleshooters
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 22: Ten Things You’ll Hate about Windows 8 (and How to Fix Them)
I Want to Avoid the Start Screen!
Bringing back the Start button
Knowing when the Start screen reappears unexpectedly
I Want to Avoid the Desktop!
Windows Makes Me Sign In All the Time
The Taskbar Keeps Disappearing
I Can’t Line Up Two Windows on the Screen
It Won’t Let Me Do Something Unless I’m an Administrator!
I Don’t Know What Version of Windows I Have
My Print Screen Key Doesn’t Work
Chapter 23: Ten or So Tips for Touchscreen Owners
Switching to Airplane Mode
Connecting to a Wireless Internet Network
Toggling Your Tablet’s Screen Rotation
Choosing What Happens When You Close Your Laptop’s Lid
Adjusting to Different Locations
Backing Up Your Laptop Before Traveling
Cheat Sheet

Office 2010 For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

Who Should Buy This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Getting to Know Microsoft Office 2010

Part II: Working with Word

Part III: Playing the Numbers with Excel

Part IV: Making Presentations with PowerPoint

Part V: Getting Organized with Outlook

Part VI: Storing Stuff in Access

Part VII: The Part of Tens

How to Use This Book

Conventions

Icons Used in This Book

Getting Started

Part I: Getting to Know Microsoft Office 2010

Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Office 2010

Starting an Office 2010 Program

Introducing the Microsoft Office Backstage View

The File tab

Using the Quick Access Toolbar

Using the Quick Access icons

Adding icons

Removing icons

Moving the Quick Access toolbar

Using the Ribbon

Deciphering Ribbon icons

Identifying Ribbon icons

Displaying dialog boxes

Using Live Preview

Minimizing the Ribbon

Customizing an Office 2010 Program

Changing the file format and default location

Customizing the Ribbon icons

Exiting Office 2010

Chapter 2: Selecting and Editing Data

Adding Data by Pointing

Selecting Data

Selecting data with the mouse

Selecting data with the keyboard

Selecting multiple chunks of data with the mouse and keyboard

Editing Text with the Pop-up Toolbar

Deleting Data

Cutting and Pasting (Moving) Data

Copying and Pasting Data

Using Paste Options

Dragging with the Mouse to Cut, Copy, and Paste

Undo and Redo

Sharing Data with Other Office 2010 Programs

Using the Office Clipboard

Viewing and pasting items off the Office Clipboard

Deleting items from the Office Clipboard

Chapter 3: Modifying Pictures

Adding (And Deleting) Pictures

Manipulating Pictures

Moving a picture

Resizing a picture

Rotating a picture

Enhancing Pictures

Choosing visual effects

Choosing a picture style

Adding a border around a picture

Chapter 4: Getting Help from Office 2010

Browsing the Help Window

Searching in the Help Window

Making the Help Window Easier to Read

Resizing the Help window

Enlarging the text in the Help window

Keeping the Help window visible at all times

Printing the text in the Help window

Viewing the Table of Contents

Part II: Working with Word

Chapter 5: Typing Text in Word

Moving the Cursor with the Mouse

Moving the Cursor with the Keyboard

Viewing a Document

Switching between views

Using Full Screen Reading view

Using Outline view

Navigating through a Document

Navigating with the mouse

Using the Go To command

Finding and Replacing Text

Using the Find command

Searching for text

Customizing text searching

Searching by headings

Browsing through pages

Using the Find and Replace command

Checking Your Spelling

Checking Your Grammar

Chapter 6: Formatting Text

Changing the Font

Changing the Font Size

Changing the Text Style

Changing Colors

Changing the color of text

Highlighting text with color

Using Text Effects

Justifying Text Alignment

Adjusting Line Spacing

Making Lists

Indenting list items

Converting list items back into text

Customizing a list

Renumbering numbered lists

Using the Ruler

Adjusting left and right paragraph margins

Defining indentation with the Ruler

Using Format Painter

Using Styles

Using Templates

Removing Formatting from Text

Chapter 7: Designing Your Pages

Inserting New Pages

Adding (And Deleting) a Cover Page

Inserting Page Breaks

Inserting Headers and Footers

Creating a header (or footer)

Defining which pages to display a header (or footer)

Deleting a header (or footer)

Organizing Text in Tables

Creating a table by highlighting rows and columns

Creating a table with the Insert Table dialog box

Creating a table with the mouse

Creating a table from existing text

Formatting and Coloring a Table

Selecting all or part of a table

Aligning text in a table cell

Picking a table style

Resizing columns and rows

Sorting a Table

Deleting Tables

Deleting an entire table

Deleting rows and columns

Deleting cells

Deleting cell borders

Making Text Look Artistic

Creating drop caps

Creating WordArt

Dividing Text into Columns

Editing columns

Removing columns

Previewing a Document before Printing

Defining page size and orientation

Using Print Preview

Part III: Playing the Numbers with Excel

Chapter 8: The Basics of Spreadsheets: Numbers, Labels, and Formulas

Understanding Spreadsheets

Storing Stuff in a Spreadsheet

Typing data into a single cell

Typing data in multiple cells

Typing in sequences with AutoFill

Formatting Numbers and Labels

Formatting numbers

Formatting cells

Navigating a Spreadsheet

Using the mouse to move around in a spreadsheet

Using the keyboard to move around a spreadsheet

Naming cells

Searching a Spreadsheet

Searching for text

Searching for formulas

Editing a Spreadsheet

Editing data in a cell

Changing the size of rows and columns with the mouse

Typing the size of rows and columns

Adding and deleting rows and columns

Adding sheets

Renaming sheets

Rearranging sheets

Deleting a sheet

Clearing Data

Printing Workbooks

Using Page Layout view

Adding a header (or footer)

Printing gridlines

Defining a print area

Inserting (and removing) page breaks

Printing row and column headings

Defining printing margins

Defining paper orientation and size

Printing in Excel

Chapter 9: Playing with Formulas

Creating a Formula

Organizing formulas with parentheses

Copying formulas

Using Functions

Using the AutoSum command

Using recently used functions

Editing a Formula

Conditional Formatting

Comparing data values

Creating conditional formatting rules

Data Validation

Goal Seeking

Creating Multiple Scenarios

Creating a scenario

Viewing a scenario

Editing a scenario

Viewing a scenario summary

Auditing Your Formulas

Finding where a formula gets its data

Finding which formula(s) a cell can change

Checking for Errors

Chapter 10: Charting and Analyzing Data

Understanding the Parts of a Chart

Creating a Chart

Editing a Chart

Moving a chart on a worksheet

Moving a chart to a new sheet

Resizing a chart

Using the Chart Tools

Changing the chart type

Changing the data source

Switching rows and columns

Changing the parts of a chart

Designing the layout of a chart

Deleting a chart

Using Sparklines

Creating a Sparkline

Customizing a Sparkline

Deleting a Sparkline

Organizing Lists in Pivot Tables

Creating a pivot table

Rearranging labels in a pivot table

Modifying a pivot table

Filtering a pivot table

Summing a pivot table

Slicing up a pivot table

Creating PivotCharts

Part IV: Making Presentations with PowerPoint

Chapter 11: Creating a PowerPoint Presentation

Defining the Purpose of Your Presentation

Creating a PowerPoint Presentation

Designing a presentation with Slide view

Designing a presentation with Outline view

Working with Text

Typing text in a text box

Formatting text

Aligning text

Adjusting line spacing

Making numbered and bulleted lists

Making columns

Moving and resizing a text box

Rotating a text box

Chapter 12: Adding Color and Pictures to a Presentation

Applying a Theme

Changing the Background

Choosing a solid color background

Choosing a gradient background

Choosing a picture background

Adding Graphics to a Slide

Placing picture files on a slide

Placing clip art on a slide

Creating WordArt

Capturing screenshots

Resizing, moving, and deleting graphic images

Rotating graphics

Layering objects

Adding Movies to a Slide

Adding an animated cartoon to a slide

Adding a movie to a slide

Trimming a video

Coloring a video

Formatting the shape of a video

Adding Sound to a Slide

Adding an audio file to a presentation

Recording audio

Chapter 13: Showing Off a Presentation

Spell-Checking Your Presentation

Organizing Slides in Sections

Adding a section

Expanding and collapsing a section

Deleting a section

Adding Visual Transitions

Adding slide transitions

Text and graphic transitions

Using the Animation Painter

Adding Hyperlinks

Creating Web page hyperlinks

Creating hyperlinks to external files

Running a program through a hyperlink

Viewing a Presentation

Creating a custom slide show

Hiding a slide

Organizing with Slide Sorter view

Creating Handouts

Part V: Getting Organized with Outlook

Chapter 14: Managing E-Mail with Outlook

Configuring E-Mail Settings

Adding an e-mail account

Creating E-Mail

Creating a new e-mail message

Replying to an e-mail message

Using a stored e-mail address to create a new e-mail message

Attaching Files to Messages

Reading and Organizing E-Mail

Grouping messages into categories

Viewing messages in the conversation view

Retrieving a file attachment from a message

Deleting E-Mail Messages

Chapter 15: Calendars, Contacts, and Tasks

Setting Appointments

Making an appointment

Viewing appointments

Deleting an appointment

Storing Names and Addresses

Adding a name

Viewing names

Searching names

Managing Tasks

Storing a task

Searching tasks

Part VI: Storing Stuff in Access

Chapter 16: Using a Database

Understanding the Basics of a Database

Designing a Database

Editing and Modifying a Database

Naming a field

Adding and deleting a field

Defining the type and size of a field

Typing Data into a Database

Using Datasheet view

Using Form view

Creating a form

Viewing and editing data in a form

Editing a form

Closing and Saving a Database

Closing a database table

Closing a database file

Chapter 17: Searching, Sorting, and Querying a Database

Searching a Database

Searching for a specific record

Filtering a database

Sorting a Database

Querying a Database

Creating a simple query

Creating a crosstab query

Creating a query that finds duplicate field data

Creating an unmatched query

Viewing, renaming, closing, and deleting queries

Chapter 18: Creating a Database Report

Using the Report Wizard

Manipulating the Data in a Report

Switching a report to Layout view

Counting records or values

Sorting a field

Filtering a field

Editing a Report

Resizing fields

Deleting fields

Making Reports Look Pretty

Applying themes

Creating conditional formatting

Deleting a Report

Part VII: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Using Office 2010

Saving Office 2010 Files

Password-Protecting Your Files

Guarding Against Macro Viruses

Customize the Ribbon

Zooming In (And Out) to Avoid Eyestrain

When in Doubt, Right-Click the Mouse

Freezing Row and Column Headings in Excel

Displaying Slides Out of Order in PowerPoint

Reduce Spam in Outlook

Setting up Outlook’s junk e-mail filter

Creating a Safe Senders list

Creating a Blocked Senders list

Using Office Web

Chapter 20: Ten Keystroke Shortcuts

Protecting Yourself with Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y)

Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), and Paste (Ctrl+V)

Saving a File (Ctrl+S)

Printing a File (Ctrl+P)

Checking Your Spelling (F7)

Opening a File (Ctrl+O)

Creating a New File (Ctrl+N)

Finding Text (Ctrl+F)

Finding and Replacing Text (Ctrl+H)

Closing a Window (Ctrl+W)

Chapter 21: Almost Ten Ways to Make Office 2010 Easier to Use

Learning Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Collaborating with the Review Tab

Using Word’s References Tab

Using Excel’s Data Tab

Saving and Sending Files

Password-Protecting a File

Checking File Compatibility

Ignoring the Silly Office Ribbon

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Table of Contents

Introduction
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Tablet Owners Aren’t Left Out
And What about You?
How This Book Is Organized
Part I: Windows 8 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
Part II: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files
Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet
Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 8
Part V: Music, Photos, and Movies
Part VI: Help!
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Windows 8 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
Chapter 1: What Is Windows 8?
What Is Windows 8, and Why Are You Using It?
What’s New in Windows 8?
Should I Bother Switching to Windows 8?
Can My Current PC Still Run Windows 8?
The Four Flavors of Windows 8
Chapter 2: The Mysterious New Start Screen
Being Welcomed to the World of Windows 8
Understanding user accounts
Keeping your account private with a password
Signing up for a Microsoft account
Figuring Out the New Start Screen in Windows 8
Launching a Start screen program or app
Viewing or closing your open apps
Finding a Start screen app or program
Adding or removing Start screen items
The Charms bar and its hidden shortcuts
Introducing your free apps
Customizing the Start screen
Exiting from Windows
Temporarily leaving your computer
Leaving your computer for the day
Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop
Finding the Desktop and the Start Screen
Working with the Desktop
Summoning the Start screen and open apps
Jazzing up the desktop’s background
Snapping an app alongside the desktop
Dumpster diving in the Recycle Bin
Bellying Up to the Taskbar
Shrinking windows to the taskbar and retrieving them
Switching to different tasks from the taskbar’s Jump Lists
Clicking the taskbar’s sensitive areas
Customizing the taskbar
Making Programs Easier to Find
Add five helpful icons to your desktop
Creating taskbar shortcuts for your favorite programs
Chapter 4: Basic Desktop Window Mechanics
Dissecting a Typical Desktop Window
Tugging on a window’s title bar
Navigating folders with a window’s Address Bar
Finding commands on the Ribbon
Quick shortcuts with the Navigation Pane
Moving inside a window with its scroll bar
Boring borders
Maneuvering Windows Around the Desktop
Moving a window to the top of the pile
Moving a window from here to there
Making a window fill the whole screen
Closing a window
Making a window bigger or smaller
Placing two windows side by side
Making windows open to the same darn size
Chapter 5: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Sky
Browsing the File Explorer File Cabinets
Getting the Lowdown on Folders and Libraries
Peering into Your Drives, Folders, and Libraries
Seeing the files on a disk drive
Seeing what’s inside a folder
Managing a library’s folders
Creating a New Folder
Renaming a File or Folder
Selecting Bunches of Files or Folders
Getting Rid of a File or Folder
Copying or Moving Files and Folders
Seeing More Information about Files and Folders
Writing to CDs and DVDs
Buying the right kind of blank CDs and DVDs for burning
Copying files to or from a CD or DVD
Working with Flash Drives and Memory Cards
SkyDrive: Your Cubbyhole in the Clouds
Accessing files with the SkyDrive app
Accessing SkyDrive from the desktop
Part II: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files
Chapter 6: Playing with Programs, Apps, and Documents
Starting a Program or App
Opening a Document
Saving a Document
Choosing Which Program Should Open Which File
Navigating the Windows Store
Adding new apps from the Store app
Uninstalling apps
Updating your apps
Taking the Lazy Way with a Desktop Shortcut
Absolutely Essential Guide to Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
The quick ’n’ dirty guide to cut ’n’ paste
Selecting things to cut or copy
Cutting or copying your selected goods
Pasting information to another place
Chapter 7: Finding the Lost
Finding Currently Running Start Screen Apps
Finding Lost Windows on the Desktop
Locating a Missing App, Program, Setting, or File
Finding a Missing File inside a Desktop Folder
Finding Lost Photos
Finding Other Computers on a Network
Finding Information on the Internet
Chapter 8: Printing Your Work
Printing from a Start Screen App
Printing Your Masterpiece from the Desktop
Adjusting how your work fits on the page
Adjusting your printer’s settings
Canceling a print job
Printing a web page
Troubleshooting your printer
Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet
Chapter 9: Cruising the Web
What’s an ISP, and Why Do I Need One?
Connecting Wirelessly to the Internet
Browsing Quickly from the Start Screen
Navigating the Web with the Desktop’s Internet Explorer
Moving from one web page to another
Making Internet Explorer open to your favorite site
Revisit favorite places
Finding things on the Internet
The Web Page Says It Needs a Weird Plug-In Thing!
Saving Information from the Internet
Saving a web page
Saving text
Saving a picture
Downloading a program, song, or other type of file
It Doesn’t Work!
Removing Unneeded Plug-Ins
Chapter 10: Being Social: Mail, People, Calendar, and Messaging
Adding Your Social Accounts to Windows 8
Understanding the Mail App
Switching among the Mail app’s views, menus, and accounts
Composing and sending an e-mail
Reading a received e-mail
Sending and receiving files through e-mail
Managing Your Contacts in the People App
Adding contacts
Deleting or editing contacts
Managing Appointments in Calendar
Chatting through Messaging
Chapter 11: Safe Computing
Understanding Those Annoying Permission Messages
Assessing Your Safety in the Action Center
Avoiding Viruses with Windows Defender
Staying Safe on the Internet
Avoiding evil add-ons and hijackers
Avoiding phishing scams
Setting Up Family Safety Controls
Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 8
Chapter 12: Customizing Windows 8 with the Control Panel
Finding the Right Switch
The Start Screen’s PC Settings Screen
The Big Guns: The Desktop’s Control Panel
System and Security
User Accounts and Family Safety
Network and Internet
Changing the Windows 8 Appearance (Appearance and Personalization)
Changing the desktop background
Choosing a screen saver
Changing the computer’s theme
Changing the screen resolution
Hardware and Sound
Adjusting volume and sounds
Installing or setting up speakers
Adding a Bluetooth gadget
Adding an Xbox 360 game console
Adding a printer
Clock, Language, and Region
Adding or Removing Programs
Removing apps and programs
Installing new programs
Modifying Windows 8 for the Physically Challenged
Chapter 13: Keeping Windows from Breaking
Tuning Up Windows 8 with Built-In Maintenance Tools
Backing up your computer with File History
Finding technical information about your computer
Freeing up space on your hard drive
Empowering your power button
Setting up devices that don’t work (fiddling with drivers)
Chapter 14: Sharing One Computer with Several People
Understanding User Accounts
Changing Your User Account or Adding a New Account
Adding another user to your computer
Changing an existing user’s account
Switching Quickly between Users
Sharing Files among Account Holders
Changing a User Account’s Picture
Setting Up Passwords and Security
Chapter 15: Connecting Computers with a Network
Understanding a Network’s Parts
Setting Up a Small Network
Buying parts for a network
Setting up a wireless router
Setting up Windows 8 to connect to a network
Setting Up or Connecting with a Homegroup
Accessing what others have shared
Sharing a printer on the network
Part V: Music, Photos, and Movies
Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player
Playing Music from the Start Screen
Handing Music-Playing Chores Back to Windows Media Player
Stocking the Windows Media Player Library
Browsing Windows Media Player’s Libraries
Playing Music Files (MP3s and WMAs)
Controlling Your Now Playing Items
Playing CDs
Playing DVDs
Playing Videos and TV Shows
Creating, Saving, and Editing Playlists
Ripping (Copying) CDs to Your PC
Burning (Creating) Music CDs
Chapter 17: Fiddling with Photos (and Movies)
Dumping a Camera’s Photos into your Computer
Taking Photos with the Camera App
Viewing Photos from the Start Screen
Viewing Photos from the Desktop
Browsing your photos from the desktop’s Pictures library
Viewing a slide show
Copying digital photos to a CD or DVD
Part VI: Help!
Chapter 18: The Case of the Broken Window
New Magic Fixes in Windows 8
Refreshing your computer
Remove everything from your computer
Restoring backups with File History
Windows 8 Keeps Asking Me for Permission
I Need to Retrieve Deleted Files
My Settings Are Messed Up
I Forgot My Password
My Computer Is Frozen Solid
Chapter 19: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute
Could Not Enable File History. The System Cannot Find the Path Specified.
Do You Want to Install This Device Software?
Do You Want to Save Changes?
How Do You Want to Open This Type of File?
Insert Media
Malware Detected: Windows Defender Is Taking Action
Removable Disk: Choose What to Do with Removable Drives
Sign In with a Microsoft Account
Something Went Wrong: Couldn’t Share Photo(s) with Mail
There Is No Email Program Associated to Perform the Requested Action
USB Device Not Recognized
Windows Isn’t Activated
You Don’t Currently Have Permission to Access This Folder
Chapter 20: Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 8 PC
Choosing How to Transfer Your Old Information
Transferring Information Between Two PCs
Picking and Choosing Files, Folders, and Accounts to Transfer
Chapter 21: Help on the Windows 8 Help System
Consulting a Program’s Built-In Computer Guru
Finding the Information You Need in Windows Help and Support
Summoning the Windows Troubleshooters
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 22: Ten Things You’ll Hate about Windows 8 (and How to Fix Them)
I Want to Avoid the Start Screen!
Bringing back the Start button
Knowing when the Start screen reappears unexpectedly
I Want to Avoid the Desktop!
Windows Makes Me Sign In All the Time
The Taskbar Keeps Disappearing
I Can’t Line Up Two Windows on the Screen
It Won’t Let Me Do Something Unless I’m an Administrator!
I Don’t Know What Version of Windows I Have
My Print Screen Key Doesn’t Work
Chapter 23: Ten or So Tips for Touchscreen Owners
Switching to Airplane Mode
Connecting to a Wireless Internet Network
Toggling Your Tablet’s Screen Rotation
Choosing What Happens When You Close Your Laptop’s Lid
Adjusting to Different Locations
Backing Up Your Laptop Before Traveling
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by Andy Rathbone

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About the Author

Andy Rathbone started geeking around with computers in 1985 when he bought a 26-pound portable CP/M Kaypro 2X. Like other nerds of the day, he soon began playing with null-modem adapters, dialing computer bulletin boards, and working part-time at Radio Shack.

He wrote articles for various techie publications before moving to computer books in 1992. He’s written the Windows For Dummies series, Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies, TiVo For Dummies, PCs: The Missing Manual, and many other computer books.

Today, he has more than 15 million copies of his books in print, and they’ve been translated into more than 30 languages. You can reach Andy at his website, www.andyrathbone.com.

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