8 Tips And Tricks!

8 Tips And Tricks 28 September, 2013 in Tips & Tricks, Top Viewed, Lve a comment Customize your tiles

Make the most of your Start screen tiles by adjusting the sizes, where they are loed, and what is listed.
Move any tile by clicking and dragging the tile. While moving a tile, if you need a larger view of the Start screen move the tile towards the top or bottom of the screen to zoom out.Use your mouse wheel to scroll left-to-right through your tiles.Any Desktop shortcut or program can be pinned to the Start screen by right-clicking the icon and choosing Pin to Start.In the bottom right-hand corner of the start screen is a magnifying glass with tiles, click this icon to get a zoomed out view of your Start screen. In this view, if you right-click on a group of tiles you’ll be given the option to name group, which can be useful if you have a group of related tiles (e.g. games). In this view, you can also click and drag a group to organize your tile groups.Crte a new speed bump between tile groups by moving a tile to a speed bump.Resize any User tile or Live tile by right-clicking the tile and choosing resize.If there is a tile you want on your Taskbar, right-click the tile and choose Pin to taskbar.Show admin appliions on the Start screen by clicking Settings in Charms, click Settings, and change the Show administrative tools from No to Yes.In Internet Explorer 10, you can also pin any of your favorite web pages to your Start Screen. 8 board shortcuts
Knowing at lst some of the 8 board shortcuts will make your 8 experience much more enjoyable. Try to memorize these top 8 shortcut .
Press the to open the Start screen or switch to the Desktop (if open).Press the + D will open the Desktop.Press the + . to pin and unpin apps on the side of the screen.Press the + X to open the power user menu, which gives you access to many of the ftures most power users would want (e.g. Device Manager and Command Prompt).Press the + C to open the Charms.Press the + I to open the Settings, which is the same Settings found in Charms.Press and hold the + Tab to show open apps.Press the + Print screen to crte a screen shot, which is automatically saved into your My Pictures folder.See our shortcuts page for a full listing of all shortcuts.
Know your hot corners
The corners on your screen are hot corners and give you access to different ftures. Below, is a brief explanation of ch of these corners.
Bottom Left-hand corner
The bottom left-hand hot corner of the screen will allow you to access the Start screen, if you’re in the Start screen and have the Desktop open, this corner will open the Desktop from the Start screen.
Tip: Right-clicking in the left hand corner will open the power user menu.
Top-left corner of the screen
Moving the mouse to the top-left corner and then down will display all the apps running on the computer. Clicking and dragging any of these apps to the left or right-hand side of the screen will snap that app to that side of the screen. ch of these open app icons can also be right-clicked to close or snap.
Right-hand side of the screen
On the full right-hand side of the screen will be given access to the Charms.
Taking advantage of srch
The Srch in 8 has been significantly improved when compared to all previous versions of . To srch for a file or run a program in 8 from the Start screen just start typing what you’re trying to find or want to run.
As you begin typing, the results will start appring on the left-hand side. In addition to being able to srch for files and run programs, the Srch also supports limiting the srch to apps such as Finance, People, Maps, Photos, Mail, Music, s, Wther, and much more. If what you are srching for is not a file or program, click on the app you wish to use as the srch. For example, if you were srching for “New York” and selected the Wther App you would be shown the wther in New York, NY.
By default, Srch organizes the available Apps by how frequently they are used and then in alphabetical order. If you want to keep your favorite app at the top of the Srch list, right-click the app and choose Pin. Pinning the app will lock it in place regardless of how often it is used. If there is an app you don’t want (e.g. Finance) you can turn on and off any of the srch apps through the PC settings, which is found under the Settings in the Charms.
Bonus tip: The Srch is also found through Charms and can also be opened by pressing + F.
Running two apps side by side
Any app can be pinned to the left or right-hand side of the screen. For example, open the People app and then press the + . (period) to move that app to the right-hand side of the screen, pressing the same again will move it to the left-hand side, and pressing the same again will make it full screen. While an app is pinned, any other app or program can be opened and loaded into the available space on the screen. For example, in the below picture, we’ve opened a browser window and have the People app running to monitor our social networks.

Any open app can also be pinned using your mouse by clicking at the top of the tile and dragging it to the left or right-hand side of the screen.
Bonus tip: The Desktop can also be pinned to the left or right-hand side of the screen.
Note: In order for snap to work properly your resolution must be at lst 1,366 x 768.
8 Task Manager
The 8 Task Manager has been significantly improved over previous versions of . Some of the new changes include showing a total percent usage at the top of your Processes, which makes it sier to determine total memory and CPU usage, improved Performance graphs, a Startup tab to see startup processes and their impact to system performance, and the App history tab (as shown below) that gives you the total resources an app has used over a period of time. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to start exploring the new Task Manager.

Use a picture to log into your computer
8 includes a new fture called Picture , which allows you to authentie with the computer using a series of gestures that include circles, straight lines, and taps. Enable this fture if you want a new way to access your computer or have a hard time with s.
Open the Charms.Click Settings and then More PC settingsIn the PC settings window click Users and then select Crte a picture Bonus tip: A four digit pin can also be crted and used to access your computer.
Take advantage of 8 apps
8 comes included with several apps to help you get the most from your computer. Below are just a few of the included apps.
People
touts the People fture in 8 because they understand how many people are using social networks today. In the People fture you’ll be able to connect your computer to all the major social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Once connected, you can pin the people app and monitor your social network (as shown below), use People in Srch to find people, and get an overview of what is happening in all your social networks.

Rder
The Rder app will give you PDF support right out of the box.
SkyDrive
The SkyDrive app will give you access to the cloud service SkyDrive, which allows you to store your photos, documents, and other files in the cloud and access or share those files with any computer with Internet access.
Store
Take advantage of the Store and install one or more of the thousands of available apps designed for 8. The Store is found in the Start screen, or use Srch to srch the Store app for any apps that you are trying to find.


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