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Welcome to
Windows8
Windows 8 is Microsofts most controversial change in the last 17 years. It
went from introducing the Start button and menu with the last dramatic
redesign to taking it away completely. But the new interface fuses together
the familiar aspects of both a personal computer and a smartphone, making
it easier to change between devices. Windows 8 has two customisable
interfaces, the all-familiar desktop and the live tiled Modern UI. It's a drastic
change that calls for a steeper learning curve, if you're new to the way the
tiled interface works, you ay have to reacquaint yourself with how the new
system works. This is where Windows 8 Tips, Tricks & Apps comes in, it is the
ideal resource for anyone looking to familiarise themselves with the new
interface, or who simply want to learn more about how to utilise the way
it works. We begin by showing you how to upgrade and install Windows 8,
with a guided tour of the built-in Windows apps. There's even 50 Essential
Tips to introduce you to everything you need to know about the new OS.
Whether you prefer the desktop or Modern UI, you'll fnd what you need in
this book. Whether it's for personal or professional use we'll show you how
to get the most from the your system. Enjoy the book!
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Windows8
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Windows 8 Tips, Tricks & Apps Volume 2 2013 Imagine Publishing Ltd
ISBN 978 1909 758 193
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Contents
Everything you need to know about Windows 8
50 quick tips
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Complete guide
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Tips
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Secure your PC
Personalise Windows
Productivity
Communication
SkyDrive storage
Native apps
Windows Store app
Entertainment
Access media
Web browsing
Troubleshooting
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Tricks
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Apps
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Games
Social
Entertainment
Photo
Music & Video
Sport
Books & Reference
News & Weather
Health & Fitness
Food & Dining
Lifestyle
Shopping
Travel
Finance
Productivity
Tools
Security
Business
Education
Government
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Windows 8.1
The new Windows has arrived and promises to bring its users
an updated and fresh new look to the world of Windows
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Integrating
devices and
cloud services
Sync all your files with your Windows
phone, tablet and computer with ease
Switch users
Creating users and swapping between them
is a seamless and quick process. Click on the
displayed username to login as another user
Using tiles
Tiles work like shortcuts to your favourite
apps. Right-click on an item from your Apps
list to pin it to your Start screen as a tile
Desktop tile
The desktop is still alive; its just hidden in a
tile. Access the desktop for more advanced
browsing, and control of your computer
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WINDOWS
8 FAQs
Find out if Windows 8 is the right
operating system for you
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Do I need a Windows
phone and tablet to
make the most of
Windows 8?
It doesnt matter if your devices run on a
Windows operating system or not; you will
still be able to sync them alongside Windows
8. If youre running Windows 8 from a
desktop computer then you are free to store
all of your media, files and data on the
system, and then sync it up with your other
devices making everything available no
matter what device youre using. If you do
own other Windows devices, though, youll
find that syncing information will be
even easier.
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Whats new in
Windows 8.1?
Windows 8.1 refines and improves the
Windows 8 experience for you
indows 8.1 is the first big update for the new generation of the
Windows 8 OS. Windows 8.1 beautifully complements the changes
that came with Windows 8. Key improvements in Windows 8.1
take huge strides in better integration of devices, slick and easy-to-navigate user
interfaces for your favourite apps and much-improved connectivity services.
SkyDrive
SkyDrive has been a great success for Windows, allowing its
users to store their data on the cloud. As cloud storage becomes
more popular, Microsoft has explored ways to improve its
SkyDrive service. In Windows 8.1 SkyDrive has been updated to
include Smart Files. Smart Files allow users to keep all of their
stored fles synced together, whether they are online or ofine.
Rather than having to store everything on your hard drive
you can upload data to SkyDrive, then covert fles into Smart
Files, which work as placeholders for your fles. This means you
can browse through your folders and search for and locate a
thumbnail replica of a fle. The fle wont be downloaded to your
system until you open. According to Microsoft, this function will
help its customers use 80 per cent less hard drive space.
Updated apps
Once youve updated to Windows 8.1, start
browsing around your most-used apps to get an
idea of how Microsoft has improved your user
experience. Great attention has been paid to
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Bing apps
The Bing apps have become a pinnacle part of
the Windows 8 experience. Apps that existed
on Windows 8 have been updated with new
features, such as the Ofine News mode in the
News app. An entirely new group of new apps
have been released, better integrating your
Windows machine into your life. Use the Food
& Drink app to read and create a recipe before
using it to make a daily meal plan for you and
your family. Once youve eaten too much food
you can open up the new Health & Fitness
app where you can create exercise regimes,
manage your calorie intake and create detailed
charts on your physical health. Updates to the
Finance, Sports, Travel & Weather apps are also
included in Windows 8.1.
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Preparation
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Dont worry
about having
to restore any
of your files;
they will all be
waiting for you
Upgrade to 8.1
How best to upgrade without a hitch
Upgrade safely
2: Installation process
3: Setup process
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50 ESSENTIAL TIPS
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indows 8 is perhaps
the biggest change to
the Windows operating
system since the release
of Windows 95 and the
introduction of the Start button. Although
ironically, it also ushers in an era where the
Start button is no more! With the new tiled
interface, or Metro UI, Windows has never
been more different to its predecessors, but
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Sync your devices
As we become more and more reliant on all of our
different devices, it is good to know that Windows
8 enables you to sync your settings across multiple
Windows 8 devices, including your SkyDrive. Within
the Settings menu is a handy section that has all
the options you need for syncing your Start screen,
wallpaper, or Start screen background, in addition
to the picture on your Lock screen.
To access these settings, you just have to open
the Charms bar and select Settings followed by
Change PC settings. Youll be presented with a
suite of options. Under PC & devices will be a list of
items you can sync across devices.
50 ESSENTIAL TIPS
Keyboard shortcuts
Windows 8 comes with a host of new keyboard shortcuts.
WinKey + C = Opens the Charms bar
WinKey + Q = Brings up the Windows 8 Search field
WinKey + F = Search files
WinKey + W = Search Settings
WinKey + H = Opens the Share menu
WinKey + I = Opens the Settings menu
WinKey + K = Opens the Devices menu
Refresh your PC
Windows 8 provides you with the option of
simply refreshing your PC, rather than having to
go through the daunting process of re-installing
the whole operating system. This essentially
resets the computer, but keeps all of your files,
photos, music etc Your PC settings will be
returned to their default options, so any software
and programs that werent originally installed will
be deleted. It is therefore important to save any
apps installed from the Windows Store and youll
find a list of the removed apps and software will
be saved to your desktop.
To access the Refresh your PC option, open
the Charms bar and tap Settings, followed by
Change PC settings. Now under the General
heading will be a header titled Refresh your PC
without affecting your files.
Tap the Get Started button and a screen will
follow describing what will happen. Simply
follow the on-screen prompts and Windows 8
will do the rest. This can take up to 15 minutes,
depending on the amount of software or data on
your computer, but will generally be quicker on
the whole.
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File associations
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Uninstall apps
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Find PC information
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Customise File Explorer
Some serious work has gone on under the hood
to prove that Windows 8 and 8.1 isnt just about
the Metro UI. Lets look at the File Explorer as an
example. From sorting alphabetically, to showing or
hiding entire folders and having a full options popout box that enhances the File Explorer options
even further, you certainly have more ability than
ever before to control your PC.
By selecting the Computer tab at the top of the
File Explorer, you are given options to map network
drives, add network connections, view your
systems properties, or manage devices and access
the Control Panel. Previous versions of Windows
had these options, but were often hard to find and
buried deep inside folders that most people would
not delve into.
The other tab at the top of the folder is View. This
gives you the ability to fully change how you want
to view files when using File Explorer. You can show
hidden items, size all columns to fit your Windows
interface and add or remove panes that provide
extra information about selected files.
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Zoom in
Taking screenshots
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Go straight to desktop
Connection settings
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Tips
Customise the Desktop, bring back
the start menu and protect your files
with Windows 8's new features
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Productivity
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Communication
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SkyDrive storage
Secure your PC
Set up Windows rewall
Use Windows Defender
Manage Windows Defender
Windows Family Safety settings
Secure les with File
History Backup
Set up an alternative password
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Personalise Windows
Customise your tiles
Put your own pictures on the
Lock Screen
Re-arrange tiles on Start screen
Assign names to tile groups
Move your named groups
Change your Account picture
Change your wallpaper
Your Lock screen notications
High contrast settings
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Native apps
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Access media
Use the Share charm to show
your friends
Master the Camera
Use the Camera function
Edit and publish your movies
Master transitions
Share your movie online
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Entertainment
Add les to your library
Import music
How to sync your Xbox account
Set up and manage playlists
Protect your gaming privacy
Windows Media Player
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Web browsing
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Troubleshooting
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Secure your PC
Utilise a variety of security settings and apps to better protect yourself
Windows Firewall
1: Firewall settings
2: Notifications
3: App permissions
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Windows Defender
Manage
Windows
Defender
Use Windows Defender
to review your
computers protection
2: Scanning preferences
3: Scanning
4: Other options
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Windows Family
Safety settings
Protect your childs computer activity
Family Safety
Create an account
1: User accounts
2: Childrens account
3: Create an account
4: Family settings
5: Permissions
6: More options
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1: Plug in device
2: Scan device
3: Restore files
4: Troubleshooting
1: Password settings
2: Select a picture
3: Gestures
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Personalise Windows
Tile sizes
3: Change sizes
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Settings Menu
Re-arrange
tiles on the
Start screen
Its easy to move the
tiles to exactly where
you want them to be
2: PC Settings page
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Assign names to
tile groups
Make it easy to locate your tiles
t the time of writing, Windows 8 was just over a year old, and
Microsoft had just seen the general release of Windows 8.1. To
complement the release, Microsoft redesigned the Windows Store and made
it better than ever. So with a full years worth of apps released and more being
published every day, it all leads to a very cluttered Start screen.
As noted previously, you can move tiles and when you start getting a
large number on the Start screen, they arrange themselves in groups. With
personalisation in mind, you can name those groups for ease of discovery. All
your social apps could be named Social, video apps under Video etc
Start screen
2: Faded tiles
6: Finish naming
To select a text field to type in, either tap or leftclick the mouse button on one of the fields. A text
cursor will now appear enabling you to name the
group of apps.
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Start screen
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Change your
wallpaper
Customise your Start screen background
ince the first time the desktop wallpaper could be changed on a PC,
its rare to find a computer in someones home that has the original
Windows wallpaper on it. You will often see family photos, super HD images
of a favourite place, or somewhere with significant meaning to the owner, and it
doesnt stop with personal computers.
For businesses running Enterprise versions of Windows, desktops will often
have the company logo on, and more often than not this is in a lock down
state so that it cannot be changed without IT getting involved. Not only is your
wallpaper a great personal statement, its a way of expressing yourself.
Desktop background
Set a wallpaper
2: Personal settings
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Lock screen
2: PC settings
3: A preview
4: App selection
2: Ease of Access
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Productivity
Get organised and manage your productivity with these handy built-in apps
Smart search
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Control Panel
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alendar is a handy Start screen app that enables you to organise your
time by scheduling events and appointments. It is able to show you
day, week and month views and with a click of the mouse or tap on the screen
you can create a new event. Both one-off events and repeating ones that occur
every day, week or month can be created, and you can choose to be reminded
before they occur so that you dont forget about them. Calendar on the PC
mirrors the calendar on Outlook.com and everything is synced with your online
account. Calendar will display upcoming events on the Start screen tile and in
pop-up notifications on the screen. Lets see how to create events and reminders.
Calendar
1: Start Calendar
Click the Calendar tile on the Start screen and rightclick near the top of the screen. At the bottom are
buttons to select the day, week or month. New
creates a new Calendar event.
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Schedule tasks
4: Start a program
3: Multi-monitor options
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Keep your
computer running
Discover the value of maintenance tasks
1: Taskbar flags
3: Start maintenance
Battery life
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Use Calculator
Enjoy more
control over
your apps
Run apps in
administrator mode to
gain extra power
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Side-by-side apps
Toshiba
Europe Gm
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Display up to three
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1: Taskbar properties
3: Add toolbars
4: Pin programs
Cant type? Just point and click with this virtual keyboard
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Communication
Use communication apps for staying in touch and social networking
People app
1: Account settings
3: Contact Info
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People app
Social
networking
on Windows
Let the People app
manage all of your
social networking
4: Organise contacts
From the Contact Info page you can call (via Skype),
email (via the Mail app), and locate the address (via
the Map app). Apps will appear in a second window
next to the contact info.
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Send emails in
Windows 8
Get to grips with the Mail app
1: Add an account
3: More details
5: Email options
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Skype
2: Add credit
3: Managing credit
4: Call a phone
3: Contact request
Once you find the person you are looking for, click
on their username, click Add to Contacts, then send
a contact request. Once added you can message
and call the contact through Skype.
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SkyDrive storage
Save all of your files, photos, and documents to the cloud
Upload files
1: Open SkyDrive
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Offline storage
Know your
SkyDrive
storage
Always be aware of
your storage limits in
Windows 8
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veryone at some point has needed to share a large file, or several files,
but have been unable to do so due to the size of the file(s) exceeding
that of your email client. Cloud storage services such as Microsoft, Google and
Dropbox (to name a few), have come up with an ideal work around; share your
files and folders via the cloud.
The ability to share your files via the cloud without having to compress your
files, or send several emails with lots of attachments is a great option. This means
you can share holiday photos and videos, family snaps or documents. If you have
a file and can upload it, SkyDrive can share it.
SkyDrive online
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File Explorer
4: SkyDrive menu
3: Recover!
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Native apps
Discover how to stay informed of news, travel, sports and more
Bing Weather
2: Daily forecast
3: Weather map
From the Start screen, open the Weather app. Rightclick anywhere and from the drop-down menu,
click Places. Click the Home icon to add a home
location, or the plus icon to add favourite locations.
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Windows Map
Find your
way around
with the Map
Create and share
directions using the
Windows app
1: Select a region
2: Drop a pin
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Bing Travel
1: Find a destination
2: Destination overview
3: Book a flight
5: Quick navigation
6: Pinning destinations
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Get into shape with the Bing Health & Fitness app
1: Diet management
3: Exercise Tracker
4: HealthVault
1: Pick a nationality
3: Adding teams
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Your personal
news feed
Create tailored stories with Bing News
here are thousands upon thousands of news sources online but it isnt
time efficient to browse through all of them. Using the Bing News app,
though, you can collate your favourite news sources into one place. The Bing
News app relies on RSS feeds to create sections of relevant news for you. An RSS
feed from a particular website (such as the BBC news site) can be added to the
Bing news app, alongside other RSS feeds. Most news sites offer RSS feeds for
their news categories so if you want to receive news on a certain subject, you
can. In these steps youll learn to create your own news feed, allowing you to
create the ultimate news source catered exclusively to you.
Bing News
2: Customise settings
4: Add sections
5: RSS URLs
6: Add sources
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Create your own recipe with the Food & Drink app
1: Create a recipe
3: Manage recipes
4: More options
1: Get started
2: Add to Watchlist
3: Get an overview
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Windows Store
2: Installing an app
3: Your apps
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Windows Store
Rate and
review
your apps
Become a part of
the Windows
Store community
2: Accessibility controls
From the main Store window go to the bottomright of the screen, click the settings icon, then click
Preferences where you can switch on accessibility
features, plus other preferences and user options.
3: Switching users
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Navigate, browse
and search
Locate what you want in Windows Store
Windows Store
1: Browsing categories
2: Specific categories
3: Related apps
5: Search filters
6: Precise recommendations
From the results list you can use the search filters
to refine your search. You can browse specific
categories, price types and create different
parameters to sort your results.
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1: Select region
2: Payment method
3: Billing history
4: Start searching
1: Updating apps
2: Sharing apps
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Entertainment
Get more from music and games with these handy hints and tips
indows 8 is packed with
useful features for letting
off steam, and when it
comes to relaxing you cant beat
listening to your favourite tunes or
playing the odd game or two. To get
the most out of your PC, weve created
this collection of useful quick-fire tutorials,
covering such topics as protecting your
privacy in games, building the ultimate
playlists and streaming music to any DLNA
device on your network.
Well kick things off by helping you find
your favourite tunes and some new artists
using Xbox Musics search tools. Well also
reveal how to import your existing music
into Xbox Music. Youll also discover how
to sync those tracks across various devices
without having to physically transfer the
files, plus wirelessly stream music to other
devices on your network. Well then look at
bringing together all your favourite tunes
into a playlist, so you can enjoy the best of
your music.
Worried about what information youre
sharing with others when playing games?
No need to fret well reveal where to
look in order to ensure your privacy is kept
water-tight. In short, your Windows 8-based
entertainment is about to get a whole lot
better read on to find out how.
Xbox Music
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Import music
Access your previously ripped or downloaded music
Xbox Music
Learn to
sync your
Xbox account
Make your Xbox music
collection available to
other devices
1: Start browsing
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Set up and
manage playlists
Enjoy music your way
Xbox Music
3: Add a track
5: Review playlist
6: Control playback
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Xbox Games
1: General privacy
2: Account permissions
3: App permissions
4: Review passwords
1: Set up
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Access media
Make the most of your photos and home movies with these guides
he digital age is never more
apparent than when shooting
video or taking photos. Was
it really only 15 or so years ago that we
were using film? Now you can snap away
with little thought or regard for cost, and
Windows 8 is packed full of tools and free
apps that can help you transform the best
of your output into photos you can print or
share, and movies youll want to broadcast
over the internet to friends and family.
In this collection of guides, well reveal
how to do more with your webcam using
Windows Camera app. Not only will you
learn how to tap into some great new
features, youll also discover how to edit
your photos to improve lighting, remove
imperfections and introduce striking effects,
all with just a few clicks or taps. And when
youre done, well also show you how to
quickly show off your finished masterpieces
with the help of the Share charm.
When it comes to video, Windows is still
a little lacking on the built-in apps front,
but armed with the right free tool Movie
Maker you can transform your rough,
unedited video clips into a sumptuous
movie. Discover how to edit, add transition
effects and publish your finished movie
online. All that is left to do is change your
name to Steven Spielberg, Jr.
Share photos
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Camera
until you hit the Stop button. If thats all you need,
fantastic, but you can go further. The step-by-step
guide reveals options you can tweak within the app
itself, but you can also edit other preferences, too.
To do so, open the Settings charm and choose
Options. What tweaks youre shown completely
depends on your camera model, but you may
find options for changing the image size and
aspect ratio, plus more controls for fine-tuning
the cameras focus, brightness levels and other
potentially useful settings. Whatever you decide to
do, you can be sure of great results.
Use the
Camera
function
Pick the right
mode for your
photographs
1: Crop to perfection
2: Fast fixes
3: Remove imperfections
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ven the best movie directors need to edit their raw video footage
into something presentable. If you want to craft the perfect movie from
a selection of different clips then youll need a proper video-editing tool, and
Microsofts Movie Maker is still one of the best freebies out there.
Download and install it as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite from
essentials.live.com once installed, you can stitch all your clips and edit them
into a coherent whole. And once youve got a rough cut finished, you can tap
into Movie Makers many tools; create transitions between scenes, add your
own soundtrack and create title and credit sequences.
Movie Maker
1: Import clips
2: Rearrange clips
3: Trim clips
4: Finish trimming
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Master transitions
How to give your movies a more professional flow
Movie Maker
1: Transitions 101
2: Preview effects
3: Set duration
4: Apply to all
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Web browsing
Internet Explorer
1: Right-click options
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Secure browsing
Share sites
on social
networks
Post to Twitter or
Facebook from within
Internet Explorer
2: Go to the options
3: Go to the History
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Prevent tracking
on your activities
Learn how to set up the Do Not Track option
verywhere you go on the web, someone somewhere is tracking your
activities. Sometimes this is helpful, for example when shopping sites
suggest items you might like based on previous purchases, but it can be a worry
when advertisers and unknown people track your browsing. There is a setting in
Internet Explorer called Do Not Track which asks websites not to track your online
activities. It cant be enforced, but many sites respect it. There are also Tracking
Protection Lists that can prevent undesirable sites from tracking you online. In the
tutorial we show how to set up both options in Internet Explorer, increasing your
online privacy and making the web safer.
Do Not Track
Improve privacy
1: Go to privacy options
2: Turn it on
5: Pick a list
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Home page
1: Go to Options
2: Select a location
3: Open a Favorite
Click the star on the right to store the site. Dark blue
tiles represent folders created with the desktop
version of Internet Explorer and Favorites can be
stored in them.
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Troubleshooting
Task Manager
1: A keyboard shortcut
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Add/remove features
Customise Windows by controlling the features
Modify Windows
Use system
restore on
your PC
Create restore points
and then use them with
System Restore
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Fix problems
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Refresh your PC
Discover how to retrieve lost data and get your computer up to speed
Recovery functions
1: Go to Settings
3: Click Recovery
3: Refresh or reset
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Tricks
Everything you need to know to
master the native Windows 8 apps
on the Modern User Interface
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multiple windows
Sync Lock screen and
desktop backgrounds
Customise the taskbar
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Access POP3 email accounts
in Mail
Make video calls from emails
using Skype
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Manage Windows 8s
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Remember your
favourite website
Speed up browsing with
Internet Explorer
Change your default
search engine
View webpages side
by side
Create a reading list and
browse articles
Customise your Windows
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ach new version of Windows has increased security and 8.1 is the best yet. But
even with the extra improvements, it isnt completely safe to use without additional
security software. To ensure that your machine is safe and sound, it is best to download
and install a third-party program. There are many to choose from and AVG, explored in this
tutorial, is just one example.
AVG protects the computer as you use it, but it is a good idea to perform a full system
scan once a week to make sure nothing has slipped through. Full scans take a long time to
complete, but right-clicking a folder enables you to perform a quick scan of the contents and
can be performed at any time, and it is a good idea to get into the practise of it to protect your
computer. Archives, such as zip files, are not checked by default, but this can be turned on in
the advanced settings if you need it. Its also useful to enable reporting of potentially unwanted
programs in the settings for an extra security measure. Be safe!
Protect your
email accounts
Email protection is
applied to the email
software that you
use on the computer,
such as the Mail app
on the Start screen or
good old Microsoft
Outlook. However, if
you use Google Mail
or a similar web-based
email service, you
might as well turn off
email protection in AVG
because it does not scan
web mail.
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AntiVirus
1: Download AVG
2: Install AVG
Go to the Windows desktop and click Internet Explorer in the taskbar. Enter avg.
com into the address box and from the home page follow the links for AVG
AntiVirus Free 2014. Download the file.
After downloading the program, click File Explorer in the taskbar and open the
Downloads folder. Run the AVG installer. You have a choice of the free version or
the more powerful Internet Security.
AVG AntiVirus Free automatically starts after it is installed. There is also a desktop
shortcut to open it. Each tile shows the status of the protection (except Firewall,
which isnt in the free version).
It is a good idea to perform a full system scan after installation, so click Scan
Now on the main screen to start it. Tip: Drag the slider at the bottom to speed
up the scanning process.
Open File Explorer to view the disk. Right-clicking a file or folder displays a menu
and there is an option to scan it with AVG. This is quick and its a good idea to
scan Downloads.
On the main AVG screen (step 3), click Options>Advanced Settings. Select
Whole Computer Scan on the left to customise the scanning, for example, to
scan archives like zip files.
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Finding
software
Have you ever
experienced the
annoyance of installing
a piece of software, only
to find that nothing
has appeared on the
Start screen? Where
is the tile to run the
program? Switch to the
All Apps view as shown
in step one and scroll
the screen to the right.
The software should be
there, ready for you to
run and enjoy.
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Start screen
Go to the Start screen if it isnt already showing and below the tiles near the
bottom is a down-pointing arrow. Click it to list all the Start screen apps and
software installed.
Next to Apps at the top of the screen is By Name with an arrow next to it. Click
it to access a menu that enables the order of the apps to be changed. Choose
one that appeals.
3: Pin to Start
If there are apps that currently dont have tiles on the Start screen, right-click
them in the list. Then go to the bottom of the screen and click Pin to Start to
add them.
Return to the Start screen after selecting and adding tiles and you will see them
displayed in a new group on the right. Right-click an empty part of the screen
and click Customize.
Above each group of tiles is an area called Name Group. Clicking here enables
the name to be changed to whatever suits you best. Call them My Tools, Top
Apps or whatever you want.
Right-click a tile to display a menu bar containing various options at the bottom
of the screen. Left-click the Resize option and a menu is displayed. Choose a size
for the tile.
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Quiet Hours
enables you to still receive Skype phone calls, thereby allowing you to make
your Skype call in peace without fear of notifications interrupting your call.
By utilising the Quiet Hours function, you can personalise your Windows
8 device to suit your needs, and be available or unavailable when it suits
you. Whether you are asleep, at work, school, or with family, the Quiet Hours
function tailors your Windows 8 device to your needs.
2: Change settings
Access the Charms bar by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower
right-hand side of the screen to bring in the Charms bar. Navigate the mouse to
the Settings button and click it.
A different side bar will have appeared providing a number of options. At the
very bottom will be a Change PC settings section. Click on this to be taken to
the next step.
3: PC Settings screen
Once you have accessed the PC Settings screen you will by default be
presented with the standard settings, with a list of subsections on the left of the
screen. Click on the Search & apps subsection.
The Search & apps screen provides access to all of the settings for integrated
search, apps used to share information, the size of your installed apps, and the
notifications section. Click on Notifications to bring up Quiet Hours.
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Special
settings for
Skype users
Within the Notifications
section is the option to
disable or enable Skype
calls during Quiet Hours,
in addition to setting
Skype to turn on your
screen when you receive
a call; providing you
with both an audible
and visual alert. You can
also toggle notification
sounds to just visual
ones, if preferred.
6: Quiet Hours
The Notifications screen provides you with options to toggle various app
notification settings, from notification sounds, to turning on your screen when a
Skype call is received. Also choose notifications that appear on the lock screen.
Midway down the Notifications screen is the Quiet Hours section. By toggling
this on, you are able to set what time your apps are disabled and for how long
for, in addition to opting to receive Skype calls.
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Switch between
multiple windows
If you use multiple apps simultaneously, quickly switch between them
Multiple windows
There are some useful features and shortcuts that make managing multiple
windows a piece of cake and they are easy to learn. A key press is all it takes
to switch from one desktop window to another, slide the mouse and you can
switch between Start screen apps, and you can easily arrange apps so they
sit side-by-side without overlapping on the desktop. Here are all the tips and
techniques you need to make working with windows stress-free.
2: Peek at a window
When multiple windows are open on the desktop and you want to switch to
another, go to the taskbar and let the mouse hover over each icon. A thumbnail
of the window is displayed.
When a thumbnail is displayed, move the mouse to hover over the thumbnail
and the window is displayed while the others on the screen fade away. Click it
to switch to it.
3: Switch windows
Open one Start screen app, press the Windows key and open another, and
another. Moving the mouse to the top-left corner and pulling down shows
thumbnails of each app. Click one to switch.
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Autoarrangment
In step six we
describe how you can
automatically arrange
windows to fill half of
the screen. If this does
not work for you, press
WinKey+X to open up
the Control Panel. Once
open, scoot over and
click to open the Ease
of Access Center and
then click Make it Easier
to Focus on Tasks. Now
you need to click the tick
under Make it Easier to
Manage Windows.
6: Auto-size windows
You might want to take a look at the desktop if it has shortcuts and folders
you need. Move the mouse to the right side of the taskbar and the windows
become completely transparent.
Click and drag a window to the left or right and they are automatically resized
to fill the left or right half of the screen. Pressing the Windows key and the left or
right arrow does exactly the same thing.
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Find
wallpaper
Several background
images are bundled
up and ready to with
Windows, but if you
need more then just go
to bing.com in Internet
Explorer and search for
free wallpaper.
You will find
thousands online and
to get one on your PC,
just right-click an image
and select Save Picture
As, saving it into the
Pictures folder.
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Beautiful backgrounds
2: Pick a picture
Click the desktop tile on the Start screen to go to the desktop. Right-click the
desktop and select Personalize from the menu. Click Desktop Background in the
bottom of the window.
The desktop background image can now be selected. Some will be shown
in the window, but if you click the Picture Location button/menu and select
Pictures Library you can choose your own photo.
4: PC & devices
The window can be closed after selecting an image for the desktop. Go to the
charms bar at the right side of the screen and click Settings. In the Settings
panel, select Change PC settings.
A tile to access the Lock screen settings is displayed among the top settings on
the right, but another way to reach the settings we need is to click PC & devices
in the category list.
In the PC & devices section, make sure that Lock screen is selected on the left.
On the right is the current Lock screen background. Any of the images can be
selected, but we want our own.
Click the Browse button and the images in the Pictures library is displayed.
This enables us to choose the same image that was used to set the desktop
background, making them both the same.
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he taskbar has been around since 1995, but each new version
of Windows brings new features and customisation options.
Windows 8.1 has some welcome additions and changes and in this
tutorial we take a look at what is available to those users who like to tweak the
default Windows settings. There is nothing advanced here, so dont be put off
and some of the customisation options are very useful.
Taskbar tweaks
For example, you can choose how many items appear in Jump Lists, which
are the menus that appear when you right-click icons on the taskbar. You can
add handy toolbars to the taskbar that enable you to access features that are
hard to find, particularly if you are used to Windows 7s way of working. It is
even possible to configure Windows 8.1 to start up with the desktop instead of
the Start screen.
1: Taskbar properties
Press the Windows key to make sure that you are on the Start screen and then
click the Desktop tile. Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and
select Properties on the menu.
The first tab, Taskbar, has some useful options. Auto-hide automatically slides
it off the bottom of the screen out of the way when its not being used.
Alternatively, use small taskbar buttons.
Normally, when there are multiple windows on the screen as shown here,
you only see one taskbar button. However, there are options to show them as
separate buttons. Try it and see.
There are lots of tweaks here, including an option to go straight to the desktop
instead of the Start screen when you sign in. You can list desktop apps first in
Apps view and more.
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6: Add a toolbar
Right-click a taskbar icon and a Jump List is displayed, which has menus for
accessing common functions and files. The Jump Lists tab lets you choose to
show them and how many to show.
Select the Toolbar tab and there are four useful toolbars that can be added to
the taskbar. The Desktop toolbar provides quick access to common features and
settings and this is how it looks.
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f you are running an older version of Windows on your computer, such as 7 or even
Vista, you might not want to completely give up what you are familiar with and start
again with a fresh copy of Windows 8. However good a new operating system may be, it
does feel awkward. But there is reason to celebrate, because you dont have to choose one over
the other. It is possible to have both. And here is another reason to celebrate; it isnt that difficult
to set up if you go about it in the right way.
Here we look at installing Windows 8 on DVD onto a PC that is already running Windows 7.
There are actually more steps involved than covered in the space of this tutorial, but a lot of them
are incredibly straightforward, such as choosing between US or UK English, entering the serial
number and so on. Therefore we will skip those steps and instead concentrate our efforts on the
key ones that are important for ensuring that both versions of Windows work together on the
same disk drive.
Selecting
Windows
Whenever the PC starts,
you will be asked to
choose the operating
system Windows 7
or Windows 8. Keep
choosing Windows 8
until the installation is
complete. From then
on you can choose
whichever one you want
to start and both will
work independently of
each other.
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Install Windows 8.1
1: Disk Management
The Disk Management utility appears on the screen and lists the disk drives and
partitions. Right-click the C: partition and select Shrink Volume... from the list.
We must make it smaller.
4: Boot Windows 8
The utility suggests the amount to shrink the disk, but it may not be what you
want. Its a good idea to allocate half the disk space to Windows 7 and half to
Windows 8.
Insert the Windows 8.1 DVD into the CD/DVD-Rom drive and Windows is
restarted. It boots up from the disc and installation of Windows 8 starts. Just
follow the prompts.
5: Installation options
6: Pick a partition
There are many steps during installation, but this is one of two key ones. Do not
choose Upgrade. Instead, choose the second option labelled Custom: Install
Windows only (advanced).
The second key step immediately follows and you must select the unallocated
space. This is space created by shrinking drive C: in step 3. The rest of the
installation proceeds as normal.
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Increase performance
using ReadyBoost
If your PC is a bit sluggish in the memory department, a USB
flash memory drive can give it a boost
s your computer painfully slow? Does it seem to take a long time to do anything? Does
your computer experience always involve waiting around while your PC churns away, trying
to catch up? One of the most common causes of a slow computer is insufficient memory.
When there is little memory, Windows makes a lot more use of the disk drive and it is constantly
exchanging information between the memory and the hard disk. The problem with this is that
disk drives are slow and so the computer becomes slow.
One of the easiest and best ways to increase the speed of the computer is to add more
memory. Put simply, the more memory that Windows has, the faster it will run. However, if
you are unable to increase the memory in the PC, a good alternative is to use a feature called
ReadyBoost. It makes use of cheap USB flash memory drives, which can be picked up really easily,
and the storage space on one can be used by Windows to increase the speed. It isnt tricky to do;
in fact it can be completed in six steps as we show here.
The benefits of
increasing a
PCs memory
Does ReadyBoost really
work? Surely it seems
too good to be true?
Well it does work, but
the success depends on
the size and speed of
the USB flash drive you
use and the amount of
memory in the PC. The
biggest boost is on PCs
with the minimum 2GB
of memory and a big
and fast USB flash drive.
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Use ReadyBoost
2: A dedicated device
Insert a USB flash memory drive and usually a menu pops up asking you what
action to take. If it doesnt appear, open File Explorer, right-click the drive and
select Properties.
Select the ReadyBoost tab in the Properties window to see the options. If you
dedicate the device to ReadyBoost then all of the space on the drive will be
used by Windows.
Using all the devices storage leaves none for yourself to store files on. Selecting
Use This Device enables you to drag the slider to use less space, leaving the rest
for yourself.
Click the Apply button and Windows starts using the drive for storage. It
shows as red in our Explorer screenshot because all of the space on our drive is
dedicated to ReadyBoost.
5: PC Settings
6: Speed up Windows
Go to the Charms bar at the right side of the screen and click Settings>Change
PC settings. Select PC & devices and there is an AutoPlay setting that refers to
removable drives.
Click the removable drive and in the menu is an option to always use
ReadyBoost to speed up Windows when a USB flash memory drive is inserted.
Alternatively, set it to ask every time.
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Be warned: it
can be wrong!
Windows collates
information to ensure your
computer runs smoothly
Fix problems
Customise the
notifications
Spot the
problems
Problems reported
are easy to spot and
they are highlighted
with a thick red line.
The highlighted
items require your
immediate attention
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sections
There is a lot of
information and many
settings in Action
Center, but they may
be hidden. Click the
arrow buttons to
expand each section
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Action Center
1: Go to Action Center
2: Is everything OK?
There is more than one way to get to Action Center and the simplest is to type
action into the Start screen. This displays the Search panel and Action Center is
highlighted below. Click to open it.
This is how Action Center should ideally look, with very little to see. It means
that the PC is running properly and Windows has not detected any problems. It
is worth opening occasionally to check the PCs status.
There are two main sections in Action Center and these are Security and
Maintenance. Normally they are hidden with just the title showing, but they can
be expanded by clicking the arrows at the right-hand side.
The Security section mostly contains information showing the status of the
firewall, malware protection and so on, but the Maintenance section has useful
tools. You can start maintenance, turn on File History, and so on.
6: Solve problems
Click the link on the left; Change Action Center settings. Action Center can
notify you when a wide range of problems or situations arise and here you can
choose the ones you want to see. Clear the tick boxes to disable notifications.
When there is a problem with the computer, this is an example of the sort
of thing you will see in Action Center. In this case there is a single problem
regarding Windows Update and a Change settings... button to repair the fault.
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Create themes
hand it should only take a couple of minutes to achieve. And you arent limited
to one theme. Create different ones for special times or to remind yourself of a
recent holiday.
But you dont have to stay within your own experiences; you can download
themes from the web and there are some lovely ones available. Mix and
match to get the perfect set of themes for every occasion.
1: Select photos
2: Go to theme settings
Open File Explorer, select Pictures and right-click one or more photos. Hold
the left mouse button down to multi-select. Right-click and then click Set as
desktop background.
Right-click on the desktop and pick Personalise from the menu that pops up.
This opens up a new window that shows Windows default themes and your
new, as yet unsaved, theme.
4: Shuffle or sequence?
Tap Desktop Background at the bottom of the window and check all the
pictures are selected. Make sure Fill is chosen as picture position, and tap below
Change picture every: to set the speed at which your desktop photos switch.
Tap Shuffle if you would like your image to show randomly rather than in
sequence, or leave Shuffle untapped if you want to have your images play in a
set sequence.
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6: Save it
Next tap Colour at the bottom of the Personalisation window and select one of
the available colours. Tap Show colour mixer and user the sliders to change the
colour. Tap Save changes.
When you are happy with everything, click Save theme, give your theme a
memorable name, and then click Save. Now your theme is all set up and ready
to be used.
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eek is a feature in Windows 8 thats been brought across as part of what was the
Aero Desktop suite of tweaks in Windows 7. Not all the Aero desktop features have
come over to Windows 8, but Peek remains. Its a clever little feature that lets you see
behind app windows right onto the desktop.
Why might you want to do this? Written down, it does seem like a bit of a pointless activity.
But have a think about it. Lots of us have application shortcuts and either document shortcuts or
actual documents on the desktop. Sometimes we want to check weve got something on the
desktop, and getting through the clutter of a lot of open windows can take a while as it requires
minimising or closing each window in turn.
Peek is a simple, immediate way of seeing through each and every open window. When you
are done, youre returned to the window that was previously on top, and all the windows you
have open are restored.
Desktop
options
Peeking at the desktop
doesnt let you actually
do anything relating
to the desktop such
as open documents
or launch applications
that sit on there. If you
need to do this, theres
another option. Rightclick the far right end of
the taskbar to activate
Show Desktop. This
minimises every open
app and lets you access
the desktop.
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Windows Peek
2: Enable Peek
In desktop view, right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and click
Properties to get into the settings area that lets you check whether or not Peek
is enabled.
In the Taskbar Properties window that opens, make sure the Taskbar tab is
selected and then ensure there is a check next to Use Peek to preview the
desktop when you. Click Apply and OK.
3: Alt+tab
4: Taskbar thumbnails
A neat extra is to hold down Alt+Tab to cycle through the windows you have
open. Note that a frame appears around each window in turn. Release both
keys when the window you want to view is framed.
Put the cursor on, or tap, a taskbar icon and all open apps and windows will
show as thumbnails. Tap a thumbnail to open it, tap the cross to close the app
or window.
6: Disable Peek
Put the cursor on the very far right of the taskbar and all open windows
become transparent, with just their outlines visible. This enables you to see right
through to the desktop.
If you want to disable Peek for some reason, hover the mouse over the far right
of the taskbar and click Peek at desktop to disable it. You can re-enable it at a
later date using the same method.
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indows is a pretty complex thing, and it can handle an awful lot of stuff
going on at the same time. Mostly you dont need to know anything about
whats happening behind the scenes, as Windows just works. But sometimes, you
need to take control.
Windows has had a Task Manager for a long time now, and in Windows 8 it has had a spruce
up and been made more user friendly, so that when you do need to spent some time with it, the
process isnt too daunting or difficult.
Task Manager can help you boost your computers performance by controlling what runs
automatically when you switch your computer on, and you can use it to force applications
that are hogging space to shut down and free up resources. It can show you whats hungry for
resources and whats not. And you can even see how hard your CPU, built-in memory, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth or Ethernet connections are working.
Manage
your apps
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Task Manager
2: Simple view
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap or click on Search. Make
sure Apps is selected, then type Task Manager in the box and click or tap Task
Manager on the left of the screen.
When you first run Task Manager youll see a list of the apps that are running at
present. If you want to close an app just select it with a click or a screen tap and
then tap End task.
3: More details
Tap or click More details and you can see significantly more information about
the apps and other things that are using system resources. Right-click or tap and
hold any column to see more options.
5: Start up apps
If you want to take control of the apps that start up automatically on your PC, all
you need to do is hit the Start-up tab and then right-click or long-press an app
to disable it.
Tap the Performance tab to see more information about how your system
is handling everything you are asking it to do. You can check CPU loading,
memory usage and even Wi-Fi usage.
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f you have a laptop, or have reason to worry about the security of the
data on your hard drive, then encrypting it is the way to go. If youre
running Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8.1 Pro, then you can encrypt your
drive using the BitLocker tool, which is built into Windows itself. You can use
it to encrypt your Windows system drive as we explain in the step-by-step
guide as well as any internal or external data drives attached to your PC.
BitLocker
If you want to encrypt your system drive, BitLocker requires your PC has a
TPM module installed while some PCs have this feature built-in, dont worry if
yours doesnt. You can instruct Windows to accept a slightly less secure method
of protecting your drive by following the advice in the boxout opposite. This
allows you to use BitLocker with a USB flash drive or password instead the
step-by-step guide reveals how to set it up.
1: Open BitLocker
Open the Search charm (press WinKey+Q) and type Bitlocker into the Search
box. Click Manage BitLocker to open the BitLocker Drive Encryption window.
Start by clicking Turn on BitLocker next to your C: drive.
Data drives can be encrypted with a password or smart card; system drives
without a TPM module require a password or USB flash drive. To use a flash
drive, select it from the list and click Next.
3: Choose password
When prompted to back up your recovery key, you have four choices. You could
use your Microsoft account (the simplest option), another USB flash drive, a file
you store somewhere else or print out the key to type manually.
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If your computer has no
TPM, press WinKey+R,
type gpedit.msc and
press Enter to open
Group Edit Policy.
Browse to Computer
Configuration>
Administrative
Templates>Windows
Components>BitLocker
Drive Encryption>
Operating System
Drives. Double-click
the Require Additional
Authentication at
Startup option. Set it to
Enable, then click OK.
5: Complete encryption
When asked to choose how much of your drive to encrypt, select the faster
Encrypt used disk space only option if its relatively new, or the slower Encrypt
entire drive option if theres deleted data youre worried about. Click Next.
Leave Run BitLocker system check ticked and click Continue, rebooting when
prompted. Windows will prompt you for your USB drive or password before
it will start, then will encrypt the drive in the background until its fully protected.
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Run Windows 8
wherever you are
Follow
the wizard
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Windows To Go
Either insert your Windows install DVD or doubleclick the ISO file to mount it in Windows. Make a
note of the drive letter thats assigned to both it and
your USB flash drive. Youll need these in a minute.
6: Set up Windows
9: Test away
Go to Computer Configuration>Administrative
Templates>Windows Components>Store. Doubleclick Allow Store to install apps on Windows To Go
workspaces and change to Enabled.
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Set up HomeGroup
Device
compatibility
Most PCs or laptops
can be connected
to a HomeGroup,
however there are
some that cannot.
Some tablets, mobile
devices and versions
of Windows may not
be able to connect to
a HomeGroup due to
incompatibility issues, or
due to the age of
the software.
2: Access Settings
3: Settings screen
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5: HomeGroup
6: Join HomeGroup
8: HomeGroup password
9: Add a device
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Using File
Explorer
HomeGroup
Your Computer
Remove
Devices
Should you wish to
remove a device from
the HomeGroup that
youve set up, simply
follow the steps you
have just completed
until you get to the
HomeGroup page.
There, rather than Join
Group, is the option to
Leave Group. Clicking
on this will remove the
device from the group
in addition to all of its
access rights.
URL bar
The URL bar in
File Explorer for
HomeGroup works
just as it would on
your own computer
directories, allowing
for simple and
efficient navigation
Videos
The fact the Video
icon is present shows
that it has been shared
on the HomeGroup
and can be accessed
by any other devices in
the HomeGroup
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Add a device
2: Search
To start we will need to access the Control Panel. Move the mouse pointer to
the upper or lower right-hand side of the screen to bring in the Charms bar.
Navigate the mouse to the search icon and click it.
Within the Search text field type in Control Panel. You should now see a results
screen that has two selections available: Control Panel and Default Programs.
You need to click on Control Panel for the next step.
3: Control Panel
There are many options on the Control Panel screen. The section we are looking
for is under the subheading Network and Internet and is called Choose
homegroup and sharing options. Click on this section now.
Some versions of Windows are unable to create HomeGroups, but all versions
can join one. Simply click on the Join now button to start the joining process.
There are a few steps involved but they are easy to navigate.
5: Password verification
6: Complete
Before you are able to join a HomeGroup you will be asked to enter the
HomeGroups password. Once you have entered this, Windows will verify it is
correct and begin setting up your folders to share and access remote files.
You have now added a device to a HomeGroup. Windows may need a few
minutes, should you have large number of files you wish to make available.
Once that is complete youll be able to access other files on the HomeGroup.
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indows 8 uses libraries to help you organise the stuff thats stored on your
computer and on external devices into clearly well organised systems.
You can use them to manage temporary projects, or for long term purposes.
Imagine your home has four networked computers and they all have photos on them. Bringing
them together into a library means you can access them all at the same time providing the
computers are switched on and on the network, of course.
Libraries can include documents from different devices, so unsorted photos from your camera
memory card can be part of the photos library even if you have not organised them on your hard
drive yet. Just make sure the card is in your computer, and that its photos show up in the library.
Note that libraries dont move folders or files around, they just bring them together under
single headings for indexing and accessibility purposes. So when you look for folders in My
Documents, theyll be where you originally put them.
Use libraries
carefully
While it is easy to create
new libraries, there is
a strong argument for
being frugal with them.
If you have folders and
files well organised
in Documents then
you can find what you
need there, and pulling
separate folders into
your libraries might
end up creating some
unnecessary confusion.
Proceed with caution!
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Use libraries
1: Add a folder
If you wish to add a new folder to a library, you must first right click on the
library you want to add it to and click Properties on the new menu that
pops up.
Next click Add, which is located about half-way down the new window that
opens, and then navigate to the folder you wish to add to the library you
have selected.
Click on Include folder and then on Apply and finally on OK in the next
window. When you view the library again you will see that the new folder has
been added.
To add to the libraries that have been pre-configured, click on Libraries (the
header underneath which all the libraries sit) and then click New, followed
by Library.
Your new library will now appear on-screen, and you can type in a specific
name for it if you wish. Simply add folders to it in the way you have done in
previous steps in this tutorial.
Libraries you add can have custom icons. Right click the library, pick Properties
then click Change library icon. Select the icon you want, click OK, then OK and
Apply on the other dialog box.
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Manage your
virtual libraries
Media
management
Virtual libraries are
excellent for bringing
together various forms
of media that you
might store in separate
folders across your hard
drive as a sort of cross
referencing initiative.
This tutorial has been
based around pictures,
but you could just as
easily use the technique
for videos or music if you
wanted to.
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Virtual libraries
Open File Explorer by tapping or clicking its icon on the taskbar at the bottom
of the screen it looks like a yellow folder. Tap or click Pictures to see the
Pictures library.
Click the Pictures library, then Properties, then Add to bring in new folders.
Repeat this as many times as required for all your photo folders. See the
customise libraries tutorial for step-by-step guidance.
3: View folders
When youve added a lot of folders they show up separately in the library. The
folders themselves dont move from their location, but the library brings them
together so you can see them all easily.
Individual files and folders can be moved and copied, and their actual locations
change when you do this. You can, for example, drag a whole folder from one
library to another.
5: Sharing libraries
6: Stop sharing
If you have a network you might want to share photos with people. You can do
this with individual people or with everyone on your home network. Right click
a folder and select Share with to do this.
Ending a share is similarly easy. Just right click on a folder, select Share with,
then click Stop sharing. Other computers on your network will no longer be
able to see the folder.
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Refresh a PC without
affecting your files
indows 8 provides you with the unique option of refreshing your PC without
losing any of your files, documents, music or videos. In previous iterations of
Windows the only way to refresh your PC was to completely reinstall the operating
system; now, with Windows 8, you can simply refresh your PC.
If you find that your PC is running slower than usual, or isnt running particularly well, the best
option for you is to refresh it. This means that your files and personalisation settings will not be
adjusted, but your PC settings will be reverted back to their defaults. As well as this, apps from
the Windows Store will remain the same, but software that you have installed from discs or
websites will be removed. In addition, a list of apps that have been removed will be saved to your
computers desktop.
This is by far the most efficient manner in which to clean your PC without the risk of losing your
precious files and documents.
Remove
everything
and reinstall
Windows
Refreshing your PC will
ensure that it runs at
optimum performance.
In addition, selecting the
Remove everything and
reinstall Windows option
on occasion makes your
PC feel brand new again.
Just ensure everything
has been backed up, as
this option will remove
all of your files.
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Refresh your PC
1: Charms Bar
2: Access Settings
3: Settings screen
5: Recovery section
6: Getting started
7: Preparing your PC
8: Refreshing your PC
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Xbox SmartGlass
If you are watching a movie, SmartGlass will provide you with information
about the actors and the film itself. When listening to music on your phone in
range of an Xbox, you can tell it to continue playing the music on your Xbox.
You can also browse the web on your Xbox with SmartGlass. Rather than
using the controller to type in letters individually, you can use your phone,
tablet or computer keyboard to type in web URLs and browse the internet.
1: Setting up
2: SmartGlass verification
In order to set up SmartGlass you will need to have your Xbox turned on
and connected to your home internet. Now click on SmartGlass in order to
commence setup. SmartGlass will automatically detect your Xbox.
When SmartGlass loads for the first time, you will be asked to enter verification.
This is your Xbox Gamertag/Microsoft ID password you usually use to sign in to
your Windows 8 device or Hotmail/Live/Outlook account.
3: SmartGlass connected
4: Home screen
Once you have verified your Xbox account youll receive a notification at the
top of your screen as you would for mail, calendar and other notifications
confirming that SmartGlass has connected.
The Home screen shows you what was last played on your Xbox, be that a
game, movie or music. You can scroll to the left to search for an item on Xbox
Live and to the right for a Spotlight section.
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Your
companion
SmartGlass is your
Xbox companion and is
capable of a multitude
of things. When you
listen to music, watch
movies, play games or
browse the web on your
Xbox console, make
sure that you have the
SmartGlass app open as
well. It opens up a whole
extra world of media
consumption that is
available directly from
your fingertips.
5: Remote
6: Second screen
Using SmartGlass can provide you with valuable second screen information,
such as artist information, actor biographies and gaming stats such as the Halo
4 companion screen shown above.
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Calendar
and use multiple calendars, each one dedicated to serving a specific purpose.
Managing these calendars cant be done from within the Calendar app, so first
you need to log on to your Microsoft account through your web browser. In
this tutorial well reveal everything you need to know about setting up and
managing your calendars online, then using the Calendar app to show only
what you want to see.
1: Log on to calendar
2: Manage calendars
Click the Settings button next to your username to see which calendars have
already been set up. Add a new calendar by clicking the down arrow button
next to New and choosing Calendar.
4: Return to app
Repeat as necessary until youve set up all the calendars you need. You can now
close your browser and switch back to the Calendar app itself. To change whats
shown, open the Settings charm and tap Options.
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Desktop
access
If you want to access
your Microsoft account
calendars from the
desktop, the best tool
for the job is Windows
Live Mail, which you
can install as part of the
Windows Live Essentials
pack (essentials.live.
com). You can even add
events directly from the
emails you receive to
your calendar.
5: Filter calendars
The first thing to decide is which calendars to show in the app. By default all
are shown, but you can hide specific calendars from view simply by flicking the
switch next to one from Show to Hide.
You can also change the colours associated with calendars to better match the
calendars themselves. Simply click the drop-down menu underneath a calendar
and choose from ten colours. Try to avoid clashing with another calendar.
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Remember your
favourite websites
e use the internet for all manner of things whenever it is required. For many
of us it is the first port of call when we want to learn something, check something,
find something or buy something. It is not possible to remember every single
important website we ever visit, and so thats why web browsers allow us to bookmark our
favourite sites.
Internet Explorer lets you record your favourite sites really easily. These can be organised into
folders so that you can keep sites of a similar theme together, and can make new folders and
subdivide these into further folders for really organised storage if you wish.
You can also can use favourites without any folders at all, putting them instead onto the
Favourites Bar, a dedicated area of the main Internet Explorer screen. If you do this, your most
important websites are only a single click away. Use favourites well, and getting back to that allimportant website is only ever a moment or two away.
Favourites Bar
The Favourites Bar is
a great place to keep
bookmarks you might
want for a little while
and which need to
be easily accessed,
because this puts
them a single click or
screen tap away. The
Favourites folder area
is ideal for storing the
bookmarks you might
want to keep for a
longer period of time.
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Web favourites
Using Internet Explorer, navigate to a page you like and think you want to keep.
When you have done this, tap the star icon in the top right of the Explorer
window to open the Favourites area.
Click the down arrow next to Add to favourites and select Add to Favourites.
Now type a memorable name for the web page or leave it as it is if you are
happy with it.
3: Get organised
You can organise web pages into folders. Tap New folder and type in a
name. Folders can be nestled one inside the other tap the down arrow on
Favourites to put your new folder inside another one. Click Create.
When you are happy with what you see in the Add a favourite window, tap
Add and the new favourite will be created. Get to your favourites by clicking on
the star icon in the top right of Internet Explorer.
5: Favourites Bar
6: Manage favourites
You can put favourites right on the Internet Explorer screen in the Favourite Bar.
Carry out Step 1, then click Add to favourites and choose Add to Favourites Bar.
The favourite appears just above the web page itself.
When you have lots of favourites you can select Organise Favourites from the
Favourites menu (click the star to call it up) and the easily rename, add and
delete folders.
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Speed up browsing
with Internet Explorer
Restore the speed of Internet Explorer with these simple techniques
Internet Explorer
There are some simple techniques that will speed up Internet Explorer, and the
main one is to cut down on the extras like add-ons and toolbars. Although they
may be convenient, if you can live without them you will find that IE is faster to
start up and browse the web. We will show you how to remove toolbars and addons in the tutorial. There is also a look ahead feature that enables the Start screen
version of IE to load the next page before you have even clicked a link!
Go to the Start screen and click the Internet Explorer tile to open the browser.
Go to the top-right corner to display the charms and click Settings. In the
Settings panel, click Privacy.
There is a setting in the Privacy section called Flip ahead with page prediction.
Turn it on and IE pre-loads the next web page before youve even clicked the
link. The next page appears instantly.
4: InPrivate browsing
Go to the desktop and click Internet Explorer in the taskbar. This picture
highlights a common problem with Internet Explorer, as there are too many
toolbars. These slow down the browser.
A temporary solution is to click the gear in the top right corner and select Safety
and then InPrivate browsing. This opens a new window with no toolbars or
add-ons to slow it down. As a result its faster.
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Startup
monitor
Internet Explorer times
exactly how long it takes
to start each toolbar or
add-on, and you can
see what times have
been recorded in Step
5. If any items take too
long and slow Internet
Explorer down as a
result indicated by a
high value in the load
time column then
disable it.
5: Manage add-ons
6: Uninstall toolbars
Click the gear icon at the top right and select Manage add-ons. Select Toolbars
and Extensions on the left. Select any items you dont need and click the
Disable button below.
Hold down WinKey+X, then select Programs and Features from the menu
that is displayed. Look down the list of programs and uninstall any toolbars or
add-ons for IE.
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hatever you do on the internet, the chances are that you use search engines a
lot. It is likely to be the main route you take into all kinds of things. There are plenty
of search engines that specialise in different kinds of searching, and a seasoned
internet user will know about a lot of these and will use them at appropriate times when different
types of information are required.
But for most of us, a single search engine is used most often, and it is likely that search engine
is Google. This isnt the default search engine in Internet Explorer though, as it prefers Microsofts
own search engine Bing. If youd like to diversify and make another search engine such as
Google the default one, it is easy to do. You just have to work through a few simple steps.
It is worth making the change to your preferred search engine, whatever that may be, because
then you will have easy access to all of its features. Of course, if you prefer Bing, then you dont
have to make any changes at all.
How it works
When youve set
your preferred search
provider, just typing
words into the search
window at the top left
of the Internet Explorer
screen starts a search
from your preferred
provider. You can also
make a search engine
your homepage if you
prefer, and doing so
will ensure that it opens
automatically every
time that you start up
Internet Explorer.
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Internet search
Once you have opened Internet Explorer, tap the gear icon in the top right-hand
corner of the window, then look down the menu for Manage add-ons and tap
or click on it.
When the Add-ons window opens tap or click Search providers and youll see a
list of all of your currently installed search engines. Its likely this will only be Bing,
Microsofts first-party search engine.
At the bottom of the window tap Find more search providers and you will be
taken to a long list of additional search engines that you can add to the available
ones in Internet Explorer.
On this screen you can scroll down the list that appears to see a huge range of
search providers. Were using Google here, so just find Google and give it a click
or a tap.
5: Select Google
A new window opens with some information about Google Search and the
option to Add to Internet Explorer in a large orange box. Click or tap this box to
complete this step.
In the next box that appears make sure that Make this my default search
provider is checked, then click or tap Add. The box will disappear and Google
will be your new default search engine.
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More windows
You arent limited to
seeing just two windows
side by side. If you have
more windows open
and choose the side
by side option, they
will fit themselves side
by side automatically.
At some point there
will be too many to
view conveniently, but
depending on the size of
your screen you might
be able to view quite
a few at once if you
need to.
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Side by side
Open up Internet Explorer and start working with it in the way you would
normally, finding web pages you are interested in or need to view and browsing
them as per usual.
If you want to see two web pages on screen at once you need to open a
second web page in a new Internet Explorer window. Press Ctrl+N at the same
time to do this.
Put the cursor or your finger on the blue bar at the top of a window and drag
the window to the right. When your finger hits the edge of the screen, the
window snaps in place.
Repeat this for the other window, but this time drag it to the left. Remember
though, it wont snap into position until your finger or the cursor reach the edge
of the screen.
5: Another way
Another way to achieve this is to open two windows and then use the taskbar
menu. Right click on the taskbar to bring up a menu which allows you to control
windows in various ways.
This menu gives you more options than just side by side, you can also show
windows stacked, which means one above the other; or you can cascade
them, which means one behind the other.
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Save articles on the web for viewing later on your Reading List
Reading list
you come across something you like and want to read later, it can be added
to Reading List. When you have more time, you can fire up the Reading List
app and see all the items you have saved. Clicking one takes you straight there.
Reading List items are displayed in a panel on the left making them easy to
access. It is great for research projects too and you can collect all the references
you need in Reading List.
Open Internet Explorer from the Start screen and then use it to find an
interesting website or page you would like to read later. Open the Charms Bar
on the right and click Share.
The Share panel opens at the right side of the screen and you can email a link
to someone, share it with friends using the People app, or add it to Reading List.
Click Reading List.
The Reading List panel opens and it displays a preview showing how the item
will look. Click the button at the right side to add it. Continue browsing the web
and add several more items.
When you have time to spend reading the items that have been saved, open
the Reading List app from the Start screen. The items are displayed according
the their date. Click one to view it.
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Undelete items
The last step of the
tutorial showed how
to delete items in
Reading List. There is an
interesting and possibly
useful feature that
enables you to recover
deleted items should
you change your mind.
Right click in an empty
area of the screen and
click Recently deleted
at the top of the screen.
When a story is clicked in Reading List, it shrinks to a panel on the left and the
rest of the screen shows the web page in Internet Explorer. Browsing saved
items is as easy as clicking them.
Back in the Reading List app, when you have finished with an item and it is no
longer needed, right clicking it displays a panel at the bottom. Click Delete to
remove the story.
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Customise your
Windows 8 shortcuts
More shortcuts
As well as making
shortcuts to apps
and settings you can
make some additional
shortcuts too, such as
to shutting down your
computer on the Metro
interface. Its more
complicated to set up
than app shortcuts, but
you can find instructions
on the web. Using
Shut Down, Sleep or
Hibernate shortcuts can
be quicker than going to
the where the settings
are and tapping Power.
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1: Go to tile interface
Make sure that you are in the tile-based, finger friendly interface of Windows 8.
Switch between this and the desktop mode by pressing the Windows key on
your keyboard.
Slide a finger in from the right of the screen to open the Charms Bar, then hit
the Search charm to start the job of finding the app that you want to create a
shortcut for.
4: App options
Type the name of the app you are looking for in the Search box, making sure
that Apps is selected first. Matching apps will be listed on the left-hand side of
the screen.
Right click on the app and a set of options will appear along the bottom of the
screen offering you the opportunity to do a range of different things relating to
the app.
5: Pin to start
The option we want is Pin to Start, so tap that and a link to the app will be
made at the very right-hand end of the tile interface. Youll probably have to
sweep the screen to see it.
If you want the shortcut to be in a different location then you are welcome to
drag it there. This is handy for grouping shortcuts together easily according to
your preference.
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Unzipping
It is just as easy to unzip
folders as it is to zip
them up. Just doubletap or double-click on
any zipped file and you
will be able to see its
contents. You can copy
individual files out of
the zipped folder by
dragging them out of it
to another destination
for example, to the
desktop or right
clicking on them.
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Compress files
Open up File Explorer by either tapping or clicking on its icon on the taskbar
thats situated at the bottom of the screen the icon should resemble a
yellow folder.
When youve found the folder with the files you want to compress, select them
either one by one or by selecting the first then holding down Shift and tapping
the last to select them all.
4: Select zip
When all the files you want to compress are selected, right click in where the
files are to open a menu box with various options available, such as Rotation,
Copy and Rename.
Next pass the cursor over or tap on Send to to open up a submenu. Right
at the top of this submenu is Compressed (zipped) folder. Tap or click on
that option.
Wait while the files compress, then a new folder appears. Its been given
the name of one of the files, but you can type a new name for it. Make this
something youll recognise and within Windows accepted file names.
The zipped file can be shared as easily as you would share any other file by
email for example. Or, it can be moved into a new folder and used as an
archive file.
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Protect your PC
with SmartScreen
A word
of warning
While disabling
SmartScreen can be
advantageous when you
want to run apps that
you know are safe and
free of malware, it is not
recommended that you
disable it permanently.
Many applications and
software downloaded
from the internet
come wrought with
malicious software and
SmartScreen detects
and stops it.
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Windows SmartScreen
Protecting your PC
1: Charms Bar
2: Search
3: On or off
You will now see a text field, within which you will
need to type SmartScreen. This will search for the
feature we are looking for. You may need to access
the drop-down to select the Settings subheading.
4: Control Panel
5: Windows SmartScreen
6: SmartScreen protected
9: Click OK
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Customise the
Send To menu
anaging files and folders is a key element of getting the most out of Windows
8, and being able to do that quickly and efficiently is vital. If you receive a lot of
files by email, then you might copy them straight off messages and onto the desktop,
and from there move them around into folders. Thats one way of doing things, and it can make
sense to use the desktop as a holding pen while you look at or work with files.
But how do you then move files around? If you open folders individually and cut and paste into
them, you are taking longer to move things around than you need to. And moving files between
folders rather than from the desktop can be a tedious process indeed.
Instead, adding folders to the Send To menu allows you to place files in the right places
quickly and efficiently. It works from the desktop and from any folder. It isnt difficult to edit the
Send To menu, and a few moments work can save you a considerable amount of time in the
long run.
Other Send
To options
If you want to add
Downloads to the Send
To menu youll find it in
C:\Users\<username>\
where <username>
is your personal user
name. You can also add
external media to the
Send To menu if you
need to. You might
want to add a folder
on an external hard
drive youre using as an
archive, for example.
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Send To
Open up the File Explorer by tapping or clicking on its icon, which is located
on the Windows taskbar at the bottom of the screen it should resemble a
yellow folder.
4: Create shortcut
Open a new File Explorer by right clicking the File Explorer icon on the Taskbar
and selecting File Explorer. Click the Taskbar and pick Show windows side by
side to view the two File Explorer windows easily.
Find the folder you want to add to the Send to menu, right click it and select
Create shortcut from the menu that appears. This will result in a new shortcut
appearing in File Explorer.
6: Repeat as required
Right click the new shortcut, select Copy from the menu that appears, and then
right click in the other File Explorer window that relates to the Send To menu for
the menu and click Paste shortcut.
Repeat this process with as many files as you require to add to the Send
To menu, and when you have finished doing so, close all of the open File
Explorer windows.
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Add a signature to
your emails
heres nothing quite like email for keeping in touch with people. SMS is good but
limited. Facebook is great but best suited to social contacts only. Email is suitable for
everything from work and official business to keeping in touch with family and friends.
You can email just one person at a time, or you can email many people simultaneously. You can
also send attachments along with your personal messages when you need to. We all know how
flexible email is.
When you first get your Windows 8 computer youll need to set up your email account or
accounts, and part of that is creating an email signature. The signature that you opt for can
contain important details like your full name often not part of your email address your
postal address, phone numbers, web addresses and other information. Its boring adding this
information to every email that you send individually, and so its worth spending just a couple of
minutes setting a signature up so it can be added automatically, every time.
Whats in a
signature?
Email signatures
tend to contain your
full name, contact
details like a postal
address and phone
number and maybe
something humourous
or informative about
you personally. Think
carefully about what
you want in your email
signature. It will be
attached to every email
you send and you dont
want to offend anyone!
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Email signatures
1: Find settings
2: Pick accounts
Open the Windows Mail app tap or click it if you are in the tile interface
then tap the WinKey+I together or slide out the Charms Bar and tap or click
on Settings.
Take a look at the Settings menu that opens. Youll see a number of options that
relate to the Windows Mail app. Tap or click on Accounts, which is at the top of
the list.
3: Pick an account
4: Settings options
If you have more than one email account set up you can select it here if you
wish. Just look at the list and tap or click on the account whose signature you
want to set up.
You can customise all kinds of settings here. Give the account a more
memorable name, change download options and, at the bottom of the
window, change the signature.
5: Turn signature on
Look for the option Use an email signature and make sure the slider beneath it
is in the Yes position. If you dont then the Signature box will remain grey and
you wont be able to use a signature.
Tap or click in the signature box. Hide the keyboard if you have a laptop or
desktop computer, delete Sent from Windows Mail and type your signature.
Tap the arrow at the top of the screen to save your settings.
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Mail does not support the popular POP3 email account type, but there
is a simple solution to the problem
OP3 is a popular variety of email account and many people use them. If your
internet service provider provides your email service or you have your own domain
name, for example, it is probably a POP3 account. Unfortunately, the Windows Mail app
does not support POP3 email accounts, so it would appear that you cannot use the app for this
type of email.
However, there is a sneaky way around the problem. If you have an Outlook.com (formerly
Hotmail.com) email account, it is entirely possible to add a POP3 account to that. The Mail app
is simply a mirror image of Outlook.com and after adding a POP3 account, it shows that too.
In essence, the Mail app shows everything on Outlook.com and it is Outlook.com that fetches
your POP3 email. This tutorial assumes you have already have an Outlook.com (Hotmail) email
account and have set it up in Mail. Most of the steps in this tutorial are just configuring that
account and, once it is done, POP3 accounts will appear in Mail.
Mail servers
The hardest part of this
tutorial is getting the
technical details right
in Step 5. Mail server
addresses are often
mail.yourdomain.co.uk
for both incoming and
outgoing mail, or pop.
yourdomain.co.uk and
smtp.yourdomain.
co.uk for incoming and
outgoing servers. Get
these right and the rest
is plain-sailing.
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1: Go to Outlook.com
6: Create a folder
8: Switch to Mail
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he Skype, Mail and People apps have been around since Windows
8 was first released, and placing voice and video calls to people
has been fairly easy. All three apps have been enhanced in Windows
8.1 and they are now even easier to use. As we show in the tutorial, you can
start with an email in the Mail app and by clicking a name, the persons contact
information is displayed showing quick ways to email or call them. The option
to get more details is particularly useful, and this opens a panel at the side of
the screen to show extra information and provide options to place voice calls,
video calls and more. The calling is all handled by Skype and clicking one of
the links displays the Skype app, from which you can place the call. It is a clever
combination of apps and features that makes it even easier to keep in touch
with friends and family.
1: Open Mail
2: Contact options
Open the Mail app from the Start screen and browse the messages in the inbox.
Find an email from someone you would like to speak to, such as a friend or a
family member.
Click someones name in the email header, such as the sender, and a window
pops up that shows different ways to contact the person. If you dont see what
you want, click More details.
4: Skype them
The People panel is displayed on the right side of the screen, and this provides
different facilities such as Skype calling, Skype messaging and Skype video
calling. Click a call option.
If you choose to place a voice or video call, the main part of the screen that
originally displayed Mail is now replaced with the Skype app. You are asked to
confirm that you want to place the call.
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Calling phones
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6: Chat away
When the other person answers, you will hear them, but you might not
immediately see their picture. This is because they havent enabled their video
camera. Ask them to turn it on.
The connection is made, the video cameras are on and you can chat to the
person over the internet using voice and video, and it was all started from
within the Mail app while reading a message.
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Learn to defragment
your hard disk
Without defragmentation the PC would slow down, but running the process
regularly maintains peak performance
t one time PCs used to suffer from performance issues as they grew older and
this was partly due to fragmented files on the disk. Files literally become broken into
small pieces, and when they need to be accessed it takes time to find all the pieces. The
solution was to manually defragment them by running Disk Defragmenter. This finds files split
into several pieces and puts them back together, making them faster to access the next time you
need them.
With most modern computers disk defragmentation is automatic, but there may still be
occasions where it is beneficial to run it manually. We will show you how to accomplish this in
the following tutorial. Defragmentation occurs according to a schedule and this can be changed
to make it more or less frequent, depending on how often you use the PC. A computer that is
heavily used ideally needs defragmenting daily, but an infrequently used computer might only
need monthly defragmentations.
Automatic
import
Windows provides a
basic tool to optimise
the disk drive and it is
okay, but some people
prefer third-party tools
like O&O Defrag (oosoftware.com) or Smart
Defrag 2 (iobit.com).
They have additional
options that can speed
up the disk even more
and are definitely
worth considering.
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Optimise the disk
2: Optimize drives
There are a couple of ways to find the disk defragmenter app you need, and
one of these is to click the arrow at the bottom of the Start screen and then click
Defragment and optimise drives.
Windows switches to the desktop and then displays the Optimize Drives
window. This shows the drives attached to the computer, when they were last
optimised and their current status.
The current status showing the fragmentation of each disk is not always up to
date. Select the C: Drive and then click Analyse. The updated figure for Drive C: is
actually six per cent rather than one per cent.
Make sure Drive C: is selected and then click the Optimise button to start
defragmenting it. There are multiple passes and it can take quite a long time.
You can use the computer while its working.
Click Choose drives in the previous window and the disks attached to the PC
are listed. Some people may have USB disk drives that they want to optimise,
and they can be selected here.
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Manage Windows 8s
Storage Spaces
Use extra disk drives to protect files from being lost or damaged
Storage space
drives to provide the space. Normally each drive appears as a different drive
and letter, E, F and so on, but when used as a storage space, there is just
one virtual drive with one letter. Extra drives can be added at any time. This
is a simple and easy way to use extra disk drives and it is the subject of the
tutorial. Other ways to use storage space are available in the disk mirroring
boxout on the opposite page.
2: Select a disk
Press WinKey+X for the menu, then click Control Panel. In either small or large
icons view, find and click Storage Spaces to open this window. There is just
one item.
Click Create a new pool and storage space. The computer is scanned for
suitable disk drives and they are presented in a list. Use the tick box next to each
one to select it for the storage space.
The resiliency type is the way Storage Spaces uses the disk drive. If there are two
disks available then a two-way mirror could be selected and this protects files
by saving them to both disks.
Select Simple (no resiliency) if, like us, you have one disk drive. In the size box
below, enter the size of virtual disk you want. Enter a large number and more
disks can be added later.
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Disk mirroring
Suppose that you had
two disk drives and
every time a file was
saved, a copy was
written to both of them.
If one drive failed you
would still have a copy
of the aforementioned
file on the second drive.
This is how the simple
mirroring feature works
in Storage Spaces.
5: Finishing off
Click the Create a storage space button and its soon finished. The storage
space is listed and the details are displayed. Click Physical drives to see the
drives used to create the storage space.
A storage space appears to be a disk drive. You can either click View files next
to the storage space in the window or just open an Explorer window. It is listed
as Drive F: here.
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Apps
We've featured the must-have apps in
each of the 20 categories to keep you
informed, educated and entertained
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Games
157
Social
Pepper
MetroTwit
Line
Skype
LinkedIn HD
158
Entertainment
159
Photography
160
Music and
Video
158
161
Sports
162
Books and
Reference
Piano8
Fresh Paint
Netflix
Nick
StumbleUpon
163
News and
Weather
Perfect365
Imagine RESIZER
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended
Photoshop Expert
Tattoo Tester
VEVO
Guitar Tuner
Multimedia 8
Shazam
YouTube MP3 & Videos Downloader
164
Health Choices
First Aid!
Sleep Bug
Improve Brain Power
Gym Guide
165
HP Recipe Box
iCookBook
Recipe, Menu & Cooking Planner
Kitchen Garden
Vegetarian
Health and
Fitness
Food and
Dining
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Lifestyle
167
Shopping
168
Travel
TED Talks HD
Craigslist+
Burning Fireplace
Rain Sounds
National Geographic Pictures
CBAZAAR
eBay
Amazon
Shop Everywhere
Orchid
170
Productivity
172
Security
173
160
169
Finance
163
171
Tools
G Maps
XE Currency
Museums of the World
Skyscanner
Booking.com
Business
StockMap
Smart Money
Ribbon Calculator
Billminder
Currency Converter
174
Education
175
Government
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Google Search
Network Speed Test
Google Chrome
Alarm Clock
Password Locker
Norton Satellite
Network Port Scanner
Bitdefender Internet Security 2013
LockIt
I Love Calculator
EasyInvoice
Box
TED Talks Viewer
World Academy Online
Mars Rover: Curiosity
Star Chart
Dictionary 8
Dogs Training
Earth Clock
World Population Clock
The White House
World Statistics
Top American Speeches
The U.S. Navy
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Games
Time to relax, have fun
and play a great game
Flow
Logos Quiz+
Jetpack Joyride
Price: Free Developer: Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd
This sideways-scrolling shoot-em-up
game features your jetpack-toting
character breaking into a secret
laboratory to grab experimental jetpacks from the
baddies. As you progress, you can collect coins
to earn points that allow you to upgrade your
inventory and your character. You can even change
his attire. There are plenty of alternative weapons, a
wide variety of jetpacks and power-ups, plus special
abilities and new missions.
Pinball FX2
Price: Free Developer: Microsoft Studios
Who doesnt like a pinball game? One of the best ways to waste time on a PC. This
version, direct from Microsoft, is an excellent variant within the genre and improves on
the companys previous offerings with a new physics engine to offer more realistic and
faster play along with a host of table types. There are plenty of interesting spot animations and
ball-triggering features too.
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Social
Keep in contact with
friends and family
Pepper
Price: Free Developer: D.A.M. Good Media
With Pepper installed on Windows 8, you can find brand-new music and music events
both in your local area and elsewhere. You can also share your information and interact
with that information on screen. There are around 850 event locations that are registered
with Pepper so you should be able to find something of interest in your area. You can also view
trending artists as well as buy gig tickets.
Line
Skype
Price: Free Developer: Skype
One of the worlds most popular
communications programs. You can
contact friends, family and colleagues for
free via either voice or video as well as utilising the
app's superb Instant Messaging feature. It doesnt
matter what platform you want to communicate
with, either. You, on your PC, can talk to a friend
running a MacBook or a colleague running an
Android phone. Its an ideal method of reducing
communication costs.
LinkedIn HD
Price: Free Developer: AppDexter
Already popular across mobile devices,
LinkedIn is a social network for working
professionals that allows you to build up
your own work-related networks and put your skills
on show for potential employers to view. It doesnt
sap your time like Facebook, but establishing links
with new people and getting alerted as to when
someone views your profile is very satisfying.
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Entertainment
Make computing a fun experience
Entertainment is
becoming more
widely accessible
becoming more widely accessible and is now
offering a realistic way to integrate entertainment
within the home. From movies to music, the PC
has become an essential friend of the family to
not only escape a hard days work but to inform,
expand choice and broaden everyones horizons.
Piano8
Price: Free Developer: JEFBCreating
Quite simply, this app transforms your
Windows 8 PC into a piano featuring
31 simultaneous notes and stereo HQ
sounds for real music production. Simple to use,
you can choose your octave using the arrows at
the top of the interface and then tinkle the virtual
ivories to your hearts content. There is precious
little to this app beyond the ability to play piano,
but we cant emphasise how good it sounds so if
you need something to practice on, look no further.
Fresh Paint
Price: Free Developer: Microsoft Corporation
A simple paint program that can be used by the entire family, Fresh Paint even allows you
to turn your own photographs into great artistic paintings. All you have to do is import the
photograph and then browse through the simple options and explore what you can do to
unleash your creativity. The program will allow you to brush over an image or even blend the colours
of the photo into the programs colours. There's also a zoom function included.
Netflix
Price: Free Developer: Netflix, Inc
A TV and movie subscription service, with
Netflix, you can watch thousands of TV
episodes and movies upon signing up
and paying a regular monthly fee. You can watch
the media on your PC, of course, but also via a
game console, tablet, phone and Blu-ray player.
The choice is yours. After you have watched your fill,
you can also rate and review the broadcasts.
StumbleUpon
Nick
Price: Free Developer: Nickelodeon
If youre in need of a inexpensive app
to amuse the children for a short time
then the official Nick app is packed full
of appealing content. Through the simple interface
kids can watch short videos featuring Nickelodeons
stable of characters (including SpongeBob, iCarly
and Fairly Odd Parents), play games and browse
pictures. Essential distraction tactics for kids.
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Photo
Record your precious
memories in a flash
hotography is one of the most vibrant
sections of the app store. There is a gamut
of impressive cameras and technology
out there: from specialist digital cameras or the
increasingly complex phone-based affairs. Along
with digital technology, modern photography also
takes advantage of cloud technology (like SkyDrive),
syncing photos snapped on a phone, for example,
to virtual storage, as well as to a Mac or PC,
streamlining the process of backing up photos or
sharing them with friends. Its another convenience
that makes the new breed of smart cameras a
killer type of technology. Using this kit, users often
build some wildly inventive images. Whether
youre a professional photographer or a complete
beginner, you cant help but appreciate the variety
and quality of photography apps that are available.
Perfect365
Price: Free Developer: ArcSoft, Inc
This amazing make-over app allows you to place your (or any other portrait image) on the
screen and then alter it with make-up-derived tones and applications that affect different
parts of the face. You can alter the complexion, eye shadow, lipstick and more, as well as
face shape and eye colour. Great for experimenting, you can make gentle, subtle enhancements to
your shots, or you can create obvious or even outrageous and daring edits, it's up to you!
Modern photography
takes advantage of
cloud technology,
syncing photos to
virtual storage
Imagine RESIZER
Photoshop Expert
Price: Free Developer: JKL Apps
For over 20 years Adobe has offered
cutting edge picture editing facilities
through its Photoshop range and this
app is designed to help you get the most out
of Photoshop. Featuring in-depth tutorials, tricks
and ideas from the masters, this app is simply an
easy-to-browse database where you can access
articles to read, digest, and use to improve your
understanding of Photoshop and the expanse of
cool features it provides.
Tattoo Tester
Price: Free Developer: Reflection IT
If youre thinking of getting inked then
this app provides a useful service by
allowing you to mock up an image of
what your desired piece of body art will look like on
you prior to going under the needle. You can use
an image of yourself and then position the tattoo
on your body where you were thinking of having it
done to determine whether it actually looks good.
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Both music and video
have been evolving at
a tremendous pace
VEVO
Guitar Tuner
Multimedia 8
Shazam
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Sport
Keep in touch with your
favourite event or team
ESPN Cricinfo
Download a few
of the best sports
apps and youre sure
to have an edge on
the competition
Formula1 world
Price: Free Developer: marco.bodoira
In this great Formula 1 app, the principle
portions are divided into three areas: the
news, a calendar and the championship.
Clicking on an introductory news tile will take you
through to a colourful, well-presented news page,
often with interviews with the drivers and team
managers. The calendar provides circuit maps plus
times and dates for the practices and races, while
clicking on the championship show the current
table with all the important statistics.
FC Barcelona
Price: Free Developer: sha4ky
Download this app for a complete profile of the mighty Spanish football team. You are
given photo images of the squad and where they fit in their positional play. You have
the ability to click on any of the player images after which you are taken to a new screen
featuring a full biography which includes the chosen players early career. Explore the app a little
further and you'll find a similar biography available for the team's manager..
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Wikipedia
Price: Free Developer: Wikimedia Foundation
A free encyclopaedia, this service includes
a whopping 20 million articles that are
ready to examine in a similarly whopping
280 languages. This is a staggering achievement
in itself. Using open source, the app features full
sharing capabilities and search options while you
can also pin your article to read later on. The app
includes features, pictures and articles with an
interesting On this day facility and a useful recent
changes section to help with your research.
Kindle
Price: Free Developer: AMZN Mobile LLC
The Kindle app allows you to purchase
books with a couple of mouse clicks
on the Amazon website, and then
send them to your Windows 8 Kindle app. There
are currently around one million Kindle books to
choose from including many free titles. You can also
sync your Kindle purchases across other platforms,
from Windows 8 to Android, for example.
Audible
Price: Free Developer: Audible, Inc
If you enjoy reading but seldom find the
time to pick up a book then perhaps you
should consider an audio book? Through
the Audible app you can listen to books on the go
and immerse yourself in gripping stories anywhere.
Whats more, the app provides a gateway to over
100,000 audio books from best-sellers to classics
and everything in between.
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Periodic Table
Price: Free Developer: Revolution Software
This app presents detailed chemical
and physical information for all of the
chemical elements and provides a
customisable view, images and links and even
allows you to pin elements to your Start screen for
easy access. So whether you have a professional
use for the periodic table or you are just a quizzer
looking to expand your knowledge, this app has
all of the symbols and atomic numbers you need.
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Follow breaking
stories on a minuteby-minute basis
Engadget
Sky News
WeatherPro
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Tracking progress
makes it easier to
push a workout
Health Choices
First Aid!
Sleep Bug
Gym Guide
Price: Free Developer: gregorysl
This guide to exercise presents you with an introductory menu that spans the range of
the body muscle, dividing them into tiled areas. When you click on a tile, a new screen
appears listing the exercises for that body area. Click on a particular exercise and a
pictorial guide will appear along with textual instructions on how to complete the activity. There
are 804 activities on offer.
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HP Recipe Box
Price: Free Developer: Hewlett-Packard Company
This app eradicates the hassle of finding
all of your stored recipes in times of need.
When you find a recipe that you would
like to store for later, you simply extract it to your
own personal recipe box and then find it easily
through categorisation. This app also enables you
to create a shopping list directly from your recipes
and have it available on your mobile device just as
youre heading out to the shops. A sure-fire way to
making cooking more convenient.
iCookBook
Price: 3.49/$4.99 Developer: Publications International, Ltd
Featuring a large selection of delicious recipes (around 2,000), this app includes a welldesigned, very colourful interface. Each recipe is grouped in various ways, such as by
brand (Heinz, Carnation, etc) or by food type and so on. When you enter a recipe you see a
picture of the finished dish plus an ingredients box which stays static while the preparations, tips and
the step-by-step instructions scroll underneath it.
Kitchen Garden
Price: Free Developer: JEDIWalker
A kitchen garden is a space set aside to
grow all of the essential ingredients that
we use in cooking and this app provides
a wide range of expert videos to help you cultivate
and grow your perfect plot. You will find videos to
help grow any vegetable under the sun and you
can search via keywords to find exactly what you
need to know about in next to no time.
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Vegetarian
Price: Free Developer: Future Today Inc
Packed with recipes over 5,000 at the
last count this app filters the recipes to
match your taste. Sub categories include
African recipes, Caribbean and French with a few
surprises such as categories for Canadian, Cuban
and Fusion recipes. There are also channels to
watch which theme meals into categories such
as low-carb or vegan, plus taste-based foods and
those for special occasions.
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Lifestyle
Live your life to the
fullest with Windows 8
he lifestyle genre of any app collection is
a bit of a strange one. It tends to feature
all of those useful apps which are hard to
categorise but can sometimes be attributed to
more leisure-like activities. This category often
features apps which focus on how we live and
why. So you will often find unique but also crossover subjects in this category. Explore apps for
sports activities, healthy and balanced dieting,
managing household duties, fashion and style and
also apps for favourite hobbies such as gardening,
cooking and similar areas. Apps relating to these
subjects can be quite wide-ranging from those
that seek information in order to do the activity
and those that help you to manage information
while you are within that activity. All of the apps
tend to be stress-relieving and enlightening.
TED Talks HD
Craigslist+
Burning Fireplace
This category
often features
apps which focus
on how we live
and why
Rain Sounds
Price: Free Developer: Andrew Butler
Arguably the simplest app in this entire
publication, the Rain Sounds application
has just one single purpose: to play the
soothing sound of rain. Featuring different rainfall
options such as storms, it includes lots of variety to
listen and relax to. You can set the rain to a timer
to fall asleep to, or you could even keep it going
forever if you wish. A highly therapeutic experience,
the app is ideal for those who might find it hard to
unwind or go to sleep.
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Shopping
There are plenty of shop
windows on Windows 8
CBAZAAR
Price: Free Developer: Net Avenue Technologies (P) Ltd
Taking a Bollywood twist to clothing for sale, this Indian clothing shop offers a range of
Sarees, Salwars and Lehenga in addition to mens wear. Large, detailed picture tiles give the
app a sense of elegance and help you pick out specific items with ease. You can search for
clothing based on price, fabric, colour and speciality. In addition, you can shop in any wide range of
local currencies; there are 17 supported.
With online
shopping, a quick
peruse on the web
can source even the
rarest of items
eBay
Amazon
Shop Everywhere
Price: Free Developer: Inphonite, LLC
This is the ultimate shopping tool that
lets you enter keywords for what you are
looking to shop for and then select an
online retailer from a comprehensive list to start
your search. A simple interface allows you to select
an online retailer from a list to the left of the screen
and as youre searching through looking for the
best deal, Shop Everywhere will remember where
you were on each site and track your history. Its a
great app for speeding up online shopping.
Orchid
Price: Free Developer: Orchid Studio
Orchid is an Amazon price tracking
app that provides price drop alerts and
price history charts for products sold on
Amazon. This means that if you are in the market
for a particular item but arent necessarily in a rush
to buy it, you can track it in this app and get alerted
when the price drops. This ensures you get the best
possible deals on items over time.
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Travel
Roam far and wide
with Travel apps
G Maps
Price: Free Developer: Data Arc
Designed as a client for Google Maps, this app will provide you with directions to your
chosen destination (wherever that may be) via car, bicycle, public transport or your own
feet. Once done, you can then print or, indeed, email the directions. In addition, there are
location-based searches that can be done for the likes of hotels, shops or restaurants. There is also a
live weather update and live traffic details included to make your journey stress-free.
Skyscanner
Price: Free Developer: Skyscanner
Thinking of jetting off for a few days to
warmer climes? If you're travelling on
a budget or just looking for the best
deal on low-cost flights, this app is for you. This
independent app scans millions of routes with over
1,000 airlines and aims to save you both time and
cash by finding the best deal among the many that
are present on any given day. It then connects you
with the right travel agent or airline. The app can
handle up to 20 languages, too.
Booking.com
Price: Free Developer: Booking.com
This app takes all of the stress out of
booking hotels by allowing you to do it
effortlessly online through an intuitive
interface. Offering a quick, easy and secure way to
find and book hotels, over 290,000 hotels are listed
from all over the world and you can get detailed
information and photos to help you find the
perfect retreat for your breaks away.
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Finance
Keep a close eye on
your precious pennies
wealth of financial apps on the market
gives you plenty of options to learn
how to be more responsible with your
personal finances. Are you trying to handle your
own income and expenses, managing an entire
household or running a small business? Whatever
you're doing, theres a program that can help
get your finances in order. Thanks to these apps,
managing money and potential savings is easier
than ever. Which app should you use to ensure
youll always be within your spending limit, always
have that holiday fund and always be on top
of your finances? Although there are plenty of
options, weve narrowed the list down to the top
five apps to help keep you focused on your cash
without giving yourself too much of a headache.
But there are plenty more apps on offer.
StockMap
Smart Money
Ribbon Calculator
Managing an entire
household or running
a business? Theres a
program to get your
finances in order
Billminder
Price: 2.19/$2.99 Developer: lukencode
Designed with a simple and elegant
minimalist interface and created to help
you stay in firm control of your expenses,
the Billminder app features a live tile option
showing you the next 30 days and any bills and
expenses that have to be paid in that time. The live
tile also has a very handy automatic update feature.
In the app, you can add one-off bills to pay as well
as keep track of your bills that have to be paid on a
regular basis.
Currency Converter
Price: Free Developer: Jujuba Software
Like all of the best apps available out there, this is a very simple program that works
without any fuss. It allows you to convert one currency to another. Before you undertake
the conversion, you select the before and after currencies and then type in the figure that
you want to convert. As you input the number, the answer is written, its that fast! You are also given
an up-to-date exchange rate so you know what you're getting for your money.
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Productivity
Grab an app and get
down to business
Evernote
SkyDrive Pro
Art Text
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Tools
Grease the PC wheels
with these ideal utilities
Calculator2
Price: Free Developer: Richard Walters
This advanced calculator is packed with features and options. Its basic selling point is that it
stands as five calculators in one: Basic, Scientific, Programmer, Currency Converter and Unit
Converter. With that lot, you get 125 mathematical functions to use along with statistical
functions for memory values. For the currency add-on there are 150 world currencies supported
along with 200 units for conversions across 17 categories.
No major apps
would get very
far without those
tools of day-to-day
computer use
Google Search
Google Chrome
Price: Free Developer: Google Inc
One of the prime, competing web
browsers, Google Chrome is known
for its lean design that tries its very
best to keep the screen clean and stripped. It is
also both efficient and fast in its operation. It will
also automatically transfer your settings from a
competing browser if you wish to retain Chrome.
Arriving with built-in phishing and malware
protection, the browser also offers unlimited tabs
for a pleasurable and swift browsing experience.
Alarm Clock
Price: Free Developer: See Sharp Guys
This app is designed as a nightstand
companion, so it may not be particularly
useful if youre using a desktop computer.
You can use it to set alarms, choose your own
wake up sounds or tunes from your own personal
library and customise the clock face with your own
colours or background. Just be warned that if your
computer goes to sleep, so will your alarms.
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Stay safe and sleep easy
with security apps
Password Locker
Norton Satellite
The threat
landscape has
made it essential
for users to install
extra security"
LockIt
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Enhance your career
with Windows 8 apps
I Love Calculator
Some of the
apps focus on
financial aspects.
Other apps focus
on productivity
EasyInvoice
Box
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Learn on your PC and
have fun along the way
Star Chart
Dictionary 8
A whole host of
Windows apps
are just waiting
to enhance your
knowledge base
Dogs Training
Earth Clock
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World Statistics
Price: Free Developer: T.O.K.
This app is the digital equivalent of one
of those factual books that always used
to reside in the toilet an app packed
full of interesting and insightful facts and stats. This
app can help teach you anything from how many
people are living on the earth, how much longer
our planets fuel reserves are likely to hold out and
much more besides. It makes interesting reading.
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