Windows 8: Visual QuickStart Guide
Oct 2012 · Peachpit Press
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With Windows 8, Microsoft reimagines its popular OS for a connected and mobile world. In the Windows 8: Visual QuickStart Guide, author Barrie Sosinsky shows you how to work with live tiles, navigate the Windows 8 touch interface, and take advantage of the cloud-connected Calendar, People, Mail, and Messages apps. You'll learn about:
- The Charms bar
- Using the Desktop
- The new Windows Search functionality.
- How to add a printer and print from the Start screen.
- Internet Explorer 10
- Windows Explorer
- Working with Settings in the new touch interface
- How to synchronize settings and back up to the Cloud
- The New Task Manager
- The Windows Store
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About the author
In this life Barrie Sosinsky is a senior technical writer at Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network company. In previous lives, Barrie has worked as a technical writer for a large financial services firm, a WAN acceleration company, an automation software firm, and a couple of Windows magazines. Barrie is the author and coauthor of 36 computer books on topics ranging from operating systems, databases, computer hardware, productivity applications, and yes even (once upon a time) desktop publishing.
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