Easy Microsoft Windows 8

by Soper, Mark Edward

• ISBN13: 9780789750136
• ISBN10: 0789750139
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-31
• Publisher: Que Publishing

Summary

Windows 8 is more than just a new Windows edition. It represents the biggest change in how the world's most popular operating system works since the changeover from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 seventeen years ago. Because Windows 8 is really two operating systems in one (the easy-to-use tiled Metro interface for common tasks, designed to bring touch-friendly tablet interfacing to PCs, and a classic Windows desktop for more complex tasks) Windows 8 users will need more help than with previous Windows versions. Easy Microsoft Windows 8is designed for PC and tablet users who will be using Windows 8. Both home and business users will benefit from this book because it helps both categories become comfortable with how Windows 8 works and how to use it to perform the tasks they need to perform on it. Easy Microsoft Windows 8helps you learn the new tile-based Metro UI interface in Windows 8 as well as the "behind the scenes" settings and features that use the traditional Windows desktop. No matter how you prefer to use Windows 8 (PC or tablet, touchpad or touchscreen, mouse or keyboard), this book gives you the step-by-step, task-oriented instructions Easy books are famous for.

Author Biography

Mark Edward Soper has been using Microsoft Windows ever since version 1.0, and since 1992, he has taught thousands of computer troubleshooting and network students across the country how to use Windows as part of their work and everyday lives. Mark is the author of Easy Microsoft Windows 7, Teach Yourself Windows 7 in 10 Minutes, and Using Microsoft Windows Live. Mark also has contributed to Que’s Special Edition Using series on Windows Me, Windows XP, and Windows Vista; Easy Windows Vista; Windows 7 in Depth, and has written two books about Windows Vista, including Maximum PC Microsoft Windows Vista Exposed and Unleashing Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center.

 

When he’s not teaching, learning, or writing about Microsoft Windows, Mark stays busy with many other technology-related activities. He is a longtime contributor to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, working on the 11th through 18th and 20th editions. Mark has co-authored Upgrading and Repairing Networks, Fifth Edition, written several books on CompTIA A+ Certification (including two titles covering the new 2012 exams), and written two books about digital photography, Easy Digital Cameras and The Shot Doctor: The Amateur’s Guide to Taking Great Digital Photos. Mark also has become a video content provider for Que Publishing and InformIT and has posted many blog entries and articles at InformIT.com, MaximumPC.com, and other websites. He also teaches digital photography, digital imaging, and Microsoft Office for Ivy Tech Corporate College’s southwest Indiana campus in Evansville, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Part I – Introducing Windows 8 and Installing It

Chapter 1 – What's New in Windows 8

Chapter 2 – Upgrading to Windows 8

Part II – Using the New Window 8 Metro Interface

Chapter 3 – Starting Windows 8 with Metro

Chapter 4 –Using Metro

Chapter 5 – Browsing the Web in Metro

Chapter 6-Enjoying Media with Metro

Chapter 7-Staying Connected with Metro

Chapter 8 – Customizing Metro

Chapter 9 – Using the Windows 8 Store

Chapter 10 – Gaming

Part III – Using the Windows 8 Desktop

Chapter 11 – Running Desktop Apps

Chapter 12 –Managing Storage with Windows Explorer

Chapter 13 – Networking Your Home

Chapter 14 – Working with Photos from Your Desktop

Chapter 15 – Working with Music from Your Desktop

Chapter 16 – Web Browsing from Your Desktop

Chapter 17 – Media from Your Easy Chair with Windows Media Center

Part IV – Managing Windows 8

Chapter 18- Advanced Configuration Options

Chapter 19 – User Accounts and System Security 

Chapter 20 - Protecting Your System

Chapter 21 - System Maintenance and Performance

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