WINDOWS 8
QuickSteps
Marty Matthews
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To Carole and Michael,
Thanks for being there, I love you, and appreciate your being in my life.
About the Author
Marty Matthews experience with computers extends from some of the early mainframe computers to the most recent personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. He has been a programmer, systems analyst, computer service company vice president, and software company president. He has firsthand knowledge of how to program and use a computer, as well as how to use what a computer can do.
Marty also has a knack for explaining how to use computers in such a way that makes it easy to understand. For 28 years Marty and his wife Carole have authored, co-authored, or been responsible for the production of more than 100 computing-related books, including ones on desktop publishing, web publishing, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft operating systemsfrom MS-DOS through Windows 8. Recent books published by McGraw-Hill include Windows 7 QuickSteps, Windows 7 for Seniors QuickSteps, and Computing for Seniors QuickSteps.
Marty and Carole live on an island in Puget Sound in Washington state.
About the Technical Editor
John Cronan has more than 30 years of computer experience and has been writing and editing computer-related books for 18 years. His recent books include eBay QuickSteps Second Edition, Dynamic Web Programming: A Beginners Guide, Microsoft Office Excel 2010 QuickSteps, and Microsoft Office Access 2010 QuickSteps. John and Faye (and cat Little Buddy) reside in Everett, Washington.
Contents
Acknowledgments
This book is a team effort of truly talented people who I have worked with for many years and in the process we have become good friends. This team includes: John Cronan, technical editor; Lisa McCoy, copy editor; Paul Tyler, proofreader, Valerie Perry, indexer; Ryan Willard, acquisitions coordinator; Vastavikta Sharma, project manager; Jody McKenzie, editorial supervisor; and Roger Stewart, editorial director. A lot of effort and a part of themselves have gone into this book. It wouldnt be the book it is without all of them. Thanks, John, Lisa, Paul, Valerie, Ryan, Vastavikta, Jody, and Roger!
Introduction
QuickSteps books are recipe books for computer users. They answer the question How do I by providing a quick set of steps to accomplish the most common tasks with a particular operating system or application.
The sets of steps (QuickSteps) are the central focus of the book and show how to quickly perform the many functions and tasks needed to use Windows 8. Notes, Tips, and Cautions augment the steps, and are presented next to the text they relate to. The introductions are minimal, and other narrative is kept brief. Numerous full-color illustrations and figures, many with callouts, support the steps.
QuickSteps books are organized by function and the tasks needed to perform that function. Each major function is a chapter. Each task contains the steps needed to accomplish it, along with the relevant Notes, Tips, Cautions, and screenshots. You can easily find the tasks you want to perform through
The table of contents, which lists the functional areas (chapters) and tasks in the order they are presented
A QuickSteps list of tasks on the opening page of each chapter
The index, which provides an alphabetical list of the terms that are used to describe the functions and tasks
Color-coded tabs for each chapter or functional area, with an index to the tabs in the Contents at a Glance (just before the table of contents)
Conventions Used in This Book
