Windows 8 Kickstart

by James Howard Russell

Overview

Your full-color go-to guide—covering the final version of Windows 8!

Get started enjoying the innovative features of Microsoft’s latest operating system release on any device quickly and easily with Windows 8 Kickstart. Loaded with crisp, full-color screenshots, this practical, visual guide focuses on the best ways to maximize the operating system’s capabilities. Customize and secure your system, manage files, browse the Web, download apps, enjoy multimedia, manage photos, connect to social media networks, and much more. Tips, Notes, Warnings, and Now You Know sidebars offer solutions to potential pitfalls and veteran insight helps you get the most out of Windows 8.

• Configure and customize Windows 8
• Manage your desktop
• Organize files with Windows Explorer
• Keep Windows 8 up to date and secure
• Get started with Windows 8-style apps
• Surf the web
• Connect with social media and instant messaging
• View and manage photos
• Play music, video, and games
• Print files and manage devices

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071805834
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

James Howard Russell (Atascadero, CA) is a co-author of Facebook for Dummies, both Mini and Pocket Editions (Wiley) as well as The Official Red Hat Linux User's Guide (Red Hat Press/Wiley), The SAIR Linux and GNU Certified Administrator All-in-One Exam Guide (McGraw Hill), practice exam questions for the Linux+ Certification Bible CD-ROM (Hungry Minds, Inc.) and HTML: Your Visual Blueprint for Designing Web Pages with HTML, CSS, and XHTML (Wiley). He also writes and edits technical articles for Demand Media Studios on technical topics including Windows 7, Android smartphones, and World of Warcraft. Russell has installed, configured, and debugged Windows for a variety of OS versions including the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows 7, Windows Visa, and all versions of Windows back to Windows 3. Russell digs deep into configuration issues on Windows PCs and has removed viruses, repaired sound and other hardware driver issues, and fixed a myriad of other configuration problems on PCs.

Table of Contents

Part I: Orient Yourself to Windows 8
Chapter 1: Start Up Windows 8
Chapter 2: Configure Your Start Screen & Customize Your Settings
Chapter 3: Control Your Windows 8 Desktop
Chapter 4 : Organize Files with Windows Explorer
Chapter 5: Keep Windows 8 Up To Date and Secure
Part II: Explore Tiles, Media, and Apps
Chapter 6: Get Started with Windows 8-Style Apps
Chapter 7: Surf the Net
Chapter 8: Share with Social Media and Instant Messaging
Chapter 9: View and Manage Photos
Chapter 10: Play Music and Video
Chapter 11: Play Games on Windows
Chapter 12: Get Apps from the Windows Store
Part III: Get Productive with Windows 8
Chapter 13: Print Files and Manage Devices
Chapter 14: Get Started with Microsoft Office