Product Information - Mini Edition

Title: WINDOWS 8 for Dummies
Author: Andy Rathbone

Format: Paperback Mini Edition
ISBN: 9781118371657
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Number of Pages: 60
Publication Date: 2012
"Get going with the Start screen & use free apps. A lot is new in Windows 8, & this handy guide gets you started right away! explore the new features, protect your Microsoft account with a good password, & learn your way around the Start screen & Charms bar. Then you can start using the cool fire apps that even let you add your social accounts to Windows 8."

Contents at a Glance: Introduction) Icons used in this book

1) Revealing Windows 8 {What's new in Windows 8? Keeping your account private with a password};

2) The New Start Screen {Figuring out the new Start screen in Windows 8, Finding the desktop};

3) Working with Apps {Starting a program or app, Adding & deleting apps}

4) Engaging the Social Apps {Adding your social accounts to Windows 8, Understanding the Mail app, Managing your contacts in the People app, Managing appointments in Calendar, Chatting through Messanging}

5) Things You'll Hate about Windows 8 (& How to Fix Them) {I want to avoid the Start screen! I can't copy music to my iPod, The taskbar disappears, I don't know what version of windows I have}