Book description
Windows 8.1 continues the evolution of the most radical redesign in Microsoft’s history. It combines the familiar Windows desktop with a new, touchscreen-friendly world of tiles and full-screen apps. Luckily, David Pogue is back to help you make sense of it—with humor, authority, and 500 illustrations.
The important stuff you need to know:
- What’s new in 8.1. The update to 8.1 offers new apps, a universal Search, the return of the Start menu, and several zillion other nips and tucks.
- New features. Storage Spaces, Windows To Go, File Histories—if Microsoft wrote it, this book covers it.
- Security. Protect your PC from viruses, spyware, spam, sick hard drives, and out-of-control kids.
- The network. HomeGroups, connecting from the road, mail, Web, music streaming among PCs—this book has your network covered.
- The software. Media Center, Photo Gallery, Internet Explorer, speech recognition—this one authoritative, witty guide makes it all crystal clear. It’s the book that should have been in the box.
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Table of contents
- Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
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Introduction
- What’s New in Windows 8
- What’s New in Windows 8.1
- The Editions of Windows 8.1—and Windows RT
- About This Book
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The Very Basics
- Windows Defined
- The Right Mouse Button is King
- There’s More Than One Way to Do Everything
- You Can Use the Keyboard for Everything
- The Start Screen is Fastest
- About Shift-Clicking
- You Could Spend a Lifetime Changing Properties
- Every Piece of Hardware Requires Software
- It’s Not Meant to Be Overwhelming
- About MissingManuals.com
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One. TileWorld
- 1. The Start Screen
- 2. Customizing the Lock, Login & Start Screens
- 3. How TileWorld Works
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4. TileWorld’s Starter Apps
- Alarms
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera
- Desktop
- Finance
- Food & Drink
- Games
- Health & Fitness
- Help + Tips
- Internet Explorer
- Maps
- Music
- News
- PC Settings
- People
- Photos
- Reader
- Reading List
- Scan
- OneDrive
- Skype
- Sound Recorder
- Sports
- Store
- Travel
- Video
- Weather
- 5. TileWorld Settings
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Two. The Windows Desktop
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6. File Explorer, Folders & the Taskbar
- The Windows Desktop
- Return of the Start Menu
- The Complete Guide to Ignoring TileWorld
- Desktop Windows: File Explorer
- Universal Window Controls
- Window Tricks
- The Ribbon
- Explorer Window Controls
- Optional Window Panes
- Libraries
- Tags, Metadata, and Properties
- Icon and List Views
- Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering
- The “Folder Options” Options
- Taskbar 2.0
- Jump Lists
- Three Ways to Get the Taskbar Out of Your Hair
- Taskbar Toolbars
- The Run Command
- 7. Searching & Organizing Your Files
- 8. Redesigning Your Desktop World
- 9. Help at the Desktop
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10. Programs & Documents
- Opening Desktop Programs
- Exiting Desktop Programs
- When Programs Die: The Task Manager
- Saving Documents
- Closing Documents
- The Open Dialog Box
- Moving Data Between Documents
- Speech Recognition
- Filename Extensions and File Associations
- Installing Desktop Software
- Uninstalling Software
- Program Compatibility Modes
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11. The Desktop’s Starter Programs
- Windows Essentials
- Calculator
- Character Map
- Command Prompt
- This PC
- Control Panel
- Default Programs
- File Explorer
- Help and Support
- Magnifier
- Math Input Panel
- Narrator
- Notepad
- Onscreen Keyboard
- Paint
- Remote Desktop Connection
- Run
- Snipping Tool
- Sound Recorder
- Steps Recorder
- Sticky Notes
- Task Manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Easy Transfer
- Windows Fax and Scan
- Windows Journal
- Windows Live Mail
- Windows Live Messenger
- Windows Live Writer
- Windows Media Player
- Windows PowerShell
- Windows Speech Recognition
- WordPad
- XPS Viewer
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12. The Control Panel
- Many Roads to Control Panel
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The Control Panel, Applet by Applet
- Action Center
- Add Features to Windows 8.1
- Administrative Tools
- AutoPlay
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Color Management
- Credential Manager
- Date and Time
- Default Programs
- Device Manager
- Devices and Printers
- Display
- Ease of Access Center
- Family Safety
- File History
- Folder Options
- Fonts
- Homegroup
- Indexing Options
- Internet Options
- Keyboard
- Language
- Location Settings
- Mouse
- Network and Sharing Center
- Notification Area Icons
- Personalization
- Phone and Modem
- Power Options
- Programs and Features
- Recovery
- Region
- RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
- Sound
- Speech Recognition
- Storage Spaces
- Sync Center
- System
- Taskbar
- Troubleshooting
- User Accounts
- Windows 7 File Recovery
- Windows Defender
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Mobility Center
- Windows Update
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6. File Explorer, Folders & the Taskbar
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Three. Windows Online
- 13. Hooking Up to the Internet
- 14. Security & Privacy
- 15. Internet Explorer 11
- 16. Windows Live Mail
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Four. Pictures & Music
- 17. Windows Photo Gallery
- 18. Windows Media Player
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Five. Hardware & Peripherals
- 19. Printing, Fonts & Faxing
- 20. Hardware & Drivers
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Six. PC Health
- 21. Maintenance, Speed Tweaks & Troubleshooting
- 22. Backups & File History
- 23. The Disk Chapter
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Seven. The Windows Network
- 24. Accounts (and Logging On)
- 25. Setting Up a Small Network
- 26. Corporate Networks
- 27. Sharing Files on the Network
- 28. The Road Warrior’s Handbook
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Eight. Appendixes
- A. Installing Windows 8.1
- B. Fun with the Registry
- C. Where’d It Go?
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D. Master List of Gestures & Keyboard Shortcuts
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TileWorld gestures
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TileWorld gestures
- TileWorld gestures
- TileWorld keystrokes
- TileWorld mouse shortcuts
- File Explorer keyboard shortcuts
- General keyboard shortcuts
- Window and program-switching keyboard shortcuts
- Windows key shortcuts
- Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
- Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts
- Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
- Magnifier keyboard shortcuts
- Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts
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TileWorld gestures
-
TileWorld gestures
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2013
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449371807
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