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in this video we're going to go over the
basics of navigating through windows 8
and we'll also talk about using the
charms bar to access your settings and
other options the first thing you're
going to see is the lock screen you can
click to go to the login screen if you
want to log in as a different user you
can click the back arrow otherwise type
your password
and then press Enter the Start screen
will appear by default in Windows 8.1
you can actually change this so that it
boots straight to the desktop just like
earlier versions of Windows will show
you how to do this at the end of the
video if you'd like to go to the desktop
you can either click the tile that says
desktop or hold down the windows key on
your keyboard and press D
and here you can manage your files and
folders the way you would in earlier
versions of Windows to go back to the
Start screen you can press the Windows
key on your keyboard or the start button
in the lower left corner at this point
you may want to explore some of the
built-in apps for example the travel app
you can switch back to the last step you
just used by clicking in the upper left
corner or by pressing alt tab
when you're done using the app you can
click the close button in the upper
right corner
or if you're using a tablet just drag
the app down to close it if you have
several apps open at once you can switch
between them by hovering in the upper
left corner and then moving the mouse
down and selecting the app that you want
to view two apps at once you can just
click the top of the app and drag it to
the left or right
and then select the other app that you'd
like to see
whether you're viewing the Start screen
the desktop or an app you can use the
charms bar to access several different
options just hover the mouse in the
lower right or upper right corner of the
screen each of these icons is called a
charm the search charm lets you find
apps files and settings on your computer
however a simpler way to search is to go
to the Start screen and type the name of
the file or app that you're looking for
the share charm is basically a copy and
paste feature that lets you send
information such as a photo or web
address from one app to another the
start charm is just a different way to
switch to the Start screen the devices
charm will show you the printers and
other devices you have connected to your
computer and the settings charm lets you
access settings for the current app as
well as general settings for your
computer if you're looking for the
control panel you can get to it by
switching to the desktop then going to
the settings charm
and clicking control panel
earlier I mentioned that Windows 8.1
lets you boot straight to the desktop
instead of to the Start screen to do
this
go to the desktop right-click the
taskbar and select properties a dialog
box will appear click the navigation tab
then select the box next to when I sign
in or close all apps on a screen go to
the desktop instead of start
now logging in brings you straight to
the desktop
and those are all the basics of
navigating with Windows 8