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In this video, we're going to go over the
basics of navigating through Windows 8, and

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we'll also talk about using the Charms Bar
to access your settings and other options.

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The first thing you're going to see is the
lock screen, and you can click to go to the

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log in screen. If you want to log in as a
different user, you can click the back arrow.

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Otherwise, type your password, and then press
Enter.

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The Start screen will appear by default. In
Windows 8.1, you can actually change this

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so that it boots straight to the Desktop,
just like earlier versions of Windows. We'll

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show you how to do this at the end of this
video.

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If you'd like to go to the Desktop, you can
either click the tile that says "Desktop",

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or hold down the Windows key on your keyboard
and press D. And here you can manage your

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files and folders the way that you would in
earlier versions of Windows.

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To go back to the Start screen, you can press
the Windows key on your keyboard, or the Start

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button in the lower left corner.

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At this point you may want to explore some
of the built-in apps, for example, the Travel

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app.

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You can switch back to the last app that you
just used by clicking in the upper left corner,

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or by pressing Alt-Tab. When you're done using
the app, you can click the close button in

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the upper-right corner, or if you're using
a tablet, just drag the app down to close

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it.

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If you have several apps open at once, you
can switch between them by hovering in the

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upper-left corner, and then moving the mouse
down and selecting the app that you want.

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To view two apps at once, you can just click
the top of the app, drag to the left or right,

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and then select the other app that you'd like
to see.

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Whether you're viewing the Start screen, the
Desktop, or an app, you can use the Charms

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bar to access several different options. Just
hover the mouse in the lower right or upper

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right corner of the screen. Each of these
icons is called a "charm".

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The Search charm lets you find apps, files,
and settings on your computer. However, a

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simpler way to search is to go to the Start
screen and type the name of the file or app

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that you're looking for.

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The Share charm is basically a copy and paste
feature that lets you send information (such

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as a photo or web address) from one app to
another.

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The Start charm is just a different way to
switch to the Start screen.

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The Devices charm will show you the printers
and other devices that are connected to your

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computer.
The Settings charm lets you access settings

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for the current app, as well as general settings
for your computer.

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If you're looking for the Control Panel, you
can get to it by switching to the Desktop,

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then going to the Settings charm and clicking
Control Panel.

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Earlier I mentioned that Windows 8.1 lets
you boot straight to the Desktop instead of

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the Start screen. To do this, go to the Desktop,
Right click the taskbar and select Properties.

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A dialog box will appear, click the Navigation
tab, then select the box next to 'when I sign

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in or close all apps on a screen, go to the
desktop instead of start'. Now logging in

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brings you straight to the Desktop.

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So those are all the basics of navigating
with Windows 8.