1Pv6 is an IT Training company based in Hayes and Hounslow, Greater London. This sample PowerPoint is a part of our introductory class to Microsoft Windows 8. Studying the full course leads to a full MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) qualification granting the individual attractive new employment prospects. This is one of many courses we offer. This particular PowerPoint is concerned with familiarising users with the alternate User Interface introduced in Windows 8. Visit us at www.1Pv6.com for further information

1. WINDOWS 8
An Introduction to the User Interface
- Zahra Abdo
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2. Click anywhere
to begin
Windows 8
Welcome
Screen
Windows 8
Lock Screen
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3. THE START SCREEN
• The start screen consists of a page of
icon panels referred to in Windows 8 as
applications or “apps”
• Much like on a phone, apps control the
majority of programmes that in previous
versions of windows would be located
on the desktop
• Most apps are static and have to be
clicked on to access the content,
whereas some e.g. “weather”, “news”
and “sport” will present live information
when connected to the internet
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4. WINDOWS 8 “CHARMS” FEATURE
• Windows 8 introduces a new feature known as
“charms”
• This is brought up by bringing the cursor to the
top or bottom right corners of the screen
• “Search” charm allows you to browse for apps,
emails and anything else on your computer
• “Share” charm allows the sharing of information
between apps
• “Start” charm offers a shortcut to the start screen
• “Devices” charm allows you to manage devices
connected to the windows system e.g. printers,
cameras
• “Settings” charm allows you to manage your
computer settings e.g. sound, users etc.
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5. PERSONALISING YOUR START
SCREEN: COLOUR ETC.
• Windows 8 also allows for aesthetic
personalisation
• Bring up the charms menu select
the “settings” charm  click
“Change PC Settings”  Look to the
“personalise” screen
• There are three tabs along the top:
-Lock Screen
-Start Screen
-Account Picture
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6. PERSONALISING YOUR START
SCREEN: APPS
• Applications can be moved around the
screen by the win8 click-and-drag
feature
• Right clicking a specific app allows you
to manage it specifically
• “Unpin” removes the app from the start
screen but not from the computer
• “Uninstall” removes the app completely
• “smaller”/”larger” changes the size of
the panel on the start screen
• “turn live tile on”/”turn live tile off” does
just that
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7. ADDING A NEW APP TO YOUR
START SCREEN
• Certain apps come pre-installed
with windows 8 but are not located
on the start screen e.g. Skype
• To add this to your screen, bring up
the charms menu click the
“search” charm  type in the name
of your chosen application  when
it appears, right click it and select
“pin to start”
• The app will now appear on your
start screen
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8. PURCHASING NEW APPS
• Much like on a tablet, windows 8
desktop comes preinstalled with an
app store
• The store app will be placed on
your start screen by default
• It contains both “paid” and “free”
apps in the same way a tablet or
smartphone would and is set out in
a similar fashion, with a scroll bar at
the bottom
• Once you download an app from
the store, it will automatically pin to
your start screen. This can be
unpinned.
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9. NAVIGATING BETWEEN OPEN APPS
• In Windows 8, there is no real tab
system away from the desktop
• To navigate between apps you
have open, move your cursor to the
top left corner
• A small window will appear- click it,
and continue to do so until you
reach your required app
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10. THE “SNAP” FEATURE
• In Windows 8, a “snap” feature has
been added that allows you to
have two apps open on one screen
• To do this, go to one of the apps
you wish to have open  move
cursor to top left corner  when a
window appears of the app you
wish to snap, right click and select
“snap left” or “snap right”
• The partition can be dragged from
left to right to change the main app
you are working from
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11. CLOSING AN APP
• Opening an app on Windows 8 is as
simple as clicking it, however unless
closed specifically, it will continue to
run in the background
• To close an app, have it open on
your screen, then hover your cursor
at the top of the screen, when the
hand icon appears, click and drag
down to the bottom of your screen
• The app will now be closed APP CLOSED
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12. THE DESKTOP
• The Windows 8 Desktop can be
accessed via the start screen
• The setting is familiar but unlike
previous versions of windows,
windows 8 desktop does not have a
start button
• To search, remember to bring up
the charms menu
• Documents etc. can still be saved
to the desktop for easy access
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13. PERSONALISING THE DESKTOP
• The desktop can be personalised
the same way it was in previous
versions
• Right click anywhere on the
desktop  select “personalise”
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14. SHORTCUTS
Short Cut Destination
Windows Key Start Screen (Also can switch to desktop if open)
Windows Key + D Desktop
Windows Key + C Charms Menu
Windows Key + . Unpins Apps on side of Screen (provides window for snapping)
Windows Key + I Settings
Windows Key + Tab Shows open apps
Windows Key + Print Screen Print Screens and saves to your pictures automatically
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15. NEW FEATURES: SKYDRIVE
• Windows 8 supports and
encourages cloud computing
• This allows all of a persons files and
settings to be saved in a virtual
environment that is accessible
through any and all windows
devices
• One simply signs on to a windows
device with their Microsoft account
and all of their information can be
synced
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16. SKYDRIVE: SYNCHRONISING
DEVICES
• Device Settings can be synced
quickly and easily from a Win 8
device
• Bring up the charms menu  select
“settings” charm  select “sync
your settings”
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17. NEW FEATURES:
HYPER-V FOR CLIENT
• Windows 8 introduces Hyper-V as a
client side Hypervisor
• Hypervisor is a software layer that
workloads on the system to enable
the introduction of multiple virtual
machines that share the same
physical hardware.
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