Screen Orientation, Windows 8 Start Screen

Screen Orientation

For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the tablet. You can disable automatic screen rotation and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode.

NOTE: Some apps may not support automatic screen rotation and are designed to work only in one orientation.

Locking the screen orientation

1Change the screen to the desired orientation.

2Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms.

3Touch Settings → Screen .

4Touch toggle to lock the screen orientation, or touch toggle to unlock the screen orientation.

Windows 8 Start Screen

The Windows 8 Start screen displays a list of default and custom Live Tiles, which act as a shortcut to Mail, Windows Explorer, Weather app, Calendar, Windows Store, Internet Explorer, and other installed apps.

Live Tiles on your Start screen change and update in real time to show news and sports updates, weather updates, social-networking feeds, and so on.

The tile-based user interface gives you direct access to your most recently used apps, emails, photos, music, videos, contacts, updates from social-networking sites, and frequently viewed websites. You can pin your favorite apps as tiles to customize the Start screen.

You also can personalize the Start screen by setting your favorite picture as the wallpaper.

NOTE: Live Tiles can be added or removed by using Pin to taskbar , Pin to Start or Unpin from Start options.

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