Lenovo 8.1 and up manual Operating system interfaces, Switching screens

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Chapter 2. Operating system interfaces

Windows® 8.1 comes with two main user interfaces: the Start screen and the Windows desktop.

Switching screens ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

To switch from the Start screen to the Windows desktop, do one of the following:

•Tap or click the Desktop tile on the Start screen.

•Press the Windows key + D.

To switch from the desktop to the Start screen, do one of the following:

•Tap or click Start from the charms bar.

•Press the Windows key .

•Move the cursor to the lower-left corner, and then tap or click the Start button.

To switch different apps, do the following:

1Swipe right from the left-hand side of the screen, then – without lifting your finger – swipe back left.

Note: If you are using a mouse or the touch pad, move the cursor to upper-left corner and then slide it downwards.

2When the apps list appears, tap or click to switch apps.

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Contents Windows 8.1 Up and Running First Edition September Copyright Lenovo Contents Page Before use Switching screens Operating system interfaces„ Moving tiles around „ Creating a new group of tiles„ Resizing a tile „ Removing a tile„ Changing your lock screen Using the desktop „ Personalizing the desktop„ Pinning your desktop apps Charms Search everywhere Search charmPrint Settings charm „ Putting your computer to sleep„ Shutting down the computer Getting apps from the Windows Store Creating a Microsoft accountAccessing the store What we say How to do it What it does Touch gesturesTouch gestures Press long, Swipe Help and support Trademarks En-US Rev.AA00
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