Asus R500A-RS52, K55A-DH71, K55A-DS51, UX51 Working with Windows apps, Launching apps, Closing apps

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Working with Windows® apps

Use your Notebook PC’s touchpad or keyboard to launch and customize your apps.

Launching apps

Position your mouse pointer over the app then left-click or tap once to launch it.

Press tab twice then use the arrow keys to browse through the apps. Press enter to launch the app you chose.

Closing apps

1.Move your mouse pointer on the top side of the launched app then wait for the pointer to change to a hand icon.

2.Drag then drop the app to the bottom of the screen to close it.

From the launched app’s screen, press alt + f4.

Customizing apps on the Start Screen

Move, resize, or unpin apps from the Start screen using the following actions:

To move an app, double-tap on the app then drag to a new location.

To resize an app, right-click on the app to activate its

settings then click on the icon.

To unpin an app from the Start screen, right-click on the

app to activate its settings then click on the icon.

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