SCC- Part 3

By Bayle Emlein

Microsoft  Windows 8

Microsoft stores offer personal training, virus removal and investigation, and help with shopping. 

Some services are free.

The focus of the presentation was Windows 8, which opens with a tiled interface. Swipe from the right border and you get a menu that is context sensitive to the tile that has focus. To prevent accidental closures, swipe all the way from the top border all the way to the way to the bottom with your finger or mouse. Tiles, which represent shortcuts, can be deleted by pulling the icon down about .25" and following directions on the menu that pops up at the bottom left of the screen. Want to keep your stuff safe when others use your device? Pull up that menu again and turn off the live tile. Get it back by going to Search to find the App you want and pull down a smidge to get that check and menu again.

You may find your desktop and icons changing a bit as Microsoft makes improvements based on user feedback.

Find you installed printer under the Devices charm. Charms are the icons that appear when you pull from the right edge of the screen. The Windows charm will get you back to the desktop screen.

The Settings charm helps the user control and manage the computer much more easily than with previous operating systems. Icons above the line refer to the open application, icons in the bottom section control the computer, for tings such as volume control and power management. Since some updates need the computer to restart in order to take to take effect, it is recommended that you shut down at least once a day.

With the able help of Rosemary Lloyd from the audience, the Microsoft team demonstrated other functions of the Search charm. One of the main benefits of Windows 8 over earlier operating systems is access to apps in the Microsoft store. Many are free or very low cost.