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Layout of the HP Stream Laptop
1. With your finger, swipe from the right-side of the TouchPad.
2. Scroll up or down to switch between the charms, and then select the charm you want to open.
Left-edge swipe
The left-edge swipe accesses your recently opened apps so that you can switch between them quickly.
1. Swipe your finger gently from the left edge of the TouchPad.
Windows 8.1 contains 3 main screens:
1. Desktop
2. Start screen - contains apps in the form of tiles.
3. App screen - shows all of your apps or programs in list form.
*You can switch quickly between the Start screen, Desktop, and the Apps screen.
Desktop
On the desktop, you can use all kinds of apps and programs. You can also pin your favorite apps
and programs to the taskbar, so you can get to them quickly.
To get to the desktop, click the desktop tile on the Start screen
Or
Press the Windows logo key
Getting to the Start Screen
3 Ways to get to Start
1. Click on the Start button
2. Press the Windows logo key
3. Open the charms (by sliding a finger from the right-side of the Touchpad), and clicking on
Start.
User Guide developed and adapted from:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (2014, October). HP Stream Notebook-14-z010nr (Energy Star) User Guide. Retrieved from:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Stream-14-Notebook-PC/7296828/model/7415863/manuals
Microsoft (2015). Windows Tutorial. Retrieved from:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/start-screen-tutorial
Windows 8.1
+D on your keyboard.
in the lower-left corner of the screen.
on your keyboard.
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