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Getting Started
CUSTOMIZING YOUR TASKBAR
Right-click (or press and hold using your finger) on a blank
part of the taskbar, and a pop-up menu leaps out . In the
menu, select Toolbars and you can see following five
toolbar options:
By choosing this, part of your taskbar becomes a place
Address
for typing website addresses you want to visit.
This provides quick access to your favorite websites listed
Links
in your Internet Explorer's Favorites menu.
This is for tablet owners and can add a button that brings
Touch Keyboard
a keyboard to the forefront for touch-typing on the screen.
This adds quick access to all your PC's resources,
Desktop
allowing you to browse through files, folders, libraries,
network locations and Control Panel menus.
New Toolbar
This lets you create a toolbar from any folder's contents.
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THE CHARMS MENU
This menu consists of five options that are called Charms
and provide quick access to various aspects of Windows
8 .1 . To display the Charms, do one of the following:
Move the pointer to the upper-right
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or lower-right corner
Use one finger to swipe in from the
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right edge of the screen
When the keyboard is attached,
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press Windows key + C
The Five Charms Are:
Search
Search for a program or file. Simply enter a keyword
in the Search Charm and start search. It also enables
you perform a search within an app or on the Web.
Share
This Charm enables you to transfer and share a
picture or file with another user.
If you are not in the Start screen, this allows
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Start
you to return to the Start screen.
If you are in the Start screen, this allows you
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to return to the previous screen, which could
be an app or the Desktop.
Device
This enables you to directly operate a desired
device. You can import pictures from a digital
camera, stream a video to your TV or transfer
files to a device listed on the screen.
Settings
This enables you to perform basic tasks such as
adjusting the volume, turning off the PC, etc.
Available in the U.S. only for the K-12.
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