On the occasion of independence day & special request of anshu prakash....here the windows tips & trcks ......... Windows 8 is packed with features designed to make your computing life a little easier. We share the best of the best. After the launch of Microsofts Windows 8 we leapt at the chance to explore the new operating system, returning with all manner of secret treasures, useful shortcuts and, in one suspicious case, a bad sunburn and a flower lei. Here are a few of our favorite Windows 8 secrets. Get Off the Beaten Path with Shortcuts Windows 8 represents a serious attempt on the part of Microsoft to break into the touchscreen tablet market. This doesnt mean, however, that mouse and keyboard users have been left out in the cold. Windows 8 includes a number of keyboard shortcuts that makes navigating from the Start screen and switching applications quick and easy. Pressing theWindowsbutton by itself jumps you between the Start screen and the last app you used. Other favorites include: *.Windows button + D: opens the desktop. *.Windows + E: opens Explorer. *.Windows + F: opens File Search. *.Windows + I: launches Settings. *.Windows + Q: opens App Search. *.Windows + Tab: Cycle through open apps. Microsoft has improved the old screenshot shortcut. PressingWindows + PrtScrdoesnt add the screen shot to Clipboard anymore. Instead, the shortcut saves the screenshot directly to theMy Picturesfile under the name Screenshot.png. Multiple Monitor Machinations Users increasingly work with two monitors, and Windows 8 acknowledges this. PressingWindows + PgUpmoves your currently selected app to the left–hand monitor, whileWindows + PgDnshoots the app over to the right–hand monitor. Organizing App Groups Organizing Windows 8 apps into groups is easy and intuitive. Choose one of the apps you want to include in the new group and drag the tile to an empty area of the Start screen. A new app group automatically starts. Move apps into the new group by dragging them there. To name the new group, click the small icon in the bottom right of the screen. The Modern UI tiles will shrink to thumbnails. Right click the new group and aName Groupicon pops up. Click this icon and type in the new groups name. You Get What You Type Heres a quick timesaver if you want to access a program in Windows 8 without hunting through all the Start screen app tiles. Just type in the name of the program you want. You dont need to click on the screen or open a search box: Just start typing with the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen, and Windows 8 finds the program for you. Its a nice little timesaver when you need to open little-used programs. Scheduling Computer Maintenance Windows 8 helpfully automates system maintenance tasks, such as software updates, virus scans and similar diagnostics. Unfortunately, the default time for these important housecleaning tasks is set to 3:00 a.m. Thats fine if your hardware allows the system to wake up the computer, but pretty much useless if your system lacks that ability. Fortunately, you can quickly change these settings by launching theControl Panel, selectingSystem and Securityand clicking onAction Center. Once theAction Centeropens, click onMaintenance. Now you can choose a more convenient time for maintenance under theStart Maintenanceoption. Sneaky Syncing Windows 8 can synchronize settings on multiple devices, so your tablet, Windows Phone and PC can share the same Windows Live account. The operating system will share Contacts, calendar events and other information among your devices. Handy though this is, some information may be too sensitive for synchronizing. You can customize the syncing operation by pressingWindows + Iand clickingMore PC Settings. Click onSync Your Settingsand you get a list of twelve possible items that you can omit from synchronization. Some of these items are highly sensitive, such as website passwords. Others, such as background screens, are unlikely to attract the attention of identity thieves, but handy if you like to customize devices individually. If you dont want to synchronize your devices, chooseLocal Accountinstead ofMicrosoft Accountwhen you set up your account. You can switch betweenLocal AccountandMicrosoft Accountat any time by opening thePC Settingsand selectingUsers. Finding Your Recycle Bi Windows 8 lists open applications in its left–hand navigation pane (just move the mouse pointer to the left side of the screen to open the pane). The navigation pane is designed with simplicity in mind: You wont see any links to yourControl PanelorRecycle Binhere. If you like quick access to your folders, clickViewon the pane and then clickOptions. Now you can selectShow all Folders.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:00:02 +0000
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