Windows 8 has been redesigned so it works just as well on a tablet device as it does on a normal computer with a keyboard and mouse, the table below summarizes some common tasks and shows you the different ways of doing them depending on whether you use a keyboard/mouse or tablet/touch screen gestures
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Unlocking the computer |
Click anywhere with left mouse button or press spacebar |
Swipe upwards |
Shutting down the computer |
Move mouse to top right or bottom right corner - click Settings and then Power |
Swipe in from the right of the screen and tap Settings and then Power |
Closing programs / applications
(this is for Windows Store Apps not normal Window based applications) |
Move mouse to top of screen and mouse pointer will change to a hand, click and hold left mouse button and drag to bottom of the screen |
Swipe down from the top of the screen to the bottom |
Accessing settings |
Move mouse pointer to top right or bottom right corner - click Settings and then Change PC settings |
Swipe in from the right of the screen and then tap Settings and then Change PC settings |
Charms Menu |
Move mouse pointer to top right or bottom right corner |
Swipe in from the right of the screen |
Show running programs |
Mouse mouse to top left corner and then move down |
Swipe in from the left of the screen and then back out again
N.B. Only works if more than one Windows Store Apps are open |
Switch to another running application |
Move mouse to top left corner |
Swipe in from the left of the screen |
