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Windows 8.1 Plain & Simple
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Windows 8.1 Plain & Simple

by Joli Ballew and Nancy Muir
November 2013
Beginner
416 pages
11h 39m
English
Microsoft Press

Overview

Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Windows 8.1

Get the full-color, visual guide that makes learning Windows 8.1 plain and simple! Follow the book’s easy steps and screenshots and clear, concise language to learn the most expedient way to perform tasks and solve problems in Windows 8.1.

Here’s WHAT You’ll Learn:

  • Personalize your Start screen in cool new ways

  • Use apps such as Mail, People, Calendar, Skype, and Paint

  • Surf the web, and send and receive email and messages

  • Explore redesigned apps for Music, Video, and Windows Store

  • Search your files, media, and the web—all at once

  • Access your files from the cloud with Microsoft SkyDrive

  • Here’s HOW You’ll Learn It

  • Jump in wherever you need answers

  • Follow easy steps and screenshots to see exactly what to do

  • Get handy tips for new techniques and shortcuts

  • Use Try This! exercises to apply what you learn right away

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