Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 8 Tablets

Using Gestures to Control Windows 8

To use your tablet efficiently and accurately, you need to know how to use gestures to control Windows 8. Using a tablet is a different experience than using a regular computer, but Windows 8 was built with the tablet in mind, so it is intuitive and easy to learn.

If you have never used a tablet PC before, the main difference is that you use your fingers (or stylus) to run applications, select items, and manipulate screen objects. This might seem awkward at first, but it will come to seem quite natural if you practice the techniques shown here as much as you can.

Using Gestures to Control Windows 8

Initiate an Action

Position your finger or the stylus over the object that you want to work with.

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