Windows 8 Bible

Logging In

Obviously, the first step to using a computer is to turn it on. Shortly after you first start your computer, the Windows 8 Lock screen appears (see Figure 4.2). To log in, slide the display up. To slide on a touch device, move your finger from the bottom of the display toward the top. With a mouse, click and drag the display toward the top. Windows displays the list of user accounts available on the device. You learn more about user accounts in Chapter 5, but for now, all you need to know is that if you see user account icons shortly after you first start your computer, you have to click one in order to use the computer. Tap (touch or click) on a user tile to enter the password for that user account, and then press Enter or tap (or click) the arrow icon to the right of the password field.

FIGURE 4.2 The Windows Lock screen

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You also can use a new Windows 8 feature called Picture Passwords to log in to Windows. The Picture Passwords feature is covered in Chapter 5.

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Tip

The blue circle near the lower-left corner of the screen provides Ease Of Access options for the visually impaired. The button at the lower-right corner lets you turn off the computer rather than log in.

If the user account isn’t password-protected, ...