Windows® 8.1 Absolute Beginner’s Guide

2. Interacting with Windows

In This Chapter

• Using the Mouse

• Using the Keyboard

• Using Your Fingers

• Using the Virtual Keyboard

• Using Controls Found on the Desktop

• Using Controls Found on the Start Screen

Although this chapter’s title suggests a broad presentation about working with Windows and does not identify a specific version, the focus of this chapter is relatively narrow. Windows 8 enables new ways to control what happens on the screen while continuing to support more traditional methods. The methods you employ will make your experience more satisfying which is why this book devotes an entire chapter—this one—to helping you learn ...