Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows

Explore the PC Screen 4


Explore the Tablet Screen 5


Put Windows to Sleep 6


Restart or Shut Down Windows 7


Connect to Your Wireless Network 8


Switch to a Microsoft Account 10


Install an App 14


Start an App 16


Switch Between Running Apps 18


Update an App 20


Uninstall an App 22


Chapter 2 Customizing Windows


Pin an App to the Start Menu 26


Open the Settings App 28


Change the Lock Screen Background 30


Add an App to the Lock Screen 32


Synchronize Settings Between PCs 34


Access an App’s Features 36


Pin an App to the Taskbar 38


Adjust the Volume 40


Set the Time Zone 41


Configure Windows to Work with Multiple Monitors 42


Customize the Taskbar’s Notification Area 44


Set Up Multiple Desktops 46


Chapter 3 Surfing the Web


Open a Web Page 50


Open a Web Page in a Tab 52


Navigate Web Pages 54


Find Text on a Page 55


Navigate with the History List 56


Change Your Startup Page 58


Save Favorite Web Pages 60


Take Advantage of the Favorites Bar 62


Create Web Notes 64


Search for Sites 66


Download a File 68


Chapter 4 Sending and Receiving Email


Configure an Email Account 72


Send an Email Message 74


Format the Message Text 76


Add a File Attachment 78


Save a Draft of a Message 80


Receive and Read Email Messages 82


Reply to a Message 84


Forward a Message 86


Open and Save an Attachment 88


Delete a Message 90


Create a Folder for Saving Messages 92


Configure Mail Options 94


Chapter 5 Getting Social with Windows


Create a Contact 98


Add Your Google Account 100


Add Your iCloud Account .102


View a Contact 104


Edit a Contact .106


Assign a Photo to a Contact 108


Add Extra Fields to a Contact .110


Filter the Contacts List .112


Link Multiple Profiles for a Contact .114


View Your Calendar 116


Add an Event to Your Calendar .118


Create a Recurring Event .120


Add an Event Reminder .121


Send or Respond to an Event Invitation 122


Customize Your Calendar .124


Chapter 6 Performing Day?to?Day Tasks with Apps


Search Your PC 128


Configure the Cortana Voice Assistant .130


Get More Out of Cortana .132


Configure Skype Video 134


Call Someone Using Skype Video 136


Display a Location on a Map 138


Get Directions to a Location 140


Check Your Weather Forecast .142


Check Another City’s Weather Forecast 144


Perform Calculations 146


Get the Latest News .148


Track a Stock 150


Follow Your Favorite Teams .152


Record a Voice Message 154


Create a Sway 156


Set an Alarm .158


Write a Note .160


Chapter 7 Working with Images


Import Images from a Digital Camera 164


Scan an Image 166


Navigate the Pictures Library .168


View Your Images 170


Start a Slide Show 172


Repair an Image 174


Add a Photo Effect .176


Crop an Image .178


Rotate an Image 180


Delete an Image 181


Print an Image 182


Take a Picture with Your PC Camera 184


Chapter 8 Working with Multimedia


Import Videos from a Digital Camera .188


Navigate the Videos Library .190


Watch a Video .192


Play a Music CD .194


Copy Tracks from a Music CD 198


Navigate the Music Library 200


Play Music 202


Create a Playlist 204


Switch Between PC Speakers and Headphones 206


Chapter 9 Editing Documents


Create and Save a Document 210


Open a Document 212


Change the Text Font .214


Find Text 216


Replace Text .218


Insert Special Symbols 220


Make a Copy of a Document .222


Create a OneNote Notebook .224


Add Pages and Sections to a Notebook 226


Add Text Notes 228


Add an Image to a Notebook Page 230


Work with Notebook Lists 232


Print a Document .234


Chapter 10 Working with Files


Select a File 238


Change the File View 240


Preview a File 241


Copy a File 242


Move a File .243


Rename a File .244


Create a New File .245


Delete a File .246


Restore a Deleted File .247


Add a File to Your OneDrive .248


Extract Files from a Compressed Folder 250


Specify a Different Program When Opening a File 252


Chapter 11 Sharing Your Computer


Display User Accounts 256


Create a User Account 258


Switch Between Accounts .260


Change Your User Account Picture 262


Change a User’s Password 264


Delete an Account .266


Create a Homegroup .268


Join a Homegroup .270


Share a Document or Folder .272


View Network Resources 274


Chapter 12 Getting More from a Tablet PC


Understanding Gestures 278


Using Gestures to Control Windows .280


Input Text with the Touch Keyboard .282


Configure the Touch Keyboard .284


Configure Your Tablet to Work with a


Second Monitor 286


Adjust Screen Brightness 288


Monitor Battery Life .289


Chapter 13 Implementing Security


Understanding Windows Security 292


Check for Security Problems .294


Create a Picture Password .296


Set Up a Fingerprint Sign?In 300


Lock Your Computer .302


Configure Your PC to Lock Automatically .304


Browse the Web Privately 306


Control Your Private Information 308


Reset Your Computer to Preserve Privacy .310


Chapter 14 Maintaining Windows


Check Hard Drive Free Space 314


Delete Unnecessary Files .316


Refresh Your Computer .318


Create a Recovery Drive 320


Keep a History of Your Files .322


Restore a File from Your History .324


Check Your Hard Drive for Errors .326


Check Your Devices for Errors .328


Index.330

About the Author

Paul McFedries (Toronto, Ontario) is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has been programming since he was a teenager in the mid-1970s, has programmed everything from mainframes to desktops to bar code scanners, and has worked with many different languages, including Fortran, assembly language, C++, and, of course, JavaScript. Paul has written more than four dozen books that have sold more than two million copies worldwide. These books include Windows 8 Visual Quick Tips, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, 2nd Edition, Macs Portable Genius, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 10. Paul encourages all readers to drop by his Web site, mcfedries.com.