Windows 8 Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Windows 8 Absolute Beginner’s Guide Make the most of your new Windows 8 device—without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to take control of Windows 8, and use it to create, connect, and discover… simplify and organize your whole life… learn more, play more, do more, live better! Even if you’ve never used Windows 8 before, this book will show you how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Windows 8 has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Windows 8 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to navigating Windows 8—whether from a desktop, notebook, or tablet… simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Discover Windows 8’s whole new approach to running a computer • Run Windows 8 the way that’s easiest for you: mouse, touch, or keyboard • Find and use the old Windows Desktop along with all your favorite Windows XP and 7 programs • Get online with Internet Explorer® 10 and master its new tools and shortcuts • Set up your home network, printer, and other devices • Master quick, easy new ways to use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn® • Safeguard your personal information and keep it private • Enjoy all your digital photos, videos, movies, and music • Connect with anyone through email, messaging, and video chat • Discover and play new Windows 8 games, and use Windows to control your Xbox 360 • Manage even the most gigantic collections of data and media • Automatically back up your information to external drives, DVDs, or Microsoft SkyDrive® • Fix problems, protect yourself from viruses, and keep Windows 8 working reliably Paul Sanna is the author of almost two dozen computer books on topics such as Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Windows security. He has extensive experience working with and explaining pre-release versions of Windows. He currently advises his clients on software decisions, both for the desktop and for large business projects.




Windows 8.1 Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Make the most of your new Windows 8.1 device–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to take control of Windows 8.1, and use it to create, connect, and discover…simplify and organize your whole life…learn more, play more, do more, live better! This book shows you how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Windows has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Windows 8.1 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using your new Windows 8.1 desktop, notebook, or tablet…simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Run Windows the way that’s easiest for you: mouse, touch, or keyboard • Make the most of the Charms Bar and other new shortcuts • Get online with Internet Explorer® 11 and master its new tools • Retrieve up-to-the-minute news, sports, weather, and financial data • Set up your home network, printer, and other devices • Safeguard your personal information and keep it private • Enjoy all your digital photos, videos, movies, and music • Easily connect with anyone through email and the People app • Discover and play new Windows 8.1 games • Control your Xbox from Windows with Xbox® SmartGlass™ • Manage even the most gigantic collections of data and media • Automatically back up your data to the cloud • Fix problems, protect against malware, and keep Windows working reliably




Fixing Your Computer Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Why throw away that broken PC? You can fix it - really! Fixing it will save you much needed cash - and keeping your hardware out of the trash is good for the environment, too. Best of all, you don't need to be a technical expert to do most typical computer repairs - and this book proves it. If you've found other computer repair books too complicated (or too cute), you're in the right place. McFedries covers everything you need to know, get, and do, in plain English, with plenty of crystal-clear pictures.




Computer Basics Absolute Beginner's Guide, Windows 8 Edition


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This year, millions of casual computer users will buy new Windows 8 mobile devices, notebooks, and desktop PCs. They'll want to know how to find their way around, get comfortable, and get the job done - without jargon, complexity, or hassle. There's a book for them: Michael Miller's Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Windows 8 Edition. It's the one book that covers everything today's beginners and near-beginners need to know: not just about Windows, but also about software, hardware, and the Internet. Through 100+ books, author Michael Miller has established an unparalleled track record in explaining complicated concepts simply and clearly, and empowering beginners. Now, he's thoroughly updated his best-selling Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics to cover today's user experience - with Windows 8, Internet Explorer 8, and today's hottest online tools, from craigslist and Facebook to Twitter, Wikipedia, and Google Docs. The latest edition of Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics is updated with coverage of Windows 8, which introduces the totally new Metro user interface. Given Metro's genesis as a mobile interface, and Microsoft's push towards a new breed of touchscreen computing devices, this new edition will include more hardware coverage than previous editions. In addition, this book will cover Windows 8's new Metro interface in depth, as well as feature increased coverage of social networking and cloud computing applications.




Computer Basics Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Guides beginning users through basic PC operations in Microsoft Windows, demonstrating such tasks as personalizing Windows 8, connecting to the Internet, using social networks, working with apps, playing music, and performing routine maintenance.




Computer Basics - Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Guides beginning users through basic PC operations in Microsoft Windows, demonstrating such tasks as personalizing Windows 8.1, connecting to the Internet, using social networks, working with apps, playing music, and performing routine maintenance.




Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics


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Everything casual users need to know to get the most out of their new Windows 7 PCs, software, and the Internet, including Facebook, craigslist, Twitter, and Wikipedia.




Computer Basics Absolute Beginner's Guide, Windows 10 Edition (includes Content Update Program)


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Updated for the Latest Windows 10 2019 This is today’s best beginner’s guide to using your computer or tablet with the Windows 10 operating system. Make the most of your Windows 10 notebook or desktop computer—without becoming a technical expert! This is the fastest way to get comfortable, get productive, get online, get started with social networking, make more connections, and have more fun! Even if you’ve never used a Windows computer before, this book shows you how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: Set up your computer and use the Windows 10 Start menu and desktop Connect to the Internet and browse the Web with Microsoft Edge Get started with social networking on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn Use Windows 10’s built-in apps—and find great new apps in the Windows Store Connect printers and external storage, and set up automatic file backup Connect to a home wireless network or public Wi-Fi hotspot Go online to shop and sell—and smart search with Microsoft Cortana® Get work done quickly with Microsoft Office Organize, view, and share photos Listen to streaming music with Pandora and Spotify Watch streaming movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, and more Protect yourself against viruses, spyware, and spam Keep your system running reliably at top speed




Word 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Make the most of Word2013 -- without becoming a technical expert! Word 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide is the fastest way to get comfortable and productive with the newest version of Word, use its powerful new tools, and extend it to the web and the latest mobile devices. Whether you're new to Wordor you're one of the millions who've used previous versions, this practical, approachable book will show you how to do exactly what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. World-renowned Wordtutorial author Sherry Kinkoph Gunter reveals Word2013's power, helps you quickly master and customize its updated interface, and covers everything you need to know to create, edit, format, build, review, and share documents. You'll find easy, practical coverage of new Word features and techniques, including: * Using New Live Layout and alignment grids * Running Word from Windows RT/Windows 8 tablets and the web * Inserting Web pictures and video into documents * Editing PDF files * Saving documents to SkyDrive cloud storage * Using Word's simplified new markup tools * Taking advantage of Word's improved Reading Mode * And much more




Office 2013 All-In-One Absolute Beginner's Guide


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Make the most of Office 2013–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to create, edit, format, build, review, and share virtually any form of Office content! Even if you’ve never used Office before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Office has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Microsoft® Office 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using Microsoft’s incredibly powerful new Office 2013 productivity suite...simple, reliable instructions for doing all you really want to do with the brand-new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: Explore Office 2013’s updated interface and most efficient shortcuts Use Microsoft Office on the Web and mobile devices Streamline Word document creation with templates, tables, and more Efficiently build and review longer documents–by yourself or with teams Quickly create reliable, sophisticated Excel workbooks Analyze and visualize Excel data with charts, sparklines, pivot tables, and slicers Create high-impact presentations with PowerPoint 2013’s newest tools Supercharge presentations with audio, video, animations, and transitions Set up email accounts and personalize Outlook to your own workstyle Manage your life with Outlook contacts, tasks, to-do lists, and notes Use Social Connector to simplify activities on Facebook, LinkedIn, and beyond Organize research more efficiently with OneNote notebooks Integrate text, links, files, media, screen clips, and handwriting into your OneNote notebooks And much more...