GO! with Office 2013 Volume 1
By: Shelley Gaskin,
Alicia Vargas, and
Carolyn McLellan
Windows
Getting Started with
Windows 8
Objectives
• Use File Explorer and Desktop Apps to
Create a New Folder and Save a File on a
Removable Storage Device
• Identify the Functions of the Windows 8
Operating System and Windows Store
Apps
• Use Windows Store Apps
• Sign Out of Windows 8 and Turn Off Your
Computer
• Manage User Accounts
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Objectives (cont.)
• Use File Explorer to Display
Libraries, Folders, and Files
• Start Programs and Open Data Files
• Personalize Your Windows 8 Start
Screen
• Create, Rename, and Copy Files and
Folders
• Move and Delete Files and Folders
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Use File Explorer and Desktop Apps
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Program, application, app
Operating system
Desktop app
Windows store app
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Understanding User Accounts
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Turning on Your Computer
Signing in to a Windows 8 User Account
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Exploring the Windows 8 Environment
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Exploring the Windows 8 Environment (cont.)
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Pinning a Program to the Taskbar
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Creating a New Folder on a Removable
Storage Device
• File—collection of information stored
on a computer under a single name.
• Folder—container in which you can
store files.
• Removable storage device—devices
such as a USB flash drive used to
transfer information from one computer
to another.
• Drive—area of storage
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Creating a New Folder on a Removable
Storage Device (cont.)
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Creating and Saving a File
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Creating and Saving a File (cont.)
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Identify the Functions of Windows 8
• Immersive—apps that have no
borders and no menus
• Microsoft Design Language—
the design principles in Windows
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Identify the Functions of the Windows 8
Operating System and Windows Store Apps
• Graphical user interface—uses
graphics to activate items represented.
• Icons—small images that represent
commands, files, applications, or other
windows.
• Thumbnails—reduced images of
graphics
• Data management—managing your
files and folders
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Use Windows Store Apps
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Use Windows Store Apps (cont.)
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Use Windows Store Apps (cont.)
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Moving Between the Start Screen and Desktop
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Sign Out and Turn Off Your Computer
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Sign Out and Turn Off Your Computer (cont.)
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Manage User Accounts
• Standard User Account—
collection of information for
individual users
• Administrator Account—
complete access to the computer
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Using PC Settings and Managing Your User
Account
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Use File Explorer to Display Libraries, Folders,
and Files
• Hierarchy—an arrangement
where items are ranked
• Folder structure—the hierarchy
of folders
• Library—collection of items
assembled from various locations
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Using File Explorer to Display Libraries, Folders,
and Files
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