Windows 8 QuickSteps

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics Show You How to Use Windows 8!

Get up and running with Windows 8 right away—the QuickSteps way. Full-color screenshots on every page with clear instructions make it easy to use this innovative operating system on any device. Follow along and learn how to navigate the touch interface, customize your desktop, store data, manage files, connect to the Internet, use email, add hardware and software, download apps, work with photos, and enjoy multimedia. You’ll also learn how to control security and set up a wired or wireless network. This practical, fast-paced guide gets you started in no time!

Use these handy guideposts:

• Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
• Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
• Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Bonus information related to the topic being covered
• Errors and pitfalls to avoid
• Screenshots with callouts that show and explain exactly what you’ll see on your computer screen while you’re doing a task

The unique, landscape layout of the QuickSteps series mimics your computer screen, displays graphics and explanations side by side, and lays flat so you can easily refer to the book while working on your computer.

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McGraw-Hill Computing Series Comparison

Beginner	Beginner - Intermediate	Intermediate
The QuickSteps series features a full-color, heavily illustrated, step-by-step format designed for readers who are visual learners. The landscape-oriented layout displays screenshots with callouts that show and explain exactly what readers will see on their computer screens, making it easy to get things done. QuickSteps numbered actions and QuickFacts sidebars break down information into easy-to-accomplish actions.	The How to Do Everything series offers a friendly, results-oriented approach, provides broad coverage, and leads readers from beginning to intermediate skills. Featuring deep dives into a wide range of topics, products, and technologies, the books cover as much ground as possible to deliver a solid learning overview. How To and Did You Know sidebars give deliver step-by-step coverage of specific features.	The Kickstart series helps readers hit the ground running on day one with all the features and functions of the latest devices, software, and technologies quickly and easily. Loaded with crisp, full-color screenshots, these practical, visual guides focus on the best ways to maximize today’s innovative technologies. Tips and Now You Know sidebars offers solutions to potential pitfalls and veteran insight helps readers get even more out of a gadget, tool, or technology.

About the Author

Marty Matthews is the author or coauthor of more than 70 books—including the bestselling Windows XP QuickSteps and Windows 7 QuickSteps. He is the co-creator of the QuickSteps series with his wife Carole Matthews, who is also a successful computer book author.