Windows 8 Kickstart - Softcover

James H. Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071805826 ISBN 13: 9780071805827

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2013

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Your full-color go-to guide―covering the final version of Windows 8!

Get started enjoying the innovative features of Microsoft’s latest operating system release on any device quickly and easily with Windows 8 Kickstart. Loaded with crisp, full-color screenshots, this practical, visual guide focuses on the best ways to maximize the operating system’s capabilities. Customize and secure your system, manage files, browse the Web, download apps, enjoy multimedia, manage photos, connect to social media networks, and much more. Tips, Notes, Warnings, and Now You Know sidebars offer solutions to potential pitfalls and veteran insight helps you get the most out of Windows 8.

Configure and customize Windows 8
Manage your desktop
Organize files with Windows Explorer
Keep Windows 8 up to date and secure
Get started with Windows 8-style apps
Surf the web
Connect with social media and instant messaging
View and manage photos
Play music, video, and games
Print files and manage devices

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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.

From the Publisher:

James Howard Russell writes and edits technical articles for Demand Media Studios on technical topics, including Windows 7, Android smartphones, and World of Warcraft. Russell has installed, configured, and debugged Windows for a variety of OS versions including the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. He is the coauthor of several computer books, including SAIR Linux and GNU Certified Administrator All-in-One Exam Guide.

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