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Learn to:

  • Navigate the Windows 8 Start screen
  • Create user accounts and set passwords
  • Use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Master the basics of

Windows 8 and Office 2013!

Windows and Office work together to turn your PC into a productivity tool. The unique Windows 8 interface combines with updates to Office 2013 to create a new computing experience. This book offers quick answers for when you get stuck. Learn your way around the Windows 8 Start screen and Charms bar as well as Office 2013 applications.

  • The new Windows — see how to launch programs, customize Windows 8, and create user accounts
  • Apps and more — install and update apps, locate missing ones, and identify which ones are running
  • Get social — add your social networking and e-mail accounts to Windows 8 for quicker updating
  • Welcome to Office 2013 — navigate the Ribbon and create and format Word documents and Excel spreadsheets
  • Get organized — manage your e-mail and contacts and track your appointments

Open the book and find:

  • A tour of the Windows 8 Start screen
  • How to password-protect your user account
  • Tips for adding or removing Start screen items
  • Advice on customizing Office 2013
  • Ways to punch up your PowerPoint presentations
  • Hints for analyzing data with Excel

Cover of Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies
Revive and recharge your old PC in a jiffy, the cheap and painless way with Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies, 3rd Edition. This newly revised, hands-on guide helps you install the hardware you need and fix nagging problems in your PC with clear, easy-to-follow instructions and figures. You'll also find out how to fix your PC troubles yourself so you can spend your money on upgrades instead of costly repairs.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to Figure out what's broken and how to fix it Install inexpensive new memory chips for faster performance Upgrade your computer to run Windows 95 and surf the Internet Give your computer more horsepower with a CPU upgrade chip Untangle the octopus that lives behind your PC Safely retrieve screws that "fell in there someplace" Add a speedy new video card or hard disk with ease Decide whether to upgrade or buy a new computer Plus, Andy's Top Ten Lists: Ten cheap fixes to try first Ten easiest things to upgrade Ten hardest things to upgrade

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Just for you--Windows 8 from the tablet user's perspective

If you're an experienced Windows user, you don't need a guide to everything that Windows 8 can do, just to those tools and functions that work on your tablet. And so here it is. This new book zeros in on what you need to know to work best on your tablet with Windows 8. Topics include navigating the new Windows 8 interface and how it works on a touchscreen, how to safely connect to the Internet, how to work with apps or share your tablet in a group, and much more.

If you're a new tablet user, you'll particularly appreciate the fresh guidance on storing files in the cloud, finding tools on the new Windows app store, and tablet troubleshooting.



Focuses just on using Windows 8 on tablet devices, giving tablet users their own exclusive guide
Covers unique Windows 8 tablet features, such as the touchscreen interface, the new Windows app store, cloud computing options, and tablet troubleshooting
Explores using a tablet PC as a media machine for music, photos, and video, as well as how to stay safe online, improve performance, and other topics
Reveals savvy, practical tips from bestselling Windows For Dummies author Andy Rathbone

Keep Windows 8 For Tablets For Dummies close at hand and get the very most out of your Windows 8 tablet.