Archive for 'Windows 8 For Dummies'
Pinning a program’s shortcut to the Windows 8 desktop
Pinning a Start screen tile to your desktop, rather than the taskbar.
Posted: February 18th, 2013 under Surface For Dummies, Tablets, Windows 8, Windows 8 For Dummies, Windows 8 For Tablets For Dummies.
Tags: add desktop shortcut in Windows 8, pinning a program to the Windows 8 desktop, windows 8 desktop shortcut
Comments: 1
Will Windows 8 be too difficult to learn?
Q: I am considering purchasing a Windows 8 laptop. Being a senior and not as savvy as these young whippersnappers, do you think it’ll be too difficult to learn? I’m presently using Windows XP, and I have used a computer for the last ten years. But I understand that Windows 8 is a different animal […]
Posted: January 29th, 2013 under Hardware, Surface For Dummies, Windows 8, Windows 8 For Dummies.
Comments: 4
Turning Off Birthdays in the People App
Q: How do I delete a birthday from Windows 8’s Calendar app? Unlike regular appointments, birthdays don’t have a delete button. I don’t want to delete any of these people, but I don’t want everybody’s birthday cluttering up my computer’s Calendar app. What can I can do? A: Windows 8 harvests a lot of information […]
Posted: December 10th, 2012 under Books, Windows 8, Windows 8 For Dummies.
Tags: birthdays, calendar app, facebook, remove birthdays
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How do I right-click on a touch-screen tablet?
Q: I have a new Windows tablet PC, but I’ve always used Apple computers until now. Now I want to transfer a large number of files from my Mac to my tablet PC using a flash drive. I have several questions, but to let you know the extent of my ‘dummy-ness’, what is a ‘right […]
Posted: March 12th, 2012 under Surface For Dummies, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 For Dummies, Windows 8 For Tablets For Dummies, Windows RT.
Tags: bluetooth, right-click, stylus, tablet
Comments: 10