Getting started and the boot-up process --; Windows 8 primary components --; Exploring desktop applications windows & Windows Explorer --; Getting to know the file system --; Modern UI and Windows Store apps --; Web browsing --; Networking, security, and control panel settings --; Common computer tasks --; Commonly used programs --; Microsoft Office 2013.
Designed for those new to Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013 introduces some of the significant changes to the Windows start screen, charms bar, modern UI apps, and other new features. Readers learn how to download new apps from the Windows Store app and examines configuration and personalization options. Finally, the new Microsoft Office 2013 Suite is explored; users will learn to use the Ribbon User Interface and how to perform some common tasks in each Microsoft Office program.