Windows 8 Information
Using Your Laptop with Windows 8 Atomic Learning Trainings-Super, short videos training you just on the topic you are interested in learning. To access these video links listed below the FIRST TIME, teachers MUST first access ATOMIC LEARNING through connect.hallco.org. (Use Mozilla or Chrome browser) Login using your Hall Co credentials. Scroll to the bottom and click on the Atomic Learning tile. You may have to login again. But once you have logged in to Atomic Learning just one time, you will be able to click these links to view these short training videos you choose. You don’t have to view all of them or in any order. Windows 8 Training
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- A. Getting Started
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- What you’ll learn in this training
- Signing into Windows 8
- Introducing the Windows 8 user interface
- Introducing hot corners and navigating with the mouse
- Using keyboard shortcuts
- Introducing tiles and Windows 8 apps
- Introducing Live Tiles
- Using the App Commands Bar
- Opening/switching/closing apps
- Accessing and using the desktop pt. 1
- Accessing and using the desktop pt. 2
- Locking, signing out, or switching users in Windows 8
- Restarting/shutting down Windows 8
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- B. Navigating the Charms Bar
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- C. Customizing Windows 8
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- Creating a Picture Password
- Changing/removing a Picture Password
- Adding a user account
- Personalizing the Lock Screen
- Personalizing the Start Screen
- Customizing Tiles on the Start Screen
- Viewing/changing Start Screen options for Windows 8 apps
- Customizing Windows 8 apps
- Customizing the desktop
- Changing your account picture
- Changing Notification options
- Customizing Search
- Customizing Share Options
- Changing PC settings
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- D. Apps and Features in Windows 8
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- Introducing the Mail app
- Introducing the Calendar app
- Introducing the Messaging app
- Introducing the People app
- Using the Weather app
- Introducing the Photos app
- Introducing the Xbox® Music app
- Using the SkyDrive® app
- Introducing the Bing® app
- Introducing the Maps app
- Introducing the Travel app
- Introducing the Windows Store app
- Introducing and using Internet Explorer® 10
- Introducing the Video app