Windows 8圣经(Windows 8 Bible)文字版[PDF]

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资源信息： 中文名: Windows 8圣经 原名: Windows 8 Bible 作者: Jim Boyce Rob Tidrow 图书分类: 软件 资源格式: PDF 版本: 文字版 出版社: John Wiley & Sons Inc 书号: 9781118203880 发行时间: 2012年10月23日 地区: 美国 语言: 英文 概述:

内容介绍： The first and last word on the feature-packed new Windows 8 Windows 8 is an exciting new version of Microsoft's flagship operating system and it's packed with exciting new features. From the new Windows 82032s lock screen and the new Internet Explorer to a built-in PDF reader and new user interface, Windows 8 is not only a replacement for Windows 7 but a serious OS for today's tablet and touchscreen device users. And what better way to get the very most out of it than with this equally impressive new book from Microsoft experts? Over 900 pages packed with tips, instruction, and techniques help you hit the ground running with Windows 8. Provides complete how-to coverage of Windows 8 in a thoroughly redesigned and revised new Bible from an expert author team Covers all the exciting new Windows 8 features, including the Windows 82032s lock screen, Internet Explorer Immersive, Modern Reader, a new interface, and more Helps new and inexperienced users, as well as those upgrading from Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Also explores new connections to cloud applications and data, distributed file system replication, and improvements to branch cache Get the very most out of Windows 8, no matter what device you run it on, with Windows 8 Bible. 内容截图：

目录: Introduction xxxix Part I: Getting Started, Getting Secure 1 Chapter 1: What’s New in Windows 8 3 New Platforms 3 The Windows 8 Interface 4 The Start screen 5 The Lock Screen 7 The Charms Bar 7 The Windows Store 8 Cloud Synchronization 9 Integrated Messaging 9 Social Networking Integration 10 File Explorer 11 Search 12 Spell Check and AutoCorrect 13 Enterprise Features 13 Windows to Go 13 DirectAccess 13 BranchCache 14 AppLocker 14 VDI enhancements 14 Windows 8 app deployment 14 Internet Explorer 10 14 Client Hyper-V 16 BitLocker 16 Smart Cards 17 Task Management 17 Proximity and Wi-Fi Direct 18 Refresh/Reset 18 Wrap-Up 19 Chapter 2: Navigating the Windows 8 Interface 21 Introducing the Windows 8 Interface 21 Gestures and Mouse Actions 23 Using the Start Screen 24 Using the Charms Bar 26 Working with Windows 8 Apps 29 Opening and using a Windows 8 app 29 Snapping apps on the screen 30 Switching between apps 31 Closing a Windows 8 app 33 Getting to the Desktop 33 Using the Taskbar 34 Wrap-Up 34 Chapter 3: Windows 8 on Mobile Devices 37 Windows 8 Mobile 37 Windows Phone 8 37 Windows 8 tablets 39 Wrap-Up 39 Chapter 4: Getting Around the Windows Desktop 41 Terminology for Things You Do 41 Mouse terminology 42 Point 42 Click 43 Double-click 43 Right-click 43 Drag 44 Keyboard terminology 44 Tab, Enter, and Spacebar 44 If in doubt, Escape key out 44 The Help key (F1) 44 The  key 44 Shift, Ctrl, and Alt 45 Shortcut keys 45 Logging In 45 Windows Start Screen 47 Using the Windows Desktop 48 What’s on the desktop 48 About desktop icons 50 Arranging desktop icons 52 Using Jump Lists 53 Running Programs and Apps 54 The active window 56 Switching among open programs 57 Switching with taskbar buttons 57 Switching with the keyboard 58 Arranging program windows 59 Sizing program windows 61 Maximize a program window 61 Minimize a program window 62 Size at will 63 Moving a program window 66 Moving and sizing from the keyboard 66 Closing a Program 67 Using the Notifi cation Area 68 Showing/hiding notifi cation icons 70 Responding to notifi cation messages 71 Using scroll bars 71 Using Back and Forward buttons 73 Quick Help for Getting Started 74 Logging Off, Shutting Down 76 Stuff You Can Do with a Computer 77 Wrap-Up 78 Chapter 5: Sharing and Securing with User Accounts 79 Logging In and Out of User Accounts 80 Where am I now? 80 Switching accounts 81 Creating Strong Passwords 83 Remembering passwords 84 Devising a password hint 84 Picture Passwords 85 Creating a picture password 85 Testing your picture password 88 Types of User Accounts 88 Microsoft accounts 88 Local accounts 89 The built-in administrator account 89 Administrative user accounts 90 Standard accounts 90 Guest account 90 Creating and Managing User Accounts 90 Creating a Microsoft user account 92 Creating a new e-mail address for a new user account 94 Creating a local account 97 Changing user accounts 97 Changing a user account type 98 Password-protecting an account 99 Changing the account picture 100 Enabling or disabling the guest account 102 Navigating through user account pages 103 Cracking into standard user accounts 104 Deleting User Accounts 104 Using User Accounts 105 Understanding User Account Control 106 Privilege escalation in administrative accounts 108 Turning UAC on and off 108 Creating and Using Password Reset Disks 110 Choosing a memory device for the password reset 111 Creating the password reset disk 111 Using the password reset disk 111 Running Programs as Administrator 112 Add the Built-in Administrator Account to the Login Screen 113 Stop Entering Password on Lockout 113 Advanced Security Tools 114 Using Credential Manager 114 Managing Profi le Properties and Environment Variables 117 Wrap-Up 118 Chapter 6: Using Windows 8 Family Safety 121 Before You Get Started 121 Setting Up Windows 8 Family Safety 121 Getting to the Family Safety page122 Setting Web Filtering 123 Setting time limits 127 Controlling Windows Store and game play 130 Blocking and allowing Apps 133 Viewing Family Safety Activity Reports 134 Viewing Family Safety Online Reports 136 Other Online Safety Resources 137 Wrap-Up 138 Part II: Security and Updates 139 Chapter 7: Help, Support, and Troubleshooting 141 Introducing Help and Support 141 Navigating Help 144 Using the Search box 146 Online Help and offl ine Help 146 Help from People 147 Remote Assistance 148 Microsoft Answers website 148 Microsoft customer support 151 Troubleshooting 151 Wrap-Up 152 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Startup Problems 153 The Computer Won’t Start 153 Non-system disk or disk error message154 Computer starts but mouse and keyboard don’t work 154 Computer keeps trying to start but never gets there 154 Screen turns blue during startup and then stops 154 Computer Takes Too Long to Start 155 Restore system fi les to an earlier time 155 Windows 8 Automatic Repair Mode 155 Repair Windows 8 Install 156 Advanced startup 156 Start in Safe Mode 158 The instruction manual that came with your computer 161 Resources in this book 161 Resources in Windows Help 161 Online resources 161 Programs Won’t Start 162 Wrap-Up 162 Part III: Personalizing Windows 8 163 Chapter 9: Protecting Yourself with Windows Firewall 165 How Firewalls Work 165 Introducing Action Center 167 How you know Windows Firewall is On 168 Turning Windows Firewall on or off 168 Making Exceptions to Firewall Protection 170 Manually confi guring fi rewall exceptions (allowed apps and programs) 171 Adding an app exception 172 Disabling, changing, and deleting exceptions 174 Advanced Firewall Confi guration 174 Open Windows Firewall With Advanced Security 174 Changing fi rewall profi le properties 175 Firewall alerts, unicast responses, local administrator control 176 Security logging 176 Customizing IPsec settings 176 Inbound and outbound rules 178 Wrap-Up 179 Chapter 10: Conquering Malicious Software 181 Types of Malware 181 Viruses and worms181 Spyware and adware 182 Trojan horses and rootkits 182 Conquering Viruses and Spyware with Windows Defender 183 Opening Windows Defender 184 Removing malicious software from your computer 184 Performing a custom scan 186 Preventing malicious software using real-time scanning 187 Windows Defender updates 188 Excluding fi les and folders 189 Advanced confi guration options 190 Joining MAPS 191 The Malicious Software Removal Tool 192 Wrap-Up 192 Chapter 11: Automatic Updates as Security 195 Understanding Automatic Updates 195 Updates versus upgrades 196 Why updates are important 196 Enabling Automatic Updates 197 Managing Updates 198 Managing optional updates 198 Changing how updates work 199 Reviewing and removing updates 201 Thwarting Exploits with DEP 202 Wrap-Up 204 Chapter 12: Personalizing the Windows 8 Interface 205 Customizing the Start Screen 205 Rearranging tiles 205 Adding and removing tiles 206 Adding tiles 206 Removing tiles 208 Resizing tiles 208 Working with live tiles 208 Working with groups 209 Creating groups 209 Rearranging groups 210 Naming groups210 Clearing Live Data 211 Allocating storage for Tile updates 212 Adding administrative tools to the Start screen 212 Changing Start Screen Background and Color 212 Customizing the Lock Screen 213 Changing Your Account Picture 214 Wrap-Up 214 Chapter 13: Personalizing the Desktop 215 Using the Personalization Page 215 Choosing a theme 216 Personalizing your desktop background 218 Personalizing your color scheme 220 Making text sharper with ClearType 221 Personalizing sound effects 222 Personalizing your screen saver 224 Personalizing desktop icons 227 Creating your own desktop icons 227 Sizing, arranging, showing, and hiding desktop icons 228 Customizing icons 229 Choosing a screen resolution 230 Using multiple monitors232 Reducing monitor fl icker235 Adjusting the font size (dpi)235 Personalizing your mouse 237 Mice for lefties 238 Adjusting the double-click speed 239 Using ClickLock 239 Speed up or slow down the mouse pointer 240 Making the mouse pointer more visible 240 Changing mouse wheel behavior 241 Personalizing the Keyboard 241 Creating Custom Shortcut Keys 243 Customizing the Taskbar245 Locking and unlocking the taskbar 246 Moving and sizing the taskbar 247 Showing toolbars on the taskbar 247 Sizing and positioning taskbar toolbars 248 Using the Links toolbar (Favorites Bar) 249 Customizing the Notifi cation Area 250 Getting rid of Notifi cation area icons 252 Tweaking the clock 252 Wrap-Up 254 Chapter 14: Transferring Files from Another Computer 257 What You Can Transfer 257 Getting programs onto your new computer 258 What not to install 259 Choosing a Transfer Method 259 Using a USB Easy Transfer cable 260 Using a home network 260 Using external hard drives or fl ash drives 261 Before you begin the transfer 261 Performing the Transfer 262 When the Transfer Is Finished 264 Transferring Without Windows Easy Transfer 266 Manually transfer Internet Explorer Favorites 266 Transferring fonts 268 Wrap-Up 268 Chapter 15: Customizing Startup Options 271 First Things First 271 Starting Programs Automatically 273 Using the Startup folder 273 Using the Task Manager Startup tab 276 Stopping auto start applications 277 Using the System Confi guration Tool to Control Startup279 Services Snap-In 282 Bypassing the Login Page 286 Troubleshooting Startup 288 Get rid of disabled devices 288 When Windows won’t start at all 289 Wrap-Up 289 Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Customization Problems 291 Desktop Problems 291 My screen is too large/small; my screen colors look awful 291 When I right-click the desktop, I don’t get a Personalize option 292 Parts of my screen are cut off or blank 293 My desktop picture doesn’t fi t right 293 Everything is huge; I can’t see all of the dialog boxes 294 Icon names are too big or too small294 I don’t have any desktop icons (or don’t like their size) 295 I can’t put my desktop icons where I want them 296 My screen saver never kicks in 296 Taskbar Problems 297 My taskbar is missing 297 I can’t resize my taskbar 298 I don’t have a Quick Launch toolbar 298 Updating Your Display Driver 298 Regional and Language Settings 299 Change how numbers, dates, and times look 300 Modifying Location and Multiple Language Options 300 Switching languages and keyboards 302 Removing input languages 303 Wrap-Up 303 Part IV: Beyond the Desktop 305 Chapter 17: Chatting with Windows 8 307 Understanding Chat and IM 308 Using the Messaging App for IM 309 Sending and receiving messages with Messaging 310 Deleting a message thread 312 Setting your status 313 Inviting contacts 313 Setting Messaging options 313 Using Windows Live Messenger 314 Adding Messenger to Windows 314 Setting up your account 314 Adding contacts 315 Chatting online 316 Changing the font 317 Audio, video, and more 317 Wrap-Up 317 Chapter 18: Windows 8 and Windows Live 319 Windows Live 319 Creating a Windows Live Account 320 Using Windows Live 322 Saving Files in SkyDrive 324 Using Offi ce Web Apps 326 Wrap-Up 330 Chapter 19: Social Networking with Windows 8 331 Using the People App 331 Setting up a social media account 332 Viewing social media activity 336 Navigating the People app 340 Wrap-Up 341 Chapter 20: Using Computers Remotely 343 Using Remote Assistance 343 Setting up Remote Assistance 344 Requesting Remote Assistance 345 Using the Remote Desktop App 349 Allowing remote connections on a home network 352 Connecting from a remote home network PC 354 Using Classic Remote Desktop 355 Display 356 Local Resources 357 Programs 358 Experience 358 Advanced 359 Wrap-Up 361 Chapter 21: Managing Names and Addresses 363 Opening Contacts 364 Changing how you view contacts 365 Making shortcuts to contacts 365 Creating a contact 366 Opening and editing contacts 367 Create a “Me” contact 368 Creating Contact Groups 368 Printing Contacts 371 Importing and Exporting Contacts 372 Importing people to your contacts folder 372 Exporting contacts to vCards 373 Exporting to a CSV fi le 373 Searching for Contacts 374 Sharing Contacts on a Network 374 Wrap-Up 374 Chapter 22: Working in the Cloud 377 Understanding the Cloud 377 Setting Up a SkyDrive Account 378 Accessing SkyDrive Files 379 Using SkyDrive for Windows 381 Using the SkyDrive App 383 Adding fi les to SkyDrive 385 Sharing fi les using SkyDrive 387 Wrap-Up 389 Part V: Pictures, Music, and Movies 391 Chapter 23: Working with Pictures 393 Getting Pictures into Your Computer 393 Getting pictures from a digital camera 393 Getting pictures from a memory card 395 Getting pictures from a CD or DVD 397 Getting pictures from a scanner 398 Using pictures you get by e-mail 400 Copying pictures from websites 400 Copy-and-paste pictures 402 Taking screenshots 402 Using Your Pictures Folder 404 Pictures folder quick tips 407 Why some pictures show icons 410 Videos in your Pictures folder 412 Renaming pictures and videos 413 Using Windows Live Photo Gallery 413 Choosing what to view and how 415 Photo Gallery quick tips 415 Selecting thumbnails in the Gallery 416 Dating, rating, tagging, and captioning 416 Filtering pictures 418 Changing tags 419 Use a picture as your desktop background 419 Adding pictures to Photo Gallery 420 Use your Photo Gallery as a screen saver 420 Fixing photos 420 Auto Adjust 422 Exposure 422 Color 422 Straighten 422 Crop 422 Fix red eye 424 Effects 425 Saving changes 425 Using people tags 425 Choosing Photo Gallery options 426 Making movies from Photo Gallery 429 Printing Pictures 429 Printing from Windows Live Photo Gallery 429 Printing pictures from a folder 431 Pixels and Megapixels 432 File extension, size, and dimensions 433 TIFF pictures 436 JPEG pictures 436 GIF pictures 436 PNG pictures 436 BMP pictures 436 Changing a picture type or size 436 Pictures, Tags, and Virtual Folders 438 Wrap-Up 439 Chapter 24: Making Music with Media Player 441 Controlling Sound Volume 441 Starting Windows Media Player 443 Media Player program window 443 The toolbar 445 Media Player menus 445 Play controls 447 Closing/minimizing Windows Media Player 448 Listening to a CD 449 Now Playing, Visualizations, and Enhancements 451 Using the playlist in Now Playing view 452 Using Enhancements 453 Stopping a CD 454 Play CDs automatically with Media Player 454 Ripping (Copying) Music CDs 454 Options for ripping CDs 455 Choosing where to put songs 456 Choosing how to name fi les 456 Choosing a fi le format and quality 457 Copy Protect Music 459 Rip CD Automatically459 Eject CD After Ripping 460 Still more rip options 460 Copying songs 460 Getting Music Online 462 Using the Media Player Library 462 Navigating the library 462 Choosing columns for Media Library 467 Sizing columns 468 Moving columns 468 Sorting songs 468 Getting missing media information automatically 468 Choosing what fi les to include in your library 470 Sharing (streaming) your media library 471 Allowing Internet streaming 473 Using a remote stream 473 Allow Remote Control 474 Pushing media to another computer 474 Automatically renaming songs 474 Selecting in media library 475 Changing a song title 477 Changing genre, artist, and so on 477 Changing incorrect media information 477 Rating songs 477 Making Custom Playlists 478 Managing songs in a playlist 480 Saving a playlist 482 Viewing, playing, and changing playlists 482 Using and creating Auto Playlists 482 Creating Your Own Music CDs 484 Types of music CDs 484 Choosing music disk options 485 Choosing songs to put on the CD 487 Creating the disk 489 Saving a Burn list 489 Copying Music to Portable Devices 489 Manual syncing490 Managing songs on a device 491 Auto-syncing devices 492 Choosing between manual and auto sync 493 Setting player options 493 Fun with skins 494 Extending Media Player with Plug-ins 495 Converting File Types 495 Music, Metadata, and Searches 496 Wrap-Up 497 Chapter 25: Working with Video and Photos 499 Watching Video Files 499 Using your Videos library 500 Recorded TV 501 Playing videos using Video App 501 Playing videos using Media Player 503 Adding videos to your Media Library 504 Playing videos from your library 506 Managing Photos with Media Player 506 More on Playlists 507 Limiting playlist size 509 Limiting playlists to favorite items 510 Skipping playlist items 510 Prompt Me to Remove Upon Save 511 Wrap-Up 511 Chapter 26: Using Media Center 513 Before You Begin 513 Installing Media Center 514 Starting Media Center 517 Working Media Center with a mouse 520 Working Media Center with a keyboard 520 Using a Media Center remote control 520 Moving and Sizing Media Center 521 Media Center Playback Controls 521 Things You Can Do Without TV 522 Playing music in Media Center 522 Viewing pictures and videos in Media Center 523 Movies and TV in Media Center 524 Extras 525 Sports 525 Watching and Recording TV 526 Internet TV 528 Recording TV 529 Watching recorded TV 530 Recorded TV fi les 530 Personalizing Media Center 530 General settings 531 Startup and Window Behavior 531 Visual and Sound Effects 532 Windows Media Center Setup532 Parental Controls 532 Automatic Download options 532 Optimization 532 About Windows Media Center 533 Privacy 533 TV settings533 Pictures settings 533 Music settings 534 DVD settings 534 Start menu and extras 534 Extender settings 534 Media Libraries 534 Syncing, shutting down, and extenders 534 Wrap-Up 535 Part VI: Managing Your Content 537 Chapter 27: Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files 539 Understanding Disks and Drives 539 Your computer’s hard disk 539 Removable media 540 CDs and DVDs 540 Portable devices 541 Flash cards and memory sticks 542 Flash drives 542 Viewing your computer’s drives 543 Sizes and capacities 545 How much room is there? 546 Viewing disk contents 548 Formatting disks 548 About Folders 548 Viewing the contents of a folder 550 Folders within folders (subfolders) 550 Parent folders 551 About Files 551 Opening and closing fi les 553 Showing/hiding fi lename extensions 554 Choosing a program or app to open a fi le 555 Changing the default program or app 556 Windows cannot open this fi le 557 File paths 558 Using File Explorer559 Opening File Explorer 560 File Explorer components 560 Show or hide ribbon bar 562 Navigating with the Address bar 563 Navigating with the Navigation pane 564 Adding places to Favorites 566 Managing favorites 566 Navigating from the contents pane 567 Navigating to a disk drive 568 Choosing an icon view 568 Using columns in the Details view 569 Sorting icons 571 Filtering a folder 571 Using the Preview pane 574 Using the Details pane 576 To Click or Double-Click? 577 Personalizing folder behavior 578 Options on the View tab 579 Saving Things in Folders 585 What folder should I use? 585 How to save in folders 586 Saving in Windows 8–style dialog boxes 586 Naming the fi le 588 Choosing a Save As type 588 Click Save 588 Opening the saved fi le 589 Creating Your Own Folders 589 Creating folders on the fl y while saving 591 Personalizing your folder 592 Specify a folder type 592 Folder pictures 593 Changing a folder’s icon 594 Read-Only, Hidden, and Advanced attributes 594 Compress Contents to Save Disk Space 596 Encrypt Contents to Secure Data 596 Wrap-Up 598 Chapter 28: Managing Files and Folders 599 Selecting Icons 599 Selecting one icon 600 Selecting all icons 601 Selecting a range of icons 602 Selecting and unselecting one at a time 603 Selecting with a touch screen 604 Selecting with the keyboard 604 Selecting by fi ltering 604 Selecting by lassoing 606 Selecting most icons in a folder 606 Selecting from multiple folders 606 Unselecting all icons 606 Moving and Copying Files 607 Moving fi les to a subfolder 607 Copying to/from external disks 609 Moving and copying by dragging 609 Moving or copying by using two open folders 611 Using cut-and-paste to move or copy fi les 613 Making a copy in the same folder 613 Undoing a move or copy 614 This location already contains … 614 Renaming Files 616 Undoing a rename 617 Renaming multiple fi les 618 Deleting Files 619 Using the Recycle Bin 621 Recovering accidentally deleted fi les 622 Permanently deleting Recycle Bin fi les 623 Creating and Deleting Shortcuts 623 Managing Files with DOS Commands 626 Getting to a command prompt 626 Using the command prompt 627 Copy-and-paste in the Command Prompt window 628 Navigating from the command prompt 628 Using wildcards 628 Printing a list of fi lenames 629 Wrap-Up 631 Chapter 29: Searching for Files and Messages on Your Computer 633 Basics of Searching 633 You’re not asking it questions 634 Be specifi c 635 Spelling counts635 Where you start the search matters 636 How Searching Works 636 Quick Charms Bar Searches 637 Customizing Windows search 640 Extending a Start menu search 641 Searching Folders and Views 642 Specifying search criteria 644 Search by date 644 Search by size 646 Search by fi lename or subject 647 Search by kind 648 Search by tags, authors, title, and others 648 Saving a search 648 Using saved searches 649 Wrap-Up 651 Chapter 30: Metadata and Power Searches 653 Working with File Properties 654 Viewing properties sheets 655 Viewing properties in columns 655 Editing properties 656 Setting Properties When You Save 659 Personalizing Searches 660 Managing the Search Index 661 Adding indexed locations 662 Remove a location from the index 664 Choosing fi le types to index 664 More advanced options 666 Power Searches 667 Searching specifi c properties 668 Greater than and less than 669 AND, OR, and NOT searches 669 Date and number searches 672 Searching for phrases 674 Message searching 674 Natural language queries 674 Wrap-Up 676 Chapter 31: Protecting Your Files 679 Simple File Backups 679 Using File History 682 Starting File History 682 Backing up to a network location 685 Excluding folders during backups 688 Setting the File History advanced option 691 Restoring fi les from a backup 694 Using System Protection 697 Turning System Protection on or off 697 Creating a restore point 699 Returning to a previous restore point 700 Undoing a system restore 701 Using BitLocker Drive Encryption 701 BitLocker hardware requirements 702 Encrypting the volume 702 When the computer won’t start 704 Turning off BitLocker 704 More info on BitLocker 704 Wrap-Up 704 Part VII: Printing, Faxing, and Scanning 707 Chapter 32: Installing and Managing Printers 709 Printer Properties Versus Printing Properties 709 Add a Printer with the Devices Tool 710 Opening the Devices and Printers Folder 712 Setting the default printer 713 Testing a printer 714 Installing a New Printer 714 Installing printers with USB and infrared connections 715 Installing printers with parallel and serial port connections 715 Installing a network, wireless, or Bluetooth Printer 716 Managing Printer Drivers 717 Setting Default Printing Preferences 719 Portrait versus landscape printing 720 Printing on both sides 720 Making pages print in the right order 720 Saving time and money 720 Setting Printer Properties 722 Confi guring shared printers 723 Confi guring printer ports 724 Setting up printer pooling 725 Confi guring printer availability 726 Setting other advanced options 727 Wrap-Up 728 Chapter 33: Printing Documents and Screenshots 729 Printing a Document 729 Common printing options 733 Choosing a print quality and other options 733 Still more print options 736 Printing the Screen 736 Using Print Preview 738 Wrap-Up 740 Chapter 34: Managing Print Jobs 741 How Printing Works 741 Managing Print Jobs 743 Managing a single document 743 Managing several documents744 Managing all documents 744 Changing print queue order 745 Solving Common Printer Problems 745 Printing Offl ine 747 Creating XPS Documents 748 Printing From Windows 8 Apps 751 Wrap-Up 753 Chapter 35: Faxing and Scanning 755 What You Need for Fax 755 Opening Windows Fax and Scan 756 Creating a fax account 756 Confi guring fax modem options 757 Defi ning Dialing Rules 759 Setting Up Your Cover Sheets 762 Sending Faxes 764 Faxing from Windows Fax and Scan 764 Sending faxes from programs 766 Receiving Faxes 767 Working with Faxes 768 Scanning Documents 769 Scanning with Windows Fax and Scan769 Using scanned documents 771 Forwarding scanned documents automatically 772 Wrap-Up 772 Chapter 36: Troubleshooting Printing and Faxing 775 Troubleshooting Printing775 First aid for printing problems 775 Document appears to print, but nothing comes out of the printer 776 Problem with a network printer 776 Printer prints garbage 777 Advanced printing features are disabled 777 Printed colors don’t match screen colors778 Error message “Problem Communicating with Printer” 778 Updating your printer driver 779 Troubleshooting Faxing 779 Printing and Faxing Troubleshooting Resources 780 Wrap-Up 780 Part VIII: Installing and Removing Programs 781 Chapter 37: Adding and Managing Windows 8 Applications 783 Using the Windows Store 783 Reviewing Windows 8 apps 785 Navigating the Windows Store 789 Windows Store categories 791 Costs of apps 793 Searching for apps 794 Installing Windows 8 apps 794 Updating Apps 795 Removing Apps796 Wrap-Up 797 Chapter 38: Installing and Upgrading Legacy Programs 799 Playing It Safe with Program Installations 800 Updates Versus Upgrades 800 Installing and Upgrading from a Disk 801 Common Installation Prompts 802 The initial CD or DVD prompt 802 Entering an administrator password 803 The product key or serial number 803 Compliance check 804 User information prompt 804 The End User License Agreement 805 Type of installation 806 Installation summary 807 Setup completed 807 Using the installed program 808 Wrap-Up 808 Chapter 39: Getting Older Programs to Run 811 Understanding Program Types 811 DOS programs 812 Old programs to avoid altogether 812 Installing Incompatible Programs 813 Using the Program Compatibility Wizard 814 Quick-and-Dirty Program Compatibility 817 Using DOS Commands in Windows 8 818 Wrap-Up 821 Chapter 40: Repairing and Removing Programs 823 Changing and Repairing Programs 823 Uninstalling Programs 826 Unpinning from the Start screen 827 Dealing with stuck programs 827 Turning Windows Features On and Off 828 Wrap-Up 829 Chapter 41: Setting Default Programs 831 Setting Default Programs for Files 831 Using the Default Programs Page 835 Setting your default programs 836 Associating a fi le type or protocol with a specifi c program 838 Changing AutoPlay settings 839 Setting program access and computer defaults 840 Wrap-Up 842 Chapter 42: Managing Programs and Processes 845 Getting to Know Task Manager 845 Viewing More and Less Detail 847 Choosing Task Manager Views 848 Not Responding? Task Manager to the Rescue 850 Closing frozen programs 850 Switching and starting tasks 852 Restarting a hung computer 852 Monitoring Performance with Task Manager 853 Managing Processes with Task Manager 858 Showing other columns 860 Common processes 861 Choosing columns on the Details tab 862 App History tab 864 Startup tab 866 Users tab 867 Services tab 868 Wrap-Up 868 Chapter 43: Troubleshooting Software Problems 871 Troubleshooting Installation 871 Troubleshooting Programs 872 Researching Application Errors 874 Editing the Registry 874 How registry data is organized 875 Hives, keys, and subkeys 875 Key values 879 Backing up the registry 880 Making the registry change 881 Troubleshooting Tips 884 Wrap-Up 885 Part IX: Hardware and Performance Tuning 887 Chapter 44: Installing and Removing Hardware 889 Hardware, Firmware, and Software Demystifi ed 889 A Few Words About Device Drivers 890 Using Hot-Pluggable Devices 890 Connecting USB devices 891 Connecting IEEE 1394 devices 893 PC cards 893 Using memory cards 894 Memory cards and USB mass storage 895 Disconnecting hot-pluggable devices 896 Not-So-Hot-Pluggable Devices 898 Installing expansion cards 899 Installing more memory (RAM) 901 Installing a second hard drive 902 Primary and extended partitions 903 Partitioning and formatting the disk 904 Other hard drive operations 908 Converting a disk to NTFS 908 Shrinking and extending partitions 910 Changing a volume label 911 Changing a drive letter 911 The exFAT fi le system912 Removing Hardware 913 Updating Drivers914 Dealing with Devices that Prevent Windows 8 from Starting 915 Wrap-Up 916 Chapter 45: Using Wireless Bluetooth Devices 917 The World of Bluetooth 917 Confi guring Your Bluetooth Adapter 919 Adding Bluetooth-Enabled Devices 922 Connecting an Android smart phone 923 Joining a personal area network 926 Receiving fi les from a Bluetooth device 927 Sending fi les to a Bluetooth device 930 Creating a Bluetooth personal area network 932 Troubleshooting a Bluetooth network connection 934 Sharing an Internet connection 934 Wrap-Up 935 Chapter 46: Syncing Devices 937 Syncing with Network Files 937 Using Sync Center for offl ine fi les 938 Enable offl ine fi les 939 Using Sync Center 940 Settings for offl ine fi les 943 Dealing with confl ict 947 Synchronizing with Other Devices 950 Wrap-Up 951 Chapter 47: Performance Tuning Your System 953 Getting to Know Your System 953 Knowing your CPU and RAM954 Windows Experience Index 954 Getting more detailed information about your PC 956 Maximizing CPU and Memory Resources 957 Conserving memory 957 Managing virtual memory 958 Priorities, foreground, and background 961 Controlling CPU priorities 961 Monitoring and Adjusting Performance 962 Performance Monitor 962 Data collector sets and reports 966 Creating data collector sets 968 Resource monitor 971 Reliability monitor 972 Using Windows ReadyBoost 974 Trading pretty for performance 977 Maintaining Your Hard Drive 978 Recovering wasted hard drive space 978 Deleting system restore fi les and unwanted features 980 Defragmenting and optimizing your hard drive 980 The Power Settings 983 Create a power plan 985 System settings 986 Wrap-Up 988 Chapter 48: Troubleshooting Hardware and Performance 991 First Aid for Troubleshooting Hardware 991 Dealing with Error Messages 995 Performing a Clean Boot 996 Using the System Recovery Options 997 Troubleshooting Performance Problems 998 Wrap-Up 1000 Part X: Networking and Sharing 1001 Chapter 49: Creating a Home Network 1003 What Is a LAN?1003 Planning a LAN 1004 Creating a Wired LAN 1004 Traditional Ethernet speeds 1005 The slowest component rules 1006 Creating a Wireless LAN 1007 Wireless broadband router 1008 Other useful wireless goodies 1009 Acquiring and Installing Network Hardware 1009 After the Hardware Setup 1010 Setting Up a Wired Network 1011 Setting Up a Wireless Network 1013 The 80211 standard 1013 Access point, SSID, WEP, and WPA 1014 About SSIDs 1015 About WEP and WPA 1016 Installing the wireless networking hardware 1016 Connecting to available networks 1016 The Notifi cation icon 1018 Wrap-Up 1018 Chapter 50: Sharing Resources on a Network 1019 Some Networking Buzzwords 1019 Methods for Sharing in Windows 8 1021 Homegroups 1021 Workgroup 1021 Domain 1022 How to choose 1023 Turn on Sharing and Discovery 1023 Windows 8 Homegroups 1028 Finding or changing the homegroup password 1028 Joining a homegroup 1029 Sharing items with the homegroup 1030 Excluding items from sharing 1031 Sharing with individual users 1031 Using Public Folders 1032 Advanced Sharing 1033 Identifying Shared Folders 1034 Sharing a Printer 1035 Wrap-Up 1037 Chapter 51: Using Shared Resources 1039 UNC Paths 1039 Accessing Remote Resources 1040 Opening Remote Documents 1042 Opening a read-only copy 1042 Creating network locations 1043 Saving to a Remote Computer 1045 Downloading Programs to a Network Share 1045 Transferring Files Between Computers 1046 Mapping Drive Letters to Shared Folders 1047 Using a Shared Printer 1050 Using Shared Media 1052 Wrap-Up 1053 Chapter 52: Troubleshooting Networks 1055 Letting Windows Troubleshoot the Network 1055 Manual Troubleshooting 1057 Troubleshooting a specifi c connection 1058 Testing from a command console 1059 ping 1059 tracert 1061 ipconfi g 1062 Troubleshooting Network Printer Connections 1064 Use All Available Resources 1066 Wrap-Up 1066 Appendix A: Upgrading to Windows 8 1069 Windows 8 System Requirements 1069 Pre-Installation Housekeeping 1070 Installing Windows 8 1071 Installation options 1071 Reenabling old startup programs 1072 Appendix B: Installing Windows 8 on a New System 1073 Gearing Up for a Clean Install 1073 Back up all your data 1074 Make sure that you can boot from your DVD 1075 Installing a new C drive 1075 Doing the Clean Install 1076 The Rest of the Installation 1077 Appendix C: Universal Shortcut Keys 1079 Appendix D: Windows 8 Touch Gestures 1089 Index 1091