Windows 8 Cheat Sheet (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

App Switcher. In regular Windows, Alt+Tab (and hold down the Alt key) shows you

a little dashboard displaying the icons of all open programs, so you can jump directly to

the one you want.

Touch screen: Swipe into the screen from the left border, then back out again. A vertical

column of open app icons appears.

Mouse: Point to the lower left corner of the screen.

Keyboard: Press Windows key+Tab, but keep the Windows key pressed.

Or press Alt+Tab (hold down Alt) as you always have. That brings up the traditional

horizontal row of open-app icons. This app switcher includes open desktop apps

(traditional Windows apps).

Split the screen between two apps. This feature made its debut with Windows 7; it

lets you split your screen between two programs' windows.

Touch screen: Swipe your finger slowly into the screen from the left or right border. Or

swipe down from the top edge, then to right or left.

Mouse: Drag a window's title window to the left or right side of the screen until its

outline changes to a full-height, half-width window. Release.

Keyboard: Press Windows key plus the left or right arrow key.

Close an app. Here's how to exit a program in TileWorld.

Touch screen: Swipe down from the middle of the top border, almost all the way down

the screen.

Mouse: Point to the top of the window to make the grabber handle appear; drag it all

the way down the screen.

Keyboard: Press Alt+F4.

Right click. In Windows, right clicking an item summons a shortcut menu - a short

menu listing commands relevant only to the object you clicked. In Windows 8, that

menu takes the form of a horizontal strip at the bottom of the Start screen, offering

options like Uninstall and Unpin (from the Start screen).

Touch screen: Swipe down from a tile on the Start screen.

Mouse: Right click, of course.

Keyboard: Press the little menu key.

Zooming in or out. To magnify or shrink your view of a photo, map or Web page,

proceed like this:

Touch screen: Spread or pinch two fingers on the screen, just as on an iPad.

Mouse: While pressing the Ctrl key, turn your mouse's scroll wheel.

Keyboard: Press Ctrl and the + or - key.

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