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

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Zooming fully out. On the Start screen, you can zoom out so far that your tiles

become little icons; in this mode, you can group them or move them en masse.

Touch screen: Pinch two fingers on the screen.

Mouse: While pressing the Ctrl key, turn your scroll wheel. Or point to the bottom

right, and then click the Summary View icon that appears. (To zoom out again, click any

blank area.)

Keyboard: Press Ctrl+the minus key.

Search for files or settings. The new TileWorld Search command requires that you

specify what you're looking for: an app, a file and so on. But there are shortcuts for file

searches and settings searches.

Touch screen: Swipe in from the right border; tap Search; tap Files or Settings.

Mouse: Point to the top right corner of the screen; tap Search; tap Files or Settings.

Keyboard: Press the Windows key+F for files, Windows key+Q for settings.

Search for apps. This one's really best with the keyboard: you can jump to an app on

the Start screen, even if it's several horizontal scroll-pages away.

Touch screen: Swipe in from the right border; tap Search.

Mouse: Point to the top right corner of the screen; tap Search.

Keyboard: At the Start screen, just start typing.

External monitor/projector options. Do you want your main screen mirrored

on the external screen, or extended onto it? You can open a handy panel that lists your

options.

Touch screen: Swipe in from the right border; tap Devices; tap Second Screen.

Mouse: Point to the top right corner of the screen; tap Devices; tap Second Screen.

Keyboard: Press Windows key+P.

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