For anyone NEW to Windows 8. :tip:
The start screen is NOT a replacement for the start menu.
The all apps area IS the replacement for the start menu.
The start screen is a place for links to get pinned. It is a launcher. A start screen.
Similarly, the desktop screen is a typical dumping ground for shortcuts that you might or might not want there. It would be up to the user whether to keep them there or not. The same holds true for the start screen.
The start screen is an application launching area. Whether you think the metro or the Windows Store is bad or good does not matter here. The start screen is not designed to manage everything and all installations on the computer.
The all apps area is where the Operating System manages, sorts, labels and organizes everything installed on the computer. NOT the start screen.
The all apps area uses a feature called semantic zooming (point your mouse to the bottom right corner where you see a minus sign or press Ctrl and roll your mouse scroll wheel in the all apps area) that summarizes the contents of what is installed on the computer.
Here, every block is alphabetically organized and labelled into their own program group. The zooming feature is highly adaptable to many installations and takes one to the screen where your program is located.
Unzoomed all apps is a new design to eliminate nesting and hierarchical menu structuring. Any frequently needed program can be pinned to the start screen or taskbar on the desktop.
That's it. :tip:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4060-apps-screen-open-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2352-start-screen-pin-unpin-app-folder-drive-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9348-all-apps-shortcut-create-windows-8-a.html
The start screen is NOT a replacement for the start menu.
The all apps area IS the replacement for the start menu.
The start screen is a place for links to get pinned. It is a launcher. A start screen.
Similarly, the desktop screen is a typical dumping ground for shortcuts that you might or might not want there. It would be up to the user whether to keep them there or not. The same holds true for the start screen.
The start screen is an application launching area. Whether you think the metro or the Windows Store is bad or good does not matter here. The start screen is not designed to manage everything and all installations on the computer.
The all apps area is where the Operating System manages, sorts, labels and organizes everything installed on the computer. NOT the start screen.
The all apps area uses a feature called semantic zooming (point your mouse to the bottom right corner where you see a minus sign or press Ctrl and roll your mouse scroll wheel in the all apps area) that summarizes the contents of what is installed on the computer.
Here, every block is alphabetically organized and labelled into their own program group. The zooming feature is highly adaptable to many installations and takes one to the screen where your program is located.
Unzoomed all apps is a new design to eliminate nesting and hierarchical menu structuring. Any frequently needed program can be pinned to the start screen or taskbar on the desktop.
That's it. :tip:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4060-apps-screen-open-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2352-start-screen-pin-unpin-app-folder-drive-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9348-all-apps-shortcut-create-windows-8-a.html
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