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The free e-book "Windows 8 for Dummies" explains how to use the Start Page, and, uhm, it works pretty well.
First, I am using the word "press" for click, touch, or use your keyboard.
1) Whenever you install any program, a shortcut appears on the Start Page. Don't delete it.
2) If you click "Enter" on the Start Page, it takes you to the tile that is in the upper left corner. Put the Desktop tile there.
3) Right-click any blank spot on the Start Page, and the "All Aps" button appears in your lower right corner. It shows all your programs in alphabetical order. Call it what you want: it's the Start button.
4) When you press a shortcut to a program on your traditional desktop, it takes you there (to the desktop).
5) From the desktop, the fastest way back to the Start Page is to press the Windows key, BUT, many third party Start Buttons take you to their own Start program instead. You need to disable that feature.
Okay, suppose Slomka Joe wants to use a program but he's too stupid to find the icon. He presses a blank area of the Start Page, presses All Aps, and presses the Icon. That's three presses. Or he can press the Desktop tile, press his third party Start button, and select the program. That's also three presses.
Later, Slomka's smart intelligent wife, who knows how to get into the program, logs on. She presses the shortcut on the Start Page and she's there in one press. Or she can press the Desktop tile, and then select the program. That's two steps.
Folks, Windows 8 for Dummies shows that if you do it properly, the Start Page is an improvement over the Start Button.
First, I am using the word "press" for click, touch, or use your keyboard.
1) Whenever you install any program, a shortcut appears on the Start Page. Don't delete it.
2) If you click "Enter" on the Start Page, it takes you to the tile that is in the upper left corner. Put the Desktop tile there.
3) Right-click any blank spot on the Start Page, and the "All Aps" button appears in your lower right corner. It shows all your programs in alphabetical order. Call it what you want: it's the Start button.
4) When you press a shortcut to a program on your traditional desktop, it takes you there (to the desktop).
5) From the desktop, the fastest way back to the Start Page is to press the Windows key, BUT, many third party Start Buttons take you to their own Start program instead. You need to disable that feature.
Okay, suppose Slomka Joe wants to use a program but he's too stupid to find the icon. He presses a blank area of the Start Page, presses All Aps, and presses the Icon. That's three presses. Or he can press the Desktop tile, press his third party Start button, and select the program. That's also three presses.
Later, Slomka's smart intelligent wife, who knows how to get into the program, logs on. She presses the shortcut on the Start Page and she's there in one press. Or she can press the Desktop tile, and then select the program. That's two steps.
Folks, Windows 8 for Dummies shows that if you do it properly, the Start Page is an improvement over the Start Button.
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