Top 10 Windows 8 tips and tricks
Make
the most of your Windows Start screen tiles by adjusting the sizes,
where they are located, and what is listed.
- Move any tile by clicking and dragging the tile. While
moving a tile, if you need a larger view of the Start screen
move the tile towards the top or bottom of the screen to zoom
out.
- Use your mouse wheel to scroll left-to-right through your
tiles.
- Any Desktop shortcut or program
can be pinned to the Start screen by right-clicking the icon and
choosing Pin to Start.
- In the bottom right-hand corner of the start screen is a
magnifying glass with tiles, click this icon to get a zoomed out
view of your Start screen. In this view, if you right-click on a
group of tiles you'll be given the option to name group,
which can be useful if you have a group of related tiles (e.g.
games). In this view, you can also click and drag a group to
organize your tile groups.
- Create a new speed bump
between tile groups by moving a tile to a speed bump.
- Resize any User tile or Live tile by right-clicking the tile
and choosing resize.
- If there is a tile you want on your Taskbar, right-click the
tile and choose Pin to taskbar.
- Show admin applications on the Start screen by clicking
Settings in Charms, click Settings, and change the Show
administrative tools from No to Yes.
- In Internet Explorer 10, you can also pin any of your
favorite web pages to your Start Screen.