How do I right-click on a touch-screen tablet?
Q: I have a new Windows tablet PC, but I’ve always used Apple computers until now. Now I want to transfer a large number of files from my Mac to my tablet PC using a flash drive. I have several...
View ArticleTurning Off Birthdays in the People App
Q: How do I delete a birthday from Windows 8′s Calendar app? Unlike regular appointments, birthdays don’t have a delete button. I don’t want to delete any of these people, but I don’t want everybody’s...
View ArticleWill Windows 8 be too difficult to learn?
Q: I am considering purchasing a Windows 8 laptop. Being a senior and not as savvy as these young whippersnappers, do you think it’ll be too difficult to learn? I’m presently using Windows XP, and I...
View ArticlePinning a program’s shortcut to the Windows 8 desktop
Q: In Windows 8, I often use programs like Word, Excel, Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere. I know from Windows 8 For Dummies how to pin those programs’ icons to the taskbar along the desktop’s bottom edge....
View ArticleFinding Freecell in Windows 8
Q: I’m an old dog trying to learn a lot of new tricks in order to use Windows 8. I’m having a terrible time trying to find games like Freecell, Hearts, Spades, and Pinball to play in order to relax as...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t the Charms bar’s Share icon work in Internet Explorer?
Q: I’m reading through Windows 8 For Dummies. In the book’s Charms bar section, it says that the Charms bar’s Share icon lets you share via email whatever web page you’re looking at. When I try to do...
View ArticleWhere are Windows 8′s photo editing tools?
Q: Windows 8 doesn’t seem to offer a way to edit images, as you could in Windows 7. In particular, I’d like to edit my photos for their exposure, color balance and fix otherwise wonky pictures. Do I...
View ArticleDo I need to change my e-mail address to create a Microsoft Account?
Q: If I sign up for a Microsoft account in Windows 8 or 8.1, do I have to change my email address instead of staying with my current e-mail address? Will I have to pay a monthly fee, and will I have to...
View ArticleMaking the Mail app’s links open in the desktop’s Internet Explorer
Q: When I click on an e-mailed link in Windows 8’s Mail app, the Start screen’s version of Internet Explorer opens. I prefer that the link open in the “real” Internet Explorer that runs on the desktop....
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