Windows 8.1 Update 1: Working with Files and Apps


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Microsoft Windows 8.1 is the latest version of the Microsoft Windows PC desktop operating system. It includes a tablet-style user interface, as well as the more conventional Windows desktop interface. Following the initial release of Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft released an update (Update 1) that included a number of new and revised features. Within Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 File Explorer provides several options for organizing and navigating to your files. The Search charm can also be used to find files, as well as launch apps and search the Internet. This course demonstrates how you can manage your files and make them easier to access. It shows how to search for items from File Explorer and from the Search charm. And it covers how to work with Windows Store and desktop apps and how to work with the Internet Explorer app.

Target Audience
Business end-users who are new to Windows, or existing Windows users who are new to Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.1 Update 1

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.2

Lesson Objectives

Windows 8.1 Update 1: Working with Files and Apps

  • Start the course
  • describe the features of File Explorer in Windows 8.1
  • use file management and organization features in Windows 8.1
  • install Windows Store and desktop apps in Windows 8.1
  • run Windows Store apps in Windows 8.1
  • multitask in Windows 8.1
  • use semantic zoom in Windows 8.1
  • use Search in Windows 8.1
  • describe the features of Internet Explorer 11
  • work with Internet Explorer 11
  • Course Number:
    mw_etew_a02_dt_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner