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Please could anyone help.

I bought a new laptop yesterday and I'm really struggling with using windows 8. Is there anyone who can give me any tips. I'd be extremely grateful.

Chris

I think you need rollo the Red.

Thanks Ann, hopefully rollo the red is a miracle worker.

Chris

chrissie ,go onto the home page,move the cursor to the bottom left onto the bottom picture and left click ,this will open up on windows 7 for you ,until you get to know your way around ,lol,Fred.

I bought a new laptop a week ago also windows 8.
Getting the hang of it but find it holds me back re
it being so sensitive have asked son in law to visit
to see if it can be more mother in law friendly. :-D

Emma :-)

Edit..... He helped when I had windows 7

Hi Fred not too sure what you mean by bottom picture. All I can see when i move the cursor to the bottom left corner is the small image of the windows 8 screen. When I left click, the windows 8 then fills the screen. If I right click I get numerous options.

GoldenGirl1, if I can't do it with the help I get on here I may have to get my step-son to help when he gets time. I had xp before, hubby has got windows 7 but not keen on that either.

Chris

Chris

What specifically would you like to know?

start the computer and wait for the home screen to come up ,loads of apps come up looking like little pictures,move the cursor to the left as far as it will go ,then move down the screen in the same way ,and click on the bottom picture ,this should show you internet explorer ,open up from there ,Fred.

Thanks for your reply Fred. Does it make a difference if I'm using mozilla firefox, Sorry if I sound a dimwit but I'm not that good with computers. I'll have to wait for hubby to come back and get him to do it for me.

Chris

I'd just like to know how to use it easily. It took me a while just to find out how to shut down last night. It's not as simple to use as xp is.

Chris

Chrissie2394 you may find these four links useful...

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39055

http://www.simpliguide.com/windows-8-guides/73-a-beginners-guide-to-windows-8.html

http://win8manual.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Getting-Started-Your-Guide-to-Windows-8.pdf

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023340/ultimate-windows-8-starter-guide-must-know-tips-apps-and-utilities.html

Hope you find some help on these links.
Errol

Chris like you trying to get the settings to come up on
screen to shut down is a nightmare. Very sensitive I
find.

Emma

Thank you Errol,

Don't know what I've done but now I can't get onto the boards by using the drop down menu I've had to go into the history to read this thread. I've also tried to log into FB but a page to create a new fb account comes up, not the normal log in page.

Chris

I really don't like it. I can get on GR home page but when I try to go onto the boards, messages etc nothing is happening now It just remains on the home page.

Yes it seems to be very sensitive.

Chris

I find that I have all my favourites at hand but
struggle to go from one to the other like I did
before, think I need to have everything on my
desktop screen.

Emma

Errol not only are you a sheep you are a clever computer boffin too ;-)...don't let it go to your head but you are goodo sort :-D