Sony SVE17125CXB, SVE1512KCXS, SVE1512JCXW, SVE1512GCXW, SVE1512GCXS Getting Started
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Other Operations
Searching content
Click the Search charm (see cover).
1
Click Apps, Settings, or Files.
2
Enter a keyword (e.g. Control Panel) in the Search
3
box.
Entering sleep or shutting down
Click the Settings charm (see cover).
1
Click (Power), then click Sleep, Shut down, or
2
Restart.
More about how to use Windows 8
Refer to Windows Help and Support.
Click the Search charm (see cover).
1
Enter “Help and Support” in the Search box, click
2
Apps, and then click the icon.
Learning how to use the touch pad
Click the Search charm (see cover).
1
Enter “VAIO Control Center” in the Search box, click
2
Apps, and then click the icon.
Click Mouse and Keyboard, then click
3
Watch Movies on How to Use the Touchpad.
Screenshots on this guide are examples in English.
Content in this guide is subject to change without notice.
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Windows 8 Getting Started
New Start Screen and Menu
Start screen
You can add shortcuts to apps, the desktop, and
websites that you use the most.
With a mouse/touch pad
Open the charms, then click the Start charm.
With a keyboard
Press the (Windows) key.
Charms
Search for apps and files, share content, play content
on other devices or print, and set up your PC.
With a mouse/touch pad
Point to the upper-right
corner, then move
downward.
With a touch pad, you can
also swipe in from the right
edge.
With a keyboard
Press the (Windows) key
and the C key at the same
time.
+
C
Tiles
Click a tile to start an app and personalize the Start
screen by adding and rearranging tiles.
Using Apps
Using the Internet
Starting apps
Click the Search charm (see cover).
1
Enter a keyword in the Search box, click Apps, and
2
then click the app icon.
Opening the apps menu
When an app is open, right-click (on a touch pad, click
the bottom-right area).
Viewing running apps
Point to the upper-left corner,
then move downward.
Click to switch apps.
Closing apps
When an app is open, move the cursor to the top-
1
center of the screen until the hand icon appears.
Drag the app to the bottom of the screen until the
2
app disappears from the screen.
Connecting to a Wireless LAN
Click the Settings charm (see cover).
1
Click the network icon.
2
Select your wireless network from the list, then click
3
Connect.
Installing apps from Windows Store
You can add apps from Windows Store.
Connect to the Internet.
1
Click the Store icon on the Start screen,
2
and then find an app to install.
Opening websites
Enter a URL or
keyword in this box.
On the Start screen, click the Internet Explorer tile.
1
Enter a URL or keyword to search websites.
2
To open a new tab, open the apps menu (see left
3
page) and click the icon.
You can also find the traditional style Internet Explorer
on the desktop.
Microsoft Account
You will need a Microsoft account to use some of the
apps or services, including Windows Store.
On how to create and what you can do with a
Microsoft account, refer to
Windows Help and Support (see back page).
More on back page
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