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In this video we will demonstrate the new feature in Windows 8 called the Charms Bar and look at the individual charms located there.
To expose the bar just move the cursor to the upper right-hand corner,
or you can move it to the lower right-hand corner.
On the desktop view you can do the same thing.
Moved to the upper right-hand corner
or the lower right-hand corner.
Now let's take a look at the individual charms.
The top charm is for searching.
When we click on it, we can search for Apps, Settings, Files as well as many other options.
The next charm is for sharing.
Notice that sharing is not available on the desktop side. However if we switch to the Metro view, we see that sharing is available.
This is limited to certain tiled Metro Apps such as Internet Explorer or e-mail.
We don't have anything to share on this PC right now.
The next charm re-opens the most recently viewed app. In our case that is the desktop view.
Clicking on it again displays the Metro Start Screen.
The next charm is for devices.
This is where printers, scanners, and other devices would be listed.
If you have a second monitor it would also be here.
Finally we have the settings charm.
Here we can change settings for wireless connections, sound, brightness, notifications, as well as ways to shut down the computer.
You might ask "Is there an easier way to show the Charm Bar?" The answer is yes.
Just press the Windows and C keys to immediately show the bar.
This also works on the Metro side. Press the Windows and C keys and the bar immediately appears.
Now let's return to the desktop.
Let's say we want to go directly to one of the search functions.
Press the Windows and Q keys to go directly to the Apps search.
If we press the Windows and F keys we go to the files search.
Finally pressing the Windows and W keys take us directly to the settings search.
Let's switch to the Metro side and press the Windows and H keys to go directly to the sharing panel.
The Windows and K keys open the devices panel.
Finally the Windows and I keys open the settings panel.
So now you know the various ways to work with the news charms feature in Windows 8.
We will cover each of the charms in more depth in future videos.
I hope that you found this tip helpful. This is just one of many videos about Windows 8 that we'll be producing.
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card on handy Windows 8 shortcuts. Until next time I'm *** Buchanan with Byte Savvy Computing Services.