Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual

TileWorld gestures

TileWorld gestures

TileWorld gestures

To do this	Use this gesture
Open Charms bar	Swipe in from right edge
Switch to last app	Swipe in from left edge
Open App bar	Swipe in from top/bottom edge
Right-click	Hold finger down 1 second
Select	Hold finger down 1 second, or (in some apps) swipe briefly downward
Open Apps list (from Start screen)	Swipe up
Open app switcher	Swipe in from left edge, then out again (not fully back to edge)
Close app	Drag from the top of the screen to the bottom
Open current app into a split screen	Drag from above the screen to middle, then veer to the right or the left
Open most recent app in split screen	Drag from left edge all the way to the right margin of the screen
Scroll	Slide across screen
Zoom in/zoom out (Maps, Photos, and so on)	Spread or pinch two fingers
Select next autocomplete suggestion	Swipe across onscreen space bar

TileWorld keystrokes

To do this	Press this key
Open Start screen	or Ctrl+Esc
Open Charms bar	+C
Open App bar (“right-click”)	+Z
Search (at Start screen)	Just start typing
Search (anywhere)	+Q
Search for files	+F or +S
Search for settings	+W
Open Share panel	+H
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