Microsoft Office Professional 2013 for Touch Devices Plain & Simple

Chapter 2. The touchable Office 2013: navigation basics

In this section:

• Starting Office 2013 on your touch device

• Starting Office 2013 on your Windows 8 phone

• Learning the Office 2013 screen

• Using the ribbon

• Displaying minibars

• Modifying the ribbon display

• Working with the Backstage view

• Touch techniques for everyday use

• Using the new Touch Mode

• Single-tapping to select an item

• Tapping and holding an item

• Swiping the screen to view content

• Spreading and pinching to zoom in and out

Chances are that you purchased a touch device because you like to work on the go. You probably also enjoy the touch capabilities of your smartphone and you wanted to be able to navigate your computer by using similar gestures and techniques. Pinch to zoom, tap to select, tap and ...