Windows 8 In Depth

Charmed, I’m Sure

Windows 8 has a set of icons called charms that can slide into view over any screen. They’re shown in Figure 3.3. The charms are search, share information with others, display the Start screen, print, and change settings. We talk about the charms in more detail in Chapter 4. For now, let’s just emphasize the most important points.

Figure 3.3. The charms are available at any time, and their functions vary depending on what you were doing when you brought them up.

There are three ways to display the charms: press Windows Logo+C, move the mouse cursor into the very top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen and let it sit there ...