Acer Aspire V5-132 User Manual (Windows 8.1) - Page 70

Where are my apps?, Customize, Resize, Search, Control Panel, Adjust screen resolution, to Start

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70 - Frequently asked questions Can I make tiles bigger or smaller? Right-click anywhere on Start to open the Customize menu, click the tile(s) you wish to resize and click Resize. Select a size from the menu that appears. How do I close an app? Move your cursor to the top of the screen. You will see it change to a hand, click and drag the hand downwards past the half-way point of the screen. Can I change the screen resolution? Move your cursor to the upper right-hand corner of the screen and click Search, click the text box to open the onscreen keyboard and start typing 'Control Panel' to display the results; click Control Panel > Adjust screen resolution. Where are my apps? Move your cursor to the upper right-hand corner of the screen and click Search, start typing the name of the app you would like to open. Results will be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen. How do I make an app appear on Start? If you're in All apps and you want to make an app appear on Start, Right-click a tile to select it and open the Customize menu. Click Pin to Start from the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen. How do I remove a tile from Start? Right-click a tile to select it and open the Customize menu. Click the tile(s) you wish to remove and click Unpin from Start from the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen. How do I make an app appear on my taskbar? If you're in All apps and you want to make an app appear on the taskbar, right-click a tile to select it and open the Customize menu. Select Pin to taskbar.

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70 - Frequently asked questions
Can I make tiles bigger or smaller?
Right-click anywhere on
Start
to open the
Customize
menu, click the
tile(s) you wish to resize and click
Resize
. Select a size from the
menu that appears.
How do I close an app?
Move your cursor to the top of the screen. You will see it change to a
hand, click and drag the hand downwards past the half-way point of
the screen.
Can I change the screen resolution?
Move your cursor to the upper right-hand corner of the screen and
click
Search
, click the text box to open the onscreen keyboard and
start typing 'Control Panel' to display the results; click
Control Panel
>
Adjust screen resolution
.
Where are my apps?
Move your cursor to the upper right-hand corner of the screen and
click
Search
, start typing the name of the app you would like to open.
Results will be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.
How do I make an app appear on Start?
If you're in
All apps
and you want to make an app appear on
Start
,
Right-click a tile to select it and open the
Customize
menu. Click
Pin
to Start
from the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen.
How do I remove a tile from Start?
Right-click a tile to select it and open the
Customize
menu. Click the
tile(s) you wish to remove and click
Unpin from Start
from the menu
that appears at the bottom of the screen.
How do I make an app appear on my taskbar?
If you're in
All apps
and you want to make an app appear on the
taskbar, right-click a tile
to select it and open the
Customize
menu.
Select
Pin to taskbar
.