Question

How to use metro apps in Windows 8

Answer 1

If Windows 8 does not come with any application you need, you can get it directly and install it on your computer, how you start the installation process depends on how you got the application, yes Windows Store or was downloaded from the Internet, let's see the two scenarios.

Installation from the Windows Store

• [color = # FF0000] 1- [/ color] On the start screen, click on Store. To install from Windows Store we need a Microsoft account.

• Windows Store appears

• [color = # FF0000] 2 - [/ color] We click on the application that we want to install.
• [color = # AFEEEE] A- [/ color] If you do not see the application you want to install, we click on the category and then click on the application.

• [color = # FF0000] 3- [/ color] Click on Install and Windows 8 will do the rest.

Installation from a file downloaded from the Internet

• [color = # FF0000] 1- [/ color] On the home screen we write downloads.

• [color = # FF0000] 2- [/ color] We click on the icon.

The download folder appears:

• [color = # ff0000] 3- [/ color] We double-click on the file. The installation of the application will begin.

• [color = # ff0000] 4- [/ color] We follow the instructions of the application.

Running an application

• [color = # FF0000] 5- [/ color] On the home screen we click on the application.

• [color = # FF0000] 6- [/ color] It will show us the application, it is important to mention that applications unlike programs take control of the entire computer screen.

If we want to close it we press Alt + F4.

Using the Applications screen

• [color = # FF0000] 1- [/ color] We right click on some free on the home screen.

• [color = # ff0000] 2- [/ color] After that, a lower bar will be displayed, click on All apps .

• [color = # FF0000] 3- [/ color] Then we press the application that we want to execute, in this example the Calculator.

There are many applications that do not appear on the home screen, this does not mean that they have not been installed or are not included in Windows 8, so we can use the application browser described in the previous example.

Windows 8 applications interface

We have already seen how to install an application, how to locate and execute it, finally we will see the interface of a Windows 8 application and all the features that it brings.

In this tutorial we will use the weather application to explain all the details.

• [color = # add8e6] A - [/ color] Toolbar:

The toolbar offers buttons, lists and other items that offer easy access to commands and features of the application in use. Some buttons are commands and others are lists from which we can choose an option. It is important to mention that not all Windows 8 applications come with a toolbar. To access it, we can right click on the screen or press the Windows + Z button.

• [color = # add8e6] B - [/ color] Application Bar:

The application bar contains icons that give us access to several features of the application. In some applications this bar appears at the top instead of at the bottom. To access this we use the same technique as with the toolbar.

• [color = # add8e6] C - [/ color] Settings:

In settings we can customize and configure the application. To display the settings press the Windows + l button.

If we want to increase the functionality of our computer we can install a few applications that make our daily tasks much easier and with this, without any doubt, to be able to get the most out of Windows 8 .

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