Learn to:

• Navigate the Windows 8 Start screen
  
• Create user accounts and set passwords
  
• Use Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, and Outlook®
  
• Master the basics of
  
• Windows 8 and Office 2013!
  

Windows and Office work together to turn your PC into a productivity tool. The unique Windows 8 interface combines with updates to Office 2013 to create a new computing experience. This book offers quick answers for when you get stuck. Learn your way around the Windows 8 Start screen and Charms bar as well as Office 2013 applications.

• The new Windows — see how to launch programs, customize Windows 8, and create user accounts
  
• Apps and more — install and update apps, locate missing ones, and identify which ones are running
  
• Get social — add your social networking and e-mail accounts to Windows 8 for quicker updating
  
• Welcome to Office 2013 — navigate the Ribbon and create and format Word documents and Excel spreadsheets
  
• Get organized — manage your e-mail and contacts and track your appointments
  

Open the book and find:

• A tour of the Windows 8 Start screen
  
• How to password-protect your user account
  
• Tips for adding or removing Start screen items
  
• Advice on customizing Office 2013
  
• Ways to punch up your PowerPoint presentations
  
• Hints for analyzing data with Excel