Windows8 Adapting Exercise Steps

The screen images shown in the exercises in this book were captured at a screen resolu- tion of 1280 × 768, at 100 percent magnification, and in the default text size (96 dpi). If any of your settings are different, the ribbon on your screen might not look the same as the  one shown in the book. For example, you might see more or fewer buttons in each of the groups, the buttons you see might be represented by larger or smaller icons than those

shown, or the group might be represented by a button that you click to display the group’s commands.

Instructions to give a command from the ribbon in an exercise appear in this format:

▪    On the View tab, in the Layout group, click the Large icons button.

If the command is in a list, the instruction appears in this format.

▪    On the Home tab, in the Organize group, click the Copy to button and then, in the list, click Choose location.

The first time you are instructed to click a specific button in each exercise, an image of the button is displayed in the page margin to the left of the exercise step.

If differences between your display settings and the book’s cause a button on your screen  to look different, you can easily adapt the steps to locate the command. First, click the spec- ified tab. Then locate the specified group. If a group has been collapsed into a group list or group button, click the list or button to display the group’s commands. Finally, look for a button that features the same icon in a larger or smaller size than that shown in the book. If necessary, point to buttons in the group to display their names in ScreenTips.

If you prefer not to have to adapt the steps, set up your screen to match the one in the book while you read and work through the exercises.