windows8 customizing the start screen with live tiles

You know you can move tiles on the Start screen to another area of the screen to make those tiles more accessible. You can also personalize a few select tiles independently so that the information available from them suits your personal needs. For example, you can tell the Weather app where you live (or give it permission to determine your location), and the app will supply current weather information from the Start screen (provided it can get that information from the Internet). If you want to know more about the weather, you just click the app to open it. These interactive and cus- tomizable tiles are live tiles, which means that they are often updated with new information.

Customizing any interactive tile generally only requires you to open the app, access the customizable tools and features (called charms) that enable you to change the settings, and input the desired information or make the desired choices.

In this exercise, you’ll personalize the interactive Weather app located on the Start screen.

sEt Up If you aren’t on the Start screen, position your mouse in the bottom-left corner of the screen and click the Start screen thumbnail that appears. On a tablet, press the Windows button if available. You do not need any practice files to complete this exercise.

1               From the Start screen, click or touch Weather. If prompted, click Allow to let this app

learn your location.

2               Right-click the screen to access the available settings or use touch gestures to flick from the bottom of the screen upward.

Tip Charms often appear after right-clicking inside an app.

3              Click or touch Places.

4        Click the + sign (not shown) and then type your city and state as applicable; if your city appears in a list, click it. Otherwise, click Add. Repeat as desired.

5           Click or tap any city to access full weather information for it.

clEanUp To leave this app and return to the Start screen, position your cursor in the bottom-left corner of the screen and click Start.

TRouBLESHooTing  Live tiles and apps get their information from the Internet; thus, a

working Internet connection must be available to retrieve accurate information.