Design personalized Windows 8 system Start screen

Simply put, Win8 's magnetic paste and previous Windows desktop shortcuts are similar, click on different tiles can run the appropriate application, open the corresponding Web site or file (folder), etc., dynamic tiles can also scroll to display real-time information. The WIN8 system offers many flexible and convenient ways to help users set their own personalities in a way they like Win8 "Start screen": for example, whether to display updates on the magnets, the location and size of the mobile tiles, create and name a tile group, the use of common file sites and programs, and so on, into the beginning of the screen, such as magnetic paste, It is more convenient to pay attention to the most important applications, Web sites, documents and so on.

　　Dynamic tile start/close, shrink/enlarge, move

In fact, Win8 's magnetic paste is far more than a simple shortcut, for some applications containing real-time update information, their magnetic paste is a dynamic magnetic paste, in the dynamic display of the state, we do not need to click on the tile to run these applications can be in the Win8 Start screen to see the phase of real-time information, such as scrolling display mail, microblogging , pictures, stocks, weather, news content, etc., can be said that dynamic magnetic paste is the real-time notification window for these applications.

We can right click on the dynamic magnetic paste, from the bottom of the Screen Action menu, select "Enable dynamic magnetic paste" or "Turn off the dynamic tiles." For example, the following image of the stock, weather and other magnets to enable the dynamic magnetic paste function, we can directly from the start screen to see the scrolling display of real-time information. and the bottom right corner of the news application is in the dynamic shutdown state, we click on the right mouse button on this tile, choose "Enable dynamic magnetic paste" from the menu below, so that we can see the scrolling display from the Start screen real-time news.

Icon: Enable and hang off Win8 dynamic tiles

For some dynamic tiles, we can choose to zoom out or zoom out from the action bar at the bottom of the screen to flexibly adjust the area of the Win8 start screen.

Diagram: Win8 dynamic Magnetic paste set Size

For all of the magnets, we can use the mouse or the fingers drag, move the position at will, move the position, the surrounding tiles automatically out of position rearrange.

Note: For touch screen, the finger press and hold the magnetic paste, first a little downward drag, and then do drag and drop operations to other locations.

　

Diagram: Win8 position of the magnetic paste move

　　Tiles grouping, naming, moving

Using the system for a long time, the system's applications and files will be increased, the Win8 start screen, the number of tiles will gradually increase, we can do the appropriate grouping of them, but also to name and sort them, so that it is easier to find and use.

To create a new tile group: Drag the tile to a blank area, and when the gray bar appears, loosen the tile to create a new tile group.

　

　

Diagram: Drag this paste to create a new tile group

Zoom out: Click on the lower right corner of the screen minus small button, touch screen users can use two fingers close together touch operation, so that Win8 start screen all the tiles will shrink.

Diagram: Zoom out to show all Win8 tiles

Name Tile Group: Right click on any magnetic group area, the bottom of the screen will appear command bar, click the "Named Group" option button, input text can be named for this tile group.

Icon: Name the selected tile group

Move the position of the tile group: Use the mouse or the finger to drag the tile group to move the position at will.

Diagram: Drag and drop a moving tile group

Diagram: Drag-and-drop group shift complete

　　Win8 Magnetic paste Setup and operation

Win8 's magnetic paste can be applications, programs, System Tools, Web sites, files, folders, and so on, the right mouse click on the magnetic paste, the screen will appear under the action Bar, for different types of tiles, there are different corresponding settings and operations. such as fixing to the taskbar, shrinking/enlarging, unloading, canceling from the Start screen, opening a new window, opening a file location, running as an administrator, and so on. You can choose according to your own needs.

　　Pin the specified object to the Win8 start of the desktop

Right click on the Win8 Start screen, select the lower right corner of the "All Application" icon button to enter the "Application" interface, where you can see all the applications installed in the WIN8 system. Right-click needs to be fixed to the Win8 Start screen application, the bottom of the screen will appear operation menu, we simply select "Fixed to the" Start screen.

If you want to fix the site to the Win8 start screen, first we click on the IE Browser tile icon from the Win8 Start screen and enter the IE10 browser in the Win8 interface. Visit our favorite websites. Then click the right mouse button, the bottom of the screen will appear control menu. Click on the Pin icon button, the menu will appear "fixed to the Start menu" and "Add to Favorites" option, select "Fixed to the" Start menu.

In the traditional Windows desktop, right click on the program icon or folder, from the right-click menu, select "Fixed to the" Start screen, you can pin the specified object to the Win8 start screen to become a tile.

Diagram: Pin the specified program to the WIN8 Start menu

Diagram: Pin the specified folder to the Win8 Start menu

Above we introduced the WIN8 system in detail about the various operations of magnetic paste, I hope to be familiar with the WIN8 system and interface operation to help.