2-9FIGURE 2-10FIGURE 2-114 Select the Calculator app to open it on the desktop, as shown in Figure 2-12. To perform a calculation, select the buttons on the screen or use a keyboard.
5 Close the Calculator app by selecting the Close button.
Pin and Unpin Apps on the Start Screen
1 Open the Start screen. Your computer has numerous apps already pinned to the Start Screen for easy and fast access. However, you may not want some of these default apps pinned, and you may want some apps pinned that are not. You can easily change the pinned apps any time. Select the All Apps button and locate the Calculator button in the alphabetical list.
2 Display the Calculator app’s context menu using one of these methods:Mouse: Right-click Calculator icon.Touchscreen: Touch and hold the Calculator icon until the context menu appears, and then release your finger.
3 On the context menu, choose Pin to Start, shown in Figure 2-13.
4 Select the Back button to return to the Start screen’s main window. The Calculator app is now pinned to your Start screen and appears in the Pinned group.
5 To unpin the Calculator app from the Start screen, display its context menu again and choose Unpin from Start.
Arrange Apps on the Start Screen
1 You can rearrange icons on the Start screen by dragging them to different places. On the Start screen, drag the Calculator icon to a different location. As you move the icon, other icons move out of the way, like a game of Dodge Icon.
2 To drag an app, select the app’s icon with your left mouse key and hold down the key. Then just drag the icon to a new location in your Pinned apps. If you’re using a touchscreen, just press and hold the app’s icon with your finger and drag.
3 Continue this process until you have organized the app icons in a way that is helpful to you. For example, you may organize the apps in a list starting with the most frequently used to the least frequently used, or you could even place them in alphabetical order. You can rearrange the pinned apps at any time by repeating these steps.
Uninstall an App
1 You can download apps from the Microsoft Store (see Chapter 10), but there may come a time when you want to uninstall an app. For example, say you download a game but don’t find it particularly fun. You no longer want the app on your computer. Good news! You can easily uninstall it. Open the Start screen and select the All Apps button.
2 Locate the app you want to uninstall in the alphabetical list.
3 Display the app icon’s context menu using one of these methods:Mouse: Right-click the app’s icon.Touchscreen: Touch and hold the app’s icon until the context menu appears, and then release your finger.
4 Choose Uninstall on the context menu, shown in Figure 2-14. A dialog box appears telling you the app will be removed. Select the Uninstall button on the box. The app is then removed from your computer.
Use the Widgets Panel
1 On the taskbar, select the Widgets icon to open the Widgets panel, shown in Figure 2-15.FIGURE 2-15
2 The Widgets panel has three main sections:Search: The Search box gives you easy way to the Web. Search results appear in Microsoft Edge when you press Enter (see Chapter 6 for more information about Microsoft Edge). See Figure 2-16.Widgets: This section shows you the widgets currently installed.News: If you scroll down the panel, shown in Figure 2-17, you see top news stories of the day. You can select a news story to view it, and it will open in Microsoft Edge.
3 To add a new widget, select the Add Widgets button (see Figure 2-16). In the Widget Settings window, select the plus sign next to the widget you want to add (see Figure 2-18). For example, try adding the Traffic widget by selecting the plus sign next to its name. You can add multiple widgets at the same time. When you’re done, close the window by clicking the Close button.
Remove and Reorganize Widgets
