Computer Fundamentals Training   Windows 8 Intermediate

Section 2: Having Fun in Windows 8 Open the Music app Browse and play music using the Music app Use the “now playing” list in the Music app Browse, search, preview, and purchase music using the Xbox Music Store Open the Video app View, explore, search for videos in the Video app Open the Games app Sign into the Games app

Section 2: Having Fun in Windows 8 View your Xbox account achievements Add friends to your Xbox account and view their details Purchase, search for, and play games using the Games app Open the Camera app Use the Camera app to take photos and video Set camera options Use the camera timer

Section 2: Having Fun in Windows 8 Open and close the Windows Media Player application Set up Windows Media Player Identify the components of Windows Media Player Play media files, CD’s, and DVD’s using Windows Media Player Rip CD’s Burn CD’s and DVD’s

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App We know that Windows 8 can be used for productive purposes, but it also includes some interesting entertainment apps right out of the box. In this lesson, we will begin our examination of the lighter side of Windows 8 with a look the Music app.

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Opening Music (I) Click Music tile on Start screen

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Opening Music (II) Interface will look like this The Music app will also open automatically if you double-click a music file from File Explorer, such as an MP3.

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (I) Double-click any music file on your computer In File Explorer, you can select the file and use the Music Tools – Play contextual tab to play any or all selected music files.

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (II) If Music app was not open, music file will open full screen

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (III) If Music app was open, music file will open in “now playing” section

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (IV) Music library will be displayed in the “My music” section of the Music app

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (V) To view entire music library, click “my music”

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (VI) Will display entire music library

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (VII) Click the album, artist, song, or playlist that you would like to listen to

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (VIII) Then click Play

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Playing Your Music (IX) Can find more commands on the App bar

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Using the Now Playing List (I) Will show info when playing individual music files or an entire album

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Using the Now Playing List (II) Click “now playing” header for more info

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Using the Now Playing List (III) Scrub bar allows you to move forward or back through the song

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Using the Now Playing List (IV) Right-click in this screen to see App bar

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Using the Now Playing List (V) Move cursor near the lower left-hand corner of the screen and click button

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Using the Now Playing List (VI) This action will open the “now playing” pane

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Browsing Music from the Xbox Music Store (I) Built into Music app

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Browsing Music from the Xbox Music Store (II) To view more artists, click the “xbox music store” header

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Browsing Music from the Xbox Music Store (III) Will see songs/albums available for purchase

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Browsing Music from the Xbox Music Store (IV) Can search by genre

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Browsing Music from the Xbox Music Store (V) Can also browse by featured, new releases, and popular

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Searching for Music (I) Open the Search charm while in the Music app or the music store Type keywords Click result to see music

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Searching for Music (II) Choose artist to see more info

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Searching for Music (IV) Will show info To learn more, click “Explore artist”

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Searching for Music (V) Will display more information

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Previewing and Purchasing Music from the Xbox Music Store (I) Click song or click “Preview top songs”

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Previewing and Purchasing Music from the Xbox Music Store (II) Will see an option to buy song

Lesson 2.1: Using the Music App Previewing and Purchasing Music from the Xbox Music Store (III) Can then create Xbox profile and complete purchase

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App The Video app in Windows 8 allows you to view and organize videos. With full access to the Xbox Video Store, Video even gives you the ability to purchase many popular TV shows and movies. In this lesson, we will learn all about what Video has to offer.

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Opening Video (I) Click Video tile on Start screen

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Opening Video (II) Can also type “Video” with the Start screen open and click the top result

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (I) “spotlight” group is displayed by default

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (II) To see Videos library, scroll to the far left

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (III) Click “my videos” to view entire video library

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (IV) Videos library will be displayed Can sort videos by date added or alphabetically

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (V) To play a movie, click it

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (VI) Video will play full screen within the app

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (VII) Can also double-click a video file in File Explorer

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Viewing Videos (VIII) Right-click video to see App bar/manage videos

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Exploring Movies and TV Shows (I) Xbox Video Store contains movies and TV shows

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Exploring Movies and TV Shows (II) Here is the “movies store”

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Exploring Movies and TV Shows (III) Can sort videos based upon a variety of criteria

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Exploring Movies and TV Shows (IV) Click video to see more info

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Exploring Movies and TV Shows (V) Will see a dialog with more info about video

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Exploring Movies and TV Shows (VI) “Explore movie” button will expand this dialog to full screen

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Searching for Videos (I) Open the Search charm while in the Video app or the video store Type keywords Click result for more info

Lesson 2.2: Using the Video App Searching for Videos (II) Full screen info will be displayed

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Windows 8 features the new Games app. This app allows you to play, download, and purchase games from the Windows Store, as well as keep track of achievements and friends. In this lesson, we will learn how to use the Games app.

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Opening Games (I) Click Games tile on Start screen

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Opening Games (II) Interface will look like this

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Signing Into the Games App (I) Click “Sign in” link

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Signing Into the Games App (II) Enter Microsoft e-mail address and password and click Save

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Signing Into the Games App (III) Then, complete form and click I Accept

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Viewing Achievements (I) Scroll to the far left-hand side of the app

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Viewing Achievements (II) Click the View Achievements button

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Viewing Achievements (III) All of your achievements will be listed by game

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Adding Friends (I) Click on the “friends” header

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Adding Friends (II) Click green +

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Adding Friends (III) Enter the Xbox ID of the friend you would like to add and click Find

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Adding Friends (IV) Click Add Friend

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Viewing Friend Details (I) To view a friend’s profile, click their avatar

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Viewing Friend Details (II) This will display more information about them

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Purchasing Games (I) Click the Store tile from the Start screen

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Purchasing Games (II) Click game tile or Games header

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Purchasing Games (III) Click game to view

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Purchasing Games (IV) Can use the Search charm as well Click result to open page

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Purchasing Games (V) On game page, click Install or Buy

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Purchasing Games (VI) Once the process has been completed, a notification will be displayed

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Playing Games (I) Click tile on Start screen

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Playing Games (II) Can also use the Search charm to find the game

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Playing Games (III) Click tile in "game activity" section of Games app

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Playing Games (IV) Dialog will open; click Play

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Searching for Games (I) Can find many more games by clicking “windows games store” header in Games app

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Searching for Games (II) Click on tile to view games of that type

Lesson 2.3: Playing Games Searching for Games (III) Alternatively, you can use the Search charm to find a specific game

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Windows 8 includes a built-in Camera app that you can use to take pictures and videos using a webcam that is connected to your computer. In this lesson, we will take an in-depth look at the Camera app.

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Opening Camera Click Camera tile on Start screen

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Photos (I) Click Allow to use microphone/webcam

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Photos (II) Webcam will turn on and display a live image

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Photos (III) Click mouse button to take photo Click arrow to view

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Photos (IV) To delete or crop photos, use App bar

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Video (I) Click “Video mode” on the App bar

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Video (II) Click anywhere on the screen to begin recording Click again to stop recording

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Video (III) Click arrow to view video

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Taking Video (IV) To delete a video, right-click anywhere on the video to open the App bar and click Delete

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Setting Options (I) When the Camera app opens, the App bar will already be displayed Can right-click to view

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Setting Options (II) “Camera options” button will allow you to adjust the image and audio quality

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Setting Options (III) More link allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast level of the image

Lesson 2.4: Using the Camera App Using the Timer Click Timer button to enable/disable Will count down from three when taking photo

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Windows Media Player is used to play a variety of media types, such as DVD’s or CD’s. In this lesson, we will learn all about this application, including how to open and set it up.

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Opening Windows Media Player Type "Windows Media Player" and click result

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Setting up Windows Media Player (I) When you open Windows Media Player for the first time, you will see the following dialog

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Setting up Windows Media Player (II) Easiest method is to select "Recommended settings" and click Finish Can also click “Custom settings” and click Next to customize options

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Interface Overview (I) Windows Media Player interface

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Interface Overview (II) Left-hand side of window: Navigation pane

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Interface Overview (III) Main portion of the window displays media files

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Interface Overview (IV) Top of window contains toolbars

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Interface Overview (V) Right-hand side: Tabs for Play, Burn, Sync panes

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Interface Overview (VI) Bottom of window: Playback controls

Lesson 2.5: Windows Media Player (I) Closing Windows Media Player Click the red X in the top right-hand corner of the window You can also use the Alt + F4 keyboard shortcut.

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) In this lesson, we will continue our examination of the Windows Media Player application. Now that we’re comfortable with its interface, and how to open and close it, let’s learn how to use it to play media.

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Playing a Media File (I) Double-click file to play

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Playing a Media File (II) Can also right-click file in File Explorer and click “Play with Windows Media Player”

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Using Media Controls (I) When playing an audio file, use controls along bottom of the Windows Media Player window

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Using Media Controls (II) When playing a video file, Windows Media Player window will be replaced with the video

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Playing a CD or DVD Click Navigation pane entry to view contents Double-click track to play Unfortunately, many commercially produced CD’s and DVD’s contain copyright protection that prevents them from being played using Windows Media Player. You may need to install third-party software for these media.

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Ripping a CD (I) Click its entry from the Navigation pane

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Ripping a CD (II) Click Rip CD

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Ripping a CD (III) Will see the songs copied from the CD in your Music library Copyright regulations may apply when you rip a CD. Make sure that you are not violating these regulations before you begin.

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Burning a CD or DVD (I) Insert disk Click entry in Navigation pane

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Burning a CD or DVD (II) Click the Burn tab

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Burning a CD or DVD (III) Will see how much free space is available

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Burning a CD or DVD (IV) Drag and drop files to Burn tab

Lesson 2.6: Windows Media Player (II) Burning a CD or DVD (V) Click “Start burn” when ready