About the course
The Windows 8 - Start Screen Apps 3 course will teach how to use the News, Sports, Travel, Music and Video Apps in Windows 8. You will also learn how to connect a webcam to the Camera App.
Modules
There are 6 modules in this course
- News App and My News
- Sports App and Articles
- Travel App and Booking
- Music App and Playlists
- Video App and Xbox Stores
- Camera App and Webcams
Course features
- Simulation training replicates the software you are learning providing a realistic learning experience.
- Learn how to perform tasks at your own pace and interactively by following easy step-by-step actions.
- Reinforce your knowledge at the end of each lesson by completing interactive and multiple choice quiz questions.
- Assess your skills at any time by undertaking the Course Test.
- Lessons can be completed within 30 minutes so training can be undertaken in bite size pieces.
- Bookmarking allows you to learn in multiple training sessions.
- Course navigation features allow you to jump directly to specific topics of interest quickly and easily.
- Designed for people who require initial and refresher training activities.
- Available on-line 24 hours a day.
- Version for Mobile Devices.
- Review course content with eBooks
Course Topics
News and Sports Apps
- News App and My News;
- Open the News App;
- Add News Sources;
- Open News Articles;
- Apply Content Filters;
- Add Sections to My News;
- Change the Text Style;
- Modify the Text Size
- Move Between Articles;
- Modify News App Settings;
Sports App and Articles
- Open the Sports App;
- Read Articles;
- Use Sports App Options;
- View League Statistics;
- Modify the Sports App Banner;
- Use Best of Web;
- Add Favorite Teams;
- Modify Sports App Settings;
Travel and Music Apps
- Travel App and Booking;
- Open the Travel App;
- Search for Destinations;
- View Destination Information;
- Use Travel App Options;
- View Destinations by Region;
- Sort Destinations;
- Book Flights;
- Book Hotels;
- Use the Best of Web;
Music App and Playlists
- Create Accounts;
- Set Preferences;
- Play and Pause a Track;
- Use the Previous and Next Commands;
- View Album Information;
- Set Playback Options;
- Use Play an Artist and New Smart DJ;
- Create, Play and Share Playlists;
- Search for Music;
Video and Camera Apps
- Video App and Xbox Stores;
- Set Video Preferences;
- Play and Pause Videos;
- Navigate Videos;
- Set Playback Options;
- Set Devices with Play To;
- Use the Xbox Stores;
- Search for Videos;
- Share Videos;
Camera App and Webcams
- Open the Camera App;
- Connect a Webcam;
- Change Photo Resolution;
- Modify the Brightness Setting;
- Modify the Contrast Setting;
- Take Webcam Photos;
- Record Videos;
- Use the Timer;
- View Webcam Photos;