As a new operating system that is cross-platform and valued for mobile internet, Windows 8 adds a lot of fresh and practical changes in interface and function design, such as the start screen of cool tile combination and colorful Win8 interface suitable for touch operation. Application …… At the same time, Win8 system also provides intimate "notification function", whether in the Win8 new interface application or traditional desktop, the application notification information appearing in the upper right corner can help users grasp the system and application dynamics in real time. Changes, such as Weibo new message reminders, new incoming emails, applications being installed, etc., and Win8's lock screen interface can also display a lot of important information in real time. Today we will take a look at the management and personalization of Win8 notifications. Settings.
Illustration: Win8 interface in the upper right corner of the "Notifications" dialog box
Notification settings in Win8 system settings
After entering the Win8 system, the touch screen user can use the finger from the right end of the screen to the middle Slide, the Charm super button will appear on the right side of the screen, click the gear icon corresponding to the “Settings” function, and the function option interface will be displayed on the right side of the desktop. There are functions such as start, settings, notification, language, power, help, etc. Users can directly press “Win+i” to enter, then select “More Computer Settings”.
Enter Win8 computer settings
Here we can see the main switch of all Win8 application notifications and the lock screen notification and notification sounds on and off, the bottom is the current Win8 system has all A list of apps for notifications, where we can set up a switch for each app notification.
Illustration: Notification settings in Win8 computer settings
Specific application notification permission settings
In Win8, each application has a corresponding notification permission setting, and the user can set whether to enable notification permission. For example, if we run a Win8 application, then place the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen or use your finger to swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle to bring up the charm menu (Charm bar), then select “Set” in the setup menu Click the "Permissions" option.
In the settings menu of the specific application, select “Permissions";
In the application's "Permissions" setting, we can see whether the app is allowed to display the notification switch, whether it is allowed or not. The switch that displays the status on the lock screen can be set according to your own needs.
Illustration: Notification permission management in Win8 application settings
Setting Windows 8<quo;Notification"> Information display time
Some friends think that the notification information in the upper right corner of Win8 screen is displayed for a short time, maybe And miss some information. We can modify the display time of Win8 notification information by setting. The method is simple.
Open Win8 control panel, select “Easy to use —Easy to use the settings center", in Win8<;Easy to use the settings center”, we can see the magnifying glass, enable the narrator, enable the on-screen keyboard, set For high contrast and other functions, pull down the scroll bar and select “ to make it easier for you to pay attention to the task”.
Illustration: Select “ Makes it easier for you to follow the task
Find in the new window “How long should the Windows notification dialog open (X)” We can see that the default setting is the shortest 5 seconds, select the appropriate value from the drop-down list (up to 5 minutes), click the “Confirm” button and the Win8 system will display the notification information according to the new set time length. .
How to set the dynamic update information.
Win8 lock screen interface notification information settings
Win8 system in addition to the notification display in the upper right corner of the interface, also provides a dynamic notification display function of the lock screen, which means that we can see some applications in the Win8 lock screen interface Dynamic update information, such as weather, mail, etc. Of course, Win8 also provides the setting function of the lock screen application.
Graphic: Win8 lock screen interface shows the weather application specific information
Enter the Win8 computer setting interface according to the method described in the article, enter "Personalization", select in "Lock screen" Classification, the lock screen application settings are provided below the lock screen background settings. Divided into two lines, the first line is "Select the application to run in the background", the second line is "Select the application to display the detailed status".
In the first line, select the application to be run in the background, the icon that is displayed as an icon is set to allow the display of fast status and notifications when the screen is locked (as shown below), such as messages, emails , calendar, Weibo, etc. If you want to add an app, click the “+” number and select Add from the app menu.
Illustration: Lock screen application settings in Win8 system personalization
Icon: Lock screen application settings for Win8 system
If you want to cancel the quick status display on the lock screen , click the app icon and select “ from the menu, don't show the quick status here.
Illustration: Cancel the application of Win8 lock screen quick status display
In the second line "Select the application to display the detailed status", we can use the same method to select the lock required The screen interface displays the application of the detailed status. To cancel, also click on the app icon and select “ from the menu to display the detailed status on the lock screen.
You can see the details of the application update directly on the lock screen when you turn it on or leave it temporarily. Whether it's a start screen with colorful dynamic tiles or a lock screen that displays dynamic application information, Win8 is ready to provide users with more flexible and convenient real-time system information services.