Win8 use common problem summary

1. How to switch input method?

The concept of language is introduced in Windows 8, and multiple input methods for that language can be added in the same language. The shortcut key between languages ​​is Win (logo key) + space, and the shortcut key between input methods is still the previous Ctrl+Shift. After testing, the switch of some domestic input methods after installation can also be realized by switching the shortcut keys of the language.

2. I switched the input method to English status in a program. How did I get another Chinese text editing program, is it still in English? It will automatically change to Chinese state on Win7.

Windows 8 unifies the state of the input method between programs, so the switching of the input method is global, and is no longer memory for each application. To change to the previous mode that remembers the different input method states for each application, go to Control Panel - Clock, Language and Region - Language - Advanced Settings, check " Allow me to set different inputs for each application window Law ", save it.

3. In the new start screen and the app downloaded from the app store, many of the previous screenshot tools no longer work. How do I take a screenshot?

You can use the PrintScreen button (PrtScn) on your keyboard to capture the screen and open a program that accepts pasted images, pasting this screenshot from the clipboard. Of course, there is a more step-by-step way in Win8: press Win+PrtScn, the screen will flash like a camera. At this point, your screenshot has automatically generated an image file and saved it under the user folder. My picture - screenshots " (The actual path is for example: C:\\Users\\shehuayu\\Pictures\\Screenshots)

4. Pre-installed Windows8 tablet does not have a keyboard, how to take screenshots?

You can take a screenshot by pressing both the "volume-" and "power" buttons, which have the same effect as the Win+ PrtScn key combination mentioned in point 3 above.

5. I installed a new video player, why do I open it via the Metro app "Video" by default?

In fact, any program installed in Win8 with the function of modifying the file association will not take effect. This is due to the design of the system. Because in the past, users may be free to modify the associations of various programs installed, resulting in a file being opened by different programs by default at different times. Now, when the user installs a new program, the same type of file will be opened by default when opened again, and a prompt will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen to inform the user that a new one can be used to open this. The application of the class file returns the right to link to the new program to the user. If the user wants to modify the file association immediately, you can right-click on the file that will be opened and select "Open With "-" Select Default Program".

6. How do I add a language pack?

Now, three versions of Windows 8 (Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise Edition) support multi-language switching via language packs. The way to add a language pack is to open the "Control Panel" – "Clock, Language & Region" – "Language", add a language that you need the language pack, and click on the right side of the " The option ", the system automatically checks the availability of the language pack and prompts you to download it when available.

If you do not want to download the available languages ​​through the Windows Update service and you already have a separate local language pack file (lp.cab), you can execute lpksetup.exe to add the local language via the wizard. package. The wizard can also be used to remove installed language packs. Note that for some OEM models, the Chinese version of Windows 8 is not supported by other language packs, and the Chinese traditional Chinese language packs in Taiwan cannot be used due to policy restrictions. The workaround is to use the traditional Chinese language of Hong Kong. The translation mechanism of the package is the same.

7. How do you make the touch movements more visible when you are doing a presentation?

Sometimes when you connect a touchable Windows8 device to a projector for demonstration, if you don't use the mouse, there will be no mouse pointer display. By touch operation, the viewer will not easily see your finger. The click action, is there any way to make the audience see more clearly? In fact, by default, the click of a finger will display a faint circle on the screen. We only need to deepen the color of the circle (turn dark gray) through the system settings to let the audience see the movement of your finger. The location of this setting is "Control Panel"-"Hardware and Sound"-"Pen and Touch". Check the bottom of the "Optimize the intuitive response for projecting to an external monitor" and make sure.

8. How do I enable full button mode for the on-screen touch keyboard?

A careful friend may have found that there is always a layout in the keyboard layout selection of the on-screen touch keyboard that is not selectable. This layout is a full-key keyboard.

To enable it, we have to slide out of the super button bar from the right side of the screen, select "Set"-"Change PC settings"-"General", find the "Usage standard on the right Keyboard layout ", open it. In this way, you can choose this full button layout.