Windows 8 Features

BEST FEATURES IN WINDOWS 8                                               

EASY GESTURES                                                                              WINDOWS 8 IS THE FIRST TRULY GESTURAL VERSION OF WINDOWS. THE OS SUPPORTS INTUITIVE SIMPLE TOUCH GESTURES LIKE SWIPING IN FROM THE LEFT TO SWITCH APPS AND SWIPING IN FROM THE RIGHT FOR THE CHARMS MENU. SEMANTIC ZOOM IS ANOTHER BIG WINNER. WHETHER YOU’RE IN THE START SCREEN OR A SPECIFIC APP, LIKE THE PEOPLE HUB, YOU CAN NAVIGATE USING THE PINCH-TO-ZOOM GESTURE TO GET A HIGH-LEVEL VIEW. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN USE SEMANTIC ZOOM IN THE NEWS APP TO SEE ALL OF THE NEWS SECTIONS AVAILABLE, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SCROLL THROUGH THE APP. OTHER USEFUL GESTURES INCLUDE SWIPING IN FROM THE TOP OF THE SCREEN FOR APP-SPECIFIC COMMANDS AND SETTINGS AND DRAGGING AN APP FROM THE TOP DOWN TO CLOSE IT OUT.

Windows 8 features a redesigned user interface built upon the Metro design language, with optimizations for touchscreens. Metro-style apps can either run in a full-screen environment, or be snapped to the side of a screen alongside another app or the  desktop; snapping requires a screen resolution of 1366×768 or higher.              

Easy Gestures. Windows 8 is the first truly gestural version of Windows. The OS supports intuitive simple touch gestures like swiping in from the left to switch apps and swiping in from the right for the Charms menu. Semantic zoom is another big winner