Teach Yourself Visually Windows 8.1 1st Edition

I am completely satisfied with purchasing this book. Out of all the items i have purchased from Amazon, this is by far one of the top five most satisfying purchases i have ever made. I felt as if i was stealing this book because of the wealth of knowledge contained within its pages. It has everything you need to know about windows8-8.1. It is easy to understand and it has pictures to show you the process. All this book needs is a section ob troubleshooting, but thats another subject for a follow-up book. If it does come out i will be there to buy it because the writing is excellent. When it cones tto computers, i have my moments. Most if my moments are due to frustration because of confusing directions that were made to be simple. Simple for whom,though? People with degrees in rocket science? The author explains everything in detail but knows that the average reader wants the simplest and quickest solution so that they can become familiar with this os in the smallest amount of time. Recommended.

I have other Windows 8 manuals which require a lot of skipping around, and most of the stuff is not relevant to everyone. This one is different because every "lesson" is on two pages, and it's all right there. This is one manual that is easy to use. It's very basic, but it was just what I've wanted. I am on my 5th. computer over the years, and each new Windows version has been a new learning experience. This manual is helpful to the more experienced person and I would also highly recommend it to any one just starting out. Simple, easy to understand, with pictures. I wish I had bought it first.

With the help of this book, I was able to get started in Windows 8.1. I went from windows XP to 8.1. I was not at all familiar witheven windows 8. Going thru the book and using the steps I was able to get a pretty good understanding and I was able to setup and get on line. There were some things that weren't explained thoroughly but trial and error got me thru. I would recommendthis book. I have the same book for Windows XP. I am a repeat customer and I lean visually.

A good companion book to Windows for Dummies 8.1-10 Books in1. There are times when information shown visually exceeds the written word and helps obtain a clearer understanding for users from beginners to those with middling expertise with Windows 8.1.

I cannot say too much about what a great book this is for learning 8.1. The images of the 8.1 screens takes up a lot of space, but that is what makes it such a great book. I got much more out of the book, working on my own, than I could have gotten even from taking a class. I decided how long to spend each day, and which chapters to work on, although I would recommend doing chapters 1-5 in order. After that, pick what you want to learn and use in Windows 8.1. Allow yourself time, as in sessions each day, to learn it. It beats hiring a techie to "set up" your PC because you will know SO much more about 8.1, and not just ask that they revert you back to the old desktop format (Windows 7 and earlier format). Learn 8.1, it's pretty cool, tiles and all. Read the book, you'll understand.

When I purchased my new laptop with Windows 8.1 I was lost. I had to go online to Microsoft to see how to turn the computer off!I have a Kindle so I had a little knowledge about apps but not how to work with all the ones on 8.1This book explains a lot and you can see pictures of the windows that you are working with not just a lot of words.I have run in a few things that I have had to go online to see how to do it but for the most part this book is VERY helpful.

Excellent. Easy to understand. Well written and I especially like the index which is very good at helping me find things quickly. Love that the pictures are in color unlike other books that are black and white.Only one problem. I have been reading it without the computer in front of me. The colored pictures are great, however I could use a bigger book as it is hard to see the words in the computer screen pictures as they are so small. I am using a magnifying glass, but it doesn't help much. They should have been blown up.

This book is easy to read an follow so I really liked that about it. There was no guess work involved and it gave you step by step directions on how to get things done. What I didn't like about it was that there were some things that it didn't cover. One example was how do you add and address and personal information for a contact on Outlook Express. There was nothing for this and I think that would be an important feature. That's why I gave it a 4 star rating. There were a few other things like that.But otherwise a great book and I would recommend it. I bought Teach Yourself Visually Windows 7 for my husband and he likes it.