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[[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.<ref name=zdnet-smallertab>{{cite news|title=New Windows 8 hardware specs hint at 7-inch tablets and a Microsoft Reader|url=http://www.zdnet.com/new-windows-8-hardware-specs-hint-at-7-inch-tablets-and-a-microsoft-reader-7000013271/|work=ZDNet|access-date=March 29, 2013|archive-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204160922/http://www.zdnet.com/new-windows-8-hardware-specs-hint-at-7-inch-tablets-and-a-microsoft-reader-7000013271/|url-status=live}}</ref> Windows 8.1 lowers the snapping requirement to a screen resolution of 1024x768.<ref name="Callaham">{{cite web |url=http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-blue-lowers-modern-app-snap-view-resolution-to-1024x768 |title=Windows 'Blue' lowers Modern app snap view resolution to 1024x768 |last=Callaham |first=John |website=Neowin |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329123304/http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-blue-lowers-modern-app-snap-view-resolution-to-1024x768 |url-status=live }}</ref> Users can switch between apps and the desktop by clicking on the top left corner or by swiping the left side of the touchscreen to invoke a sidebar that displays all currently opened Metro-style apps. Right-clicking on the upper left corner provides a context menu with options to switch between open apps. The traditional desktop is accessible from a tile on the Start screen or by launching a desktop app. The {{key press|Alt|Tab}} shortcut cycles through all programs, regardless of type.
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▲[[File:Windows 8 Tutorial.png|thumb|The tutorial that appears after the installation of Windows 8 and when a new user signs in for the first time]]
The interface also incorporates a taskbar on the right side of the screen known as "[[Windows shell#Charms|the charms]]" (lowercase), which can be accessed from any app or the desktop by sliding from the right edge of a touchscreen or compatible touchpad, by moving the mouse cursor to one of the right corners of the screen, or by pressing {{key press|Win|C}}. The charms include Search, Share, [[Start menu|Start]], Devices and Settings charms. The Start charm invokes or dismisses the Start screen. Other charms invoke context-sensitive sidebars that can be used to access app and system functionality. Because of the aforementioned changes involving the use of [[screen hotspot|hot corners]], user interface navigation in Windows 8 is fundamentally different when compared with previous versions of Windows. To assist new users of the operating system, Microsoft incorporated a tutorial that appears during the installation of Windows 8, and also during the first sign-in of a new user account, which visually instructs users to move their mouse cursor into any corner of the screen (or swipe the corners on devices with touchscreens) to interact with the operating system.<ref name="Windows8OOBE">{{cite web |url=http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-to-get-oobe-tutorial |title=Windows 8 to get OOBE tutorial |last=Sams |first=Brad |publisher=Neowin |date=May 3, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405133937/http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-to-get-oobe-tutorial |url-status=live }}</ref> The tutorial can be disabled so that it does not appear for new user accounts.<ref name="DisableT">{{cite web |url=http://windowsitpro.com/windows-8/stop-windows-8-intro-animation-users |title=Stop the Windows 8 Intro Animation for Users |last=Savill |first=John |date=April 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Penton]] |work=Windows IT Pro |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916083456/http://windowsitpro.com/windows-8/stop-windows-8-intro-animation-users |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Windows 8.1 introduces navigation hints with instructions that are displayed during the first use of the operating system, and also includes a help and support app.<ref name="Help+Tips">{{cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-help-tips |title=Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Help + Tips |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Thurrott |date=August 17, 2013 |publisher=[[Penton (professional information services)|Penton Media]] |work=Supersite for Windows |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317015345/http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-help-tips |url-status=live }}</ref>
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