A perfect companion for your PC! Whether you use your PC for work or play, there's a lot to learn and a lot of territory to discover, so take along a good guide. Serving up nine meaty minibooks, this All-in-One guide covers essential PC topics from soup through nuts, including the latest on PC hardware, Windows 8, the Internet, all the tools in Office 2013, digital media, troubleshooting and maintenance, upgrading your PC, home networking, and PC gaming. You'll get to know your PC inside and out and find yourself turning to this terrific resource again and again. This new edition features expanded coverage of home networking and desktop gaming, cool hardware for hardcore gamers, exciting new Windows 8 features, and much more. Nine minibooks provide a comprehensive PC overview and include PC Hardware; Windows 8; The Internet; Troubleshooting and Maintenance; Office 2013; Music, Movies, and Photos; Upgrading and Supercharging; Home Networking; and Gaming Explores step-by-step procedures for using the new Windows 8 operating system Delves into the techy nitty-gritty on things like processor speeds, hard drive capacities, and upgrading Reviews ways to protect your PC from viruses, offers troubleshooting tips, and discusses how to supercharge your PC's performance PCs All-in-One For Dummies, 6th Edition covers everything you need to know to get the most out of your PC.

A perfect companion for your PC!Whether you use your PC for work or play, there's a lot to learnand a lot of territory to discover, so take along a good guide.Serving up nine meaty minibooks, this All-in-One guidecovers essential PC topics from soup through nuts, including thelatest on PC hardware, Windows 8, the Internet, all the tools inOffice 2013, digital media, troubleshooting and maintenance,upgrading your PC, home networking, and PC gaming. You'll get toknow your PC inside and out and find yourself turning to thisterrific resource again and again.This new edition features expanded coverage of home networkingand desktop gaming, cool hardware for hardcore gamers, exciting newWindows 8 features, and much more.* Nine minibooks provide a comprehensive PC overview and includePC Hardware; Windows 8; The Internet; Troubleshooting andMaintenance; Office 2013; Music, Movies, and Photos; Upgrading andSupercharging; Home Networking; and Gaming* Explores step-by-step procedures for using the new Windows 8operating system* Delves into the techy nitty-gritty on things like processorspeeds, hard drive capacities, and upgrading* Reviews ways to protect your PC from viruses, offerstroubleshooting tips, and discusses how to supercharge your PC'sperformancePCs All-in-One For Dummies, 6th Edition covers everythingyou need to know to get the most out of your PC.

Introduction 1Book I: Getting Started with PCs 7Chapter 1: Starting with the Basics 9Chapter 2: Additional Toys Your PC Will Enjoy 23Chapter 3: Connectors, Ports, and Sundry Openings 39Book II: Windows 8 49Chapter 1: Shake Hands with Windows 8 51Chapter 2: The Many Windows of Windows 73Chapter 3: Windows 8 Basics 91Chapter 4: Advanced Windows 8 117Chapter 5: Taking Control of the Control Panel 145Book III: The Internet 171Chapter 1: Making Sense of the Internet 173Chapter 2: Adding an Internet Connection to Windows 8 187Chapter 3: Protecting Your Internet Privacy 195Chapter 4: Cruising the Web with Internet Explorer 10 207Chapter 5: Harnessing Your E-Mail 229Book IV: PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance 251Chapter 1: Easy PC Troubleshooting 253Chapter 2: Maintaining Windows 8 267Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Hardware 291Book V: Office 2013 303Chapter 1: Introducing Offi ce 2013 305Chapter 2: Using Word 317Chapter 3: Putting Excel to Work 349Chapter 4: Performing with PowerPoint 377Chapter 5: Doing Database Magic with Access 405Chapter 6: Staying in Touch with Outlook417Chapter 7: Working with SkyDrive 437Book VI: Fun with Movies, Music, and Photos 445Chapter 1: Scanning with Gusto 447Chapter 2: Dude, MP3 Rocks! 461Chapter 3: Making Movies with Your PC 475Chapter 4: I'm Okay, You're a Digital Camera 487Book VII: Upgrading and Supercharging 505Chapter 1: Determining What to Upgrade 507Chapter 2: Adding RAM to Your Hot Rod 515Chapter 3: Adding Hard Drive Territory to Your System 523Chapter 4: Partying with USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and eSATA535Chapter 5: Pumping Up Your Sound and Video 545Book VIII: Home Networking 555Chapter 1: Do I Really Need a Network? 557Chapter 2: Ethernet to the Rescue 565Chapter 3: Going Wireless 583Chapter 4: Sharing Your Internet Connection 595Chapter 5: Securing Your Home Network 605Book IX: Gaming 617Chapter 1: What's Different About a Gaming PC? 619Chapter 2: Gaming Hardware That Helps You Win 631Chapter 3: Software for Gamers 639Chapter 4: Playing Milestone PC Games 651Index 661