Dell, the PC manufacturer, is offering a free Windows 8 eBook from the Dummies series to users that are just starting with the operating system.
The “Windows 8 for Dummies, Dell Pocket Edition” is a book of about 147 pages and it comes in a PDF file format that anyone can easily download. To get it, head over http://marketing.dell.com/windows-8-ebook and fill out the form (remember that you don’t exactly have to be truthful about your information here), then click Submit to download.
What’s in the book? Well, everything a first timer will need to get started. Some of the content you’ll find includes:
- What’s new in Windows 8
- Figuring out the new Start screen
- Browsing the File Explorer
- Working with files and folders
- Working with the Desktop
- SkyDrive
- Starting a program or app
- Updating your apps
- Adding your social accounts to Windows 8
- Managing contacts
- Ten things you’ll hate about Windows 8 and more…
If the book isn’t enough, you can learn even more in our Windows 8 section with daily updates on the operating system, which is practically a book in the sky.