Using the App Switcher in Windows 8

The App Switcher (Figure 2-4) displays a thumbnail of each open Windows 8 app. Do any of
the following to open the App Switcher and open a running Windows 8 app:

•   Swipe in from the left edge of the screen and, without lifting your finger, drag the app

back to the left edge of the screen. (The motion feels like drawing a right bracket [>]).
Notice the App Switcher on the left edge of the screen. You see a thumbnail for each
open Windows 8 app. At the bottom of the App Switcher, you see the Start screen.

•    Press and hold the Windows logo key, repeatedly press Tab to highlight each running

Windows 8 app; then, release both keys to open the selected apps full screen.

•    Press Alt + Tab, just like you did in Windows 7, to quickly switch between apps.

•    Move the mouse pointer to the upper-left corner of the screen. Notice in the

 upper-left corner of the screen a thumbnail for the next Windows 8 app. Also notice
the hint along the left edge of the screen that the App Switcher is available. Click the
mouse in the upper-left corner of the screen to bring in the next open app, or move
the mouse pointer straight down the left edge of the screen to open the App Switcher.