Dell Venue 8 Owners Manual

Setting Up Your Tablet  |  11
Turning On Your Tablet
When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish 
Windows setup to start using your tablet. For more information, see 
the Quick Start Guide.
1 Press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds to turn on your 
tablet. The lock screen appears. 
2 Swipe-up your finger from the bottom of the display to switch to 
the login screen, and then enter password to log in to Windows.
The tablet is ready for use when the Windows Start screen is...

12  |  Setting Up Your Tablet
Turning Off Your Tablet
Using the Power button:
1 Press and hold the Power button for at least 4 seconds.
2 Swipe-down the shutdown confirmation screen to the bottom 
edge of the display to turn off the tablet.
Using Charms:
1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 
2 Touch Settings → Power → Shut down to turn off the tablet.
Turning Off the Screen
Using the Power button:
Press the Power button to turn off the screen.
Using Charms:
1 Swipe-in from the...

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Inserting a microSD card
1 Open the slot cover.
2 Align the microSD card so that the pins are pointed toward the card slot.
3 Push the microSD card into the card slot.
4 Close the slot cover. 

14  |  Setting Up Your Tablet
Removing the microSD card
CAUTION: Removing the microSD card while it is in use may cause data 
loss or result in application errors. Make sure all save operations to the 
microSD card are complete before removing the microSD card.
1 Touch the Desktop tile to enter Desktop mode.
2 Touch Safely Remove Hardware  in the notification area at the 
bottom-right corner of the screen.
NOTE: If you do not see Safely Remove Hardware , touch  
Show Hidden Icons to display all icons in...

Using Your Tablet  |  15
Using Headphones
You can connect a headset or headphones to the audio port of your 
tablet.
WARNING: Listening to loud music for an extended period of time can 
lead to hearing loss. 
1 Connect headphones to the audio port (3.5 mm) on the tablet. 
2 Insert the earphones in your ears and adjust the volume level to a 
comfortable level.
NOTE: When you connect an audio device to the 3.5 mm audio jack, the 
integrated speakers on your tablet are muted automatically.
CAUTION: To...

16  |  Using Your Tablet
Using Your Tablet
Wi-Fi Setting
Turning On/Off Wi-Fi:
1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 
2 Touch Settings → Network icon .
3 Swipe Wi-Fi icon left or right to turn Wi-Fi on or off.
Connecting to a network:
1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 
2 Touch Settings → Available .
3 Select an available network from the list and touch Connect.
Gestures
Your tablet has a multi-touch display. You can touch the screen to 
operate the...

Using Your Tablet  |  17
Finger gesturesAllows you to:
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold your finger on 
the display.
 
•	Display detailed information about an 
item.
•	Open the context menu of an item to 
perform further actions.
Drag
1 Touch and hold your finger on 
an item on the screen.
2 Keeping your finger in contact 
with the display, move your 
fingertip to the desired 
location.
3 Take your finger off the display 
to drop the item in the desired 
location.
 
Move items such as images and icons on...

18  |  Using Your Tablet
Finger gesturesAllows you to:
Zoom in
Touch the display with two 
fingers and then move the 
fingers apart.
 
Enlarge the view of an image or web page.
Zoom out
Touch the display with two 
fingers and then move the 
fingers closer.
 
Reduce the view of an image or web page.
Rotate
Touch the display with two or 
more fingers and then move 
the fingers in a clockwise or 
counter-clockwise arc.
 
Rotate an object by 90 degrees. 

Using Your Tablet  |  19
Screen Orientation
For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes 
automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you 
hold the tablet. You can disable automatic screen rotation and lock 
the screen in portrait or landscape mode.
NOTE: Some apps may not support automatic screen rotation and are 
designed to work only in one orientation.
Locking the screen orientation
1 Change the screen to the desired orientation.
2 Swipe-in from the right edge of...

20  |  Using Your Tablet
Accessing the Start screen
When you computer boots into Windows, the Start screen appears by 
default. To access the start screen from any other window or app, use 
any of the following methods.
•	Press the Windows button.
•	Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms, 
and then touch the Start icon .
If you are at the Start screen, pressing the Start icon  takes you to 
the most recently used app or most recently viewed screen.
NOTE: The functionality of the...