Let us assume that you have signed on to the Windows 8 computer, and are
looking at the Metro interface. Before creating any groups, spend a few minutes dragging the tiles into groups,
for instance, arranging the apps into columns of
games, tools and people.
How to Create a New Vertical Block of Metro-style Tiles Before
naming the columns, let us create a new island of tiles. Just grab a tile and
move slowly to the right, a vertical column will appear, just drop the tile
in the very middle of the band; as a result there will be a wider alleyway between
the tiles. You have created a new group.
What defines a Metro-style group is a thicker alley between the
neighbouring tiles. Observe the 'Calendar' and 'Camera' on
either side of People, compare the screenshot above with the one below and
see how People is now in its own group. Incidentally, Camera and
Snipping Tool are in the same
group, which is two tiles wide but with only a thin alley in between the
elements.
Now we are ready to tackle the main event - creating labels for these Metro
groups.
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For our naming task we need a tiny magnifying glass with four dots, called a
semantic zoom.To activate
this tool hover your mouse over the very bottom right corner of the main
Metro UI screen.
Click on the semantic zoom magnifier; it's surprising how the screen now looks smaller!
But the benefit is that you can select a group of tiles, wide alleyways mean
separate groups and thin lines mean the tiles are in the same group.
Once you have selected a column or two with the semantic zoom, right-click
on one group of tiles -
note the white tick. Now look down at the bottom of the screen and you should see a pin labelled 'Name
Group'; in the accompanying dialog box enter the label of your choice.ce.ce.ce.ce.
Repeat for other blocks of tiles in your Metro interface. Get into the rhythm: select the whole
column, a white tick appears, find the dialog box, and then type the group's
name. See one I did earlier, 'Main' in the right of the screenshot.
Begin by clicking on the semantic zoom at the bottom right corner of the
Metro screen, next, select
the columns of tiles you wish to label. The ribbon at the bottom now
provides
a naming box. It's also worth developing the knack of creating new
columns, which you can then name.
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