I hope this isn’t too stupid a question, but I have been searching the internet for days without finding a good answer. I read in two or three places that, in Windows 8, one can have only one program or document displayed or visible on the screen at any one time. One source said that MS should change the name of the OS from Windows to Window. At my work pc, running Windows 7, I have 2 monitors and almost always have several docs displaying at the same time (for example, 2 or 3 Word docs or perhaps a Word doc, an Excel file, and an Outlook email. Is this possible in Win 8? I’ve been told no. If this is correct, Win 8 would be a serious step backward for productivity. In my little corner of the world, I don’t know anyone running Win 8 so am unable to verify. I did look at a pc running W8 in an office supply store. IE was open in a maximized screen (that is, taking up the full screen) and I could find no way to “restore” the window (that is, make it a resizable window taking up a partial screen). The sales person couldn’t either. It was more like a giant smartphone than a Windows pc. Could someone please point me toward some answers. It’s hard to believe that MS would cripple its OS like this. Thanks.
Fafner
