How to Open the Charms Bar in Windows 8

Charm Bar is a brand new feature addition and we all are seeing it for the first time in Windows, so I thought it would be great to provide a basic introduction and the things it can help you with.

Charm Bar is the universal toolbar of Windows 8, and thus you can access it from anywhere no matter which application you are working on.

Screen shot of Charms Bar

How to get This Bar:

1. Press the Windows  + C keys.

NOTE: The Charms bar will stay open with this option until you either click on a charm, press Windows+C again, or click on a empty area in the main screen. You can also use the up & down arrow keys and Enter to select a charm.

2. Move the pointer to the bottom right corner of any connected display screen, then move the pointer up to be able to select a charm.

3. Move the pointer to the top right corner of any connected display screen, then move the pointer down to be able to select a charm.

4. For touchscreens, swipe inward from the right edge of the screen.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Charm Bar

Search - Win+Q (Allows you to search across the OS throughout applications)

Share - Win+H (Apps that use the search contract can share data through this charm)
Start - Windows (Takes you to the Start Screen)
Devices - Win+K (Display connected hardware devices)
Settings - Win+I (Displays Network, Volume, notifications, languages,shutdown options, and more PC Settings)