Hi Ed, don't panic, Win 8.1 takes a little getting used to.
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Regarding that taskbar ... right-click on the taskbar and turn OFF the option “Show taskbar on all displays”. That should help a lot.
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It might be best not to use autohide because it helps to see that taskbar when you are learning to use Powerpoint and OpenLP together - you need to know which app has the computer's focus.
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Take a break, then have another go
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Steve
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