How to open Control Panel in Windows 8
Office
2016
This tip is about opening Control Panel in Windows 8 for changing separators in Excel - semicolon to comma,
comma to semicolon, comma to point, etc.
There are several different ways how to open it, here are some of them:
I - First way
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, choose Settings:
![Windows 8 settings icon Windows 8 settings icon](/images/tips/335/1.png)
2. In the opened pane choose Control Panel:
![Windows 8 settings Windows 8 settings](/images/tips/335/2.png)
II - Second way
1. Right-click on the System icon in the Desktop and choose Properties in the popup menu:
![Windows 8 system popup Windows 8 system popup](/images/tips/335/3.png)
2. In the opened pane choose Control Panel:
![Windows 8 system Windows 8 system](/images/tips/335/4.png)
III - Third way
Double-click on the System icon:
![Windows 8 system Windows 8 system](/images/tips/335/5.png)
IV - Forth way
Click Windows+X:
![Windows 8 system Windows 8 system](/images/tips/335/6.png)