More Windows 8 illustrated.....

Here's an example from that list in the previous post, to find 'Search' from your Start Screen, simply start typing anything at all. I typed a line of directions instead of asking to search something, just to show how it works.....

Now, if you press ESC, it will show you the alphabetical full listing of all your Apps, and to keep those on screen but clear off that Search Panel on the right, simply go down to the bottom of the screen, and click inside that navigation bar. It is in two colors, light and dark, for left and right, and also has arrows in the left and right corners to aid in scrolling across your list. Another press on ESC takes you back to your Desktop again, if that's where you want to go.