Trich - Windows 8 is a real bite to use at first and this site needs you to use Compatibility View in order to be able to post proper.
Inside the address bar at the top of your IE Browser is an icon that looks like a page torn in half.
It should be grey in color now.
Click it and it will reload page and the icon will be blue.
When the icon is blue you are in Compatibility View and the Enter key and other stuff will work proper.
There is a $5 program that returns the Start button to the desktop called Start 8.
It allows you to set up comp so it boots to regular desktop and looks and feels much the same as Windows 7.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
Here's a screenshot with the Compatibility View button outlined in green: