Windows Tips and Tricks
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Windows has some built-in tools that may be somewhat hidden. �This deck will help you discover them.
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Features on Windows devices
with help from https://noobietech.com/windows-10-tips-and-tricks/
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Windows Calculator
The built-in calculator has more options hidden under the 3 lines icon (hamburger) on the top left.
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Copy History
Do you ever copy/paste (Ctrl C and Ctrl V) and realize you want to use it again?
In your search bar, type clipboard settings. Turn on Clipboard history. You can even sync across devices. Open it with Windows key + V and click on what you want to paste.
It seems to save about 25 items.
+ v
to view your recent clipboard history
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Hidden Features
EDGE!
Microsoft Edge is Chromium based (it works like Chrome) so you can use your favorite extensions.
It also has options for read aloud and Immersive Reader on many articles
Photo by Alexandru Zdrobău on Unsplash
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Emoji shortcut
Do you need to type an emoji? Press the Windows key and the . to bring up the emoji option.
In Windows 11, there are also GIF options! That same shortcut opens a menu with multiple options, including clipboard history, if enabled.
and .
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Mouse size and color
Type Mouse pointer in the search bar to open mouse settings and change the color and size
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Quick Assist
With Quick Assist on Windows 10 and 11, you can remotely connect to any other Windows 10 or 11 device.
Open Quick Assist. (shortcut Windows key + Ctrl + Q)
NOTE: Quick Assist is now a Windows Store app. It will prompt you to update.
If giving assistance, click “Assist another person”, log in with your Microsoft account and it creates a code to share with the other person.
If getting assistance, enter in the code.
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Re-open a Closed Tab
Have you ever closed a tab and didn’t mean to? Or a student quickly closed a browser tab and you want to know what they closed? A keyboard shortcut re-opens it. Ctrl+Shift+t
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Search Bar size (Windows 10 only)
If the large search bar is taking too much space in your taskbar, you can change it to a search icon (magnifying glass) or hide it.
Right click on the taskbar and click Search for a pop out menu of choices.
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Snap Windows
Photo by Alexandru Zdrobău on Unsplash
You can "snap" windows to the left, right, maximized, and down
Windows Key + Left – Snap current window to the left side of the screen.
Windows Key + Right – Snap current window to the right side of the screen.
Windows Key + Up – Maximize the current window.
Windows Key + Down – Snap current window to the bottom of the screen.
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With Steps Recorder on Windows 10 and 11, you can record the steps to complete a task.
1. To open Steps Recorder, select the Search button/bar in the task bar, and type Steps Recorder.
2. Click on Steps Recorder then click Start Record.
3. Go through the steps. You can pause and resume the recording at any time.
4. (Optional) As you record, select Add Comment, use your mouse to select the part of the screen that you want to comment on, type your comment, and then select OK.
5. When you’re done, select Stop Record.
6. Review the record of the steps you followed to make sure it shows what you want it to show. Select Save, name the .zip file, choose where to save it, and then select Save.
The file has screenshots and directions for each step you just did.
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Rename Files in Bulk
PowerToys, a Windows utility, will rename files, but if you have images that have all different numbers, that can be tricky.
File Explorer in Windows makes it easy.
Shoutout to PCMag for posting the directions.
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PowerToys
My favorite ones are Mouse utilities, Image resizer, and Text Extractor. Check out the Microsoft page for more information.
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