If you are using Microsoft Edge in Windows 10, here’s a way that you can organise multiple browser tabs that you need to have open for a job or project into a ‘Collection’ that you can easily access later. To make a ‘Collection’ of relevant web pages that you have open in multiple browser tabs: […]
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If you’re using Windows 10 and you’d like to prevent others from seeing what you’re working on if you need to walk away from your device, here’s how to quickly and easily lock your screen: – Press the Windows logo key + L. – Or, if you’re using a Mac, press Control + Command +
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If you’d like to create a fast, easy, and decorative way to shut down your Windows 10 PC, creating a ‘slide to shutdown’ shortcut allows you to simply pull down an on-screen picture blind to turn off your PC. Here’s how to set it up: – Desktop, right-click, select shortcut. – In the Type the
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If you would like to know how to save time and easily open a link in an online document in its own new browser tab using one just click, here’s how: – If you are browsing an online document that has a link in it, click the ‘middle’ button of your mouse over the link.
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Windows 10 users can help users to get organised with their current work by creating named Start menu folders that have a group of relevant live app Tiles in them. Here’s how to create your Start menu folders: – Click on the Start menu (bottom left). – Click and drag the app tiles that you
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If you’ve got a screen full of windows open on Windows 10 and you need to unclutter your screen so you can concentrate on just the one you’re working on, the old ‘Aero Shake’ trick still works and can save time. Here is how to use it: – Left-click on the title bar of the
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If you would like to improve your video conference calls in terms of how things look, sound and operate, here are a few tips: – Consider using a webcam rather than the built-in laptop cam. It may be better quality (picture and sound) plus it offers flexibility in positioning. – Consider using a slightly side-on
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If you have apps running in the background on Windows 10, they can use up more of your battery power and data. Here’s an easy way to stop background apps from running: Go to: Settings > Privacy > Background apps. To stop all from running, toggle ‘Let apps run in the background’ to ‘Off’. You
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Tech Tip – Background Change in Zoom If you or anyone you know has used Zoom recently, perhaps to communicate during the lockdown, here is a way to change the background view to something a little more interesting than an overcrowded bookshelf: – In the Zoom app, click your profile (top right), and click Settings.
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Here are 3 tips to help speed up a Windows 10 PC: 1. Change Power Settings If you are using a power saver plan, you can change your power settings to “Higher Performance” or “Balanced” to speed things up. This can be done via the Control Panel app, then select Hardware and Sound > Power
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