Make Windows Better Expert tips for every version windows 10 Use Edge's new dictionary One of the new features added to Windows 10's Edge browser in the October 2018 Update is a. dlictionary that you can use when browsing online articles in Reading View, or while reading ebooks and PDF files. You first need to switeh on the feature, so click the three dots at the top right of the browser, Settings at the bottom, then scroll tothe bottom ofthe section that opens. Now switch on the ‘Show definitions inline for’ sider and tick Books, ‘Reading view" and ‘PDF files (Gee right of screenshot below). ‘To activate Reading Vi when reading an article online, click the book icon in your URL. bar. You'll now see the article witha sepia theme and no adverts. Highlight a word to see its definition in a small pop-up window (ce left of screenshot above), ‘To open ebooks and PDFS in Edge, right-click the ile, move your cursor to ‘Open with’, then select Microsoft Edge. You can now simply highlight any word tossee its defintion. WInDows10| Zoom into Notepad text ggg The Windows 10 October 218 Update has added useful 200m options to Notepad. Previously if yon wanted to make text easier to read ‘you had to increase its font size, ‘To use the new zoom feature, click the ‘View tab, move your eursor to Zoom, then click Zoom In or Zoom Out (see screenshot below). Alternatively, press ‘untitled - Notepad File Edit Format View Help The change | Zoom. > which YouTu v status Bar entity. This would emulat Create a slideshow in Windows Did you know there are two ways to create a slideshow on your Windows PC without downloading software? ‘The first method can be carried out within File Explorer, ‘but gives you limited contro ‘This means your slides will play in random order, you have no control over slide duration, and you can’t add background ‘music. The second method ~ using the Photos app ~ gives you ‘more customisation options. ‘Tocreate a slideshow in File Explorer, ‘open the folder containing your photos. "Next, holding down the Ctrl key, click to select the photos you want. Click the Picture Tools tab at the top left, then click the ‘Slide show’ button. Your photos will now play in a random order (five seconds duration for each) ‘To create a slideshow using the Photos app, open that app, select the photos you want to include, click the ‘Add to" button at the top right, select “New video with music’, name your video, then press Enter. ‘Tocustomise this, elick ‘Video projects’ at the top left of the app, then the Ctrl+plus key f0z00m in or the Ctrl+minus key to zoom out. Ifyou use ‘your mouse’s scroll wheel, press Ctrl and scroll up to zoom in and down to zoom ‘out, Press Ctrl+0 to return to the default 200m level. ‘wnoons7.8,0 Disable Windows’ Startup sound Thera es Bee BE sic cna det strtopsnait you don't want to disturb people around you when you boot your PC. Press the CirisPlus 2] Ctl+Minus © creo FY allows for offline play ana-no-aaverts;—— 46 4-15 January 2019 = on Ga select your new slideshow. In the ‘window that opens, you'll see three panes, which let you add more photos, preview your slideshow and see your timeline (see screenshot) Click and drag the photos in your \meline to reposition them. Each photo plays for three seconds by default. To change this, select any photo on the timeline, click Duration at the top, then type the number of seconds. To.add music, click the Audio button at the top right and select Music. You'll see options to add copyright-free tracks or upload a music file from your PC. ‘When you're happy, click the Export Dutton at the top right ‘Windows key, type sound, then click the Sound option under Control Panel. In the ‘window that opens click the Sounds tab, untick Play Windows Startup sone’, lick Apply then OK (see screenshot below).Make Office Better top ips for MS Office & LibreOffice ecccaecmes Distinguish emails in your inbox Outlook hasausefl [5 Conditional Formatting feature that lets vou customise how messages appear in your inbox based on criteria ‘you set. This can be useful to identify important emails faster, for example, Here, we'llshow you how to apply a different font Style and size for emails from a particular recipient. First, click the View tab, click ‘View Settings at the top lef, then the Conditional Formatting ‘button at the bottom lef. You'll now see alist of email ‘categories. To add your own, click the ‘Add button atthe top right, then name ‘this whatever you want. Next, click the Font bution, select the font style and. size you want for these emails, then MICROSOFT WORD Create document ‘cover pages’ Ifyou tend to lay out the first 2. particular way (for example, using your name, address and a certain mage or graphic), then there's an easy way to save this as your ‘cover page’ so you can reuse it whenever you need. First, open a new docunient and design your cover page however you want. Now select everything on the page, click the Insert tab, the Cover Page dropdown click the Condition button at the bottom Teft (see screenshot above left). To choose emails from specific people, liek the From button and add the relevant contact(s) (see screenshot above right), Next iek‘Where Lam’ and choose ‘menu, then click ‘Save Selection to Cover Page Gallery’ (see screenshot below left), ‘name your cover page, then click OK. ‘The next time you want to use this page for another document, simply click the Cover Page dropdown menu again and select it LIBREOFFICE IMPRESS Email your presentation Impress presentation fies can be very large and therefore not easly emaled to someone. Ifyou want to email your presentation to proofreader, for example, i's a good idea to export it asa (smaller) PDF file. Click the File tab, then Export as PDF at the bottom, Inthe ‘window that opens, you'll see options to select all our slides or specific ones. ‘Once you've selected the ones you want, «lick Export, name your PDF and choose ‘where you want to save it, You can now email this much more easly. LIBREOFFICE CALC ‘Add dropdown menus to your spreadsheet’s cells Cale has a great feature tht lets youadd a dropdown menu of ‘values to any cell. This fs usefil i you are creating a survey with mmltiple- choice options, for example. Once you've created the cel with the dropdown nesta Mesa Mon oe Abt bal | esac i by a = ie zl (a) ee {from one of three options (emails sent ‘only to you, emails sent to you and ‘others, emails that you're CCed in), then click OK twice. You'll now see that all emails from that person will appear Inyyour inbox in the style you set. ‘menu, you can copy and paste it toany other cell in your spreadsheet. If you need. 10, you can then edit the dropdown menu values in the new cell. First, select the relevant cell, click the Data tab, then click Validity. Now, click the Allow dropdown menu at the top and select List In the Entries colurnn that appears, ype the dropdown menu values you want to include one below the other (see screenshot above), then click OK. ‘Now whenever anyone clicks inside this cell, the dropdown menu will appear. Clicking one of the values then displays it inthe cell, You can now copy this cell and paste it toany other cell to add the dropdown ‘menu. Ifyou want to change the dropstown menu values in any of the copied! cells, select the cell, click the Data tab, Validity, change the options in the Entries list, then click OK. 4-1Slanuary2019 47