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Access Special Characters Easily in Windows

It can be quite often on a PC when you need access to special characters such as foreign currency symbols, specialist mathematical characters, or common foreign language characters.  Traditionally in Windows you’ve had to open the Character Map app, find the right character, and in the…

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Customise and Configure your Laptop’s Trackpad

If you use Windows 10 on a laptop you can configure and customise your trackpad to help you get more from it, and work in more of a way that makes you both comfortable and productive.  From Settings, open Devices and then Touchpad.  Here you will find options…

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Search for Files, Documents and More in Windows

Microsoft have revamped the search facility in Windows 10 to make it much simpler to use.  You can search either from typing when the Start Menu is open, or by clicking in the search box, or the magnifying glass icon that sits next to the…

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Get International Characters with the On-Screen Keyboard

Using the Windows Ink Workspace

If you are using a PC with pen support, such as a Microsoft Surface Pro, or a 2-in-1 laptop, then you might find the Windows Ink Workspace useful.  This is a button (a picture of a pen drawing a curvy line) next to the clock on…

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Configure Pen & Ink Settings in Windows

If you use a pen with your Windows 10 PC, then you might find the settings you can use to control that pen very useful.  You can find them in Settings under Devices and Pen & Windows Ink.  Here you can tell Windows if you are right…

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Using the Snip & Sketch Tool in Windows

The Snip & Sketch tool in Windows is a pen and ink-friendly way to annotate screenshots.  You can find it in the Start Menu, or take a screenshot and have Snip & Sketch open automatically by pressing the Windows key + Shift + S. With…

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Get Started with Microsoft Whiteboard

Microsoft Whiteboard is a fantastic tool for collaboration and education.  It works like a regular whiteboard, but allows people to interact and collaborate on different devices, and from anywhere over the Internet.  Whiteboard is very simple to use too. In the top right corner is…

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Keep the Windows Calculator on Top of Other Apps

In one of those “Why hasn’t it done this since the very beginning” moments, it is now possible to always keep the Windows calendar on top of other apps, so that whatever app you’re in you’re always able to perform calculations.  I know, it’s such…

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Control How Windows Updates are Delivered

Windows Updates can be annoying, especially if you have a low-bandwidth Internet connection.  Fortunately Windows 10 includes controls to help you manage how you receive updates on your PCs, and from where they come.  Opening Settings and navigating to Update & Security and then Delivery Optimisation is…

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