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Windows Tips and Resources
Microsoft Windows comes with apps and settings and tweaks galore. Find out here all you need to best use the venerable and always-changing operating system.
How to Make a Degree Symbol (Windows Keyboard shortcut)
Writing about the weather, climate, astronomy, cooking or health? You need the elusive degree sign — but that little...
How to Open the Emoji Keyboard on Windows (Quick Shortcut)
Struggling to find the promised smiley keyboard for Windows? Looking for handy shortcuts to adding emoji and special...
Copy/Paste Multiple Items in Windows 11 (Clipboard History)
Stuck copying one thing at a time in Windows, forever switching back and forth wasting time? Wish you could stash...
How to Make the Plus Sign ( + ) on the Keyboard
Desperately searching for the plus sign only to type everything but — especially on a keyboard that’s not your own?...
How to Create a New Folder in Windows (Incl. “mkdir”)
Are your files scattered all over the desktop and the occasional “Downloads” folder? Do you spend more time hunting...
How to Black out (Redact) Text in a Screenshot with Snipping Tool
Want to share a screenshot — but not necessarily all the information in it? Find out here how to redact text in a...
How to Change the Windows Language (e.g., to Spanish)
Learning a new tongue and eager to immerse yourself or trying to explain how something in Windows works in a foreign...
How to Find Your Windows Version and Build Number
Struggling to find out exactly which version of Windows is running on your PC? Want to know the details (down to the...
How to Type Faster with Predictive Text on Windows
Want Windows to finish your…? And start them? Find out here how to type faster with predictive text replacement and...
Draw Perfect Rectangle Highlights in Windows Snipping Tool
Looking to draw the eye to the key element in your screenshot and still keep the context? Find out here how to...
How to Insert Superscript Letters on Windows
Trying to make an ordinal number with small raised letters (like 1ˢᵗ)? Wresting to get a chemical formulae right on a...