

Select and hold (or right-click) anywhere in Start to adjust your layout and see more pinned items or more recommended files. More on touch gestures Customize your Start menu layout For quick settings, swipe up on the system tray. Swipe up for taskbar shortcutsįrom the bottom edge of your screen, swipe up at the center of the taskbar to reveal the Start menu. Turn on live captions in your quick settings panel or in Settings > Accessibility > Captions. Open Speech settings Use live captions for any content with audioĬapture every word, from meetings to your favorite podcasts-personalize your font, text color, text size, and more. To get started, select Start > Settings > Accessibility > Speech > Voice access.

Open Clipchamp Turn on voice access to talk instead of typeĬontrol your apps, dictate emails, search online, and more using your voice. Start from scratch or from a template, and customize your video with text, stock art, and stickers. Press the Windows logo key + (.) to open the emoji panel and search for family. Show off your family with personalized emojisĬreate an emoji that represents your family by changing the number of people, skin tones, and more. Then, select and hold (or right-click) the file > Add to Favorites. Make sure you're signed in with a Microsoft account or a work or school account.

See favorite files in File Explorer and Īdd a file to Favorites in File Explorer and see it in File Explorer Home and . Select and drag one app onto another to create a folder. Keep what's important close by grouping your pinned apps into folders. Open the Clock app, choose how long you want to focus, then select Start focus session. Start a focus session when you want to reduce distractions and get work done. Open Notifications settings Start a focus session anytime Select Start > Settings > System > Notifications > Set priority notifications to start. Set priority notificationsĬhoose which apps can show notifications-even when do not disturb is turned on. When you're using the handwriting panel, use gestures to erase, insert, and add text to anywhere you can type. Back up your PC to protect important infoįrom your apps and settings to your files and passwords, you can back up your info in just a few easy steps. To change this setting, select Windows logo key > Settings > System > Clipboard > Suggested actions. When you copy a phone number or date, get a quick suggestion to open one of your apps and automatically start a call or calendar event. Quickly start a call or create a calendar event Drag and drop files between tabs in File Explorer to quickly move them where you want.
