Tech Tip – Pin Websites to the Taskbar Using Microsoft Edge
Pinning frequently used websites to your taskbar using Microsoft Edge allows you to access them quickly, just like any other app, enhancing your workflow efficiency. Here’s how to do it: – Launch Microsoft Edge from the Start menu or taskbar. – Navigate to the Website you want to pin to the taskbar. – Click on […]
Tech Tip – Pin Tabs In Chrome To Save Time And Stay Organised
If there are websites that you use regularly, pinning tabs is a way to save time, stay organised, and get right to the websites you need every time you open your Google Chrome browser. Here’s how it works: – Open Chrome and type in the domain of the required website. – Right-click on the tab […]
Tech Tip – Personalising News With Widgets
If you’re finding that you’re keeping up with the news more lately, try using ‘Widgets’ to catch upon the news at a glance in Windows 11. Here’s how: – Sign into your Microsoft account. – To show or hide the widgets board, select the Widgets icon on the taskbar, press the Windows logo key + […]
Tech Tip – PDFs From Almost Anything
PDFs are really useful files for sharing and printing and one good thing about Windows 10 is that it enables you to make a pdf out of almost anything. Here’s how: – From any Windows 10 app, use the Print command. – In the Print dialogue box, select Microsoft Print to PDF as the destination […]
Tech Tip – Organising Tabs With A ‘Bounce’
In Windows 10, if you would like a fast and easy way to stay organised by instantly getting a birds-eye view of each tab that you have open without interrupting the flow of your work this tip is for you. – Click on the tab part of the current window that you are working on. […]
Tech Tip – Organising Files Using ‘Libraries’
If you would like a quick and easy way to bring all relevant files from different drives into one virtual folder that you can search at one time, use the Windows 10 ‘Libraries’ feature. Here’s how: – Go to/open File Explorer. – If ‘Libraries’ isn’t listed e.g., under ‘This PC’, right mouse click in the […]
Tech Tip – Organise Your Chrome Bookmarks With Folders
If you’d like an easy way to organise all your Google Chrome browser bookmarks, try putting them in folders. Here’s how: To create a bookmark folder: – On your computer, open Chrome. – Top right, click on the 3 dots, then ‘Bookmarks’ and ‘Bookmark manager’. – Top right, click on the 3 dots and ‘Add […]
Tech Tip – Organise Windows Using ‘Snap Groups’
Windows 11 has upgraded Snap Assist to Snap Layouts and Snap Groups. You can use these features to customise the sizes of apps on the desktop, and to snap other apps into your chosen layout. Here’s how it works: – Hover the mouse over a window’s maximize button or press Win + Z. – Click […]
Tech Tip – Optimize Working Space With Snap Assist
If you are using Windows 10 and you want to multi-task and make the most of your single screen Snap Assist enables you to split your screen between two open windows. Here’s how: – Hold down the Windows key on the keyboard and use the < or > arrows. – Snap Assist will then move […]
Tech Tip – Optimising Storage
You can make sure that you are making the best use of the space on your computer by using the Storage Sense feature in Windows 10. Here’s how: When enabled, Storage Sense will automatically work in the background when your PC is getting low on space to free-up space by ridding your system of unwanted, […]