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New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:30 pm
by artimrj
Got an update. One of the things is that Edge will read web pages for you. Pretty neat and funny. It reads everything, buttons, links, everything that has text.

Re: New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:56 pm
by artimrj
Another nifty thing I found is if you press SHIFT and the Windows button and S, your screens will turn gray and you cursor will be a PLUS sign. You can then click and draw a window somewhere in your screen(s) and it will copy that area to the clipboard. You can then load it in a graphics program, and paste the screenshot in for saving. You can grab 1 little area or complete screens.

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Unread postPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:32 pm
by BoostedFridge
Thats a neat trick with the built in selective screen capture.

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Unread postPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:04 pm
by AmericanSteam
The latest Mozila Firefox has the same feature.

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Unread postPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:26 pm
by artimrj
Don't need a browser to do this, it is part of Win 10. I use Edge now.

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Unread postPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:16 am
by RailWanderer
Cool, no more Snip-it tool, built in now, nice.

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Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:35 pm
by trev123
I'm on the Windows 10 Insider program and at the moment Edge doesn't always play sounds. I am now using Google Chrome which for me I find very good.

Re: New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:56 pm
by sumitsingh
artimrj wrote:Another nifty thing I found is if you press SHIFT and the Windows button and S, your screens will turn gray and you cursor will be a PLUS sign. You can then click and draw a window somewhere in your screen(s) and it will copy that area to the clipboard. You can then load it in a graphics program, and paste the screenshot in for saving. You can grab 1 little area or complete screens.

I express my thanks. This keys saved my day always.

Re: New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:01 pm
by artimrj
trev123 wrote:I'm on the Windows 10 Insider program and at the moment Edge doesn't always play sounds. I am now using Google Chrome which for me I find very good.


Gee my Edge talks to me and reads all the web pages for me. I hate Chrome. Tried it once and never again. I always stick to Microsoft for utilities. No mizzila, or Chrome or anything else, used to be IE now the Edge and no looking back.

Re: New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 6:39 pm
by peterhayes
Bob
Gee my Edge talks to me and reads all the web pages for me.

Are you using "NARRATOR" to do this or is there a setting in MS Edge itself? (Just changing from IE 11 to MS Edge)
Great tips
pH

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Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:53 pm
by artimrj
In the upper right corner is 3 dots, click them for a menu. One option is to READ ALOUD. That's all you have to do. You can read the entire page aloud, or select some text, right click on it and READ ALOUD is there also in the menu from right clicking.

Re: New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:25 pm
by peterhayes
Bob
Many thanks - so easy when you know how!
Regards.
pH

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Unread postPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:31 am
by artimrj
peterhayes wrote:Bob
Many thanks - so easy when you know how!
Regards.
pH



No problem, I wish it was a female voice though instead of the Speak & Spell voice.

Re: New Win 10 update

Unread postPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:46 pm
by peterhayes
In Narrator there is a female Australian voice quite pleasant!!
Regards
pH

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Unread postPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:49 pm
by artimrj
I don't know what Narrator is?