Try These ‘Secret’ Windows 10 Tricks - Comments Page 1

Right-clicking the Windows icon will also open the alternate menu for access to power options, control panel, etc.

OK, I got the part about the prtscn button. Pease tell me how to find and access the windows clipboard.

You can access the Windows 10 clipboard by using the Windows Key + V.
I find this very handy and use it all the time.

Your:
'Microsoft has frequently taken good ideas from the shareware world and incorporated them into Windows,'
Is yet another reason why more and more people are slowly moving away from Windows and turning to Linux.

Using OfficeLibre, the speech to text dictation is problematic. For example, the dictation mode times out after 7 seconds if no speech is heard, and the function has to be reloaded. Using the space bar, or the back key (and possibly other keys) disables functioning and again, the app has to be reloaded. Even one finger typing would be faster than using ditation mode.

Thank you, Bob, for your informative articles, along with your good intentions of saving us a lot of time and trouble! Yes! I will stick with my dual boot into Windows 10 and Linux. I will wait a long time before I am "forced" to switch to Windows 11. Also, I agree completely that Microsoft has frequently taken good ideas from the shareware world. Over time, I am using Linux more and more. There are great alternatives out there. Thank you!

Oddly, I have found that Windows print to PDF sometimes yields docs that are a bit blurry, like slightly out of focus. So, I have to retain a freeware alternate for creating some PDFs. Has anybody else noticed this? This was apparent early on in the Windows built-in PDF game, and may have been fixed by now. It is not something that I use every day.

My keyboard has no PrtScn key. Any suggestions?

Jeri: an even better way to access the Windows clipboard is -V (as compared to Crtl-V.)

If Clipboard history is turned on (Settings, System, Clipboard, clipboard history) The you have access to most everything you copies, not just the most recent item. You can pick and choose what you want to paste.

As always, what you can paste is dependent on where you're trying to paste it. You can't paste pictures in text files, or text on the desktop.

Victor Sperper: Try the key with two lines on it: "prt scr" at the top, and "sysrq" below that.

I use split screen a lot. Make sure your vursor is on your open doc/page then just hold the Window key on your keyboard and tap the right or left arrow to place your work in that space.

I become furious when I am advised that a particular task is easy: "just do this" ........... typically a so called keyboard shortcuts which I can't even remember the next day.

One one of my favorites is this one. Go to: Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Mouse->Pointer Options,
and check the box "Show location when I press the CTRL key" Now, whenever i lose my pointer on the screen clutter, i tap the CTRL key, and an animated circle converges on the pointer.

Thank you, BillP! Someone turned this cursor location feature on on a former laptop but didn't tell me how to do it. I'm forever losing my cursor so thanks a lot for helping me locate it easily.

unfortunately Billip I don't have that key. The manufacturer has made a small keyboard at the expense of some keys.

I really love this!! I routinely get more and better
practical tips and information, easily understood and utilized, from Bob Rankin than I ever got from Microsoft! Bob Rankin should be endowed with a lifetime luxury income, and a bronze statue installed on the Mall in Washington, DC!!! Any takers? I'd contribute to that!!

The path to the Mouse Properties dialog through Settings is:
Settings › Devices › Mouse › Additional mouse options which opens the Mouse Properties dialog choose the Pointer Options Tab and find the control in the Visibility section.

I still use f.lux. Have been for years.

My melatonin level and circadian rhythm accepted life w/o "Night Light" feature! I just bought an OLED-TV and I am not sure if I am willing to distort its color accuracy; while feeding it 4K content. Try watching Avatar with reduction of blue color and you may understand.

More sage advice, thank you Bob.
Last time some of these secret key combinations came up, I wrote them all down on an easy-reference card stashed under my keyboard, and I frequently refer to them, my memory being already overloaded. Can I buy some memory chips to plug into my brain?