Those using Excel for the Web will be happy to know about the upcoming improvements. Microsoft announced a bunch of new features coming soon to Excel Online.
Author: Taras Buria
Taras is here to cover stories about Microsoft and everything around, although sometimes he prefers Apple.
Microsoft starts rolling out the new Extensions Menu to Edge Insiders
Whenever you install a new extension in Microsoft Edge, the browser adds a small icon on the toolbar. As your extension collection grows, these icons take more and more usable space, reducing the address bar and making the toolbar more cluttered. To resolve this inconvenience, Microsoft has announced the new Extensions Menu for Edge.
Changing a profile in Google Chrome will soon be much easier
Google has announced an overhauled profile system for the Chrome browser. If you use a shared PC under a single user account, you know the struggle to adjust different personalization settings, manage passwords, documents, and workspaces between several people. Someone forgets to switch profiles, and now everything is completely messed up. With the new profile system, working with different profiles in Chrome will be much easier.
Calendar in Outlook for Web receives new customizable layout
Today, Microsoft is holding its virtual Ignite event, where the company usually announces lots of new things for corporate and business customers. Still, regular customers sometimes also get new stuff. This time, Microsoft revealed a new customizable view for Calendar in Outlook for Web.
You can now drag-n-drop text to Edge vertical tabs for searching
Did you know that you can select any text and drag it to the tab bar for a quick search? This feature is available in every Edge release from the Stable to Canary. Still, it does not work if you use vertical tabs. Microsoft is about to fix this minor issue.
PowerToys 0.33 will bring customizable modules to the Run launcher
Microsoft is actively working on the next update for its set of utilities called PowerToys. Version 0.33 will bring several improvements to existing tools, such as PowerToys Run. Clint Rutkas, the PowerToys lead developer, shared more info about what is coming with the release 0.33.
Microsoft reveals new features coming soon to PDF Reader in Edge
Like any other mainstream browser, Microsoft Edge offers a built-in PDF reader to view and edit PDF documents. Over the last year, the developers brought lots of new features to this tool, and Microsoft continues working on new ones. Today the company revealed new capabilities coming soon to PDF reader in Microsoft Edge.
Project xCloud for Windows will support touch and gyro controls
Microsoft is currently actively working on a "Project xCloud" app for Windows 10. This app will serve several purposes. First, it will work as a client for cloud streaming. If your PC cannot run modern games or you want to play some console exclusive, Project xCloud will be there for you. Right now, the service is available on Android in several countries. Second, Xbox Series owners will be able to stream games from their local consoles to PCs using this app.
Enable HTTPS for Typed Domains in Google Chrome Address Bar
How to Enable HTTPS for Typed Domains in Google Chrome Address Bar.
When you type a domain name in the address bar in the current version of Google Chrome and hit the Enter key, the browser will try to open the target website over HTTP without encryption. It is up to the website software to switch to HTTPS or not. Google is about to change that in Chrome 89. There is a new feature that makes domains you type in the address bar open via HTTPS by default. Here is how to enable it.
Microsoft has released the Alarms and Clock app with the Sun Valley redesign
Microsoft has finished testing the new Alarms and Clock app for Windows 10, and it is now rolling out the update for all users. Previously, a new version with the overhauled UI was available to Windows Insiders only.
