Timeline can show up to 30 days of activity history, but depending on how your settings are configured, you might see only 7 days’ worth of history if so, there will be a “See more days in timeline” note near the top of the screen encouraging you to send Microsoft your activity history. (No word from Microsoft on whether a Timeline extension for Firefox is coming.) Similarly, Timeline doesn’t track activities from all your apps, but it does across the apps in Microsoft’s Office suite and more.
To get it to record your browsing history in Chrome, you have to install an official Microsoft extension for Chrome called Web Activities. Note that by default, Timeline only shows websites you’ve visited in the Microsoft Edge browser. To access any item, just click its thumbnail, and it will load in the appropriate application or browser. IDG Browse through your Timeline to jump to a document you were working on or a web site you visited.
You can scroll back through the thumbnails to find a document or image you were working on, or a web page you visited, and open it again. This extensive history is organized by date, starting with “Now” and moving back in time.
IDG Click the Task View button to activate the Timeline feature.Ĭlick the Task View button, and you’ll see Timeline: a series of thumbnails showing various things you’ve done on your PC recently, such as opening documents in applications and visiting websites. Two of the tools we’ll cover in this story are found under the Task View button in the taskbar. Timeline: Pick up work where you left off
The following mini guides show you how to quickly set up and use these features in Windows 10, and how some can be used through your smartphone with a corresponding mobile app from Microsoft. These tools can help you jump right into a document or web page you accessed in the past, organize your opened applications, take notes that you can view and edit on your smartphone, and more.
But there are other, powerful features built into Windows 10 that you might not know about or have thought to use. If you’ve been using Windows 10 for a while, you probably know about Cortana and OneDrive. They may not get much press, but these powerful built-in Windows 10 tools can help you work smarter. Display Run using Windows+R, input snippingtool and hit OK.5 hidden Windows 10 features you should be using Type snip in the search box on taskbar, and click Snipping Tool in the result. Likewise, Where do I find the Snipping Tool file?Ģ) From the Windows Start Menu, select the Snipping Tool which can be found under the following path: All Programs> Accessories> Snipping Tool. Then click User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Tablet PC > Accessories on the left of the Group Policy Editor window. Msc in Run's Open text box, and press the OK button. Enable the Snipping Tool in the Group Policy Editor Keeping this in consideration, Why can't I find my Snipping Tool?. You can also launch the Snipping Tool from Command Prompt. Press the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut, then type snippingtool in the Run box and press Enter. From the Start Menu, expand Windows Accessories and click the Snipping Tool shortcut. To launch the Snipping Tool in Windows 10, click the Start button. In Snipping Tool, select Mode (in older versions, select the arrow next to the New button), choose the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of your screen that you want to capture.Īlso asked, Where do I find Snipping Tool in Windows 10? Select the Start button, then type snipping tool in the search box, and then select Snipping Tool from the list of results.