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By Rich Woods
OneDrive roadmap updates include dark mode on the web, PDF bookmarks, and more
by Rich Woods
Today, Microsoft published its OneDrive roadmap update for the month of February, letting us know what's new and coming soon for the cloud storage service. Right at the top is dark mode for OneDrive on the web. Indeed, the web is among the last places for OneDrive to get dark mode, but it's here now. All you have to do is click the settings icon and toggle it on.
Next up is "at a glance" summaries when sharing files. These are cards that will show you key points in the file, and they'll also include how long it should take to read. The whole idea is that the person receiving the file can decide how to interact with it. Of course, if the file is marked as sensitive, this won't happen.
If you're viewing PDFs on iOS, you can now put a bookmark on a page, saving your spot. This is great news for anyone that reads long PDFs and revisits them, wanting to find the same spot. All you have to do is long-press on the page and the menu will come up.
Finally, OneDrive is getting support for version history with DWG files, which is good news for anyone that works with them. With the exception of "at a glance" summary cards, all of these features are rolling out now. The summary cards are marked as in development.
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By Rich Woods
Here's what's fixed and still broken in Windows 10 build 21327
by Rich Woods
It's Wednesday, and that means that it's time for a new Windows Insider Preview in the Dev channel. Microsoft released build 21327 today, and all that's new is an improved look for the news and interests feature that was introduced not too long ago. Also, if you've got a Windows on ARM PC, you'll find that PowerShell now defaults to x64 instead of x86, now that x64 emulation is happening.
But as usual, there's also a list of fixes, improvements, and known issues. Here's the long list of what got fixed:
Here's what's still broken:
Once again, the builds in the Dev channel aren't tied to a release of Windows 10. That means that there's no way of knowing when there's going to be a magic window where you can switch off Insider Preview builds. Being that the last two feature updates are enablement packages, anyone looking to switch back to production has had to do a factory reset.
Anyway, if you want the build, you can get it through Windows Update, and you can enroll in the Dev channel through Settings.
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By Rich Woods
Windows 10 build 21327 is out in the Dev channel with News and Interests improvements
by Rich Woods
Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21327 to the Dev channel. As usual, it's only considered a preview of Windows 10 vNext, being from the rs_prerelease branch and not being tied to a specific feature release of the OS. If you want something that is tied to a release, that's what the Beta channel is for, and right now you can use that to test out Windows 10 version 21H1, which is coming in the spring.
As for what's new in this build, it's nothing particularly significant. There's a new look for News and Interests, and that's mostly it. Here's the full changelog:
As usual, you can grab today's build through Windows Update. If you're not on the Dev channel yet, you can enroll via the Windows Insider Preview tab in Settings.
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By Rich Woods
Microsoft Excel on the web is getting version history, multiple range selection, and more
by Rich Woods
Today, Microsoft announced a bunch of new that are coming to Excel on the web. First up is easier navigation. There's a new All Sheets button that can take you directly to the worksheet you want in a multiple-worksheet workbook.
Next up is multiple range selection. Now, you can select multiple ranges that aren't connected to each other. All you have to do is hold down the Ctrl key while you're doing it.
Also, keyboard shortcuts now work by default. Remember, this is for Excel on the web, and that means that it's happening in a browser window. Previously, shortcuts would direct to the browser by default; now they'll work in Excel by default. You can still change this in settings.
There are more ways to zoom in and out now, such as pinch to zoom on a touchscreen or the touchpad, Ctrl + mouse wheel, Ctrl Alt +/- keys, +/- buttons, and you can manually select a zoom option in the bottom-right corner. And if that's not enough, Microsoft says that there's a zoom button coming in the ribbon under the View tab.
Next up is version history, which is exactly what it sounds like. As seen in the GIF above, you can easily track version history by going to File -> Info -> Version History.
Finally, while it's not the sexiest of improvements, there are more ways to select regional settings, such as going to File -> Options -> Regional Format Settings, or going to the Number Format drop down list -> More Number Formats. This allows you to do things like set date formats and such.
All of these features should be live now at Office.com.
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By Rich Woods
Edge Dev 90.0.810.1 has improvements for vertical tabs
by Rich Woods
Today, Microsoft is releasing this week's Edge Dev build, right on schedule. The new version number is 90.0.810.1, and it actually has a few new features, although they're fairly minor.
A lot of it has to do with vertical tabs, the feature that puts your tabs on the side of the screen instead of on top. Now, you'll be able to drag and drop links onto the vertical tabs panel to open them, and you can now resize the panel. Microsoft also said that it's finished rolling out new mini context menus in PDFs, and that it has support for more languages when translating webpages.
And of course, there are a bunch of fixes and known issues. Here's what got fixed for improved reliability:
Here are the fixes for changed behavior:
Here's the list of known issues:
As always, you can manually update Edge by going to Settings -> About Microsoft Edge, or the app will just update itself in the background at some point.
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