Thanks to a comment on my 10-10-2017 posting, "Increase your Vocabulary" I now have a quicker and easier way to look up the definition of a word when I'm reading the news or other articles on the internet. Just a few days ago, I saw the 10-16-2017 comment and I responded to it with my gratitude.
I know if you did not see it, you have missed it, therefore I wanted to share the how to tip just in case there are some other computer dummies out there like me. I have found it to be very helpful.
For an example, I'm using the word permafrost. I was reading an article in the news and I did not know what permafrost meant. That's not a word that I would be using in my everyday language, however to understand the article, I needed to know what permafrost is.
Source: Thriftyfun friend, Lee Anne Collins
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This was on my old computer which was windows 7. Now I have windows 10 and this is my first day using it. It does not have the convenient search feature beside the web address described in this posting.
So far, I don't like windows 10 because it is so different from what I'm used to. I sure hope it gets better.
Maybe you can get a plugin for searching the dictionary. Here is one I found.
www.microsoft.com/
I always hate it when I have to upgrade and learn a new system. I use a Mac though and Macs don't change as much as Windows generally.
Littergitter,
Did your W-10 come with Cortana?
I changed computer also from my W-7 which was like part of me after so many years, and then went to W-10, and I love it, especially "Cortana" as you just have to speak and it will pull
Thank you. I just saw down at the bottom of the screen, there is a "type here to search" block I can do a search on and it works about the same way as the windows 7.
It's just going to take a lot of time for me to adjust, but I'm getting there. I will have to set me a timer when I'm on the computer. I almost missed my hair appointment this morning. Time flies when I get on the computer.
Those days I didn't have it, I really missed it but I found out that I could get a lot more done by not having the computer. It's addicting.
I don't know. I'll have to ask my computer guy. Thank you for the suggestion.
Is there a book "Windows 10 for dummies"?
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