This week's top tips

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Once you learn them, you can put them to use immediately — you don't need any extra software. They'll "just work" wherever you are in Windows. You can use them in front of any Windows PC you sit down in front of. And let's be honest: Windows doesn't do a great job of informing people about these keyboard shortcuts. You have to learn about it somewhere, whether that's through a web search, a friend, or a newsletter just like this one. This week, I'll share a reader-submitted tip that I myself use all the time, too. Like it or not, it's essential for modern communication. ⌚ This entire email will take you two minutes to read. Remember: If you'd rather not receive these Monday tip roundups, [you can easily opt out of them](=) without affecting the rest of your subscription. ✅ [Got it — don't show this again](=)​ #top This week's reader suggestion ⭐ Basically every Windows application supports emoji these days. Did you know you can use emoji for file and folder names, too? Yes, you could name a text file "🤖.txt". But how do you type them? Beyond emoji, we often need to type other characters that aren't on our keyboards, too. That might be a symbol like ₡ or €, or so many other things. Windows Intelligence reader Lynn G. wrote in about the emoji popup built into Windows. 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ➜ To open the emoji menu, press Windows+. (that's a period) or Windows+; (that's a semicolon.) Press these two keys at the same time and you'll see a convenient emoji picker you can use to insert emoji in basically any application. You can use it in everything from Chrome and other browsers to Office documents and even file and folder names. (To view the full list of emoji on Windows 11, click the smiley face icon at the top of the popup.) [Windows 11's emoji menu.] You can start typing right after pressing the shortcut to search all the available emoji. (There are so many now, and they keep multiplying!) For example, to find emoji featuring a star, you could just type "star". [Windows 10's emoji menu.] There are also some other convenient features here, including a symbol menu that will let you browse and quickly insert symbols that aren't on your keyboard. (The menu looks a bit different on Windows 10 and Windows 11, but both have a symbol list you can access by clicking an icon above the emoji list.) Of course, this isn't the only way to find and type symbols. You can also open the "Character Map" application from your Start menu to see a complete list of special characters and copy-paste them from there. 📸 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? It's all about [a convenient way to take a hands-free photo](=). 💡 Got an exceptional tip you'd like to share with other Windows enthusiasts? [Submit it here]( — or just reply to this email and share it with me! Your advice may be featured in a future newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Some tips you don't want to miss Now, a rapid-fire summary of the best useful tips from our most recent issues — just in case you overlooked something or haven't explored it yet! 🎁 Explore all the new features Windows 11 just got: Using Windows 11? Your PC probably has the big update installed by now. There's so much more than AI here, including the return of a beloved taskbar feature and a screenshot feature I've long wanted on Windows — Android and iPhone did it first. [Take the tour to learn more](. 🔍 Zoom in or out in (nearly) any application: Want an easy way to zoom in and out? Just hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scroll with your mouse wheel. It's a quick, convenient way to zoom without digging into a menu. (You can also hold Ctrl and tap the + and - keys, but I find the mouse wheel is the easiest way to do it.) Bonus: Pressing Ctrl+0 will go back to the default zoom level. 🔑 Find your Wi-Fi password in Windows: Windows knows your Wi-Fi password, and it will tell you if you ask. On the latest version of Windows 11, open the Settings app, select "Network & internet," click the Wi-Fi network you're connected to, scroll down, and click "View" next to "View Wi-Fi Security Key." On Windows 10, you can get this information from the Control Panel. Here's [a screenshot-filled look at where to find it](=). 🏈 Your Fantasy Football *secret* weapon: No, it’s not your unwashed “lucky socks.”[Over 330k analysts, amateurs, and fans read Fantasy Life](=) to fuel their season with quick hitting Fantasy Football insights. Player rankings, waiver wire, start-sit, trades, and more — it’s everything you need to dominate your fantasy league! Read it in ~5 minutes and it’s completely F-R-E-E! 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Handy, no?! 🌞 Get an instant glance at the weather in any contact's locale: Speaking of contact convenience, that same Google Contacts app has a helpful new form of weather integration. So long as you've got a physical address stored for a contact, you can now see the current weather for that person's area as a part of their profile within the app. Just tap someone's name and look for the weather card beneath all their basic info. 🔧 Learn AI tools in just 5 minutes a day: While the neanderthals among us denounce AI in favor of doing things the hard way, [AI Tool Report]( is teaching people how to automate tasks and save hours every week with AI. More than 300,000+ productivity pro’s have “left the cave” in lieu of AI Tool Report’s daily newsletter, which keys you into the latest trending tools, powerful prompts, news, and more! Grab the horns of AI and [subscribe for free to AI Tool Report]( with just one click! 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