WebUser 01 May 2019

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68 1 - 14 May 2019

GENERAL PC

Replace Disk Cleanup
For years, I used
the Disk Cleanup
tool to clear out
junk andrecover
disk space in
Windows, but
Microsoft no
longer supports
it. Instead you
have to go to
the Settings app
(Windows+i)
and click
System,followed
by Storage. In
the list of items
in drive C:, click
‘Temporary files’
to see all sorts
of temporary files that can be cleared,
with options similarto those in the old
Disk Cleanuptool. Items can be selected
with tick boxes and clicking ‘Remove
files’ declutters the drive.
Peter Davis, via email

Web Usersays: If you preferred the
Windows tool, there’s a free program
called Cleanmgr+ (bit.ly/clnm474) that
recreates what it did.Wehad aworkshop
on thistool last issue (bit.ly/webuser473).

INTERNET

The websitethat does

everything

PineTo ols (pinetools.com) is an

incrediblewebsite with just aboutevery

web tool you’veever needed, includinga

timer, image editor, file splitter, list sorter

and more calculators thanyou can shake

a stickat. Have a look around.Whenever

I needto do something onmy computer,

I alwayscheck it out – it’s saved me using

Google more than once.

Dan Halliday, via email

OFFICE

Translatedocuments with

Word Online

Many of usexpect peopleto understand

English but it’s boundto impress

someone ifyou tryto speak their

language. Use the freeWord Onlineweb

app (bit.ly/word4 74 ): select theReview

tab and clickTranslate on the rightto

open a panel whereyou can selecttext

and translate it into a number of other

languages.The Translator panel is live:

click the Selection tab and select some

text inyour letter or documentto see the

translated text on the right. Itworks the

otherwayround,too, so ifyou geta

document or email in aforeign language

you can selecttext to instantly see it in

English. Double-click aword in a

documentto see theforeign language

version and a dictionary definition.

Brian Bishop, via email

SOFTWARE

Record calls with Audacity

If your messaging app doesn’t letyou

record calls, use audio editorAudacity

(www.audacityteam.org). Right-click the

speaker icon in the notification area,

select Sounds and goto theRecording

tab. EnableStereo Mix – ifyou don’t see

it, you may needto install additional

drivers or right-click the boxto Show

Disabled Devices. OpenAudacity and,

in the drop-down menu under the

microphone’srecording-level slider,

change the default MMEto Windows

WASAPI. You’re all set! Press theRecord

button, then make a call usingyour

chosen app and, once it’s over, select File,

TOP TIP

Here’s a time-saving tip: whenyou

clickWindows 10’sStart menuto open

a program, it normally closes as soon

as you makeyour selection. Ifyou want

to launch multiple programs,you have

to clickStartevery timeyou want to

open another one. Instead, open the

Start menu, then press and hold the

Windows key. Asyou open each

program, never letting go of the

Windows key, theStart menuremains

open as the programs launch behind it.

Gavin Cooper, via email

Force the Start menu to stay open

GENERAL PC

Keep the Start menu open after you

launc h an ap p, so you can open another

Back

Issues

disc

winner

Use the Word appto tr ansl ate text to and

from English

Audacity is able to record calls on any

messenger app

Discover the ultimate web toolbox

Go to Storage in the

Settings app to clear

junk files