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The Basics of Search. Returning search results is no easy feat, and involves complex, near-instantaneous algorithmic calculations. A search for something as simple as “cat” could yield over 55 million results.

Pick a team and channel. A team is a collection of people, conversations, files, and tools — all in one place. A channel is a discussion in a team, dedicated to a department, project, or topic.. The best way to get familiar with teams and channels is to pick a team and channel and start exploring! Select Teams on the left side of the app and then pick a team.

Manually download a language for Cortana speech. Go back to Settings > Time & language > Language, select your new language, and then use the up-arrow button to move it to the top of the list and make it the default.

Contacts can be exchanged between Outlook and Google Gmail to save time and avoid manually re-entering your contacts.

Learn what to do if you receive a message in Mail or Calendar for Windows 10 that your account settings are out of date.

Learn how to identify a phishing scam, designed to steal money via fake emails.

Find out how to submit a request for a refund for a purchase of digital Xbox content.

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Here are a few different ways to find help for Windows. Search for help - Enter a question or keywords in the search box on the taskbar to find apps, files, settings, and get help from the web.