Customize the reading pane. The reading pane, sometimes called the preview pane, lets you read items without opening them. You can customize the reading pane according to your preferences.

Why does my reading pane have a dark background? When dark mode is turned on, the reading pane has a dark background to reduce eye strain. You can make the reading pane brighter by selecting at the top of the reading pane. If you don't see the button, select .

Merge Formatting (M) This option discards most formatting that was applied directly to the copied text, but it retains formatting that is considered emphasis, such as bold and italic, when it is applied to only a portion of the selection.The text takes on the style characteristics of the paragraph where it is pasted. The text also takes on any direct formatting or character style properties of ...

In Display settings, select Brightness , then set the Change brightness based on content drop-down as needed: Off: Adaptive brightness control will be turned off and screen brightness and contrast will not be adjusted. This can result in shorter battery life.

If either of the categories above apply to you, use the following procedures to update your browser: Update once. In the browser, go to Settings and more > Help and feedback > About Microsoft Edge (edge://settings/help).. If the About page shows Microsoft Edge is up to date., you don't need to do anything.

In the Background apps permissions section, under Let this app run in the background, select one of the following options: Always—The app runs in the background, receiving info, sending notifications, and staying up-to-date even when you're not actively using it.This option may use more power.

Junk e-mail messages, also known as spam, can be a nuisance in your Inbox.The Junk E-mail Filter in Outlook identifies messages that are likely junk and moves them to the Junk E-mail folder. You can easily change the level of junk email protection or automatically delete junk email.

Solution 4: Reset Surface. If you’re still having a problem with your touchscreen, try resetting your Surface. To learn how, see Restore or reset Surface for Windows and follow the recommended steps for "Reset this PC.". After the reset and device setup, use touch to open an application like Microsoft Edge or another web browser, and try to scroll pinch to zoom, swipe in from the right, and ...

With Power Query (known as Get & Transform in Excel), you can import or connect to external data, and then shape that data, for example remove a column, change a data type, or merge tables, in ways that meet your needs. Then, you can load your query into Excel to create charts and reports.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that checks for problems with files on your computer. To run it, follow these steps: Make sure you've installed the latest updates for Windows, and then restart your machine.