Typically, you can share text files without worrying about the underlying details of how the text is stored. However, you may need to choose an encoding standard when you open or save a file in these situations: Sharing text files with people working in other languages. Downloading text files across the Internet.

You can use a simple formula to sum numbers in a range (a group of cells), but the SUM function is easier to use when you’re working with more than a few numbers. For example =SUM (A2:A6) is less likely to have typing errors than =A2+A3+A4+A5+A6.

You can wirelessly connect your PC to a TV, projector, or other kind of external display that supports Miracast. Turn on your TV, projector, or other display. If you're using a Miracast dongle or adapter, make sure it's plugged in to the display.

You get the following error code and message when you try to use a game or app on your Xbox console: 0x803F9006. The person who bought this needs to sign in. This may mean we’re having trouble checking usage rights.

On Xbox, you can add friends to your friends list, follow players to keep up with what they’re doing, and put your favorite friends at the top of the list, so they’re easy to find. Friends are people whom you want to interact with through party chat, messaging, games, and view their activity feed.

Find your friends to play and chat. Your friends list shows you what your Xbox friends are up to and lets you interact with them. Jump straight into a text or party chat (one on one or in a group), join a friend’s PC game or invite them to yours, and look for people to follow.

SharePoint is a browser-based app that you connect to through your web browser, like so: Go to office.com, and sign in to your work or school account. In the upper left corner of the window, select the app launcher > All apps > SharePoint.

Remote Assistance Support from Microsoft allows a Microsoft support professional in another location to view your computer screen and work on your computer over a secured connection. Protect yourself from tech support scams. Before clicking 'I accept', review the: Agreement for Microsoft Services. Microsoft Software License Terms.

You see the following error code when you try to connect to Xbox Live or sign in on Xbox One, and the connection is timing out: 0x87DD0019. This may mean that there's an Xbox Live service outage, or that you're experiencing a connection error.

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