OneDrive multi-page scanning now free for everyone

In today's difficult times of Covid, many are working from home. And in these times, it is not easy for everyone to have access to office equipment like printers and scanners. Scanning documents from home, or outside the office, should be easy. OneDrive has long offered a free scanning feature from the OneDrive mobile app which lets you scan and digitize single documents, receipts etc.

Up until now, scanning multiple pages and saving them as single document was a premium feature that required a Microsoft 365 subscription. From today, Microsoft is making multi-page scanning available for everyone for free using a OneDrive personal account.

With the OneDrive mobile app you can scan physical documents, business cards and whiteboards simply by opening the app and touching the camera icon. Once scanned, OneDrive digitizes the image into a PDF file, which you can then save, share or mark-up with text, pictures, or freehand drawing and writing. Once you scan items into OneDrive, you’ll be able to access them anywhere from any device.

Multi-page scan feature is rolling out:
Multi-page scan is rolling out now and will be available to everyone, everywhere OneDrive is available, by the end of the week. You'll need a OneDrive account and the latest version of the OneDrive app on Android (6.5 or higher), or iOS (11.31.5 or higher). The maximum number of pages or images that you can multi-page scan is 10.
Check the demo video of the multi-page scan here.

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Access detailed COVID-19 info in your search box (Build 19619)

Microsoft has released recently Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619.1000 to the fast ring. 

Many new features have been provided. In challenging times like this, it’s important to stay informed. One of them is COVID-19 , Corona virus updates. So we have now, Easy access to COVID-19 info in search box.  This feature isn’t specific to Insider Preview builds. This feature has been shipped in 33 markets.
Now you can quickly access timely, trusted information about the coronavirus pandemic using the search bar in Windows. Starting this week, you’ll see a coronavirus info banner in Search Home. 

Select View interactive map for fast access to the Bing COVID-19 Tracker, updated daily with the latest information both locally and around the globe. As you explore the tracker, you’ll also see stories from each region, as well as contact info for local and national health resources. It’s a comprehensive way to monitor the situation close at home and abroad.

One can also select See headlines on COVID-19 module to launch the latest coronavirus news on MSN and explore news from across the country.

 One can also get the latest coronavirus updates on Bing when you add Chrome extension.