{"id":642588,"date":"2023-04-28T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/steams-in-game-overlay-gets-a-ton-of-helpful-new-tools\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:19:00","slug":"steams-in-game-overlay-gets-a-ton-of-helpful-new-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/steams-in-game-overlay-gets-a-ton-of-helpful-new-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam\u2019s in-game overlay gets a ton of helpful new tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1803279\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/steam-notes-screenshot.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Steam beta notes application\" data-hero  ><\/p>\n<p><span>Image: Valve<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"link_wrapped_content\">\n<body><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a note in my Google Keep account that\u2019s years and years old, documenting my ideal <em>Skyrim<\/em> armor setup, complete with dozens of doubled-up and stacked enchantments, many of which are only possible because of extensive modding. The latest Steam beta update might be made specifically for me, because the addition of a cloud-based note system to the in-game overlay is the perfect spot for this most nerdy of lists. <\/p>\n<p>The new Notes app lets you save more or less any text-based messages for yourself, sync them across your Steam installations, and pin them to the screen while you\u2019re playing. You can even edit them outside the game, if you\u2019re deep into a wiki dive on how to optimize your <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate <\/em>build. But  to Steam\u2019s in-game interface. The toolbar and game overview screens have been redesigned, including chats, guides, and a full browser you can open without closing your game. Any of these can be pinned to your screen while playing your game for easy access without switching windows. <\/p>\n<p>Steam says that the notification system has also been overhauled, limiting the tray view to new notifications with a more extensive \u201cview all\u201d page elsewhere, and the Screenshot Manager is now faster with options for large or small thumbnails. Under the hood, Steam\u2019s desktop client, Big Picture Mode, and Steam Deck implementations have been given some upgrades that should mean faster iterations of changes across all three interfaces. <\/p>\n<p>The beta is available to download now ( if you\u2019re new), and most or all of these features should make it to the standard build within the next few months. <\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<div data-ga=\"article-footer-author\">\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/author\/mcrider\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\tAuthor: Michael Crider<\/a>, Staff Writer\t\t<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/author_photo_Michael-Crider_1635298804-1.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Michael is a former graphic designer who&#8217;s been building and tweaking desktop computers for longer than he cares to admit. 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