Cortana是Windows 10带来的最佳新功能之一。她是您的私人虚拟助理，她可以通过多种方式帮助您提高工作效率：她可以搜索您、设置提醒、启动应用程序(launch apps)、做笔记，甚至给您讲笑话或唱歌。上次我们谈到她时，我们向您展示了配置她的第一步。今天，我们将仔细研究她可以为您做什么，以及您可以如何与她合作。
如何与 Cortana 交互
第一(First)件事。为了利用Cortana可以为您做的所有事情，您必须首先知道如何与她互动。有两种方法可以告诉Cortana你想要什么：
1.在任务栏中的Cortana搜索框中输入您的(search box)问题或命令(question or command)。
2. 与Cortana交谈，我们的意思是：自然地与她谈论您想要的任何主题。为此，请在任务栏上的搜索框中(search box)单击或点击(click or tap)麦克风图标(microphone icon)。
你可以问 Cortana 做什么
Cortana可以为你做很多事情。为了仅列出一些重要事项，她可以启动应用程序、在您的设备和Internet上进行搜索，甚至更改Windows 10设置。
Cortana还可以处理您的个人事务，例如跟踪您的日历和议程(calendar and agenda)、设置警报和提醒等。
此外，当您想知道天气如何、最新的新闻头条是什么或您只想与某人交谈时， Cortana总是在那里。(Cortana)顺便说一句，她是一个很好的倾听者。
到目前为止，我们只看到了Cortana的一些功能，但我们保证在下一篇关于她的文章中，我们将更多地讨论她可以为你做的所有事情。
如何使用 Cortana 的界面
打开Cortana时，您会注意到其左侧有几个按钮，可用于访问Cortana的功能和设置。
从顶部开始的第一个按钮看起来像三行堆叠在一起。单击或点击它将展开Cortana的菜单并显示列表中其他按钮的名称。
从上到下，可用的Cortana 菜单(Cortana menu)选项是主页、笔记本、提醒(Home, Notebook, Reminders)和反馈(Feedback)。
让我们看看每个按钮将我们带到哪里：
1.主页(Home)：将您带到Cortana的主屏幕(home screen)，您可以在其中看到她认为您可能感兴趣的信息。
2.笔记本(Notebook)：是Cortana保存其所有设置的地方，也是您可以自定义她工作方式的各个方面以及您希望她了解您的每一点信息的地方。这部分内容很复杂，我们相信它值得拥有自己的专门教程，我们承诺很快就会发布。
3.提醒(Reminders)：让您查看和管理您要求Cortana设置的提醒。您还可以使用此部分手动添加提醒，使用鼠标和键盘，或者如果您使用触摸屏，则仅使用虚拟键盘。
4.反馈(Feedback)：让您有机会向Microsoft发送有关(Microsoft)Cortana的反馈。
结论
在我们看来，Cortana被证明是一个非常好的虚拟助手。她可以做很多事情来帮助您提高工作效率，但她也可以很有趣。更重要的是，与她交谈似乎是一件很自然的事情。但是，微软(Microsoft)仍然可以（我们希望他们会）为Cortana添加许多东西和功能。到目前为止，你喜欢她吗？
How To Use Cortana On A Windows 10 PC, Notebook Or Tablet
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How To Interact With Cortana
First things first. In order to take advantage of all the things Cortana can do for you, you must first know how to interact with her. There are two ways in which you can tell Cortana what you want:
1. Type your question or command inside Cortana's search box from the taskbar.
2. Speak to Cortana, and by that we actually mean it: speak to her naturally about any subject you want. To do that, click or tap on the microphone icon from its search box on the taskbar.
What Can You Ask Cortana Do
Cortana can do lots of stuff for you. To list just a few important things, she can launch apps, make searches on your device and on the Internet, and even change Windows 10 settings.
Cortana can also handle your personal stuff, like keeping track of your calendar and agenda, setting alarms and reminders and so on.
Furthermore, Cortana is always there when you want to know what the weather will be, what the latest news headlines are or when you just want to talk to someone. By the way, she's quite a listener.
Up until now, we've seen just a few of Cortana's features, but we promise that in our next article about her we will talk a lot more about all the things she can do for you.
How To Use Cortana's Interface
When you open Cortana, you'll notice a few buttons to its left, which can be used to access Cortana's features and settings.
The first button starting from the top looks like three lines stacked one above the other. Clicking or tapping it will expand Cortana's menu and display the names of the other buttons from the list.
Starting from top to bottom, the available Cortana menu options are Home, Notebook, Reminders and Feedback.
Let's see where each of these buttons lead us to:
1. Home: brings you to Cortana's home screen, where you can see pieces of information that she thinks could interest you.
2. Notebook: is the place where Cortana keeps all its settings and the place where you can customize each aspect of how she works and each bit of information you want her to know about you. This section is a complex matter and we believe it deserves its own dedicated tutorial, which we promise to publish soon.
3. Reminders: lets you see and manage the reminders you asked Cortana to set. You can also use this section to manually add reminders, using a mouse and a keyboard, or just a virtual keyboard if you're using a touchscreen.
4. Feedback: gives you the opportunity to send feedback about Cortana to Microsoft.
Conclusion
In our opinion, Cortana proves to be a really good virtual assistant. She can do lots of things in order to help you be more productive, but she can also be fun. Even more, talking to her seems like a natural thing to do. However, there are still many things and features Microsoft can (and we hope they will) add to Cortana. How do you like her so far?
