[Guide] Tips for a happy gamer Part III

Remap your buttons



You can fully remap the buttons of your Xbox One controller, which is a nice feature for folks with physical limitations or anyone looking to make a custom control scheme
for their favorite game. To do so, visit the Games & Apps menu, open the Xbox Accessories app and select Configure on your controller of choice. From there, you'll be free to alter the functions of every button and trigger, as well as swap the functions of
each thumbstick. People with an Xbox One Elite Controller will have some extra customization options, such as stick sensitivity and vibration intensity.



Upload a custom gamerpic



Get rid of the old gamerpic with a real-life selfie. Now you can customize your gamerpic in the beta version of the Windows 10 Xbox app. Once you have the app installed,
simply click on your profile icon on the top left, select Customize, hover over your gamerpic and select Edit. If you click on "choose a custom picture," you can upload any picture from your hard drive to be your new gamerpic.



Expand your storage



Your Xbox One's internal drive will fill up fast if you play lots of games, but expanding your storage is as simple as plugging a compatible hard drive into the system's
USB port. Any external drive with at least 256GB of space and a USB 3.0 connection will work.



Customize your avatar



Your Xbox One avatar is a digital extension of your true self, so why not make it look as cool as possible? To customize your cartoony character, open the Xbox Avatars apps
from the Games & Apps menu. You'll be able to put all sorts of outfits and accessories on your avatar, and you can take a fun photo of your avatar to serve as your gamerpic. If you want snazzier stuff, you can buy avatar items with real money from the avatar
store.



Use game hubs



Xbox One's game hubs are one-stop locations for getting the most out of your favorite titles. To visit a game hub, simply highlight your game of choice, hit the Menu button
and select "Go to game hub." From there, you can see how your achievements stack up against your friends’ and easily find related clubs and groups filled with like-minded gamers to team up with for your next Destiny raid or Halo match.

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[Guide] Tips for a happy gamer Part II

Connect your cable box



Gaming comes first yet turning your Xbox One into your home entertainment hub is simple enough. To start, connect your cable or satellite box to the system's HDMI-in port,
or plug in a USB TV tuner. From there, select Live TV Setup from the system's OneGuide hub, and follow the prompts.

Your Xbox One should work with just about any major cable provider, but some may play nicer with OneGuide than others. For more on setting up TV on Xbox One, check out Microsoft's
detailed breakdown.



Share your clips to YouTube and Twitter



Sometimes unlocking achievements and parading them on your wall of pride is no enough. The Xbox One YouTube app makes it easy to share those glorious moment of great gaming
and claim bragging. Once you've downloaded the app and logged in, simply select Upload from the main menu, and pick a video from your hard drive to put on your channel.

You can share your clips and screenshots to Twitter via the Game DVR app, which also lets you share content to OneDrive, your activity feed or any clubs you're in.



Stream your gameplay to Beam and Twitch

If you want to showcase your Call of Duty skills or need some company for a spooky Resident Evil 7 run, you have a few easy options for broadcasting. You can stream to Twitch
on Xbox One by downloading the free Twitch app and following a few quick steps. Folks with the latest Xbox One software update can also broadcast directly to Microsoft's Beam service, which you can access by tapping the Guide button and selecting the broadcast
icon toward the bottom.





Add a personal touch by setting a custom background

If you want your Xbox One to feel more personal, you can add custom backgrounds for a nice extra touch. To set one up, go to Settings > All Settings > Personalization >
My color & background, and select My Background. You can use screenshots and unlocked achievement art as your background, or use a USB drive to upload any photo.



Put on your invisibility cloak to appear offline

If you are looking for some privacy while single player gaming simply tap the Guide button, open My Profile and select Appear Offline. Run silent, run deep and none is the
wiser.

 

[Guide] Tips for a happy gamer Part I

How to manage your game save data

You can manage your data for individual games through My games & apps on your Home screen. Here's how:

On Home, select My games and apps.

Highlight the game, press the Menu button on your controller, and then select Manage game.

In the menu on the left of the screen, scroll down to Saved Data, then highlight the saved data for your gamertag on the right and press the A button on your controller.

Select the action you wish to perform

Pin your games and apps

Sometimes you have to return again and again in the same game or app until they become favorites. Using pins is a great way to easily access your favorite games and apps. To pin
something to your Xbox One's home screen, simply highlight it in the Games & Apps menu, press the Menu button, and select Pin to Home. You can jump right to your pins from the home screen by pressing the right trigger, and you can reorder pins using the Y
button.

Track your achievements before they get away

Trying to earn some well-deserved Gs? You can tap the Guide button and select the Achievements tab (look for the trophy icon) to check your progress. From this menu, you can also
enable the Achievement Tracker, which lets you monitor your achievement progress via an in-game overlay that keeps you from having to constantly flip through menus. In the same way, you can compare on how are you doing among your friends on achievements

Cortana is your friend, talk to her

Feeling lonely in the command of your console? Just like on Windows 10 machines, you can talk to Cortana on Xbox One to navigate your system with voice commands. Once you have a Kinect or gaming
headset connected, simply say, "Hey, Cortana," followed by whatever you want the virtual assistant to do. You can use Cortana to open apps and games, power down your Xbox, take screenshots and search the web, just to name a few examples.

Photo ops and Screenshots

If your gaming takes you among sights worthy of a photo album you can capture your best in-game moments by pressing the Guide button and tapping Y for a screenshot or X for a 30-second video. If
you want to take longer videos, you can tap the View button from this menu to access the system's Game DVR. If you're running the older Xbox software, you'll simply have to double-tap the Guide button to access the same capture controls. Alternatively, you
can ask Cortana to "take a screenshot" or "record that" with your Kinect or headset.