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If you are in the middle of a game on your computer and want to check Steam related features or use the Steam interface, the simplest and easiest way is to first exit the game window and then go to the Steam window. Do you know what “Steam Embedded Interface” is? Have you ever used this plugin-free feature built right into Steam? It doesn’t matter if you’ve never heard of it, I’m going to teach you how to do it this time!
A complete guide to the features of the embedded Steam interface, allowing you to use platform features without leaving the game
What is the Steam Embedded interface?
The Steam embed interface built into the Steam client allows users to directly access various Steam features without leaving the game they are playing. You can read messages from friends, invite friends to play games together, browse pages, view content in communities, change Steam settings, and more. After enabling this feature, you can access the level displayed on the current screen using certain key combinations on the current game screen.
The default keyboard shortcut to enable Steam embed is “Shift + Tab“, but if you find this inconvenient, you can also change it yourself in the Steam settings.
How do I enable the Steam embed interface?
The Steam embed interface is disabled by default, which is why it remains unknown. To use it, you must first turn it on.
- Open the Steam client, click on the word “Steam” in the top left and select “Settings”.
- Select “In Game” in the left sidebar, then turn on the “Enable Steam Embedded Interface while playing” switch at the top. Here you can also customize keyboard shortcuts for calling the embedded interface, etc.
- After closing the Settings window, go to the “Collection Library” in Steam, right-click on the game for which you want to use the Steam embedded interface and select “Content”.
- The first item you can see is “Enable Steam Embedded Interface while playing”. If you adjust the entire Steam settings to enable the embedded interface, all games will be enabled by default. You can disable them for specific games that require focus.
What can you do with the Steam embed?
With Steam’s built-in interface, you can quickly use various Steam features and even search and surf the Internet instantly. Below I briefly describe all the function keys on the interface so that you can access them. I would like to remind you once again that after setup, the default key combination to enter the embedded interface is “Shift + Tab”. In the window that appears by clicking each button on the interface, you can also drag them to the block you want to place.
This feature displays your game stats, including the total time you’ve played the game, playtime in the last two weeks, and official news on the game’s recently announced Steam page.
If you’re interested in earning gaming achievements on Steam, click here to see your earned and ongoing achievements, as well as global share, so you can keep working hard toward your next Badge of Honor.
The note function allows you to create as many notes as you like during the game to record ideas, strategies, etc. The annotation feature saves separately for each game and syncs across other computers where you log in to your Steam account.
If you want to effectively control your game time, this feature allows you to set a timer and you will receive a reminder when the time is up.
If you encounter a bottleneck in the game and need a guide to help you get out of trouble, you can click this button to quickly open the Steam Community and read various guides provided by players and officials.
When you play the game, sometimes you feel like something seems strange and you don’t know if it’s a bug or something, but you can’t get over it. You can click the sixth Discussion Forum button to open the discussion forum in Steam See if other players have reported the same issue. If you encounter obstacles and cannot pass the level, you can ask other players for solutions.
If you want to check out the game’s DLC, you can swipe to purchase it. Simply press this button to quickly access the game’s DLC overview page.
Easily capture screenshots of your running game with the Game Screenshot button. You can easily view, manage and share captured screenshots with your friends and gaming community.
Do you want to exchange game information with friends or say hello to online friends? You don’t have to leave the game. Just click the “Friends Chat” button embedded in the interface to immediately enter the communication interface.
If you want to check game-related information and strategies instantly, just click the browser button to enter Steam’s embedded browser and enter keywords to search instantly.
Each game has its own controller settings with preset buttons, but you can also combine these and use the controller settings in Steam if you have an in-game controller connected and want to customize it. You can click the “Controller Settings” button to open the settings interface.
If you want to adjust some values or settings in the game, you can click the Settings button to open the interface and make changes directly without leaving the game window and going to the Steam client.
The above 12 function buttons can be activated and used side by side. Just click this button to instantly shrink all active windows to their maximum size.
In addition, you can also see the current date and time in the top left corner. If you use a laptop, you can also see the battery level and game activity duration. If you want to exit the game, you can also click directly via the embedded interface. Leave the game.
Does Steam Embed work with all games?
In general, the Steam embed interface works well with most Steam games, but there are exceptions. Some games have unique settings or anti-cheating mechanisms that may prevent the use of a mask and conflicts with Steam’s embedded interface. Sometimes you need to enable it in the game settings for it to work properly. Therefore, you need to test each game to see if it works properly.
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