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Charge Your Chromebook Using USB Type-C Cable If your Chromebook has a USB Type-C port, you may be able to charge your Chromebook using that as well. There are a few caveats to this. If you want to use the Chromebook while it charges, you’ll need a charger that supports USB PD (USB Power Delivery). If USB Type-C power is an option, you’ll find that option in Settings. Low Power Options Other chargers, such as portable battery packs or phone chargers will charge your Chromebook, but very, very slowly....

How to Charge an Apple Watch The Apple Watch comes with a magnetic charging cable that plugs into a power outlet or a USB port. Position the back of the Apple Watch on the supplied charger to charge it, and the charger’s magnets will align the watch with the charger. A green lightning bolt appears on the watch face when it is properly aligned, and charging begins. Battery Life Apple engineered the watch to have an 18-hour battery life following an overnight charge, on the assumption that you’ll wear your Apple Watch all day long....

Can You Check AirPods Battery Stats on Android Phones? While you can connect AirPods to Android phones and other non-Apple devices easily enough, there’s no built-in way to check the battery status. AirPods are easier to use with Apple devices, as the connection process is much simpler, and Apple devices are designed to show you the battery status of both the AirPods and the case. Connecting AirPods to non-Apple devices is accomplished through manual pairing, and checking the battery status can only be done with the help of a third party app....

How to Clean a PS4, PS4 Pro, or PS4 Slim Knowing how to clean a PS4 can come in handy if it stops working properly or if the fan is too loud. It’s good practice to clean your console before selling your PS4 or giving it away. The images below are of the PS4 Slim model, but you can follow these instructions to clean any PlayStation 4 console: How to Clean a PS4 Controller If your controller is behaving finicky, make sure it is properly synced with the PS4....

How to Configure the Spring-Loaded Folder Delay The setting for spring-loaded folders is found in System Preferences on the Mac. Spring-Loaded Folders Spring-loaded folders offer a simpler way to move files between folders, as they don’t require opening multiple instances of Finder. With spring-loaded folders, you can click and drag a file over a destination folder, whereupon the folder opens to display its contents. You can quickly and easily drill down through folders to locate a specific folder for your file and then let go of the mouse to commit the file to the chosen destination....

Identify the Ports on Your Mac The key to connecting your MacBook to a projector is understanding the ports on your computer. Many MacBooks don’t have a built-in HDMI port, but you can still connect with HDMI using a port adapter. Apple publishes user guides for its products so you can see which ports and adapters you’ll need. You can also look at the Apple port shapes and symbols guide or enter your Mac’s serial number on the Apple Tech Specs page to guide you....

How Do I Connect My MacBook to My TV? It’s nice to be able to connect your MacBook computer to a television screen for streaming, gaming or to have a larger screen for work. If you have a smart TV, the easiest way to connect your MacBook to your TV is using AirPlay. When you’re finished and want to disconnect the monitor, use the instructions above, and in Step 3, select Off....

Excel RADIANS Function Example This example uses the RADIANS function to convert a 45-degree angle to radians. The information covers the steps used to enter the RADIANS function into cell B2 of the example worksheet. Options for entering the function include: Typing the complete function into cell B2, as shown in cell C3 above.Selecting the function and its arguments using the Function Dialog box. Although it is possible to enter the complete function manually, many people find it easier to use the Function dialog box, as it takes care of inputting the function’s syntax such as brackets and comma separators between arguments....

How to Select and Copy Text on a Chromebook Copying and pasting text selections on a Chromebook is straightforward. Find the text you want to copy and select it. With the text selected, you can copy it with either a key combination or by right-clicking. Here’s how to copy and paste a text selection on a Chromebook using the right-click method: Chromebook Enhanced Clipboard The Chrome OS 89 update adds an enhanced clipboard, which saves your five most recently copied items....

How to Copy Google Calendar Events With Google Calendar, you can maintain multiple calendars at once through a single Google account. It’s easy to copy Google Calendar events from one calendar to another, and you can even merge them all into one unified schedule. Copying all events from one Google Calendar into another requires you to export the calendar first. Then you can import the calendar file into a separate calendar....

Create an Excel Timeline Smart Graphic Excel has a premade graphic you can use to create a timeline in Excel. This graphic is part of Excel’s SmartArt collection and is very easy to use. The SmartArt timeline is a simple method of creating a general timeline that you can insert anywhere into an Excel sheet. However, it doesn’t allow you to dynamically label each point using a range in your worksheet....

How to Create a New Desktop on Windows 11 Virtual desktops are managed through the Task View function in Windows 11. In addition to managing virtual desktops, Task View also provides an overview of all the apps that are grouped under your current desktop. Here’s how to create a new virtual desktop on Windows 11: How to Remove a Virtual Desktop on Windows 11 Virtual desktops are useful for grouping different sets of apps for different purposes, but those purposes aren’t always permanent....

Use the Template To use the wiki template that Google Sites provides, log in to your account, then open the link to the Project Wiki template. Select Use Template. After it’s installed, personalize the wiki to represent your team with pictures, fonts, and color schemes. Name the Site Select a title for the wiki, which is entered for the site name. Click Create, then save your work. The name shortens as the URL to the wiki, although you’re free to select a different URL destination....

How to Uninstall Apps on FireStick If you’re experiencing issues with your Fire TV Stick, or you just have a ton of apps you’ve downloaded and no longer use (or never used), you can delete those apps to free up space for me. Here’s how: Other Ways to Uninstall Apps from FireStick While the method above is the easiest way to uninstall apps from your Fire TV Stick, you can also use a third-party file manager, such as ES File Explorer File Manager, X-plore File Manager, or File Commander to remove unwanted apps from your FireStick....

How to Delete Individual Podcast Episodes From iPhone If you haven’t listened to all the episodes of a podcast you’ve downloaded, you can remove the ones you’ve listened to without losing the others. To delete a single podcast from your iPhone, follow these steps: How to Delete an Entire Podcast Series From iPhone Is there a podcast you used to like, but don’t listen to anymore? Want to delete the entire podcast from your iPhone, including all episodes you’ve downloaded?...

How to Edit the Windows HOSTS File In Windows 10, 8, and 7, you can’t save edits to the HOSTS file unless you open it directly from Notepad or another text editor. To do so: What If I Can’t Save the HOSTS File? In some versions of Windows, you don’t have permission to save directly to the \etc\ folder. If this is the case, you might see an error like this one when you try to save: Instead, you must save the file elsewhere like the Documents or Desktop folder....

How to Eject an SD/Memory Card From a Chromebook Ejecting a USB device from a Chromebook properly can save you from potentially having to recover data after (if) your flash drive gets corrupted. How to Remove USB Thumb Drive From Chromebook The process of removing a USB thumb drive is identical to the process above. The only difference is that the device name that appears in the left navigation menu will be slightly different....

How to Reset an Apple TV If you have an Apple TV running tvOS 12 or later, perform a factory reset via the Apple TV using your remote. Note that performing a factory reset erases all your data, account information, and configurations. What if the Apple TV Doesn’t Reset Properly? The process of resetting to factory settings can take a while, but something may be amiss if the Apple TV doesn’t respond even after you’ve given it ample time....

Avcodec.dll Errors There are several different ways that avcodec.dll errors can show up on your computer. Here are some of the more common ways that you might see avcodec.dll errors: Avcodec.dll Not FoundThis application failed to start because avcodec.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.Cannot find [PATH]\avcodec.dllThe file avcodec.dll is missing.Cannot start [APPLICATION]. A required component is missing: avcodec.dll. Please install [APPLICATION] again. These error messages usually appear only while using or installing certain programs....

Comdlg32.dll Errors There are several ways comdlg32.dll errors can show up on your computer. Here are some of the more common ways you might see them: Comdlg32.dll Not FoundThis application failed to start because comdlg32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.Cannot find [PATH]\comdlg32.dllFailed to load DLL comdlg32.dllThe file comdlg32.dll is missing.Cannot start [APPLICATION]. A required component is missing: comdlg32.dll. Please install [APPLICATION] again. Comdlg32.dll error messages might appear while using or installing certain programs, when Windows starts or shuts down, or maybe even during a Windows installation....