How to Add GIFs to Google Slides With a URL If you have a link to the GIF, you can add it to Slides using the URL. You can copy the URL from the source, such as GIPHY or a GIF generator. Google is another good source for finding GIFs and other images. Enter a keyword or phrase into the search engine, click Images, then click Tools > Type > GIF....
How to Sign a Google Doc There are lots of reasons you might need to insert a signature in Google Docs. The good news is that it’s ridiculously easy to do using the Insert menu. Here’s what you need to know. Your signature now appears on your document. How to Edit Your Signature If you don’t like how your signature turned out or something else is wrong, you can edit it in several ways....
Audible and Other Audio Book Clubs If you’re an audiobook buff, the quality is good, and the selection is fantastic. To find out if you like the service, sign up for the 30-day trial (your first book is free) and then pay after that. The pricing is similar for other audiobook clubs, but Audible has the largest selection. Buy Individually Other bookstores, such as Barnes & Noble, offer direct sales of audiobooks....
How to Set a Video as Your Wallpaper on iPhone To use a video wallpaper on your iPhone, select any video clip you captured using the Live Photo feature in the iPhone camera app. Make a Video Your Wallpaper on Android There are several Android apps in Google Play that you can download to make video wallpaper, such as the VideoWall app or the Video Live Wallpaper app. The following instructions apply to the Video Live Wallpaper app, but the steps are similar for VideoWall....
How to Make Genius Playlists in iOS 8.4 through iOS 9 To create a Genius Playlist on an iPhone with iOS 8.4 through iOS 9 installed: Create Genius Playlists in iOS 8 and Earlier Earlier versions of the iOS offered different ways to create Genius Playlists. If your iPhone has iOS 8 and doesn’t have Apple Music, the steps are similar to the instructions in the previous section. To listen to the playlist, tap any song or tap the album art....
Tips for Increasing Image Resolution Resolution correlates to the number of pixels in a digital photograph or image. The more pixels there are, the higher the image’s resolution. To improve a picture’s resolution, increase its size, then make sure it has the optimal pixel density. The result is a larger image, but it may look less sharp than the original picture. The bigger you make an image, the more you’ll see a difference in sharpness....
Access and Edit Top Sites The Top Sites feature automatically keeps track of how often you visit websites and displays the ones you visit most. Still, you’re not stuck with the results. It’s easy to add, delete, and manage your Top Sites. Change the Thumbnail Size There are three options for the size of the thumbnails in Top Sites and two ways to make the changes. Beginning with Safari 7, Apple moved the thumbnail size and number of sites per page to the Safari preferences....
How to Hide New Tab Shortcuts When you open a new tab page in Chrome, you’ll see shortcuts to websites you frequently visit under the search bar. If you don’t want those to appear, your best bet is to hide them. Here’s how. How to Delete Shortcuts If you like having the shortcuts on the new tab page, you can remove any that you no longer want to show up. You can only delete one shortcut at a time....
How to Reset Microsoft Edge Settings Resetting Microsoft Edge is a two-part process that begins with restoring the browser settings. This process restores the settings to the same state they were in when you originally installed the application, but it doesn’t delete personal data like passwords. Before you reset Microsoft Edge, make sure you have backed up or synchronized your local data like passwords, favorites, profiles, and anything else you don’t want to lose....
How to Reset Network Settings in Windows 10 Using the network reset utility in Windows 10 is fairly simple. Fixing Any Remaining Settings If you configured a VPN client or other network software before the network reset, you may need to reconfigure them to get them working again. Fixing this software is as simple as opening the VPN software and entering your IP and other settings like you did when you originally installed the software....
How to Reset Snapchat Password Snapchat Password Reset by Phone Follow these instructions to reset your Snapchat password by phone call or text message. Snapchat Password Reset by Email Follow these instructions to reset your password via email. Select Call me instead to receive a verification code by phone call. Have a pen and paper on hand so you can jot down the code quickly. When You’re Unable to Reset Your Snapchat Password If you’re unable to reset your password, you may be providing incorrect information to verify that you are the individual who owns the account....
How Do I Right-Click on a Touchpad? Macs and Windows-based PCs can right click, typically without changing any default settings. Right-Click on a Touchpad on a Windows-Based Laptop If your Windows laptop doesn’t have a right-click button, click in the lower-right corner of the touchpad. If there’s a single button below the trackpad, press the right side to right-click. The button may or may not have a dividing line between right and left....
How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With the Print Screen Button Here’s the quickest way to take screenshots on a Surface Laptop, though not the most flexible. How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With OneDrive Windows saves screenshots taken with Print Screen to the clipboard by default, but it can also save screenshots to OneDrive if you have a OneDrive account connected to the laptop. Here’s how to enable it....
Create an Incoming Mail Rule in Yahoo Mail If you get numerous emails, it may overwhelm your inbox. Yahoo Mail can group incoming emails automatically for you based on the criteria you set. When you create a filter based on specific criteria, you can move messages into folders, the archives, or the trash. To create a filter in Yahoo Mail, open a web browser and sign in to your Yahoo Mail account....
Use Soothing Alexa Sleep Sounds Different sleep sounds come from various Alexa skills. For example, the Sleep Sounds skill allows you to choose between a wide variety of sounds, including ocean waves, fireplace, rainforest, crickets, frogs, wind, rain, dishwasher, and waterfall. Zen Sounds includes options for thunder, Japanese garden, beach, desert, wolf, or sailing sounds. Whether you love the sound of rain, wind, thunder, the ocean, or ambient music, you can tell Alexa to play it for you....
How to Share a Twitch Link of a Stream You’re Watching If you’ve been enjoying someone else’s Twitch stream and you’re keen to share it with your friends, it only takes a few steps. How to Share a Twitch Link to Your Own Stream Wondering how to get your Twitch link before sharing it with others? Read on as we explain all about how to share your Twitch stream URL with all your followers and fans....
How to Start Windows 7 in Safe Mode Follow these instructions to start Windows 7 in Safe mode. Safe Mode: This is the default option and is usually the best choice. This mode will load only the absolute minimum processes necessary to start Windows 7.Safe Mode with Networking: This option loads the same processes as Safe Mode but also includes those that allow the networking functions in Windows 7 to work....
How to Turn Off AirPods Reading Messages from your iPhone There are two ways to turn off your AirPods reading your messages from your iPhone: If you never want to use the Announce Messages function, you can remove it from the Control Center. Go to Settings > Control Center and find Announce Messages. Tap the - (minus) next to the Announce Messages. Once you remove it from the Control Center, Siri will not announce any incoming messages....
Create Multiple Users on One Chromebook If more than one person is using a Chromebook, it’s easy to have multiple users. All you have to do is create an account for each additional user, up to five user accounts total. Here are the steps to create a new user account: How to Switch Between Users on a Chromebook Once multiple accounts are created, switching between them doesn’t require any user to sign out of their account....
How to Sync a Laptop Automatically to a Microsoft Account Follow these steps to sync a laptop automatically to a Microsoft account. This will complete the setup of your Microsoft account on your laptop. Once finished, basic Windows data can sync between devices. This includes purchases made in the Microsoft Store and bookmarks saved in the Microsoft Edge web browser. You can enhance your laptop’s ability to sync automatically by installing OneDrive....
