Google Docs Offline only works in Chrome, and you’re able to see all documents, presentations, drawings, spreadsheets etc. But while you can edit documents offline, spreadsheets are not available for offline editing at the time of this writing. Launch Chrome and log in to your Google Docs account, click on the Settings (gear) icon and select Set up Google Docs Offline. Click on Set up Google Docs Offline. It opens a new popup....
Turn on Dark Mode in Outlook.com To have access to the Dark mode you need to be using the Beta version of Outlook.com. You can toggle that on in the upper-right corner of the screen if you haven’t already. Although, starting this week, the company is moving Outlook.com out of beta so this toggle should disappear in the coming days ahead. Head to Outlook.com in your browser of choice and sign in to your account....
Previously we showed you how to pull up RTN information on your Android phone using a dial code. Unfortunately, the process didn’t work for everyone and it seems only a handful of phones can use that method. So, this time around, we have a solid method that doesn’t use a phone code. Using a custom launcher, we’ll create a shortcut on the home screen that will open up any hidden menu on your Android phone....
Macros come with risks—it’s possible for people to create malicious macros that can infect your computer with malware when you open them. That’s why macros are disabled by default in Excel. Turning them back on is simple enough to do, however. Here’s how to enable or disable macros in Excel. What Are Macros? A macro is a set of instructions that tells Excel to perform an action or sequence of actions....
One of the new features coming to the stable release of Microsoft Edge is called Sleeping Tabs. This feature helps save on system resources by putting inactive tabs to sleep. You can already access this feature in the Dev and Canary builds of the browser. But you can enable and manage it now in the stable version of Edge. Here’s how to do it. Enable Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge....
First, install the Encrypted Communication extension from here. The person you’re sending an encrypted message to, will need this extension installed as well. After the extension is installed, just write an email and right click somewhere in the message body, and click Encrypt Communication. You’ll be asked to verify a password, which the recipient of the email should know too. Once you’ve done that, your email will become a bunch of gibberish....
Export Outlook 2013 Calendar Data First open your desktop version of Outlook and open the Calendar. Then click the File tab and select Save Calendar. That will open File Explorer and you can save your calendar as an ICS file to a convenient location. But before you continue, make sure to click More Options since we’re moving the entire calendar. Now you can either select specific date ranges or the whole calendar....
While the snooze feature is a convenient one, you may want to change the times for it. For instance, maybe you’re not an early morning person. So you want your available snooze times at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 7:00 PM. Funny enough, the settings to adjust your Gmail snooze times don’t currently exist within the Gmail application. If you’ve been scratching your head wondering how you can change your snooze times, you’ve come to the right place....
If you read our article on how to determine the architecture, edition, and channel of Windows currently installed, you’ll notice when you upgraded to build 10240, and Windows maintained the licensing status according to the channel. So if you upgraded from Windows 7 OEM or Retail, your free Windows 10 upgrade would inherit those channels. Details on Finding Key With build 10586, this is not as clearly defined since all November updates are automatically defined as from a retail channel....
Use Windows Update to Fix Windows 10 DVD Drive Issues It’s not unusual for your optical drive to be working just fine in a previous version of Windows or Windows 10, then the minute you upgrade to a new version, it stops working. The first thing you can do is check Windows Update then install the latest drivers if there are any. For example, Microsoft released updates for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and version 1511 that resolved problems with optical drives....
From time to time, you may find that your Zoom audio isn’t working properly. For example, you may not be able to hear other people on your call, or the sound may appear strange. If you’re unsure how to fix Zoom audio issues like these, you can follow the troubleshooting steps below. Check For Muted Participants If you can’t hear the other people in your Zoom call, it may have nothing to do with your own computer....
It’s come a long way since then. New features are added to each release, making it hard for documents to remain compatible with older versions. Thankfully, Microsoft has a workaround—compatibility mode. Unfortunately, compatibility mode can cause problems, especially if you’re trying to edit older documents in a newer version of Word. If you’re unsure how, here’s how to get out of compatibility mode in Word. What is Compatibility Mode in Microsoft Word?...
Another new feature in this update is the shortcuts section (shown below). It includes shortcut tiles for popular actions. It is meant to make it easier to perform popular actions like adding channels, set a sleep timer, or powering off the TV. And Roku says more shortcuts will be added over time. But if you don’t need the shortcuts and would rather use the space for channels, you can hide the new section....
Importing Snagit Quick Styles Now that we know how to export files, placing them into your installation of Snagit is relatively similar. However, there are two options: 1. Completely overwrite any existing styles, or 2. merge existing styles. We’ll cover both below. Important! : Before we get started, you must exit all Snagit applications. Completely shut down Snagit, this includes closing the editor and the program that docks in the system tray....
Footnotes appear at the bottom of each page in your document, while endnotes appear at the end of your document. Here’s how to insert them in Microsoft Word. Inserting Footnotes in Microsoft Word Word has offered the ability to add footnotes and endnotes to Word documents for many years, so these instructions should work in all modern software versions. To add a footnote in Word, open your document and place your blinking cursor at a point within your document....
You may sometimes want to use only the main dictionary when spell-checking a document in Word or an email in Outlook. Maybe your custom dictionaries include terms that are not applicable to the current document. We’ll show you how to tell Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook to only use the main dictionary. Word, PowerPoint, and Excel To only use the main dictionary in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel, go to File > Options if you’re in a document....
I live out in the woods and am lucky to get the DSL speeds (they are embarrassing low). One of my testing laptops is on the Insider program, and the updates are GBs in size. When a new build is downloading on that machine, other devices like Apple TV and other laptops slow down quite a bit. Since throttling down the bandwidth for those updates on that system, it still gets the update and doesn’t interfere with my other online activities....
This is handy for quickly accessing a file related to your current document, giving your reader a fast way to send your company an email, or jumping to a specific location in the document. The process for adding these links is similar, with only some small adjustments on Windows versus Mac. So if you’re ready to make your Microsoft Word document more functional and useful, let’s get to it!...
Here, we’ll walk you through adding a quick link to a cell, range of cells, another sheet, webpage, and a document. In addition, we’ll show you how to add multiple links to one cell if you have more than one reference. Add a Link to a Cell in Google Sheets Visit the Google Sheets website, open your workbook, and select the cell you want to link. Then, use one of these actions....
It’s also a good idea to do this if you’re watching Netflix on multiple devices on the basic package, which only allows one device to watch Netflix at any one time. If you want to control Netflix-watching habits in your family, this would be a good way to do so. Another reason to log out of Netflix on a TV is so others can sign in with their profile. Whatever the reason, here’s what you’ll need to do if you’re unsure how to log out of Netflix on a TV....
