How to Set Up Your iPad Passcode To make a new passcode for your iPad: How to Set Up or Add a Fingerprint to Touch ID For extra security, set up Touch ID, which uses a fingerprint you save to the iPad to unlock the device and perform other actions. Here’s how to set it up or add a new fingerprint. Custom Alphanumeric Code brings up the iPad keyboard and lets you create a passcode with both numbers and letters....
Set One or More Excel Print Areas How to Add Cells to an Excel Print Area Once you’ve set a print area, you can add adjacent cells to it, if you made a mistake the first time or input additional data. How to Clear a Print Area in Excel You can also change print areas that you no longer need or created by mistake. View Your Excel Print Areas You can see your print areas and preview them before printing your spreadsheet....
How to Enable Canned Responses in Gmail Before you can start using templates, enable them in Gmail, which you can do by using the Canned Response feature. How to Save a Message as a Gmail Template While Gmail provides some pre-made templates, you can create and customize your own as well. Here’s how to save an email for future use as a template in Gmail. How to Create a New Message or Reply Using a Gmail Template Once you create your template, here’s how to use it as a canned response or reply in Gmail....
How to Set Up PPPoE Internet Access How PPPoE Works PPPoE internet providers assign each of their subscribers a unique PPPoE username and password. Providers use this network protocol to manage IP address allocations and track each customer’s data usage. The protocol works on either a broadband router or a broadband modem. The home network initiates an internet connection request, sends PPPoE usernames and passwords to the provider, and receives a public IP address in return....
How Do I Share My Wi-Fi Password From My Phone to My Mac? It’s simple to share your Wi-Fi password from your iPhone or iPad, providing you know where to look. Here’s what to do. Can I Share a Wi-Fi Password to My Computer? If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can share a Wi-Fi password with your Mac by following the steps above. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to share your password if you have an Android tablet or phone or use a Windows-based computer....
Split Your Screen in Windows 11 and 10 With Snap Windows There are several ways to split a screen in Windows 11 and 10, but the easiest is with Snap Windows (known as Snap Assist in Windows 10). Snap Windows lets you drag a window to a corner or side of the screen to “snap” it there, which in turn makes room for other windows to be snapped in the resulting empty screen space....
How to Stop iPhone App Crashes To fix iPhone app crashes, try these six tips, in this order. Quit and Relaunch the iPhone App The first and simplest step is to stop iPhone app crashes is to force the app to quit and then restarting it. Force quitting apps stops all of the app’s processes and starts them fresh (but it doesn’t save battery life!). If the app crash was caused by some feature going slightly wrong, this solution could fix it....
How to Stop Windows 11 Updates in Progress Windows 11, like prior versions of Windows, will automatically download and install updates. Automatic updates install important security and bug patches, but they can reduce system performance if you’re using the PC while the update is downloading or being installed. Windows 11 will download and begin to install updates as they become available. This happens automatically without prior notification, so you may not notice the update until system performance takes an unexpected turn for the worse....
How to Enable a Complex Passcode on Your iOS Device The iPhone gives you the option of entering a six-digit passcode instead of the familiar four-digit passcode for better protection. You can also enter a custom alphanumeric passcode or a longer custom numeric passcode. To configure a stronger passcode through the Settings app: Considerations For maximum security, in the Face ID & Passcode settings screen, set the Require Password option to Immediately unless you want a longer period of time before it is required....
Subtract Dates With the YEAR Function Subtracting dates with the YEAR function may be helpful if you want to adjust a project’s scheduled date or experiment with how long a single activity would take. In this example, we want to find out the number of years between two dates. Our final formula will look like this: = YEAR ( D1 ) - YEAR ( D2 ) To enter the formula into Excel we can either type it into cell E1 with the two dates to be subtracted in cells D1 and D2, or use the YEAR function dialog box to enter the formula into cell E1....
This article explains how to enable two-factor authentication on your Epic Games account, protecting your Fortnite data and in-app purchases. How to Enable 2FA in Fortnite When you enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Epic Games account, you’re also enabling it for Fortnite. While it’s a free game, it has in-game transactions, so when you enable 2FA for Fortnite, you’re protecting your data and those in-game purchases. What is Two Factor Authentication?...
How to Uninstall Bitdefender on Windows Windows has a robust uninstall system and remains the best way to uninstall Bitdefender, whatever version you’re running. How to Uninstall Bitdefender Agent From Windows If you’re happy enough with simply removing the main antivirus program, then you can stop your uninstall process there. However, if you want to remove any trace of Bitdefender from your system, then it’s a good idea to follow these steps to remove the Bitdefender Agent, too....
How to Upgrade to Windows 11 You can download and install Windows 11 from the Windows Update app in Windows 10. Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements To upgrade to Windows 11, your computer must meet the minimum system requirements. The Windows 11 requirements work slightly differently than previous minimum system requirements for operating systems like Windows 10. Check out Microsoft’s system requirements page and pay careful attention to features like UEFI, Safe Boot, and TPM 2....
Start Skype Online Using Skype in a web browser is straightforward. Visit the Skype website and sign in with your Microsoft account. The Skype Web Plug-in or Plug-in-Free Experience In 2016, Microsoft introduced a version of Skype online for supported browsers, which does not require the download of a plug-in for voice and video calls. When Skype online first launched, you could use it for instant messaging and to share multimedia files, but not as a VoIP tool....
Use the Google Home App on PC With an Android Emulator Install an Android emulator for Windows to run Android apps on your PC. For example, BlueStacks installs and runs several Android applications, including the Google Home app. The overall functionality will be similar. Use Google Chrome to Control Google Home Devices Google Chrome mimics some of the functionality of the Google Home app, but it’s limited. For example, you cannot set up Google Home devices using the Chrome browser, so you still need a mobile device or Android emulator for that....
How Do I Stream Twitch on Roku? There are three ways to stream Twitch on Roku: the official Twitch channel, unofficial Twitch channels, and screen mirroring from a different device. The official Twitch channel is only available if you accessed Twitch on a Roku before the channel got removed, but the other two methods are open to everyone. How to Watch Twitch on Your Roku With the Official Channel The official Twitch channel isn’t available in the Roku Channel Store, but you can still get it if you have ever used it in the past....
How Are Wired Earbuds Supposed to Be Worn? This may sound like a simple question, but there’s actually more nuance to it than you might expect. The simple fact of the matter is that, depending on your particular earbud’s design and the shape of your ear, there’s no guarantee an earbud will be a perfect fit for you no matter what you do, so oftentimes, there is no right or wrong when it comes to how you should wear an earbud....
“While hybrid work is the new standard for business, blended learning is the new standard for education,” Bill Avey, General Manager and Global Head of Education, Personal Systems, HP Inc, said in the press release, “This requires technology with increased durability, enhanced connectivity, and large screens so content can be accessible and engaging from wherever learning happens,” Each of the Fortis series laptops has been reinforced just about everywhere—from the frame to the keys and even to the cable ports....
Import Your Outlook.com Messages and Contacts Into Gmail Before you start the import process, prepare your Outlook.com account by copying any messages you want to keep from your Deleted Items and Junk Email folders into your Inbox (you may not have any messages you want to keep that are in these folders—after all, these are folders where you usually just have emails you want to get rid of and do not need—but just in case)....
The social network said in a blog post it will begin to automatically default any new user under the age of 16 to a private account. Instagram said current users in that age range with a public account will be able to keep it public. However, they will be encouraged about the benefits of having a private account. “Historically, we asked young people to choose between a public account or a private account when they signed up for Instagram, but our recent research showed that they appreciate a more private experience....
