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How to Reset a Chromecast Before you begin, make sure your Chromecast is securely connected to an HDMI port on your television. The device should also be connected to a power source and your Wi-Fi network. If the device still doesn’t work properly, take the following steps to perform a factory reset: How to Reset an Older Chromecast If you have an older Chromecast that uses a computer to configure its settings as opposed to a smartphone or tablet app, open the Chromecast application that was initially installed on the desktop or laptop when you first set up the device....

How To Rotate PDF Single Pages If you’re learning how to rotate pages in PDF documents, the number of different methods can feel intimidating. We’re focusing on the simplest options with free tools so that you can do so with minimal hassle, regardless of the device you’re using. Here’s what to do if you want to change just one PDF document. How To Rotate a Range of Pages in a PDF If you need to rotate a range of pages within one PDF or rotate multiple PDF documents, there are other free solutions....

Scan Documents and Open with Installed Word The character recognition capabilities in Microsoft Word work best with documents that are primarily text. For example, Word would be likely to cleanly open and convert a contract comprised of several pages of printed text whereas Word may struggle to cleanly recognize text in a brochure where text is printed within or around images in anything other than a single column. You’ll need a working scanner connected to a Windows or macOS system, along with a relatively recent version of Word....

How to Set Up Pixel Buds Your Google Pixel Buds set will come with a pair of Pixel Buds, a charging/pairing case, and a charging cable. Before you pair your Buds to a device, make sure they are ready to set up: How to Pair Pixel Buds to an Android Device You can pair your Pixel Buds with an Android using the Pixel Buds app. How to Connect Pixel Buds to an iPhone or iPad You don’t need an app to connect Pixel Buds to your iPhone or iPad:...

How to Set up Two-Factor Authentication on iPhone Turning on two-factor authentication on the iPhone will secure both your Apple ID and the features of your iPhone that use your Apple ID. Here’s how to set it up: How to Add Trusted Devices on iPhone As an additional security layer, you can opt to use two-factor authentication to sign into your Apple ID only on trusted devices. This means that even if a hacker gets your Apple ID username and password and the one-time-use code, they’d also need physical access to one of your devices to get into your account....

Use Shazam to Identify a Song Playing on Your Device If you haven’t installed this free app, first download it for your operating system and launch it. View and Listen to Your Shazams After you finish playing the unknown songs on your phone, view a list of the tracks the app identified by viewing your Shazam history. The Shazam app saves all identified song information to your Shazam Library on Android and My Music > Shazams on iOS....

Your Phone for Windows 10 In 2018, Microsoft released an app called Your Phone that, when paired with the Your Phone Companion app for Android, supports Wi-Fi pairing to let Your Phone interact directly with the mobile operating system. Screen Casting Apple does not prioritize interoperability between iOS and iPadOS with Windows 10. To cast an iPhone or iPad screen to a Windows display, you’ll need special software that translates the AirPlay standard....

How to Show Hidden Files in macOS To show hidden files on a Mac, use the Terminal application. The command lines accomplish two goals. The first part changes the file setting to show hidden files. The second part restarts the Finder so the files show up. If you use OS X 10.8 or earlier, enter this command instead: Most of the time, you want to keep these hidden files and folders out of view, but there are circumstances where you may want to see them....

How to Disable Push Notifications in Flipboard If you’re using Flipboard on your mobile device you probably get a ton of notifications from the company about new stories and social interactions. That’s because by default you’re subscribed to all the notification for Flipboard including likes, reflips, and comments. You can change that to receive fewer push notifications (or none) on your mobile device in Flipboard settings. How to Change Flipboard Email Settings If you receive too many emails from Flipboard, you can adjust those settings as well, but you’ll have to do it from the desktop version of Flipboard that you access through a web browser....

How to Subscribe to Magazines and Newspapers in the App Store Magazines and newspapers are available in the App Store and function like any other app downloaded to an iPad. This includes the ability to use in-app purchases to subscribe to a magazine or newspaper. Once you download a magazine from the App Store, you can subscribe to it in the magazine’s app. Most magazines and newspapers offer limited free content, so you can check out what you’re getting before you make a purchase....

How to Use Print Screen on a Dell Laptop The Print Screen button is part of most computer keyboards. Most Dell laptops models also have a dedicated Print Screen key placed on the first row of the keyboard alongside the Function keys. Dell usually labels it as Print Screen or PrtScr. It can be abbreviated as PrintScreen, PrntScrn, PrntScr, PrtScn, PrtScr, or PrtSc also. In this article, we will use PrtScr to refer to the key....

How to Turn Find My iPad On and Off Access your iPad’s settings to enable or disable Find My iPad. How to Use Find My iPad A benefit to Find My iPad is that you don’t need an iPad to use it. Here’s how to use it to track a missing tablet: What Is Find My iPad? The Find My iPad option on the iPad is one of the most important features on the tablet....

How to Turn Off Auto Switch on iPhone and iPad Apple introduced AirPods automatic switching with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. It lets your AirPods detect what device is playing audio and automatically connects them to that device for a seamless experience. To turn off AirPods automatic switching, follow these steps: With that setting changed, now your AirPods will only automatically switch to that device if it was the last one with which they connected....

Use Fitbit and Smart Lock to Unlock Your Android Phone Android users got quick unlock features when Smart Lock capabilities were introduced in Android Lollipop 5.0 OS. Smart Lock added several new locking and unlocking methods, and it also improved on the previous facial recognition feature offered in earlier versions of the OS. It can use a trusted Bluetooth device’s presence to unlock a phone. Here’s how to set up Android Smart Lock to use a Fitbit (or any trusted Bluetooth device) to unlock a phone....

How to Enable Brief Mode Having Alexa say “OK” to everything you ask can be annoying, but stopping it is easy. Alexa has a Brief Mode that silences many interactions. With Brief Mode enabled, Alexa won’t always say “OK.” It just takes care of the task at hand. This mode is a boon to those who get frustrated with Alexa’s respondes, and it makes the assistant more efficient (and quiet). Here’s how to enable Brief Mode: At this point, Alexa Brief Mode is enabled....

How To Page Break in Google Docs Google Docs provides easy ways to make a page break. The quickest way is to use the Ctrl+Enter keyboard shortcut. Otherwise, go to the Insert menu. If you’re using the mobile app, open the document for editing, select where to apply the page break, use the plus sign to open a new menu, and then tap Page break. How To Remove Page Breaks Aside from Edit > Undo, which only works well if you just made the page break, there isn’t a sweeping “remove all page breaks” button in Google Docs....

How to Set Up Samsung Pay on Your Phone Before you can pay for goods and services using Samsung Pay, you must sign-up through the app and add a payment card or account. Be sure you have the credit or debit card handy that you want to use before starting this process. How to Make a Payment with Your Phone Using Samsung Pay If you have an accepted form of payment within the Samsung Pay app, you can then use that account to pay for goods and services via your phone....

If you’re using iOS 12 or later the Apple TV Remote is automatically added to the Control Center of your iOS device. This version works with Apple TV 4th generation or Apple TV 4K. If you’re hanging on to an older Apple TV, download the free iTunes Remote app in the App Store and manually add it, which requires the Apple TV remote control. Download the app and pair it with your Apple TV before your remote is lost or runs out of battery....

How to Create Artboards In Photoshop CC When you create a new document in Photoshop, Artboard appears as a choice in the Preset Details dialog: How Do Artboards Work in Photoshop? The artboards feature in Photoshop works much like its Adobe Illustrator counterpart in that each artboard is treated as a separate layered document. Each artboard has its own layers, layer groups, text, smart objects, and anything else you can add to a Photoshop document....

How to Turn on the iPhone Magnifier? Before you can use the Magnifier, you’ll need to adjust a few accessibility options on your phone. How to Access the iPhone Magnifier Once Enabled There are two ways to use Magnifier after you switch it on. The first is through quick access. Quick Access If your iPhone or iPad has a Home button, press it three times to display the Magnifier slider. Use the slider to adjust the magnification levels....