How to Reinstall macOS Monterey You don’t have to wipe your data if you need to reinstall macOS Monterey. If you are selling or trading your Mac, however, see the tip below or the next section. Here are the steps to reinstall the Mac’s operating system without erasing all your data. How Do I Do a Clean Install of macOS Monterey? To do a completely clean install of macOS Monterey, you’re going to need to wipe the disk on your Mac....
How to Remove Kids 13 and Older From Family Sharing on iOS You can easily remove kids who are 13 years and older from your Family Sharing group. Here’s how: How to Remove a Kid 13 and Older from Family Sharing on Mac You can also remove family members on your Mac. Here’s how: How to Remove Kids 13 and Under From Family Sharing Apple doesn’t allow you to remove a child under 13 from your Family Sharing (in the U....
How Do I Stop iPhone From Suggesting Photos? Spotlight search on the iPhone is excellent at finding and suggesting content, but there are probably some photos on your iPhone that you don’t want to show up when searching. The simplest way to prevent your pictures from showing up in Spotlight search results is to remove all photos from Spotlight. It won’t delete or hide your images. It just stops Spotlight from searching your Photos app when it’s running a search....
How to Save a Photoshop File for an Older Version Set the default option in Photoshop preferences called Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility (under menu Edit > Preferences > File Handling). This setting is persistent, so you’ll only need to set it once. Ensure that the area at the bottom of the File Compatibility area is set to Always or Ask. Turning this option on, however, results in larger file sizes....
Does Samsung Have a QR Scanner? All Samsungs have built-in QR scanning tools. There are multiple ways to scan QR codes with a Samsung device: Use the Camera appUse Quick TilesUse Bixby VisionUse the Samsung Internet app How Do I Scan a QR Code With My Samsung? Your options for scanning QR codes depend on your model. If one of the methods below doesn’t work, try another. Scan QR Codes With the Samsung Camera App If your Samsung device runs Android 9 or later, the Camera app has a built-in QR scanner....
How to Use Twitter’s Advanced Search Tool Twitter’s basic search function is available from virtually every Twitter page or mobile app tab, but for more specific searches, you need to access its advanced search tool. Here’s how: Optional Alternative: Download Your Twitter Archive to Search Your Tweets Twitter’s Advanced Search is the fastest way to search through your own tweets, or for any tweets at all for that matter. But if you want, you can get access to all the tweets you’ve ever sent by downloading your entire Twitter archive....
How to See More Friends Post on FB Facebook’s news feed shows your posts in a specific order it thinks you are most likely to want to view. If you’d prefer to see things in chronological order, here’s how to change the news feed. By doing so, you’re more likely to see your friends when they post. How to See All Your Friends’ Posts Another way to see your friends’ posts on Facebook is to cut down on groups or pages you may be following on Facebook....
How to Send a New Email on iPhone To send a new email message from the pre-installed Mail app, follow these steps: How to Use CC and BCC in the iPhone Mail App Just like with desktop and web-based email programs, you can CC or BCC people on emails sent from your iPhone. To use either of these options, create a new email following the steps from the last section. After filling in the To line, tap the Cc/Bcc, From line to expand it to three fields....
How to Schedule Photos to Chromecast to TV The two steps you’ll need to have done before proceeding is to have your Chromecast set up, powered on, and connected to your TV and have the photos you’d like to display on Chromecast uploaded to Google Photos. Once everything is ready to go, scheduling photos on your TV only takes a few steps. Scheduling on Chromecast On Chromecast, there isn’t really a need (or a way) to “set a schedule” in a traditional sense when you’re displaying photos....
How to Set the Default Finder View Here’s how to set the Mac Finder view default. How to Permanently Set a Folder View in Finder You’ve set a system-wide default to using for Finder windows, but that doesn’t mean you can’t assign a different view to specific folders. How to Automatically Assign a Finder View to All Sub-Folders The Finder has no method for easily setting a group of subfolders to the same Finder view as the parent folder....
How to Install Microsoft OneDrive on Macs With macOS Sierra (10.12) or Later For OneDrive, you need a Microsoft account and OneDrive for Mac. Both are free. If you don’t already have a Microsoft ID, go to the Microsoft ID signup screen and click Create a Microsoft account. Once you supply the requested information and create a password, you have a new Microsoft ID. Download the free OneDrive app from the Mac App Store....
How to Get Yahoo Mail on Your iPhone Use the settings on your phone to add a Yahoo Mail email account to the Mail app. Yahoo Mail Email Server Settings The directions listed above don’t require you to make changes to the email server settings the phone uses to access Yahoo Mail because you logged in directly from the web. However, you may need the server settings for Yahoo to set up your email account manually if the directions above don’t work....
How to Split a Screen With Snap Layout in Windows 11 Snap Layout is available to all versions of Windows 11. The instruction below will teach you how to use Snap Layout. How to Split a Screen with Windows Snap Assist The new Snap Layout feature in Windows 11 is an addition to, not a replacement of, the Windows Snap features found prior versions of Windows. Snap Assist is still an excellent way to split a screen on a Windows PC, particularly if you want to split to show one window on each half....
Unlike starting Windows 7 in Safe Mode, there are no scary-looking lists of system files running down the screen as Windows starts with Last Known Good Configuration. Remember, all you’re doing is rewinding driver and registry settings to those that worked the last time Windows 7 was shut down properly. If Windows 7 wasn’t starting at all, and you’ve reached this point, it’s a good sign that Last Known Good Configuration is going to solve, or at least get you closer to solving, the problem you were having....
How to Write a SUM Function Adding up rows or columns of numbers is a common operation carried out in all spreadsheet programs. Google Sheets includes a built-in function called SUM for this purpose. With a function in place, the spreadsheet automatically updates when you make changes in the range of cells in the formula. If you change entries or add text to blank cells, the total updates to include the new data....
How to Switch Facebook Accounts in a Web Browser While switching between multiple Facebook accounts (personal, professional, etc), isn’t a pain, you may need to manually log into an alternate account before easier switching becomes available. Here’s how to get it working. How to Switch Facebook Accounts in the iOS App Much like on a browser, it’s possible to connect multiple accounts to your Facebook app, but this will require some initial setup....
How to Connect and Pair a PS5 Controller to the PS5 When you first set up your console, the first thing you must do is pair the controller with your PS5. PS5 Controller Troubleshooting Steps If you’re having problems pairing your PS5 controller with the PS5 console, here are a few things you can try: Once a controller is paired with the system, you can turn on the PS5 by pressing the PS button on the controller....
How to Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Phones Use this two-button shortcut for Galaxy S8 or later. Capture Screenshots on Samsung Galaxy S7 or Older This button shortcut will allow you to take screenshots on the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy S3 phones. How to Take a Screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy Tablet Taking a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy tablet is nearly identical to Galaxy phones....
How to Share a Few Images With Google Photos Most people only want to share a few images at a time with friends and family. Here’s how: How to Create a Shared Album in Google Photos If you want to send many photos at once to someone with an Android device, and you want to receive some in return, create a Shared Album in Google Photos instead of a message....
How to Transfer Photos Using iTunes for Windows Transfer photos from your iPad to your computer to free up storage on your tablet. Once the images are on your computer, store them there, share them with friends, print them, and more. There are several ways to transfer iPad photos to your computer. The traditional method is with iTunes, but you have other options. Here’s how to transfer photos on an iPad to a Windows computer using iTunes: If iTunes isn’t the program you want to use to copy pictures from your iPad, use a program like Syncios....
