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How to Print Double-Sided on Mac When Using an App Printing on the front and back of pages is easy on a Mac, particularly when using an app such as Microsoft Word or (or any other Microsoft Office app). As an example, here’s what you should do if you typed a Word doc on your Mac and want to print it double-sided: It’s worth commenting on the difference between long-edge and short-edge binding: long-edge binding prints double-sided sheets so that you turn the page over sideways (as with a book)....

What Is a Quote Tweet? On Twitter, you’re not limited to sharing your tweets. You can also share other people’s tweets by retweeting. A retweet shares another person’s tweet on your Twitter page, usually so others (your followers) can view the tweet. A quote tweet is a kind of retweet. A simple retweet shares another person’s tweet. A quote tweet lets you share another person’s tweet and add your comments to it....

How to Record Your Screen With Xbox Game Bar Xbox Game Bar comes with Windows 11 by default. There are several settings you can customize in the Xbox Game Bar, but for this tutorial, we’re just looking at how to record the screen and access the captured file. How to Record Your Screen With PowerPoint While the Xbox Game Bar is built-in to Windows 11, most people also have PowerPoint installed, which includes its own screen capturing utility for saving recordings in a slideshow....

Is It Possible to Recover Deleted Files on Mac? If you sent the file to your Trash, then yes, you can get it back as the files weren’t permanently deleted yet. Files aren’t removed from the Trash Can unless you manually delete them or 30 days since you deleted the file has elapsed. If the file is no longer in the Trash, it has been permanently deleted, making retrieval much harder, although not impossible, if you have Time Machine set up for regular backups....

How to Delete iPhone Favorites To delete a contact from the Favorites screen in the Phone app: This only deletes the Favorite. It does not delete the contact from your address book. The contact information isn’t lost. How to Rearrange iPhone Favorites To change the order of favorites: How to Select Contacts Using the 3D Touch Menu On iPhone 6 series and newer iPhones, the 3D Touch screen offers one other way to reach your Favorites....

How to Return a Kindle Book for a Full Refund How to Cancel a Kindle Purchase If you want to cancel an order on your Kindle, you have to do so immediately after you make the purchase. This is useful if you made the purchase accidentally and you want your money back. The purchase confirmation screen on your Kindle gives you the option to go to your library, where you can start reading your new book, or to continue shopping....

How to Change Windows 10 Compatibility Mode Settings If the troubleshooter didn’t get the job done, and you know which version of Windows the program had previously worked on, you can change the settings of Windows 10 Compatibility Mode manually: What Is Compatibility Mode in Windows 10? Windows 10 Compatibility Mode is an easy-to-access tool that can help your older programs run on the operating system. It works by altering certain settings on a program-by-program basis, allowing the old program to function without the potential of hamstringing other programs in the process....

How to Save a Web Page in Opera The quickest way to do this is to hit the Ctrl+S keyboard shortcut (Shift+Command+S on macOS) to open the Save As dialog box. Choose the type of web page to download, and hit Save to download it. The other way is through Opera’s menu: Opera’s Three Types of Downloads Explained There are three different kinds of pages you can save. If you save the entire page, including its images and files, you can access all of those things offline even if the live page changes or goes down....

General Alexa Security and Privacy In terms of privacy, place your Alexa away from areas you’d rather it not potentially overhear conversations, such as bedrooms or bathrooms. Keep it in public areas, and when you’re discussing something sensitive in these areas, disable the microphone by pressing the Mute button on top of the device. To disable the camera on devices like the Echo Spot and the Echo Show, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap Settings > Device Options, then tap the Enable Camera toggle to off....

Here’s how to show hidden icons in the Windows 10 System Tray: How to Hide Icons in the Windows 10 System Tray The easiest way to hide an icon that you don’t want to see in the System Tray is to reverse the previous section’s process. How to Show and Hide Windows 10 System Tray Icons Windows 10 also provides you with a menu to quickly hide or show your System Tray icons....

Set Up Mail on Your Mac for Hotmail If you have an active Hotmail email address, you can set it up quickly in Mac Mail. You can read and respond to mail and send new mail using your Hotmail email address from inside the Mail application on your Mac. How to Get a New Hotmail Account If you don’t have a Hotmail address, it isn’t too late to get one. Microsoft considers Hotmail to be legacy email, but the company still supports it....

How to Add Tags to a File in Windows 10 Although it’s not intuitive to tag files in Windows 10, it’s also not difficult once you’ve walked through it a few times. There are two ways to find and use the file tagging capabilities in Windows 10: from the Properties Window and from a file’s Details Pane. How to Tag Files in the Properties Window By default, the Properties Window is hidden in Windows 10....

How to Take Apart an Xbox One Controller Before you can take apart your Xbox One controller, find a clean and clear workspace that’s well lit. You will also need to obtain the following tools if you don’t already have them: T-8 safety TorxPrying tool You can use a Torx bit in a driver or with a socket wrench, or use a dedicated Torx driver, but it has to be a T-8 safety Torx....

How to Take Photos While Recording Video on an iPhone If you have one of the compatible iOS devices, here’s how to snap a photo while taking a video: All still photos you take while recording a video are saved to the Photos app, just like any other photo. The One Drawback: Photo Resolution There’s one important thing to know about the photos you take while recording video on an iPhone: They’re not the same resolution as photos you take when you’re not also recording video....

Unplug Everything and Look at Your Router If you’re fairly inexperienced with routers and home networks and you’re left thinking ‘how can I tell if someone is using my Wi-Fi’, there’s a very quick and simple way to check—disconnect your devices. Here’s what to do. Use an App to Trace Who’s Using Your WI-Fi There are several apps out there that make it very simple for you to scan your network and see if anyone is accessing it that you don’t recognize....

How to Time Travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Your Switch’s system clock sets Animal Crossing’s internal clock, so if you change the date and time on your Switch, your Animal Crossing world’s date and time will change too. It’s easy to change date and time settings on the Switch with just a few button presses. The Pros and Cons of Time Traveling While the Animal Crossing community might be split on time traveling, there are things you need to keep in mind if you do time travel....

How to Transfer Contacts From iPhone to iPhone With iCloud The easiest methods to transfer contacts use features that come with the iPhone, such as iCloud. Since iCloud can keep data synchronized across all your devices, using it to sync contacts from iPhone to iPhone makes it an easy choice. How to Transfer iPhone Contacts by Restoring an iCloud Backup Beyond the contact syncing process from the last section, iCloud can also make a backup of the data on your iPhone and then restore that backup onto a different iPhone....

How to Transfer a File Between an iPhone and a Mac Since they’re both made by Apple, the iPhone and Mac share many technologies that make it easy to move files back and forth. Sure, you can buy extra software to transfer files, but with so many good built-in options, there’s not much need. This articles focuses on moving files from an iPhone to a Mac, but these options can help you transfer files in the other direction, too,...

How to Turn Off In-App Purchases In-app purchases on the iPad and iPhone have been a boon to developers and consumers, with the sharp increase in freemium games arising from the ease of in-app purchases. When a family shares an iPad, especially with young kids, these purchases can lead to surprises. To avoid these surprises, turn off in-app purchases on your iPad or iPhone if one of your kids uses it to play games....

How to Turn Off Your Nintendo Switch With the Physical Power Button Knowing how to turn off your Nintendo Switch is an important way to keep your console charged and ready to play with whenever you want to. Fortunately, Nintendo has ensured there are two ways to switch off your Nintendo Switch. Here’s how to turn off your Switch via the physical power button. How to Turn Off Your Nintendo Switch via the Console If you’d prefer to turn off your Nintendo Switch console via the console’s software, that’s also an option....