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Microsoft Excel is the industry-standard spreadsheet application. Microsoft Excel 2016 is a vast cornucopia of tools that let you manipulate, organize, analyze, and format data in a spreadsheet. Although Excel has been the lifeblood of many a corporate office, research firm, and financial outfit, Excel can be equally as handy and powerful for everyday users. Whether you are a home user managing a household budget, a small business owner managing inventory or a school teacher taking daily attendance, Excel will make your life easier if you learn to use it....

The following list highlights the features and all of the pros and cons of each Google Maps alternative so that you can choose the perfect mapping tool for your situation. 1. MapQuest MapQuest has been around for about as long as Google Maps has. It offers both a web-based tool as well as a mobile app. With a MapQuest account, you can sink all of your navigation plans between the web and your phone....

Choose Which Apps Send Notifications on Battery Power in Windows 10 If you want to continue receiving notifications while using Windows 10’s battery saver feature, you can. By default, the battery saver automatically disables background tasks prone to depleting battery life, such as fetching new mail, wallpaper slideshow themes, and notifications. But it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Open Start > Settings > System > Battery and click Battery usage by app....

Apple TV tvOS 12 Dolby Atmos on Apple TV 4K: If you have the latest 4K Apple TV, your audio will be upgraded to the high-quality surround sound format of Atmos. Of course, to take full advantage of the new sound technology you will need a dedicated Atmos speakers setup or an Atmos soundbar, for example. Apple also says it has the largest catalog of Atmos movie titles. And it will upgrade titles you’ve purchased if Atmos is added....

Although I wasn’t a huge fan in the past, the latest OneDrive client for iOS (iPad/iPhone), Android, and Windows Phone is great. It allows me to consolidate all my photos and videos to a single place where they are: Sounds great, right? Let’s review the simple steps. Auto Upload Photos and Videos on Android to OneDrive First, we’ll start with Android. Download and install the OneDrive app for Android. When you initially set it up, it will automatically ask you if you want to back up full-resolution photos and videos to OneDrive....

Windows 10 Technical Preview If your test computer is already running Windows 8.1, you should be fine using it with Windows 10 tech preview. It’s also worth noting that two preview versions are available, the Technical Preview and the Technical Preview for Enterprise. The latter has business features like Windows To Go, AppLocker, and other features for business. Unless you’re an IT pro or just an uber-geek, you need the regular version....

Most of the time when you’re using a Chromebook, you’re going to be on the go. This means you won’t have a mouse and only access to the keyboard. So keep this Chromebook keyboard shortcuts guide bookmarked and handy so that you can have a more efficient experience. Common Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts Let’s start off with the most common keyboard shortcuts that Chromebook users use. Take a screenshot: Cntrl + Show WindowsScreenshot a window: Shift + Cntrl + Show WindowsLock the screen: Search+ LSign out: Shift + Cntrl + Q (twice)Open files app: Shift + Alt + mToggle caps lock: Search + AltSee notifications: Shift + Alt + nMagnify screen: Cntrl + Search + m (Same to disable)Select shelf icons: Alt + 1 through Alt + 8...

Windows Media Player For watching videos on Windows 10, Microsoft has introduced the modern Movies & TV app. And you may have noticed that the new default music player is Groove Music — although it did retire the Groove Music Pass streaming service in favor of Spotify. Microsoft Groove is the default modern music app to play your local music files and songs stored on OneDrive. But if you’re moving from Windows 7 to 10 and are a long-time user of Windows Media Player (WMP), don’t worry; it’s still available....

Google Docs is one of the cornerstones of Google’s Office offerings, and despite Google’s penchant for haphazardly shutting down its services, it has so far been one of the ones still left standing since it was bought by Google in 2006. Along with Spreadsheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings, Google has built a huge and formidable productivity suite rival to Microsoft, which used to rule this corner of the IT industry with very little competition to speak of....

Office Configuration Analyzer Tool 1.0 First, download the free utility, OffCAT – as usual, no kudos for Microsoft naming conventions. Installation is straightforward; follow the MSI install wizard. If you’re installing it on Windows 8, you’ll need to enable .NET Framework, which I recommend doing first. Here I installed it on Windows 8, and you’ll find the OffCAT 1.0 icon on the Start screen. If you want easier access to it from the desktop, pin it to the Taskbar....

Get Organized with Microsoft OneNote OneNote is basically a system where you create different virtual notebooks. You can then break down the notebooks into different sections. To get started, open up Microsoft OneNote. It will ask you to give the notebook a name. Name it and then click on Create Notebook. When you create the notebook, OneNote will ask you if you invite other people to view it. This option is helpful if you’re working on a team project or even just household items you’d like to share with family members....

So, what’s all this data validation jazz do? Simple – it constrains the values of a cell to a pre-set list or specific range. For example, if you had a “Status” column in a spreadsheet keeping track of your various projects for your multiple clients, you could limit the valid entries for that column to “Completed,” “In Progress,” “Cancelled,” etc., etc. In this way, you make your Google Docs spreadsheet more user-friendly (less typing—you can choose an entry from the dropdown menu) and help prevent typos and errors....

Change the Windows 11 Lock Screen Wallpaper To change the lock screen wallpaper, click the Start button and then click on the Settings icon. Alternately, you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. When Settings launches, click on Personalization from the list on the left. And then, click the Lock Screen button from the menu on the right under the “Personalization” section. Now, under the Personalize > Lock screen section, click the dropdown menu in the “Personalize your lock screen” section....

If you want to clean install macOS Monterey on your Mac, for example, you’ll need to follow several steps. Be advised, however, that a clean install will result in data loss, so back up your Mac before you begin. To begin a clean install of macOS Monterey, here’s what you’ll need to do. Why Should You Clean Install macOS Monterey? If you’re considering a clean install of macOS Monterey, consider your Mac’s performance....

The Start menu, in particular, has a new home (in the center of your taskbar) and a new look. If you’re not a fan, you might be wondering how you can configure the Start menu to look how you want it to. Thankfully, you can easily customize the Start menu on Windows 11. You can control what items display in the menu, move it back to the left, and more....

As part of its ongoing damage control strategy, the social giant this week announced that it is now letting users delete multiple third-party apps and websites associated with their accounts in bulk. Previously, deleting apps with account access was time-consuming. You could only delete one at a time and confirm the removal. But that’s changing with the new bulk removal option. Delete Multiple Apps from Your Facebook Account The feature to remove apps and sites in bulk is rolling out to all users on both mobile and desktop....

First introduced with iOS 12 and iPadOS 12, Screen Time allows you to monitor and limit the amount of time someone uses a device, restrict certain apps, deny access to inappropriate content, and more. If you want to know how to turn off the iPhone camera using Screen Time, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Disable an iPhone or iPad Camera It’s an easy process to disable the iPhone camera using Screen Time....

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....

While some people may say that their device listening to them all the time is creepy, others find being able to target a voice search from anywhere useful and convenient. If you find yourself in the second group, making the “OK Google” command available system-wide is an easy thing to do. OK Google Everywhere The search engine giant has started rolling out the option to make OK Google available everywhere on your Android device....

You might be trying to connect your Roku stick or TV to Wi-Fi and it just isn’t working. The Roku may not be getting an IP address (meaning it isn’t connected properly) or the address it has is conflicting with another device. An IP address is a unique address assigned to a device that provides its identity on your home network or Wi-Fi. Knowing the IP address can help you manage and troubleshoot problems with Roku and other devices....