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Here I’ll take a look at creating booklets. Booklets can be useful in many situations, whether you’re doing a presentation or just printing out menus for a dinner party. No matter what the reason might be, creating them with Microsoft Word 2013 is simple. Create Booklets in Word 2013 Update: This was written for Office 2013 which is an old version of the app in Microsoft 365 (formerly O365). For an updated version, check out our article on creating booklets with Office 2016....

Customize the Microsoft Edge New Tab Page When you first set up the new Edge, it asks you to choose a layout for the new tab page. You can choose between Focused, which is the default, and minimal layout. Inspirational, which is virtually identical to Focuses but includes the Bing image of the day. And Informational, which expands the Microsoft News section. If you just went with the default or want to change it, you can....

Note: Display Fusion will allow you to use more than two monitors, however for the sake of this tutorial we will only be working with two. Step 1 – Download the application Go to displayfusion.com and download the free version. Step 2 – Install it Open the executable file and follow the prompts. Select your desired language. Step 3 – Open and setup Display Fusion The default view should look something like this (see below....

Hulu, on the other hand, has taken longer to get there. In fact, it only announced that its subscribers could download content a month ago. The process is easy, and, like other services, there are a few caveats. Here’s a look at what to expect. How to Download Hulu Content for Offline Viewing Not everything on Hulu’s service is available to download. But to find out what it is, tap the Downloads button at the bottom of the screen....

Tamper Protection adds an additional layer of protection from hackers or malicious app attacks that attempt to disable security settings. However, it can block you from making changes outside the app. If you are having problems using utilities like PowerShell, Local Group Policy, and others. We’ll show you how to turn Tamper Protection on or off below. How to Enable or Disable Tamper Protection on Windows 11 The Tamper Protection security feature can block you from making changes outside the app....

Fix Sticky Scroll Wheel Logitech Mouse What you’ll need A very small-headed Phillips screwdriver.A small flathead screwdriver or a butter knife.A small piece of stock paper or a Q-tip.Optional: Compressed air can So, you have the mouse, and it’s ready for maintenance. To do any work on it, we will first have to separate the top shell from the bottom—the bottom cases, the tech components, and the batteries and optical or laser sensor....

The problem with designing any presentation is deciding what assets to include. If it’s just text, it’s just boring, so you’ll want to think about images and shapes. What happens when you want to re-organize your content? If you want to keep things together, the best thing to do is to group your assets, making it easy to move them without changing their position relative to one another. Thankfully, you can easily group things together in Google Slides....

Hiding Gridlines in Google Docs This is how Google Spreadsheets normally look, gridlines and all. Click View and select Hide Gridlines… The gridlines disappear. Notice in the section below, however, that there are still lines. It might look like a blank box with a border, but that is only because these are cell borders that I added manually. You can choose cell borders for one or more cells at a time by clicking the Borders button in the top-hand toolbar....

One advantage of Google Sheets over Microsoft Excel is that Google Sheets allows you to insert an image directly into a cell. Sheets will resize the image to fit the cell, no matter where you place it. You can also move an existing image into a cell or add one on top of multiple cells. If you want to know how to insert an image into a cell in Google Sheets, here’s what you’ll need to do....

I live out in the woods and am lucky to get the DSL speeds (they are embarrassing low). One of my testing laptops is on the Insider program, and the updates are GBs in size. When a new build is downloading on that machine, other devices like Apple TV and other laptops slow down quite a bit. Since throttling down the bandwidth for those updates on that system, it still gets the update and doesn’t interfere with my other online activities....

The default email account in Outlook is the inbox that opens when you first launch Outlook on your desktop. It isn’t a simple matter to configure that default account, but you can accomplish it following the tips below. Set the Default Account in Outlook To force Outlook to open to a default email account, there are two steps. First, you need to set the default account; then, you must configure the default data file....

Turn Disney Plus Subtitles On or Off To enable or disable subtitles for your browser, launch Disney Plus and click the menu icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. Then choose your language settings to enable the subtitles or shut them off. You can customize the look of the subtitles by clicking the Settings button and choosing your preferred format for the fonts. Subtitles on iPhone Launch the Disney Plus app on your iPhone and choose the movie or show you want to watch....

However, you may not want users to edit the Quick Settings menu. If that’s the case, here’s how to prevent Quick Settings edits on Windows 11. How to Prevent Quick Settings Changes on Windows 11 When users sign in to Windows 11 and launch Quick Settings, they can edit it by adding or removing buttons. To prevent users from editing Quick Settings on Windows 11 Pro or above, use the following steps:...

Recover Data Non-booting Hard Drive For me, this was a reality I recently experienced. I had already backed up recently, but I also created new content that I didn’t want to lose. After exhausting many repair options, I could not get Windows to boot successfully. I even attempted the Refresh options. Of course, I could try doing a custom install and salvage my data from Windows.old. Unfortunately, I was in a bind, with no working optical drive or a USB stick I could use....

A few weeks back I explained how to install Windows 7 in a Dual-Boot Configuration using a VHD file like the Windows 7 System Drive. A few days later I explained how to make Windows 7 in a Dual Boot scenario the primary boot OS. Now after receiving about 20 emails on the topic from readers, I guess it’s time to explain how to undo or delete the Windows 7 Dual Boot configuration....

Microsoft Teams solves this problem by letting you reply to specific messages in Chat. In Teams on your desktop, the web, and mobile device, you can click or tap to respond to any specific message in the chat history. The original message is included with your reply, so everyone knows what you’re responding to without scratching their heads. Here, we’ll show you how to use this reply feature in whatever spot you’re using Microsoft Teams....

Activation Lock on Mac To use Activation Lock on your computer, you must meet the following minimal requirements: Your Mac should have macOS Catalina or later installed.It must be using the Apple T2 Security Chip. You can find the list of compatible Macs on the Apple website.Additionally, you need two-factor authentication enabled for your Apple ID.You must remember your Apple ID and Password. Finally, the Leave Secure Boot setting must also be enabled....

What happens if things don’t seem to be working out properly? If you’re using Google Sheets, you can quickly show the formulas you’re using. For instance, this can be useful if you’re trying to track down errors across a large spreadsheet. If you’re unsure, here’s how to show formulas in Google Sheets. How to Quickly Show Google Sheets Formulas Using Shortcuts The quickest way to show formulas in Google Sheets is to use a keyboard shortcut....

What do you do if your microphone isn’t working properly, however? If you keep hearing yourself on your microphone, it could mean your mic isn’t set up properly. This should be an easy fix, so if you want to know how to stop hearing yourself on Windows 11 and Windows 10, follow the steps below. Why Do I Hear Myself Using My Mic on Windows? If you’re able to hear yourself on your mic while you’re using a Windows PC, it’s a sign that your sound settings aren’t configured correctly....

You can easily access a list of Chrome tabs open on each device and open any of those tabs on any of your devices. Today we’ll show you how to access open Chrome tabs in Windows, Mac, and Linux, and on iOS and Android devices. Set Up Chrome Sync To sync Chrome tabs across devices, you first need to set up Chrome sync and log in to the same Google account you used for Chrome sync on all devices....