How to Enter Power Reserve Mode on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch battery life usually lasts me an entire day, with a decent amount of charge leftover when I put it on the charger …
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How to Add a Song to a Playlist in the iPhone Spotify App
Playlists in Spotify provide a convenient way for you to combine a group of songs that are perfect for a mood, situation, or event. There …
How to Use Your Apple Watch to Find Your iPhone
The iPhone and the Apple Watch can connect to one another to make a lot of tasks really convenient. In fact, you may find that …
How to Create a New Playlist in Spotify on an iPhone 7
Spotify makes it very easy for you to search for songs, artists and albums. Usually during the course of one of these searches you will …
How to Print Headings in Excel 2013
Keeping track of which data goes in which columns is often a problem for people reading printed Excel spreadsheets. The columns can start to look …
How to Prevent Showing the Right-Click Menu in Powerpoint 2013
When you are giving your Powerpoint presentation to an audience, one of the biggest concerns is the overall visual appearance and the presentation experience for …
How to Spell Check the Original or Forwarded Message in Outlook 2013
Spell checking is an important last step to take before you send an email message. Spelling mistakes can be embarrassing and, depending on the nature …
How to Set Page Layout as the Default View in Excel 2013
On a new installation of Microsoft Excel 2013, new workbooks that you create will use the Normal view. This allows you to see a lot …
How to Limit the Number of Episodes of a Podcast to Have On Your iPhone
I love podcasts. There are so many different and unique podcasts out there that you are sure to find something that interests you. Whether you …
How to Delete a Hyperlink in Word 2013
Hyperlinks are very useful in documents when you want to reference a website or a file so that your audience can read the information that …
How to Stop Automatically Hyperlinking Screenshots in Word 2013
Hyperlinks in a Word document are useful when you have some extra information, such as a website, that your document readers might find helpful. But …
How to Enable Bold Text on the Apple Watch
There are a lot of similarities and compatibility between the Apple Watch and the iPhone but, unfortunately, one big difference that cannot be overcome is …
How to Use Strikethrough in Powerpoint 2013
Strikethrough is a type of formatting in documents where you draw a line through some text. This is meant to indicate that the text should …
How to Enable Guides in Powerpoint 2013
Some of the objects that you add to the slides in your Powerpoint presentation will need to centered either along a vertical or horizontal plane. …
How to Put the Apple Watch in Silent Mode
How often do you put your iPhone on silent? Whether you’re at work or school, or in a quiet environment, a loud phone can be …
How to Turn Off Automatic App Install for the Apple Watch
Some of the apps that you have installed on your iPhone have corresponding versions for the Apple Watch. Some of these Apple Watch apps are …
How to Discard Editing Data for Pictures in Powerpoint 2013
Powerpoint file sizes can easily spiral out of control when you start adding media files to your slides. Pictures and videos can be several MB …
How to Enable Dictation on an iPhone 7
Have you seen someone using their iPhone and noticed that they were speaking into the microphone, and their device was translating their speech into text? …
How to Turn Off Activity Notifications from the Apple Watch for Today
The goal system of the Activity app on your watch can feel pretty rewarding when you accomplish them. This motivation can keep you active and …
How to Use a Bookfold Page Setup in Word 2013
Are you creating a booklet, or writing a book, and you would like to format the document as a booklet where multiple pages are printed …
How to Change Ringer and Alert Volume With Side Buttons on an iPhone 7
There are not a lot of physical buttons on the iPhone. But the ones that are there serve important functions, such as turning the iPhone …
How to Delete a Playlist from the iPhone Music App
Playlists are fun to make. Whether you are looking for a group of songs that are fun based on a particular mood, or if you …
How to Stop Audio Messages from Expiring on an iPhone 7
The audio messages that people can send to you through your iPhone’s Messages app can be a fun way to send a less commonly-used form …
How to Turn Off Voice Dial on an iPhone 7
Your iPhone has a feature called Voice Dial that lets you speak a contact’s name or phone number into the microphone so that the phone …
How to Show More Navigation Options at the Bottom of the Outlook 2013 Window
There are a lot of different places in Outlook 2013 that you can click to adjust settings, access tools, and perform actions. One of these …
How to Load Remote Images in Emails on an iPhone 7
Many of the emails that you receive, especially advertisement and newsletter ones, will include images within the body of the email. These images are often …
How to Set Preferred Transportation Type in the iPhone Maps App
The Maps app on your iPhone can provide you with driving directions to particular destinations, and it can estimate when you need to leave for …
How to View iMessage and Text Message Storage Usage on an iPhone 7
It’s not uncommon for people to interact through text messages instead of phone calls. In fact, if you have had your iPhone for a while …
How to Enable the “On My iPhone” Account in Notes
The Notes app on the iPhone is a great place to jot down ideas and save information that you think you may need again in …
How to Hide a Tab on the Ribbon in Excel 2013
The row of buttons and tabs at the top of your Excel window is called the ribbon, and it offers an efficient way for you …
How to Automatically Spell Check Emails in Outlook 2013
Spell check is a very useful tool that is available in word processing documents, on phones, and almost any device where you need to do …
How to Enable Week Numbers in the Calendar App on the iPhone 7
One common way for scheduling long term tasks is the place those tasks during specific weeks of the year. But months with 5 weeks in …
How to Delete a Watch Face on an Apple Watch
You can add and edit the watch faces on your Apple Watch to make the device appear as you would like it to. There are …
How to Find Your iPhone 7’s Local IP Address
When you connect to a Wi-Fi network at home, at work, or at an airport, that network’s router assigns an IP address to you. In …
How to Block All Cookies in Safari on an iPhone 7
Cookies are very useful components of modern Web-browsing, as many Web users will sign into accounts, place items into carts, or perform other actions where …
How to Check if an iPhone App is Blocking Calls for You
Spam calls and telemarketers have been plaguing phone owners for years, and it’s just as bad with cell phones now as it ever was with …
How to Switch from Landscape to Portrait in Powerpoint 2010
Traditionally Powerpoint presentations utilize the landscape orientation. In fact, it’s pretty rare to see one that doesn’t. But just because it’s unusual doesn’t make it …
How to Send Yourself a Copy of Every Email You Write on Your iPhone
Keeping track of your sent emails can be a little tricky if you often access your email on a number of different devices. Certain types …
How to Hide the Character Count for Text Messages on the iPhone 7
A few years ago it was very common for cellular providers to limit the number of text messages that you could send each month. And …
How to Turn Off Stand Reminders on the Apple Watch
The Activity app on your watch and your iPhone tracks a lot of information about your physical activity. Along with the amount of calories that …
How to View Personal Hotspot Data Usage on an iPhone 7
Cellular data usage is a concern for anyone that has a cellular plan with a limited amount of data each month. Doing things like streaming …
How to Use the Magnifier on the iPhone 7
The camera on the iPhone is pretty good, and it’s entirely possible that it has replaced any other camera that you might have used. But …
How to Set Work Hours in Outlook 2013
Outlook 2013 has a helpful setting where it allows you to specify the hours at which you are at work. Once these hours are set …
How to Delete an Apple Watch Complication
Complications are a great way to add some app functionality to your Apple Watch. Not every app has a complication, but you may find that …
How to Change the Default Number of Worksheets in an Excel 2013 Workbook
A file in Microsoft Excel is called a workbook, and that workbook can include a number of different spreadsheets called worksheets. Organizing large amounts of …
How to Enable Notification Privacy for the Alerts on Your Apple Watch
Seeing notifications on your Apple watch is one of the more useful features of having the wearable device connected to your phone. You can often …
How to Turn Off Autoplay in the iPhone Spotify App
The Spotify music subscription service is some of the best money that I spend each month. You get access to a huge library of songs, …
How to Turn Off Progress Updates in the Apple Watch Activity App
The Apple Watch is an awesome exercise accessory. It has really useful apps for tracking distance, activity, calories burned, heart rate and more. Much of …
How to Repeat Text Message Alerts on an Apple Watch
One of my favorite interactions between the Apple watch and my iPhone is how text messages are handled. The ability to glance down at your …
How to Disable “Shake to Undo” on an iPhone 7
Your iPhone has a feature that allows you to shake the device in order to undo certain actions. This can be helpful when it is …