You can perform many different mathematical operations in Google Sheets, including the addition of numbers. You can add numbers across columns or rows, or even numbers in different cells. Here’s how it’s done. Add Numbers in a Single Cell You can quickly add numbers in a single cell by using the =#+# formula. For example, if you wanted to get the sum of 2+2, you’d enter: Press Enter to return the result....
Snapchat video filters offer a fun and creative way to present yourself by using your webcam to superimpose lenses on your face. You can integrate these filters with Microsoft Teams in your next meeting. Here’s how. How to Enable Snapchat Video Filters in Microsoft Teams To turn on Snapchat video filters in Microsoft Teams, start by downloading the Snap Camera app for Windows or Mac. Accept the terms and conditions and privacy policy prompts before completing the captcha and choosing either the PC (Windows) or Mac option....
If you’re a regular gamer on Steam, you may want to insert some of your own personality into your public profile. A good way to do this is by changing your profile picture on Steam with a custom avatar. You can change your Steam profile picture using the Steam desktop application or through the Steam website. The steps for both methods are the same, so you should be able to follow these steps using either the client or the website....
As with clearing the cache in your browser, clearing the cache in Windows is a good start for troubleshooting system issues, improving system performance, and freeing up disk space. Here’s how to clear your cache in Windows 10. RELATED: How to Clear Your Cache on Windows 11 Clear the Temporary Files Cache with Disk Cleanup To clear the temporary files cache, enter “Disk Cleanup“” in the Windows search bar found in the bottom-left corner of the desktop....
Once you connect the Apple Pencil to your iPad, you can take advantage of the handy features. You can jot down handwritten notes, use the Scribble feature, write inside of text boxes, and much more. Make Sure Your Model Is Compatible There are two Apple Pencil models currently and each only works with specific iPad models. To make sure that your devices can connect, review this list of Apple Pencils and iPads....
Pressing the send button when sending your résumé to a potential employer can be a nerve-racking experience. We’re here to show you how to create a résumé using Microsoft Word and provide a few tips on getting you through the résumé screening process so you can press that send button with confidence. What is a Résumé? A résumé, often referred to as a CV (curriculum vitae), is a summary of a person’s background and experience, including work experience, education, and even volunteer work, and its most common use is to send to potential employers when searching for a new career opportunity....
For troubleshooting, testing, or other similar purposes, you may need to turn off your Windows 10 or Windows 11’s firewall. It’s easy to disable this feature on your PC, and we’ll show you how. RELATED: Windows Firewall: Your System’s Best Defense Don’t Disable the Firewall Unless You Have a Strong Reason Turning off Windows’ firewall allows unauthorized network access on your PC. So unless you have a strong reason to disable the feature, you must keep the firewall turned on at all times....
If you want to reuse a slide that appears on your presentation, but you don’t want to manually redesign the entire slide, you can duplicate it instead. Here’s how to duplicate slides in Microsoft PowerPoint. Duplicating a slide is nothing more than copying and pasting the desired slide. However, there are multiple ways to achieve this low-effort task. We’ll go through each method. RELATED: How to Cut, Copy, and Paste in Microsoft Word...
Computers have had hosts files since the ARPANET days. The hosts files were used to resolve host names for decades before the DNS system was implemented. Since they were used to aide in network name resolution, hosts files grew to become massive documents. Microsoft, Apple, and other operating system developers have kept the hosts file around, which is why it varies very little between Windows, macOS, and Linux. The syntax stays mostly the same across all platforms....
Search plays a big role in Windows 11, so Microsoft puts a Search button on your taskbar by default. If you never use it—or you just want to save space—it’s easy to disable. We’ll show you how to turn the Search button off or on, depending on your preference. How to Turn Off the Windows 11 Search Button The taskbar Search button in Windows 11 is easy to quickly disable in the Settings app....
Apple’s “Find My” network allows Apple device owners to locate AirTags and other lost devices thanks to hundreds of millions of Apple devices already out in the world. While the network is anonymous and encrypted, you can still opt out on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac. Here’s how. But First: Why You Probably Shouldn’t Opt-Out Apple’s Find My network is a crowdsourced system of hundreds of millions of Apple devices linked through the internet that helps people find AirTags as well as other lost or stolen Apple devices....
One way you can get someone’s attention on Facebook is to poke them. You can poke anyone in your friend list, and we’ll show you how to do that from your desktop and mobile device. RELATED: How to Hide Your Friends List on Facebook What Does It Mean to “Poke” Someone on Facebook? Poking is quite simple. It basically allows you to send a virtual notification to someone. When you poke a user, that user gets a notification saying that you have poked them....
The iPhone 13 preorder period starts on September 17 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific time. The phones themselves will be released starting a week later on September 24, 2021. Preorder From Apple The easiest way to preorder an iPhone 13 is straight from Apple. Head to Apple’s Buy iPhone website, choose the type of iPhone you want (iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro), and choose your model. You can also use the Apple Store app on an iPhone or iPad for this....
Are you lost in a mountain of open Mozilla Firefox windows and tabs? Using this quick tip, you can search through all your open Firefox tabs and find what you’re looking for. Here’s how. First, open a Firefox window on Windows, Mac, or Linux—this works on all three platforms. There are two ways to get into tab search mode in Firefox: with a shortcut character or by clicking an icon....
Adobe Photoshop gives you multiple ways to remove the background from an image, each with varying accuracy. Here, we’ll show you two of those quick ways to remove your photo’s background. Use Quick Action to Remove a Background in Photoshop Photoshop 2020 and later versions offer a feature called Quick Action that lets you apply a variety of actions to your photos. This includes an action to remove the background....
To save your Microsoft Outlook emails as PDF for offline use, utilize your desktop computer’s virtual PDF printer to print your emails in PDF format. We’ll show you how to do that in Outlook’s desktop and web versions. How the Outlook Email to PDF Conversion Works To download your Outlook emails as PDF, you basically print those emails using your Windows or Mac computer’s virtual PDF printer. Anything that you print with this printer gets saved as a PDF file; it won’t get printed for real....
When it comes to things that can burn through your data plan, streaming music is near the top of the list. Thankfully, Spotify offers a few ways for you to save data while still enjoying your music on the go. Streaming services like Spotify are convenient, but having all your music in the cloud means you need an internet connection to access it. We’ll show you how you can still take advantage of streaming music while reducing its impact on your monthly cell phone data bill....
The cron daemon on Linux runs tasks in the background at specific times; it’s like the Task Scheduler on Windows. Add tasks to your system’s crontab files using the appropriate syntax and cron will automatically run them for you. Crontab files can be used to automate backups, system maintenance and other repetitive tasks. The syntax is powerful and flexible, so you can have a task run every fifteen minutes or at a specific minute on a specific day every year....
The reason your iPhone’s screen keeps dimming and turning off is because of a feature called “Auto-Lock,” which automatically puts the iPhone into a sleep/lock mode after a certain period of time. Two-thirds of the way through the set period, the screen dims to half brightness. To fix it, we need to turn “Auto-Lock” off. First, open the “Settings” app by tapping the “gear” icon. Swipe down in the middle of your iPhone’s home screen to use Apple’s built-in Spotlight search if you can’t find the app on your device....
Google has been doing its part to make sure everyone has a backup of important data, and it recently released a new tool for Windows and Mac users to take that redundancy to the next level. Appropriately named Backup and Sync, it’s a quick and effective tool to store your important files in the cloud. Backup & Sync Replaces Google Drive and Google Photos Uploader RELATED: How to Search Google Drive Directly from Chrome’s Address Bar...
