The standard way to send a text message is to simply tap inside the message body field, type the information that you wish to convey to the other person, then tap the Send button. But you can also add a subject field to your text messages if you would like to include some additional information about the topic of your text message, or so that the specific message is easier to locate in the future....

Fortunately there is a scale in the Google Maps app that you can use to determine how far places are from one another. However, that scale is typically only visible when you are zooming, and will hide itself when the map is stagnant. Our tutorial below will show you how to change a setting so that the scale is always visible in Google Maps. How to Enable the Scale in Maps on an iPhone The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11....

Blocking all of the websites on an iPhone is most commonly done when giving an iPhone to a child in case of emergencies, but there are a number of different situations where it might be effective. Luckily there is something on the iPhone called the Restrictions menu that allows you to restrict certain activities on the device. So continue below to see what setting to adjust on the Restrictions menu to block all websites on that iPhone....

Prevent App Installation on the iPhone 5 One important thing to realize when you are following this procedure is that it will block access to the App Store for everyone that is using the device. If you decide that you want to use the App Store to download an app in the future, then you will need to follow this procedure to re-enable access to the store. So follow the steps below to learn how to disable access to the App Store on the iPhone 5....

One other thing that you can do is calculate someone’s age based on a birthdate that’s been entered into a cell. Our tutorial below will show you the formula that lets you take a birthdate and compare it to the current date to see how old someone is. Quick Summary – How to Determine an Age from a Birthdate in Excel 2013 For more information, including pictures, continue reading below for our expanded how-to guide on calculating age in Excel....

Bitmoji is an alternative to this where you can create an avatar of yourself and send it to other people. But if you have already created your avatar and decide that you now want it to look different, then you might be wondering how to do so. You can change your Bitmoji avatar on an iPhone by tapping the gear icon at the top-right of the screen, choosing “Change Avatar Style,” then choosing one and tapping the Use This Style button....

But not every device that can connect to the Internet has the ability to join a wireless network, including many desktop computers. Fortunately there are wireless network adapters that you can connect to a USB port on your computer that will allow you to access your wireless network. Connect to a Wireless Network with a Wired Computer The solution to this problem is going to require you to purchase a wireless network adapter, but you can find some good ones for very low prices....

Set-top boxes like the Apple TV and the Roku 3 are incredibly useful for the ease with which they can let you watch streaming video on your TV. Unfortunately they only include HDMI as a connection option, which makes them difficult to set up on a television that does not have an HDMI port. Fortunately you can purchase a converter box that allows you to convert from an HDMI cable to an RCA one....

Our tutorial continues below with more information on how to configure Outlook email to add events from email to your calendar so that you don’t have to do it yourself. How to Adjust the Way Outlook Mail Manages Events from Emails Our guide continues below with additional information on customizing what Outlook does with events that it finds in your emails, including pictures of these steps. Google Calendar is another popular way to handle meetings and events....

You likely added at least one fingerprint to your iPhone when you initially set up the device, and you can follow the steps in this article to add more. But if there is a fingerprint that you have added which you would like to remove from your iPhone, then you can continue reading below to learn how. Remove a Touch ID Fingerprint on the iPhone The steps in this article were written using iOS 8, on an iPhone 6 Plus....

Cookies can include information such as items that you have added to your cart, or they can remember that you have logged into an account. But if you are troubleshooting an issue with Safari on your iPhone, then one common step to take is to delete the cookies on the device. This can be a difficult option to find, however, if you have never had to delete cookies on your iPhone before....

But if there is a lot of formatting applied to a cell, then you may find that it is removed when you delete the contents of the cell. If the formatting was complex, or if you do not know how to re-apply it, then you might be looking for a way to delete the data in a cell, but keep the formatting. This is possible by clearing the contents of the cell, which you can accomplish by following our guide below....

There are simple ways to delete entire text message conversations, but this can be less than ideal, especially if that text message conversation includes information that you need later, such as an address, a birthday or a password. So you need to find a way to delete only that individual text message, but keep the rest of the text message conversation on your phone. Luckily this is something that you can do in iOS 7 by following the steps below....

But as you are making the slides and adding content, you may find that a slide that you thought was important isn’t actually needed. If you have one or more slides that fit this description then you may be looking for a way to delete not just a single slide, but multiple slides from your slideshow. You can delete more than one slide at a time in Google Slides by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard (or Command on a Mac) then clicking each slide to remove....

Turn Off Auto-Lock on Your iPad 2 Note that configuring this setting in this manner, you now need to remember to lock your iPad whenever you are done using it. This is going to result in your battery life depleting more quickly, as well as potentially leaving it vulnerable to other people being able to access your iPad without knowing your passcode. With those factors in mind, you can follow the steps below to learn how to prevent your iPad from automatically locking....

Luckily the answer is yes, though you will need to plan ahead and download that music ot your device first. Our tutorial below will show you a quick way to download an Apple Music song for offline listening on an iPhone. How to Listen to Apple Music Offline Our guide continues below with additional information on downloading songs for offline use in Apple Music, including pictures of these steps. Related Topic: Spotify lets you download playlists, too, which you can do with these how to download a playlist on Spotify on iPhone steps....

The iPhone also has a limited amount of storage space, which can leave you looking for ways to remove files and increase your available storage space. One way that you can accomplish this is to start removing unnecessary files from the device. To empty trash on the iPhone you can open the Photos app, choose the Albums tab, select Recently Deleted, tap Select, then Delete all. By completing those steps you will empty the “Recently Deleted” album in the Photos app, which lets you get back the storage space that those unwanted pictures were using....

Our guide below will show you two different places where you can turn Night Shift mode on or off, as well as show you where you can set a schedule for it, or modify the way that it affects your screen. Here is how to turn on night shift mode on your iPhone 6 – These steps are also repeated below with pictures – Step 1: Open the Settings menu....

You may have already discovered that you can adjust this setting by clicking View -> Page Display -> Enable Scrolling, but this will not change the default behavior for the program. Fortunately you can modify this setting on the Preferences menu so that all of your documents will have scrolling enabled by default. Set Default Page Display to Enable Scrolling by Default in Adobe Reader The steps in this article will change the settings for all documents that you open in Adobe Reader XI so that you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to scroll down a page, instead of automatically advancing to the next page....

Tabbed browsing has become a standard feature in the Web browsers that you use on your computer, and even on some of the browsers that you use on your phone. Tabbed navigation provides a convenient way to navigate between multiple files in an application, and Yahoo mail offers an option with tabs that you can use to switch between emails. But you may notice that you don’t have tabs in Yahoo Mail yet, leaving you looking for a way to get them....