Once you follow the steps below, your iPad will only display the name of the person that sent you the message. The iPad will need to be unlocked in order for any of the message contents to be read. Turn Off iMessage Previews on the iPad As mentioned before, this article is going to stop displaying previews of your messages on the lock screen. The iPad will only display the name of the message sender instead....

But Wi-Fi is not always ideal, and you may find yourself in a situation where you do not want to use it. This can be problematic if you are in range of a remembered Wi-Fi network, as the iPhone 5 will always attempt to connect to a known Wi-Fi network when it can find one. Fortunately it is possible to turn off the Wi-Fi connection on your iPhone 5 and force your phone to connect to the cellular network instead....

These Bluetooth headphones are a great choice if you are looking for some good wireless headphones. How to Use Bluetooth on the iPhone Note that turning on Bluetooth will expedite the depletion of your battery. So if you are not using or paired with a Bluetooth device, it’s a good idea to follow the steps below and turn off Bluetooth when you are done using your Bluetooth device. Step 1: Touch the Settings icon....

By default, most modern smartphones will attempt to connect to a Wi-Fi network whenever possible. Ideally this will help you use less data (if your cell plan has a limited amount of data) and, typically, let you use the faster Wi-Fi network. But you may have trouble if your Wi-Fi connection is bad, as that Wi-Fi connection would persist even when it wasn’t helpful. By enabling the Smart Network Switch option, however, your Android phone will determine that the Wi-Fi connection is bad, then it will use the cellular connection instead....

But these apps aren’t perfect, and the developers will inevitably fix a problem or add a new feature. Many times these updates can’t be pushed through to the existing version of the app on the device, so they need to be applied through an update, which you can download through the App Store. Our tutorial below will show you how to update an app on your iPhone SE. Install An Update for an iPhone SE App The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone SE, in iOS 10....

Most apps require periodic updates, either as they add new features, or fix existing problems. You can usually continue to use the older version of an app, but you might not have the optimal experience if you do so. Luckily it’s possible for you to simultaneously update all of your iPad apps at the same time so that you don’t need to spend hours doing all of the updates individually....

Step 2: Press and hold the microphone button at the top of the remote control. Note that you will need to be holding the button down as you speak into it. Step 3: Speak the name of the content for which you want to search into the microphone at the top of the remote control. You will see a screen similar to the one below as you do this. Step 3: Use the navigational arrows to select the correct search term, then press the button in the middle of the navigational arrows to select the correct one....

Traditionally you need to press a button on the screen or move a slider, but you might be interested in changing the Android camera zoom in another way. Fortunately, you can adjust an option in the Camera app that will allow you to use the volume buttons on the side of the device as a means to adjust the zoom level. How to Change Android Camera Zoom Settings With Volume Keys Our guide continues below with additional information on how to change Android camera zoom, including pictures of these steps....

But you may be having trouble actually finding that list so that is useful when you go shopping. Our guide below will show you how to find Alexa’s shopping list in the app on your iPhone. This article continues below with additional information on viewing the Alexa shopping list on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps. How to View the Alexa Shopping List on an iPhone (Guide with Pictures) Step 1: Open the Alexa app on your iPhone....

Step 1: Turn on your Apple TV, then switch your television to the input channel to which the Apple TV is connected. Additionally, make sure that your Apple TV and iPhone are connected to the same wireless network. Step 3: Browse to the video that you want to watch over the Apple TV. Step 4: Touch the green Watch Now button. Step 5: Touch the TV icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen....

Some of these options can be really useful, such as when you learn how to make a pivot table in Excel 2010. Our Microsoft Excel 2010 pivot table guide below is going to talk a bit about what a pivot table is, when you should use it, and how to create one. Microsoft Excel 2010 users are always looking for the best way to organize and sort the data in their spreadsheets....

Change Link Color in Powerpoint 2013 We have previously written about how to change the color of hyperlinks in Powerpoint 2010, but the method for doing so is slightly different in that version of the software than it is in Powerpoint 2013. Luckily 2013 actually offers a lot of control over the appearance of text elements in your slideshow, so there isn’t any lost functionality. So continue reading below to learn how to change your hyperlink color in Powerpoint 2013....

Our guide below will show you what the “Clear Hyperlinks” and “Remove Hyperlinks” option will do, allowing you to select the option that is better for your situation. How to Decide Which Hyperlink Removal Option to Use in Excel 2013 The steps in this article will assume that you have hyperlinks that you want to delete in an Excel 2013 spreadsheet. You can read this article to learn more about removing all of the hyperlinks in an Excel spreadsheet....

This little dot identifies an app that has recently been installed or updated, but which you have not yet opened. In the image below, for example, the little blue dot is next to the Dropbox app. I have automatic updates enabled on my iPhone, which means that the iPhone will automatically download and install new updates as they become available in the App Store. Since I would not otherwise know that an app update has been installed unless I checked the Updates section of the App Store, this is a helpful little benefit....

You Have Multiple Streaming Subscriptions, as Well as iTunes Content You Have a Large Collection of Movies that You Can’t Watch Through Home Sharing One of the biggest areas where the Roku 3 outshines the Apple TV is with the Plex Media Server and the integrated USB port. After you purchase your Roku 3, you can read this article about how to watch content on USB devices such as an external hard drive or flash drive....

You might be looking for a Windows zip program if you are currently unable to interact with .zip files on your computer, or if you need to do something with .zip files that isn’t possible with the default Windows zip utility. There are several good, free zip programs, like 7-Zip or PeaZip that might provide you with the functionality that you need, but if you are having difficulty using the default Windows zip program, then you might be trying to figure out what happened to it....

But if you are considering purchasing an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, there are a few things to be aware of before you decide to make that purchase. Our iPhone 7 buyer’s guide below will let you know about some of the bad or unusual things on the iPhone 7 that might sway your decision to buy an iPhone 7S or other iPhone model. 1. There is no headphone jack The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were the first iPhone models that completely eliminated the 3....

For example, you might have been debating an iCloud Calendar vs Google Calendar dilemma and determined that you wanted to go with the Google Calendar alternative. Luckily you can add your existing Google Calendar to your iPhone with the dedicated Google Calendar app that you can get from the iPhone’s App Store. How to Download the Google Calendar App Our guide continues below with more information on getting the Google Calendar app on your mobile devices like a phone or tablet so that you can use the app’s key features any place where you have an Internet connection....

We have previously written about adjusting the send and receive frequency in Outlook 2010 but, with the release of Outlook 2013, the process has changed slightly. Outlook 2013 uses Send/Receive Groups to define the schedule with which your messages are sent and your email server is checked. This allows you to specify different groups of account in Outlook 2013 or, in what is likely to be the most common situation, specify those settings for all of the accounts that you have configured in the program....

Configure the Default File Save Format for Excel 2011 for Mac The .xlsx file format is the default for most of the recent versions of Excel, and even older versions of the software can be updated with a compatibility pack to allow those versions of the software to open and edit newer file types. Conversely, you can use the instructions below to set a different file type for new files created in Excel 2011, such as the older ....