But mixed in among my list of contacts are people that I call frequently, and scrolling through my entire list can be a waste of time. Fortunately you can mark a contact as a favorite so that you can make them accessible from a special menu. But even this menu can become crowded, causing you to want to delete a contact from your Favorites list. This can be done in just a few short steps by following our guide below....
Storage space is something that most iPhone users will eventually find to be a problem. The device has a limited amount of space for files, and it can quickly be consumed by apps, pictures, videos and music. While there are many things that you can do to free up this space, your Spotify app actually has a tool that can clear up some space as well. Our tutorial below is going to show you how to delete your Spotify cache from the device....
But if you have never deleted an app on an iPhone before, then you might be struggling to figure out how to delete the Facebook app. Fortunately it is something that you can accomplish with just a few short steps with our guide below. Removing the iPhone Facebook App The tutorial below is only going to delete the Facebook app from the iPhone. You will still be able to access Facebook from the Safari browser....
Fortunately there are services like Lastpass that can help to remember and autofill your passwords, as well as options in most browsers that can do it, too. The default Safari browser on your iPhone is a browser with an autofill capability, and you’ve likely been asked by Safari if you would like it to save a password after you type it in. This can be very convenient, but you might prefer to manually enter passwords for your various online accounts instead....
If you need to prevent someone from browsing websites on an iPhone, such as a child, then you may be wondering if it is possible to disable the Web browser on your iPhone. Fortunately this is something that you can do by enabling restrictions on your iPhone and blocking Safari. Disabling Safari on an iPhone The steps below were performed in iOS 7 on an iPhone 5. The method is very similar in earlier versions of iOS, so if you have not yet updated to iOS 7, you can still follow the steps below, although your screens will look somewhat different....
Access Dropbox Files on Your iPhone 5 When You Aren’t Connected to the Internet Note that you will need to have an Internet connection in order to download the file to your phone. Once it is downloaded you can then access it without an Internet connection. The file will remain accessible from the Dropbox app only, however. If you were, for example, to download a song, it would not appear in the Music app....
But if you have noticed that your iPad is not backing up to iCloud, you might be looking to create a backup of the device. Our guide below will show you how to enable the iPad backup to iCloud, then immediately create a backup of the device. Create an iCloud Backup of Your iPad The steps in this article were performed on an iPad 2, in iOS 9. These same steps will work for other iPad models that are using the same version of iOS....
So if someone tells you that they got a busy signal when trying to call you, or that the phone just went straight to voicemail, you might be wondering how you can check to see if call waiting is enabled on your Android phone. Our guide below will show you how to find this setting and enable it is call waiting is currently turned off for your phone. How to Turn on Call Waiting on a Samsung Galaxy On5 The steps in this article were performed on a Samsung Galaxy On5 in Android Marshmallow....
The Low Power Mode setting was introduced to automatically turn off some of the more power-hungry features and settings on your iPhone to allow the device’s battery to last for a longer amount of time. This mode can be triggered automatically when your battery drops below a certain percent, but it can also be enabled manually if you would prefer to get as much life out of your battery as possible....
While you can use the built-in keyboard on your laptop or a wireless, Bluetooth, or USB keyboard on a desktop or laptop, you may encounter a situation where none of those is a viable option. Luckily your Windows 10 computer also has something called an on screen keyboard that will display a keyboard on the screen in the same way that it would display any other program or app. You can then use your mouse to click keys on that keyboard and type into another app that is open on your screen....
While you may not have difficulty reading most of the information that appears on your Apple Watch, there may be a situation where the data being shown is simply too small, and you need a way to magnify it and make it easier to read. Fortunately, you can enable zoom on your Apple Watch by activating a setting in the Watch app on your iPhone. You can follow the steps in our guide below to learn how....
But sometimes your device will be connecting to a network that you don’t want it to. Luckily you can forget your iPad 2 wireless networks if you want to update a password or stop connecting to a network entirely. How to Forget an iPad 2 Wireless Network Our guide continues below with additional information on forgetting iPad wireless networks, including pictures of these steps. There are a lot of different ways that your iPad tries to make things easier for you, but one way that permeates an assortment of apps is the remembering of passwords....
These symbols are actually paragraph formatting, and come from an option in Word 2013 that can be toggled on or off. Out guide below will show you how to remove these formatting marks from your document with just a few short steps. Hiding Formatting Marks in Word 2013 The steps in this article will assume that you have a bunch of formatting marks visible in your document, in locations such as the start of each paragraph, at manual page breaks, after list items, etc....
But the only items that you cannot get rid of are the names or phone numbers associated with your ongoing text message conversations. So if you want to, for example, remove the unknown senders tab at the top of the screen, then you can do so. Another customizable setting in this app is the contact photos that appear to the left of the message conversations. While these might be interesting to have, they may not be necessary for a lot of iPhone owners, and they can be hard to see....
But not everyone uses the speaker notes for a presentation, and it’s possible that the presence of that box is simply making your slides smaller. Fortunately, you are able to hide the speaker notes in Google Slides, which will expand the slide itself and provide you with a bigger working area. How to Remove the Speaker Notes from the Screen in Google Slides The steps in this article were performed in Google Chrome but will work for other desktop Web browsers as well....
Our guide below will show you how to add a hyperlink in Excel for Mac. Anyone who then views that spreadsheet on their computer can click your link to visit the Web page you will specify when you create the link. How to Add a Link in Excel for Mac 2011 The steps in this article are going to show you how to select a cell in your spreadsheet, then add a link to the data in that cell....
Word 2013 has a feature that makes it simple to add watermarks to a document, and even includes a number of popular default choices. But you can customize your document watermark and make it say anything that you want. So check out our tutorial below to learn how to add a watermark to your Word document. Have you tried out the Read Aloud feature in Word? Our how to change Word read aloud voice guide can show you where to find it and how to customize it....
But one of the more interesting features of the Apple TV is AirPlay. This allows you to stream content from other Apple devices to the Apple TV so that the content can be viewed or listened to through your television. The Apple Music app on your iPhone is an app that is compatible with this feature, and you can learn how to AirPlay Apple Music using the steps described below....
But you may have signed up for more than one account, or you may have someone in your home that has a premium account versus your free account, and you’d like to sign into one of those other accounts on your Apple device. Luckily it’s possible to sign out of the Spotify account that is currently logged in on your iPhone so that you can sign in with a different account....
Placing a Call from the iPhone 5 in iOS 7 Navigating the menus on the iPhone 5 can take a little getting used to when you are not familiar with the device, so locating the numeric keypad that you need to place calls might be difficult. The steps outlined below will help you learn how to place a call on your iPhone. Step 1: Tap the Phone icon. Step 2: Select the Keypad option at the bottom of the screen....
