16-Bit Apps The solution for such a scenario is to run the operating system on an older version of Windows, requiring setting up a virtual machine. If you still utilize a 32-bit version of Windows 10, you can get the best of both worlds by enabling the 16-bit subsystem. As Microsoft’s future heads toward 64-bit computing, the company is minimizing its support for many of the legacy components in Windows. The best way to add 16-bit support in Windows 10 requires some command line work....

You don’t want to shut down your iPhone, either. Thankfully, the iPhone comes with a built-in switch that allows you to quickly enable or disable silent mode on your iPhone. You can also manage this setting from your phone by changing a few settings. If you’re in silent mode, you won’t hear any ringing, alarms, vibrations, or other types of alerts from your iPhone. If you want to know how to use it, here’s what you’ll need to do to enable or disable silent mode on an iPhone....

Our guide will show you how to find a setting that will make your phone’s camera flash go off whenever you receive an alert. this light flash is very noticeable and serves as a good alternative if you are unable to hear the notification sound. How to Make the Camera Flash When You Receive Alerts in Android Marshmallow The steps in this article were performed on a Samsung Galaxy On5 in the Android Marshmallow operating system....

Before Selling Before handing off your phone to someone else, there are a few things you should do first. These include unlocking your device, then removing your personal information. Unlocking Your Phone Mobile phones are locked or unlocked, depending on the carrier and its policies. AT&T, for example, locks phones sold through any of its monthly installment plans, while companies like Verizon do not. Unlocked phones are worth more money since they’re usable across different carriers from a buyer’s standpoint....

Filter Unknown Senders Being able to filter messages between contacts and all others is currently only a feature on iPhone and Mac. It’s not yet available on Mac, although it could arrive on the next version of macOS. You must have friends, family, and coworkers already listed in the native Contacts app to get started. Additionally, these contacts must have a supported mobile number (SMS) or email assigned (Apple iMessage). After adding users, you can filter messages from people who aren’t in the Contacts app....

This provides a convenient location for you to access these messages, but it can easily be littered with unwanted spam messages from people that are not your friends, family, or work colleagues. If you have too many of these spam messages, it can make it difficult to locate the conversations that you actually want to have. The iOS 8.1.3 update includes a new feature that allows you to sort iMessages from unknown senders into their own category in the Messages app....

A lack of hard drive space is a common affliction for MacBook owners. The computer is so well-suited for creating and consuming media files that it is easy for those large files to quickly fill up your hard drive. So when you reach the point where there isn’t enough room for your next project, you will start looking for ways to remove the larger, older files from your MacBook that you aren’t using anymore....

If this happens, there’s usually a clear-cut reason why. If you’ve recently updated your PC, a new driver may prove incompatible with your printer. A driver might be missing entirely, making it impossible for your printer to work properly. You can fix this error message in a few different ways—even a quick restart might solve it. If it doesn’t, however, you can give these more complex troubleshooting tips a try....

Here’s a look at how you can restore the Windows 10 context menu in Windows 11 Home or Pro. Get the Old Context Menu Back on Windows 11 Here is an example of the new Context Menu on Windows 11. You can still get the classic menu you’re looking for, but you need to do an extra click of “Show more options” or use the keyboard shortcut Shift+F10. To get started hit the Windows key on your keyboard or click the Start button....

It’s also really easy to miss an email when you’re doing it this way, so you might be looking for a better option. Luckily you can use the Outlook 2013 conversation view option to see all of the messages that are part of the same email conversation. How to Enable Outlook 2013 Conversation View Our guide continues below with additional information on how to use Outlook 2013 conversation view, including pictures of these steps....

There are times when you don’t want to show some data, but you also don’t want to get rid of it entirely. Our tutorial on how to hide cells in Excel continues below with more information on changing the appearance of your data. How to Hide Columns in Excel 2013 (Or Rows) Our guide continues below with more information on hiding cells in Excel 2013, including pictures of these steps....

But the crispness of visual displays often doesn’t translate to the printed page, and you may find that your information is difficult to read when it is printed atop a colorful background. Additionally, many slide backgrounds consume the entire slide, which can mean that you are using a lot more ink when you print your presentation. If either of these issues concerns you, then it may be better to print your presentation without the background....

Learning how to set a print area in Excel 2010 provides you with the option of choosing a group of cells in your spreadsheet that you want to print. Many spreadsheets, especially larger ones, often include data that is less important than other data. For example, you might have a report that lists every sale that your company has made in a month, but the name of the customer, or their shipping address, might not be important if you are looking at sales amounts....

APA and MLA Styles for Block Quotes While each is similar in the indentation size, check first to make sure that the quote you’re using meets the other requirements. The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) has helpful information for both styles. We’ve included the basics below, but you can also visit the site for more details. APA long quotation requirements: MLA long quotation requirements: As you can see, both styles require the blockquote to have a 0....

Microsoft Word provides you with the ability to customize many of your document’s settings. Among these customization options is the ability to add borders to the document. You can then adjust the borders and shading settings for your Word document to achieve the border style that you want to include in your page layout. Our tutorial below is going to show you where to find the page border settings in Microsoft Word so that you can apply them to your document....

But Excel can be a little difficult to work with when you need to print out your spreadsheets, and it can be even more difficult to remember what a specific spreadsheet is for when you have a lot of them. That’s why it is important to include a header at the top of your spreadsheets to make them easier to identify. How to Add a Header in Excel 2011 This tutorial is specifically for the 2011 version of Excel for the Mac....

OneNote also interacts well with other Microsoft Office programs, such as Microsoft Excel. You can even create a new Excel spreadsheet through OneNote, which you can then save to a page within a OneNote notebook. So if you enjoy using OneNote between multiple computers and take advantage of its ability to sync with your OneDrive account, then you will find that Excel files that you create and embed in OneNote will also be accessible across your devices in the same manner as other OneNote files....

Microsoft includes a helpful table creation tool in Word 2010 that makes it a simple process to insert a table of a size that you specify, into which you can then type your information. Learning how to center text in Word is a great way to position information like a document title that needs to appear in the middle of the page. Creating a Table in Word 2010 Once you have created your table you can click inside any of the table’s cells to begin adding your data....

This is a really helpful tool if you have a form letter or a template that requires the current date. It’s an easy thing to forget to change manually, so the ability to have the date update automatically can be very convenient. Our tutorial below will show you how to find this option. How to Add the Date in Microsoft Word The steps in this article were performed in Microsoft Word 2013....

Adding additional storage allows channels, games, and screensavers to load faster. This is because your Roku deletes the channels and games you rarely use to make room for new ones as you add them. You will still see your channel and game icons, but some will need to re-download first. So, the more drive space you have, the more it can cache on your Roku unit. Note, the microSD card will only store games, channels, and screensavers....