But your iPad does have access to the App Store, which is a marketplace featuring thousands of different apps. So if you have an app in mind that you want to download and use on your iPad, you can follow our guide below to find and install new apps directly from your Internet-connected iPad. Find and Install an App from the iPad App Store This process is going to require you to know the password for your Apple ID....

You can check the direct message to see the status of the last activity. This is the easiest way to see your friends’ online status. Do note, by default this feature is turned on for all accounts. However, if you don’t want someone to know that you are online, you can disable it easily. How to know if someone is online on Instagram? Previously, you could view a person’s last activities on the posts he/she liked and commented on....

If you want to create your own calendar, you can do this using Google Sheets. Creating your own calendar gives you far more control over exactly how your calendar looks and functions. You can use it online or print it off to use as a pen-and-paper desktop calendar. If you want to make a calendar in Google Sheets, here’s what you’ll need to do. Using a Google Sheets Calendar Template The simplest way to create a quick and easy calendar in Google Sheets is to use one of the ready-made templates available to users....

How Do I Make a GIF Folder? The first choice you need to make when determining how to create a GIF folder is where on your computer you want the folder to be located. If you want to stick with the default organizational method that is already on your computer, then you may want to consider making a GIF folder in the Pictures folder for your user profile. You can access this folder by clicking the Start button at the bottom-left corner of your computer screen, then clicking the Pictures folder in the column at the right side of the menu....

Powerpoint 2010 has become a very capable program that you can use to customize nearly every element of your presentation. In fact, you may have previously been using other programs, such as Microsoft Paint, to edit pictures. But there are a lot of edits to images that you can make from directly within Powerpoint 2010 itself. This includes adjusting the opacity of an image, which means that it is possible for you to make a picture transparent....

if you also use Microsoft Word, then our guide on cursive fonts in Word can show you a simple way to add more fonts to the applicaiton. How to Change Case in Google Slides Our tutorial continues below with additional information on how to make everything capitalized in Google Slides. If you are having trouble with data in your cells in Microsoft Excel, then our guide on how to convert text to numbers in Excel can offer a couple of possible solutions....

You might not necessarily want your slides to be vertical, however, especially if you’re planning on printing them out. It’s not immediately obvious how to change this setting in Google Slides, however. If you’re still keen, it is possible to change some settings so that your Google Slides presentation slides are vertical rather than horizontal. Making Google Slides Vertical There’s no specific setting to turn slides from the default of horizontal (landscape) to vertical (portrait)....

You can keep track of the updates being made to Slack by heading over to the Updates and Changes page for each of its clients. Here’s where you can find each of them depending on while client your using: Web Browser Client Slack Updates / Change LogWindows Client Slack Updates/Change LogMac Client Slack Updates/Change LogiOS Mobile Client Slack Updates/Change LogAndroid Mobile Client Slack Updates/Change Log The changelogs detail the changes each month, including bug fixes, security updates, and new features....

It may seem impolite, but it’s sometimes necessary. You can carry on messaging your friend and viewing their posts when you view their profile, but your feed won’t be clogged. There are a couple of ways you can mute someone’s posts, stories, or both on Instagram—here’s how. How to Mute Someone on Instagram To start, make sure you’ve installed the Instagram app on your Android or iPhone. After installing the app on your phone, sign into your Instagram account if you aren’t already....

Password Protect Your Google Activity History To get started, launch your default browser and go to the Google My Activity page. Make sure to log in if you aren’t already. On the “My Google Activity” page, click on the “Manage My Activity Verification” link under your web, location, and YouTube History section. Next, a “Manage My Activity Verification” dialog will come up. From here, check the “Require extra verification” radio button and make sure to click the Save button....

Clean Install Windows 10 Using Fresh Start To use the Refresh Tool, your computer must be connected to the Internet throughout the entire process. Your computer must also be running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update or later. It does not work on prior versions of Windows 10 or earlier. First, click Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery and then click the link, Learn how to start fresh with a clean installation of Windows....

Even if you have been working on a Powerpoint presentation for a very long time and know it by heart, it can be easy to forget something when you add in the pressure of public speaking. So it’s a good idea to use the speaker’s notes section that is available at the bottom of each slide and add some talking points that you want to make sure to cover as you present....

That’s because emojis can instantly add more depth of expression to a normal text conversation. How long back did you text someone without using any emoji at all? There is literally an emoji for almost everything that you may want to express. Using an emoji immediately adds some different dimension and edge to your text. In fact, they are now a consistent appearance in all our digital conversations. Add emojis to your Gmail subject line This one has been quite a head scratcher!...

We’ve written before about how to put your iPhone in airplane mode, which can be done very easily, but you may be curious about how to put your laptop into airplane mode so that you can use it on the plane. Our tutorial below will show you how to enable this setting in Windows 10 Windows 10 – How to Activate Airplane Mode The steps in this guide were performed on a laptop computer using the Windows 10 operating system....

Today we’ll show you how to quickly create a new, blank text file in Windows, Mac, and Linux. In Windows, it’s easy. But on Mac and Linux, it requires some initial setup, then creating a new text file is quick and easy. Windows 10 Microsoft provides a way of creating a new, blank text file using the right-click menu in File Explorer. Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder where you want to create the text file....

Recover Deleted Photos on iPhone or iPad To undelete your files, simply open your Photos app and tap Albums at the bottom of the screen. Next, scroll down and tap the album called Recently Deleted. It will have all photos and/or videos that you have deleted in the last 30 days. Then you can tap the Select button at the upper-right corner of the app. Then scroll through and tap on the photos you want to restore or recover that you deleted....

If you are finding that you are having trouble reading some things on your Apple Watch, then you should consider enabling the “Reduce Transparency” setting. As the name implies, this will reduce or eliminate the transparency effect that is applied to some of the watch’s foreground items, thereby increasing the contrast so that they become easier to read or view. So continue reading below to see where to find and enable the transparency reduction setting on your Apple Watch....

Powerpoint 2010 has a rather robust set of animation options that can really help your slides stand out. But it is very easy to overuse the animation effects to the point where they overwhelm the information you are trying to present, or the information that you are viewing. Therefore, learning how to remove the animation from a Powerpoint 2010 slideshow can be a beneficial change for your audience. If you have received a Powerpoint presentation that is so overburdened with animations that it is distracting, you might be wondering how to shut off those Powerpoint animations....

Gmail add-ons are great for giving you the capabilities to do more with your emails. There are a ton of helpful add-ons that can automate some of the more time-consuming tasks you perform everyday, and it’s entirely likely that once you start using add-ons you will find one that you really like. But in the process of testing out these add-ons, you may discover that an add-on isn’t helping you as much as you thought it would, and that you no longer wish to have it installed....