But you may find that you are receiving directions and travel estimates for a form of transportation that you aren’t using. Fortunately this is something that you can adjust on your device by setting a preferred transportation type for the Maps app. How to Change the Preferred Transportation Type in Maps on an iPhone 7 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 10....
But private browsing is slightly different across the major browsers, and any of them call it something different. Microsoft Edge calls it “InPrivate” which can be confusing when you aren’t sure what you are looking for. Our tutorial below will show you how to start an InPrivate browsing window in Edge. How to Use Private or Incognito Browsing Mode in Microsoft Edge The steps in this article are going to show you how to open a private browsing session in Microsoft Edge....
Some of these options can serve an important organizational function as well, such as the fill color tool in the application. Our tutorial below will show you to apply a fill color to a cell in Excel so that you can start to color code similar data for your readers. How to Change a Cell’s Background Color in Excel Our guide continues below with additional information on changing the background color Excel setting, including pictures of these steps....
Opening a document in Microsoft Word and adding text or numbers is something that most computer users have done at one point or another in their life. You may have even experimented with adding additional document objects, such as a picture or a table. But one type of object that you might need to add to your document is a symbol, such as the pi symbol. Whether you need to add that symbol because your document is about math, because you are referencing March 14 (pi day!...
Fortunately the start day of the week for the iPhone Calendar app is a setting that you can adjust. Our tutorial below will show you where to find this setting so that you can customize the appearance of your calendar and show the first day of the week as whatever day you would like. How to Start Week on a Different Day With the iPhone Calendar The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11....
Once a device connects via Bluetooth once, it will remain on that list to make future connections easier. But if you have too many devices on that list, then our tutorial below will show you how to delete iPhone Bluetooth devices. How to Delete a Bluetooth Device from Your iPhone Our guide continues below with additional information on how to forget a Bluetooth device on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps....
But just like the issues you experience browsing on a desktop or laptop computer, you may encounter a situation where you aren’t able to use a website properly due to a cookie issue. Our guide below will show you how to clear cookies in the iPhone Chrome browser to hopefully resolve the issues you are experiencing. Chrome on iPhone – How to Clear Cookies The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 12....
Double-spacing is a commonly required setting for documents that you create in programs like Google Docs or Microsoft Word. You may already know how to change that setting when you’re using the desktop version of those apps, but what about when you’re using the Google Docs mobile app on your iPhone? You can double space an entire document in the Google Docs iPhone app by opening the app, choosing a document, and selecting all the text....
One of the settings that you can add to a calendar appointment is a location. Not only can this serve as a reminder of where the appointment will occur, but you can also take advantage of the calendar’s integration with your device’s GPS information. When you have added a location to a calendar event and enabled a setting called “Time to Leave” then your iPhone can even tell you when you should leave so that you make it to the appointment on time....
Eventually that white number in the red circle, which is called a Badge App Icon, could be so high that it is effectively meaningless. Therefore, your preference might be to remove it, or turn it off. Our guide below will show you how you can remove the number in the red circle from the Mail app on your iPhone 7. How to Remove the Number in the Red Circle on the iPhone Mail App The steps in this article were performed with an iPhone 7 Plus using the iOS 10....
Fortunately Word 2013 has an efficient way for you to add a full, blank page inside of your existing Word document. Our guide below will show you how to do this. How to Insert a Blank Page in Word 2013 The steps below are going to add a full, blank page to your Word document. This page will be added at the point where your cursor is placed when you click the Blank Page button, so be sure that it is in the correct spot before doing so....
How to Insert an Image into a Cell in Google Sheets and Lock It Our guide continues below with additional information on how to lock an image in Google Sheets, including pictures of these steps. Google Sheets shares many of the same features as Microsoft Excel, including the ability to add a picture to your spreadsheet. Previously this had meant adding the image in a way where it might not actually be in a cell, which could make it somewhat difficult for you to work with your data....
The iPhone provides you with a couple of different options for sorting your contacts, and one of those options will adjust the sorting to alphabetize your contacts by first name rather than last name. if you are in the habit of using the last name field as a way to add additional information about a person, or if you have trouble remembering people’s last names, then being able to find someone by the first name instead can be very useful....
Podcasts are becoming more and more popular, and it’s likely that you can find a good podcast that covers nearly any topic you enjoy. Over time you may find yourself subscribing to a lot of different podcasts, often leaving you with more content than you can actually listen to. Your iPhone can be configured to automatically start playing the next podcast that is shown in the “Up Next” section of the Podcasts app, thereby ensuring that the app continues to play your content as one podcast episode ends....
Fortunately you can turn on autocorrect on your iPhone if you are having troubles with it. Our guide below will show you where the autocorrect setting can be found on your device. While you’re there, you can choose to enable or disable some of the other options that affect the way you type on your iPhone keyboard as well. How to Disable Autocorrect on an iPhone 7 This guide was performed using an iPhone 7 Plus, in iOS 10....
This setting is meant to give you a reprieve from phone calls, text messages, and other types of notifications that you may be receiving on your iPhone. You can turn off Do Not Disturb on your iPhone 7 by going to Settings > Do Not Disturb > then disabling the Manual and the Scheduled options. You can set up the Do Not Disturb feature on your device so that it occurs on a schedule, or you can activate it manually....
Your writing style can change dramatically as you use the predictive text feature on the device because it’s so much easier to enter a certain word, as the device can often tell what you want the next word to be even when you’ve only typed the first letter. The predictive text feature on your iPhone SE can make it easier for you to accurately type on your keyboard. And, once you become comfortable using it, it can actually make typing a lot faster, too....
Blocking callers and contacts on an iPhone is one of the best new features that has been introduced to iOS in a while. It is a simple process to block a contact or a phone number from a text message or a phone call, then you no longer need to worry about that person trying to reach you via the number that you just blocked. But the ease with which you can block someone can lead to some accidental blocking, so you may wish to check your blocked caller list to ensure that everyone on it is actually someone that you wanted to block....
Playing Movies on the iPhone 5 You can even play movies from the cloud on your iPhone 5 when you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network. They will appear alongside the movies that you have downloaded to your device in the Movies library we navigate to in the steps below. We are also going to assume that you have already downloaded, purchased or transferred the movie that you want to watch....
If you are working with a spreadsheet in Excel 2010 and the gridlines have been hidden, then you can follow our tutorial below to find where the gridlines option exists. You will then be able to adjust your spreadsheet gridlines as needed for future worksheets. How to Show the Gridlines Again in Excel 2010 The steps in this article will assume that you are currently viewing a worksheet in Excel 2010, and that none of the gridlines are visible....
