Change Measurement Units in Word To change the default measurement units in Word, click on File and then Options. If you are using Word 2010 or earlier, then click the Office button and click the Word Options button at the bottom. The Word Options dialog box displays. Click Advanced in the left pane. Scroll down to the Display section. Select a unit of measurement from the Show measurements in units of drop-down list....
A stuck pixel occurs whenever one of these sub-pixels gets stuck on one color – red, green or blue, and appears as a persistent, bright dot on your monitor Stuck pixels are different from dead pixels, which remain black all the time regardless of the image on your monitor, because there’s no light reaching such pixels. They’re also fairly difficult to fix, and sometimes you have to replace the monitor....
Unfortunately, there is a long list of reasons your incoming calls may go to voicemail while outgoing calls are fine. Here, we’ve gathered them all into one handy article to help troubleshoot the issue. 1. Check That Call Forwarding Is Disabled Most cell phones have a feature where you can deliberately set your phone to send incoming calls to another number. This can result in incoming calls going straight to voicemail....
Not quite. While system memory is an important component of computer performance, it is just that – a component. There are many other factors that impact computer speed, from the hard drive to even your operating system itself. Any of these can be a bottleneck holding back your computer, in which case a memory upgrade wouldn’t solve anything. But how exactly do these factors interplay with one other? When is it a good idea to get additional RAM?...
This article will highlight 11 troubleshooting fixes to try if Google Drive is not working on your Chromebook. 1. Check Your Internet Connection You cannot sync files to Google Drive on your Chromebook without an internet connection. So the first step is to confirm that your Chromebook has internet access. Visit any website on your device and check if the page loads. You can connect other devices to the same network as your Chromebook and check if the internet works for those devices as well....
You may not have large files stored in Drive, but your Photos service may be using a considerable portion of your storage quota. Similarly, you may have large files in the trash of Google’s various online services. You have deleted these files, but they still use your space as you haven’t entirely removed them from your account. This guide will cover how to clear items in various services to free up your Google Drive space....
Spreadsheets are the pillars for our modern day society. Spreadsheets are useful for work, record keeping, collaboration, or just personal organization. Right now, we have two top contenders in the spreadsheet world – Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. Out of these two spreadsheet apps, we wanted to take a deeper dive between the two to find out their differences and understand which one is better. At a quick overview, it turns out both have their pros and cons, but the gap between both Excel and Google Sheets is growing smaller day by day....
In general, GPUs handle the visual side of video games as well as video editing software, graphic design, 3D design and other similar tools. Recently, GPUs have also been put to use doing certain non-graphics tasks like cryptocurrency mining, which works well with their unique internal design. The Difference Between a GPU And CPU Every computer, whether a laptop, tablet or gaming console, has a CPU. The CPU is the brain of the machine....
When you insert a table of contents in Google Docs, it updates automatically depending on how you format and structure your document. As you change the document, the table of contents will update every time you refresh an update. In this article, you’ll learn how to add a table of contents to your document and how to make sure it stays updated. Creating a Google Docs Table of Contents As you’re writing your document, you’re creating your table of contents....
First introduced in Windows 7, Title bar window shake allows users to grab a window’s title bar and shake it to minimize all other windows in the background. If you haven’t used Title bar window shake before, it is easy to use. All you do is grab the app’s window you want to keep open by selecting its title bar by holding down the left mouse button. While holding the app’s windows, shake the mouse, and all other windows will minimize in the background....
This article will show you several workarounds to effectively add background music to your Google Slide presentations. Add a Link To An Online Streaming Service Search for a music track you like on online music services such as Grooveshark, Spotify, or Soundcloud. If you don’t have access to one of these services, it’s easy to do. We will use Spotify. Sign up for a free Spotify account and either download the app or listen directly from your browser....
Imagine you want to convert a photo of an informational brochure into Word so you can edit the text. Or maybe you want to transform an image-only (i.e., scanned) PDF into an editable Word document. In either case, there are a few ways you can convert an image into text that you can edit in Word. You’ll find these methods easier than having to type all the text yourself! For each technique, we’ll assume you’re starting with a JPG file of a photo of something with text on it....
In Adobe Premiere Pro, sequences are smaller video projects within your main project. This is a way to organize scenes in longer videos, create different “drafts” of your video, or keep a connected series of videos all in one place without having to start an entirely new project. Sequences may seem daunting, but once you know how they’re used they can be a great tool for any video editor. How to Create a Sequence Making a new sequence is easy to do once you have your Premiere project opened up and your videos ready to go....
The default method is to edit the registry, but since that’s a little advanced for some, we’ll also look at third-party apps that can do the job more easily. Method 1: View the Windows 10 Context Menu With More Options You don’t need to make any permanent changes to your computer just to get the full context menu again. By default, Windows 11 already provides a way to view the old menu....
If you have already deactivated your Facebook account, you might be surprised to learn that your Facebook Messenger account is still active. Though they both operate under Facebook, the two are considered separate services. You will have to deactivate Facebook Messenger separately. Bear in mind that you must deactivate your Facebook account before you deactivate Facebook Messenger. If you haven’t already done so, go ahead and deactivate Facebook. (Don’t worry....
As we all know that Google Photos is one of the top apps. But apparently, people also want to know how to delete all photos from Google Photos. Sometimes, we get some inappropriate photos from WhatsApp broadcast or downloaded something we don’t need anymore. So, our Google Photos become full and we need to delete it for good. In this article, we will tell you an easy way to do it....
Windows 11 comes with many new features and visual effects, including animation and fading effects that make the Windows 11 desktop look great but can add some performance hits by adding a slight delay to some activities and actions. For older computers or ones that are built with less performance, turning off animations might help with performance and speed, and the steps below show you how to do that. A not-so-new feature that also comes with Windows 11 is Windows animation effects....
Microsoft has decided to discontinue both Internet Explorer and the legacy Edge browsers in Windows. Some sites that were built to work with Internet Explorer may not work properly in the new Microsoft Edge. For this reason, Microsoft has released a feature in the new Edge to allow users to reload legacy sites incompatible Internet Explorer mode. The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge....
To secure your account, Windows will prompt you to sign in again when your computer wakes up from sleep, hibernation, or resumes from modern standby. These security measures are added to Windows to make sure no one can access your account and sensitive data simply by waking up your computer from sleep, hibernation, or other power states and logging in without a password. If you don’t have any security concerns, you can disable it entirely so that your computer can’t prompt you to enter your password again to sign in when it wakes up from standby....
Either way, by the end of this piece you’ll not only know what these ports everyone is going on about are, but how to check your computer to find open or closed ports. What Is a Network Port? The first thing you should know is that the ports we’re referring to here are virtual. It has nothing to do with the physical network hardware ports on your router, TV, consoles or computers....
