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OnePlus 6: Tips, tweaks and secrets for the best OnePlus phone ever
It's one of our favorite phones of 2018, and it might be a lot more powerful than you think. Get started with these 10 power-user tips.
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Android Pie: 5 features to check out first
Android 9—aka Pie—is here! Once the new OS lands on your phone, take these five new tools and features for a spin.
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Android Digital Wellbeing: How to sign up, set up, and break your bad habits
Google has released the Digital Wellbeing beta for all Pixel phones. Here's how to get it and get started.
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Android 9 Pie Overview and Gestures: How to get started and master the new navigation
Android 9 Pie introduces a brand new navigation that is based on gestures rather than virtual buttons. Here's how to get the most out of it.
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16 simple, yet powerful Excel functions you need to know
Want a better grasp of Excel, but not sure where to start? This list will help.
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How Microsoft will stop autoplay videos in Microsoft Edge
Here's how to stop videos from autoplaying within Microsoft Edge, within the beta version of Edge that should be rolling out to all Windows 10 users this fall.
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Convert text to image, and image to text
Follow these steps to turn text into a .jpg. We'll also explain how to convert an image back into text.
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If you forgot your Windows admin password, try this
That Windows admin password is pretty important. If you lose track of it, though, all is not lost. You just have to wiggle in through the virtual back door.
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Google Assistant: Awesome features you need to start using
Google's A.I. assistant learned some new tricks while you weren't looking.
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Let Windows 10’s Cortana Show Me be your family’s tech support
The Cortana Show Me app within Windows 10 walks you through common tasks within Windows and actually performs them. It's a great tool to help family members who can't quite figure out something on their own.
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4 ways Android Messages for web is better than Apple Messages on the Mac (and 4 ways it’s not)
Google has finally launched Android Messages on the web, letting users send and receive texts from their PC. But is it better than Apple's Messages on the Mac?
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7 ways to master the new Google News and use it more like Google Reader
The new Google News app and web interface is yet another attempt by Google to replace the hole left behind by the death of Google Reader. Here's how to use it to its full potential.
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Google Photos: Awesome new features you need to start using
Simple photo back-ups are only the beginning. It's time to unlock all the machine-learning power that Google Photos has within.
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Microsoft Word: How to open or import other file formats
Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.
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5 Android Messages features you should start using
You might not even realize all the neat things you can do with Android Messages: Add a subject, archive old threads, attach money and more.
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How to turn on Gmail’s Smart Compose and let Google AI write your emails
Gmail's AI-infused Smart Compose is live in experimental form. Here's how to activate it.
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Android quick replies on your Fitbit Ionic and Versa: How to get set up and customized
Fitbit has flipped the switch on Android smart replies for the Versa and Ionic. Here's how to get it set up on your smartwatch.
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How to use fonts in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and more
How to locate, download, install, & manage your fonts in Microsoft Office (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.)How-To
How to check if Facebook shared your personal info with Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica harvested personal information from 87 million Facebook users. Here's how to tell if you were affected.
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Samsung Galaxy S9: The best tips and tricks
Make your new Galaxy S9 as useful as possible by exercising these software features and options.
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How to find your motherboard’s Spectre CPU fix
Finding and installing Spectre CPU firmware updates for DIY PCs is complicated and involves updating your motherboard BIOS. Here's how.How-To
How to download your Facebook data
What exactly is on your Facebook profile? You can peruse your profile online, but that doesn't tell the whole story. The easiest way to see your Facebook data is to download it.
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How to set up Android Auto in any car
Set up Android Auto in any older car with these steps: Buy a car phone mount and a Bluetooth receiver, and use a few handy apps and settings to make the experience seamless.Updated
How to delete, disable, or limit your Facebook account
If the news of Facebook's data handling has got you spooked, here's how you can limit third-party access to your account.
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Is your VPN secure? How to check for leaks
A trusted virtual private network is a great tool for security and privacy, but if it's not configured correctly it may not be so private.
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Create Excel reports from multiple spreadsheets with Multi-file Pivot Tables
The Pivot Table is a tool that Excel uses to create custom reports from your spreadsheet databases. All you need is one common, unique field. Here's how to set it up with multiple spreadsheets.
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Excel filters: How to use number, text and date filters to extract only the data you need
Excel filters help you find exactly what you want, no matter how big your spreadsheet database is. Here's how to set number, text and data filters.
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How to create custom Input & Error Messages In Excel
In Excel, custom input or error messages explain the rules for each field to prevent data-entry errors. Here's how to set them up in a spreadsheet.
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How to send Android SMS messages with Amazon Echo, and why it’s a big deal
Amazon has opened up the ability to send SMS text messages on Echo devices. Here's how to set it up on your Android phone.
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6 Google Translate tips you need to start using
Google Translate is so overflowing with features, you might not even realize everything it can do.
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How to customize Excel Conditional Formatting
Excel's conditional formatting lets you customize how your data displays, from changing colors and shading to adding icons and more. Here's how it works.
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Photoshop Text Effects: Adding Styles to fonts
Photoshop Text Effects, also called Styles, are an essential skill for adding splashes of color, texture and more to fonts on a page. Here's how to do it.
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Excel Pivot Tables: How to create better reports
The pivot table is a collection of tools that Excel uses to create reports from complex, multi-file spreadsheet data. Here's how to generate reports for single tables
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Excel functions: 7 ways to use Text functions to manage data
How to replace words; extract first and last words, matched or a specific words in a string of text
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6 secret Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL power tips
The version of Android 8.0 Oreo that ships on the Pixel 2 and 2 XL has some cool bonus features you may not notice, until we tell you all about them.
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How to use Word to create holiday cards and other projects
Use Microsoft Word to design your holiday cards or other graphic projects for your celebrations. We'll show you how Shapes, Fonts, and
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Five hidden features of Android 8.0 Oreo you should be using
Everyone knows about Android Oreo's big changes, but a lot more is going on if you dig deeper. Check out improvements to notifications, sideloading and more.
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Excel macros: Essential rules, tips and tricks
An Excel macro is a sequence of commands (or directives) that you record to perform a series of tasks. We'll show you how to create custom macros for your spreadsheet.
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Excel databases: Creating relational tables
Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links to subordinates called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables.
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Excel charts: Mastering pie charts, bar charts and more
Excel's chart features can turn your spreadsheets into compelling visual ideas. This guide covers the basics and the best tips.
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Android Instant Apps: What they are and how to use them on your phone
Here's everything you need to know about how to set up, find, and use Instant Apps on your Android phone.
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Google Pixel 2: 10 awesome tips and tricks
The Google Pixel 2 has a bunch of new features and settings that let you personalize your phone just the way you want. Here are 10 of our favorite tips and tricks.
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How to build the best free PC security software suite
By combining the best free PC security software available, you can fortify your PC against all manner of attacks.
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Excel Workbooks: Three-dimensional workbooks and other number-crunching powers
We'll dive deep into Excel workbooks in this guide, starting with the basics and diving straight into powerful three-dimensional workbooks.
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Android 8 Oreo: How to use picture-in-picture mode
Android Oreo finally makes video playback more friendly with picture-in-picture (PiP) mode on phones and tablets.Here's how it works.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8: 10 Killer tips and tricks
The Note 8 wasn’t cheap, so you might as well get the most from it with these power-user tips and tricks.
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Excel Spreadsheets: Navigation, shortcut keys, data sort and filter, formulas and functions
Excel spreadsheets do so much. This guide starts with the basics and will add more Excel tips over time, so you'll always be in the know.
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Google Maps: Find Parking and other features you need to start using
Don't take Google Maps for granted. It gets even better once you dig into its settings and start customizing it.
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8 cool Android Nougat features you’re probably not using
Android Oreo is about to drop, but you probably haven't tried everything in Nougat. That's about to change.
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