When you’re creating a Word document, you might use a font style that makes the periods look too small or simply want them to be more apparent when you print your document. We’ll show you a few ways to make periods bigger in Microsoft Word. Manually Adjust the Size of Periods in Word If you have only certain periods that you want to adjust, it’s as easy as changing the font size for each one....

Microsoft’s Windows 11 and Windows 10 allow you to create a unique environment by customizing the looks of the operating system. You can personalize the OS , whether you use your PC for entertainment or work. One such customization is the transparent taskbar . In fact, you can choose between solid, translucent, or completely transparent. The choice will influence the start menu too. This article will show you how to make your taskbar more appealing, using both native Microsoft Windows methods and some non-native ones....

By default, the My Documents folder is located in Windows XP and Windows Vista is located on the same drive or partition as the operating system. This is fine for anyone who has only a single drive or a single partition on their computers, such as the C drive, but if you have more than one physical or logical drive on your computer, it’s best to move your My Documents folder off the system drive....

Despite its incredible popularity, Among Us is not officially available for the Mac. That’s surprising considering how viral the video game is on iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Windows. So if you want to experience Among Us on your MacBook’s bigger screen, you must rely on a couple of workarounds. The first method is the easiest and involves downloading the iPad version of Among Us. However, it requires a MacBook running on an Apple Silicon chipset....

Connect AirPods or Other Bluetooth Headphones to Apple Watch Before opening the Music app on your Apple Watch, you should pair Bluetooth headphones with your smartwatch. You cannot use the Apple Watch speaker to play music, so you must rely on Bluetooth headphones. If you use Apple AirPods to listen to music, you can just pair it with your iPhone, and it’ll automatically be paired with your Apple Watch. The only prerequisite here is that you should pair the iPhone with the Apple Watch, and both should be linked to the same iCloud account....

You can’t build a Twitch channel overnight. It can take a long time to build up a loyal community of viewers, from a couple of regulars to thousands of loyal fans, ready to support your community as it grows. Twitch, like YouTube and other streaming platforms, isn’t an easy place to break into—you’ll need to hustle to make your mark. One way to do just that is by using a common Twitch promotional trick called Twitch raiding ....

Seemingly everybody knows about Zoom because it’s easy to use and free for anyone to host virtual meetings, digital clubs, family reunions and even weddings. However, there are certain features in the video conferencing software that not everyone is acquainted with like Zoom breakout rooms or custom Zoom backgrounds. One of the most common features that can be confusing for a first-time Zoom user is the little digital hand. This hand allows you to interact with the meeting host to alert them that you’d like to share a concern or contribute to the subject matter....

SD (Solid State Digital) cards are amazing bits of technology. Especially when it comes to the tiny, fingernail-sized Micro versions. These little cards can hold tens, hundreds, and even thousands of gigabytes of data! Unfortunately, the small size of SD cards comes with a price. Not only can SD cards be fragile and easy to lose, but they also have a horrible tendency to stop working or offer up corrupted versions of your data....

We’ve all been there before. The gut-wrenching moment when you delete a text message only to realize shortly after that you really needed it. Once it’s gone, how do you get it back? Where do you even begin checking when your Android phone doesn’t have a recycle bin? This guide will show you how to recover deleted text messages on your Android phone, and what to do to keep it from happening again....

It is annoying to accidentally close tabs and lose web pages you were browsing if you forgot to bookmark them. Thankfully, most, if not all browsers have features that allow you to reopen websites you viewed previously and restore the tabs you just closed by an errant mouse click. How to Reopen Closed Browser Tabs in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox Browsers There are several ways you can reopen closed tabs in your web browser....

There are a lot of reasons why you might need to resize a video and in this post I’m going to mention a couple of freeware app that will help you easily change the resolution of your videos. If you have one of those 1080p 60fps HD video cameras, you understand the need for some serious conversion. With the introduction of 4K camcorders on the market, you’ll need a beast of a PC along with a 4K monitor to even have a chance of playing that high quality...

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Did you modify or delete files on your Mac by accident? Or do you plan on reinstalling macOS due to issues with data corruption? If you’ve already taken the time to set up Time Machine on Mac , you shouldn’t have to worry about that. Not only can you use Mac’s built-in local backup solution to retrieve lost data, but you also get to roll back changes to files and documents....

Backing up the contacts on your iPhone gives you the option of restoring them if you delete any by accident. Having a backup of your contact data will also help if you ever lose your iPhone or end up having to reinstall iOS . You’ve got three ways to back up and restore the contacts on your iPhone. The first and second methods focus on native means involving iCloud and iTunes, while the third method relies on third-party contact backup tools....

Chromebooks typically have a touchpad or trackpad with no (left and right) buttons. A soft tap, touch, or press of the trackpad is equivalent to a left click. If it’s your first time using a buttonless trackpad, right-clicking on your Chromebook can be confusing. This tutorial will show you how to right-click on your Chromebook using the touchpad and external mouse. We’ll also show you how to troubleshoot mouse and touchpad issues in ChromeOS....

Snapchat is a great platform for sending discrete, timed videos and photos to friends and family. You can share candid scenes and important messages, safe in the knowledge that the content you share can’t be saved unless you allow it. Unfortunately, that isn’t always a good thing, especially if you’re looking to save a Snapchat video yourself. If you want to know how to save Snapchat videos, you’ll need to be aware of some limitations....

I’m sure you’ve heard this many times before until you’re sick and tired of hearing it. You need strong unique passwords for each of your accounts. Don’t use the same password more than once. Don’t use personally identifying information and make the passwords as long as possible. This means no passwords such as 12345 or abcde . Or the classic password . If you use them, well, don’t ask yourself or others why you were hacked....

If you’re a privacy lover in search of a nice alternative to popular web-mail providers like Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo, you’re in luck. You can learn how to set up your own email server and escape the routine scanning of emails these providers perform on millions of users, and enjoy a safe and private environment for your emails. Personal or private email servers live in your own space, unlike the usual Apple, Google and Microsoft server farms....

Microsoft Word includes a word counter that lets you track the number of words that you’ve typed in your documents. It’s really useful when you work on documents that require a certain number of words or have a certain word limit . This word count in Microsoft Word helps count characters as well. There are various ways to access the word count in Word. You can use the status bar, open the word count window, and even add the live word counter as a field to your document....

Audacity is one of the best audio editing packages out there, which makes the fact that it’s also completely free something of a miracle. Used by professionals and hobbyists alike, Audacity is the software of choice for recording engineers, podcasters, audio restoration pros and anyone else who needs to work with audio data. It’s not that hard to use either, once you know where everything you need is located. The problem is that Audacity can be very unintuitive, making it hard to figure out how to perform common actions....