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Like when sharing documents with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, the Google apps give you different options. You can select how you want to share the document and what you want to allow collaborators to do with it. If you’re new to sharing with one or all three, this tutorial walks you through it. Share With People or Groups One way to share a document in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides is to share it directly with certain people or a group....

But that doesn’t stop Edge from opening PDFs if you click a link online. The file needs to be downloaded first. If you want a different option, another thing you can do is make Edge download PDF files instead of opening them when you click a PDF link online. Here’s how to make that happen. Make Edge Download PDF Files Online To get started launch Edge and click the Settings and More (three dots) button in the upper right-hand corner and click on Settings....

The News Feed on Facebook more often than not is filled with junk that you probably could care less about. Application updates, comments of comments, links, spam, you name it, but you probably don’t want to see it. Facebook does provide a solution, we can simply filter out all the junk and just see what our friends are saying, aka Status Updates. Ready to minimize spam? This tutorial is quick and easy, let’s get started....

Type in a username for the person and then tap the Save button. To switch between accounts just tap the user icon in the lower right corner of the screen and then tap the user account you want to access. To manage profiles, you first need to launch a browser and log in to the Prime Video website. Then click your profile icon in the upper-right corner of the screen....

Mapping a Network Drive using Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is easy right? Well, based on the number of emails I get asking me how to do it, it’s not as easy as Microsoft probably intended. But it’s simple once I show you where it’s hidden, so as a bonus, I’ll also show you how to do it from the CMD line. First, here’s the standard method using Windows Explorer....

Starting with the online account, to move a folder, simply right click it and select Move To. Here’s a look at selecting folders from details view. This makes it easier to select multiple folders without having to use the Ctrl + Click option. Then select another folder in SkyDrive you want to move it to, or create a new folder. Then a confirmation message will come up verifying the folder(s) were moved....

From the Windows 8 Start screen launch the Windows App Store. Then browse through the categories of apps available. In each category you can filter apps between free and paid. A lot of the paid apps offer a free trial or demo. I recommend trying an app before buying unless you’re sure you want it. A trial also lets you compare the paid app to free apps that do similar things....

Launch iTunes, then plug in your iDevice. You’ll see your device appear under Devices in the left pane. Double click on it. Now type in the new name you want to give it and hit Enter. Alternately you can do it directly on your device without using iTunes. Go to Settings » General » About then tap Name. Now type in what you want to rename it to. This comes in handy if you sell or trade your device and want to name it something more appropriate....

The final release of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 was made available via Windows Update last week. Get Back to Internet Explorer 9 in Windows 7 Click the Start button and type: appwiz.cpl in the Search box and hit Enter. Next click the View Installed Updates link when Programs and Features opens. Now scroll down to Windows Internet Explorer 10, right-click it, and click Uninstall Click Yes to the dialog comes up asking if you’re sure....

If you want the ultimate security when moving files from computer to computer, you’ll need to know how to SCP in Linux. Here’s how. The Basics Behind Secure Copy (SCP) Secure copy, or scp, is a Linux command used to copy files between servers securely. It encrypts those files, so nobody snooping your network traffic can intercept and read them. SCP is built into the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol, which typically uses the strongest encryption available....

LinkedIn’s two-factor authentication is easy to put in place, only requiring a few simple steps. Here’s how to enable and use 2FA on your LinkedIn account. Enable Two-Step Verification on LinkedIn To get started, log into your LinkedIn account. Then click on the Me dropdown menu under your profile picture. Then click on the Settings & Privacy link under the “Account” section. On the following page, click Sign in & security from the left column....

While Discord has broadened its appeal, it still remains one of the best platforms for gamers. You can use Discord to send your gaming videos up to 8MB or smaller in size, making it a perfect sharing platform for a quick highlights reel. Of course, it doesn’t have to be gaming videos you send—you can share whatever you like! If you want to send videos on Discord, here’s what you’ll need to do....

That’s okay, but uploaded video is compressed anyway. This means that you are compressing video that already isn’t at top quality. So here’s how to change it and get better quality recording up on the popular social network. HD Facebook Video Recording on iPhone It’s pretty easy to set up. Here I’m using my iPhone, but it’s the same on iPad and iPod touch as well. You must first go into your settings on your device and scroll down until you find your Facebook app settings....

After enabling guest mode, your Chromecast emits a Wi-Fi beacon that other devices use to find it. The feature is opt-in, and you can turn it off if you don’t want someone using it. The beacon is an audio tone that humans can’t hear containing the connection PIN to the other Android devices in the room. If the audio pairing fails for some reason, you can still manually enter in the PIN, which shows up in a couple of places....

Note: This is only available for Pro and Enterprise versions of Windows 10 (build 18305 or higher). Your system will also need to meet the following requirements: x64 architectureVirtualization capabilities enabled in BIOSAt least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)At least 1 GB of free disk space (SSD recommended)At least 2 CPU cores (4 cores with hyperthreading recommended) Enable Windows 10 Sandbox To enable Windows Sandbox, hit the Windows key and type: turn windows features on or off and choose the top result or hit Enter....

Well, depending on the phones you’re both using, you just may be able to do exactly that. If you want to know how to share battery on iPhone, read on to learn if it’s possible to share power to or from an iPhone. What is Battery Sharing? Many smartphones offer wireless charging. This allows you to charge your phone without plugging in a charging cable. Instead, you lay your phone on top of a charging pad, and your phone is charged wirelessly....

To get started using the ruler in Word, we’ll show you how to display it and then set up these other items for your document layout. Display the Ruler in Word Enabling the ruler in Word takes just a few clicks. Go to the View tab and check the box for Ruler in the Show area of the ribbon. You’ll then see the ruler display across the top and left side of the document....

It’s not difficult to split and merge tables in Word; you have to know the right steps. How to Split a Table in Word You can split a single table into two tables with a convenient ribbon button. You’ll then see your table break into two. Splitting a Table With a Caption If you have a caption for your table, it will move to the second table after the split....

Block Multimedia Autoplay in Edge To block or limit autoplay media in Edge, open the Options menu and go to Settings > Advanced and there you will see a drop-down menu under Site Settings. The drop-down contains three different options for the way Edge handles autoplay media on sites: Allow: This is the default setting and a site will continue to play videos when a tab is first viewed in the foreground, at the site’s discretion....

While this may fine for things like currency where you prefer the amounts round up, it can be detrimental for scientific or similar calculations where that exact number must be shown. Widening the width of the column does not solve the problem. So here, we’ll show you two ways to stop Excel from rounding your numbers. How to Quickly Increase the Decimal Place for a Cell If you only have a few cells containing static decimal numbers, you can stop the rounding quickly....