Facebook’s Privacy Settings If you have problems with strangers viewing your Facebook profile and then contacting you, make changes to your privacy settings so that only your friends see your profile. After you make these changes, strangers can’t see you on Facebook or send you messages. Facebook’s privacy settings can be found in one place. To access it, follow these steps: Who Can See Your Future Posts? This setting allows you to determine who can see your posts....

How Does Screen Recording Work on Nintendo Switch? The Switch’s built-in video recorder works the same on both the original Switch and the Switch Lite. It allows you to record 30 seconds of gameplay, and it’s disabled when you aren’t in a game. To record longer videos, you need to use an external video capture device. Since the Switch Lite can’t output video via HDMI, that method only works with the original Switch....

This article explains how to soft reset, hard reset, and factory reset an Xbox Series X or S. Resetting vs. Hard Resetting vs. Factory Resetting Resetting an Xbox Series X or S can fix a lot of problems, including poor performance, long app load times, mic echo, and more, but there are different types of resets and reboots. Soft reset: When you shut your Xbox Series X or S off by pushing the power button or using the on-screen menu option, and subsequently turn it back on, that’s known as a soft reset or reboot....

Restore an iPad to Factory Default Settings Using iTunes If you have a recent backup of your iPad and have turned off Find My iPad, you are ready to restore the iPad to its factory default settings. (If you haven’t done these two preparatory steps yet, see the information later in this article.) Restoring an iPad erases everything on the device and installs a fresh copy of the operating system, which makes it a great troubleshooting step for the iPad....

We’ve all deleted files accidentally or simply changed our minds about the necessity of a particular file or folder, so don’t be too hard on yourself if you’re now second-guessing that last delete. These steps should apply to all Windows operating systems that use the Recycle Bin including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and more. How to Restore Deleted Files From the Recycle Bin Time Required: Restoring deleted files should only take a few minutes, but it depends mostly on how quickly you can find the files you want to restore as well as how large they are....

How to Change Your Settings to Save Data If you’re not connecting two Android devices—maybe you’re connecting a tablet to a Mifi or any other non-Android mobile hotspot like the iPhone—this hidden setting should come in handy: This should help you conserve more mobile data when you’re sharing your wireless data with your tablet, phone, or another mobile device. Tap Data Saver and then enable Use Data Saver. Skip to Step 5....

How to Set Gmail as the Default Email App on iOS Apple loosened up its restriction on default apps for email, allowing users to use an app other than Apple Mail. To set Gmail as your default email app, you need a few things: iOS 14 or higher installed on your iPhone, or iPadOS 14 or higher installed on your iPad The Gmail app installed on your device. If you don’t have it yet, it’s a free download from the App Store....

How to Create a New Twitter Account To join Twitter from an internet browser or mobile app: How to Complete Your Twitter Profile At this point, you can go to the Twitter home page to access your account, or you can continue the setup process. Before you start following and tweeting, it’s a good idea to finish setting up your profile so that it looks compelling enough for people to follow you back....

How Do You Share a PowerPoint in a Zoom Meeting? For a presentation where you don’t need to see your notes, sharing a PowerPoint is a quick process. How Do You Share a PowerPoint With Zoom and Still See Notes? The best way to see your notes is to use a second monitor and PowerPoint’s Presenter View tools. Then your notes and controls are on one screen, visible only to you, and your presentation is on the other....

How to Stop Siri From Reading Messages From Settings on Your iPhone If you have compatible earphones, Siri can read your text messages to you, but it will only do this when using your Apple Watch or iPhone, and the device is locked. However, some may prefer not to have their messages automatically read to them, so follow these steps to turn it off. How to Stop Siri From Reading Messages Temporarily From the Control Center Once Announce Messages is enabled on your iPhone, you can quickly access it from the Control Center to temporarily turn it on or off....

How to Create a Peacock Account and Start Watching Getting started with Peacock is easy. Try it out for free, and then decide if a Premium or Premium Plus account is worth it for you. Follow these steps to sign up: How to Upgrade to Peacock Premium or Premium Plus When you upgrade your Peacock account, you automatically start a free seven-day trial. You’re charged if you don’t cancel before the end of the trial....

The Easy Way to Do Superscript in Google Docs To add superscript to your text, follow these steps: The Easy Way to Add Subscript in Google Docs To add subscript to your text, follow these steps: How to Subscript or Superscript Using Special Characters When you need to do something a bit fancier with your superscript or subscript, you can use the Special Characters feature in Google Docs. While this option is a bit limited (it doesn’t offer trademark options, for instance), it can still offer a variety of choices you can’t get just by using the Format menu....

How to Sync Microsoft Edge Bookmarks on Windows and macOS If you want to use the same bookmarks across all of your devices, Microsoft Edge provides the option to synchronize your bookmarks. When you turn this feature on, all of your bookmarks save to the cloud. Here’s how to sync Microsoft Edge bookmarks: Synchronizing Bookmarks in Microsoft Edge on Android and iOS Signing in to the Edge app on your mobile device allows you to access the same bookmarks you have on your desktop as long as you have bookmark sync turned on....

What Is a Screenshot? When used as a verb, screenshot means capturing a static image of a device’s display. In other words, it takes a picture of whatever shows on the computer, mobile, or tablet screen at the time. Screenshots can be useful for many situations: Sharing screen images with friends on social media.Showcasing software for a review.Demonstrating how to do something in a tutorial. Showing an error message or software issue for technical support troubleshooting....

How to Take a Snapchat Screenshot Taking a Snapchat screenshot is no different than taking a screenshot of anything else. If you’re quick to react, you can successfully save a photo message by taking a screenshot before the 3 to 10 seconds of viewing are up. Here’s how: On an iPhone While viewing a Snapchat image, press the home button and the on/off button at the same time. On iPhones without a home button, press the side and volume up buttons at the same time....

How to Turn Off Auto Brightness in Windows 11 The auto-brightness options are different depending on your version of Windows. In Windows 11, you can disable battery-saving features that affect screen brightness. How to Turn Off Auto Brightness in Windows 10 In some versions of Windows 10, you can disable advanced power settings: How to Create a Power Plan in Windows 10 Not all Windows 10 computers have the option to disable auto-brightness....

How to Turn Off Breathe Reminders in watchOS 3 Through watch OS 7 Follow these steps to deactivate reminders if your Apple Watch has the Breathe app. These instructions use the Watch app for iPhone, but you can find the same options in the Settings app on the Apple Watch. How to Turn Off Mindfulness Reminders in watchOS 8 and Later In watchOS 8, Apple renamed the Breathe app to Mindfulness....

How to Turn Sounds Off in the Mobile App These steps will show you how to turn Facebook sounds off for iOS and Android devices on the Facebook app. This will turn off any in-app sounds coming from the Facebook app on iOS. How to Turn Off Sounds in the Desktop App or on the Web The web version of Facebook has no sound effects besides when you get notifications. If you want to turn these distracting sounds off, here’s how....

How to Pause OneDrive If you just want OneDrive to stop backing up your files and folders right now, then pausing it is the quickest way to do so. How to Turn OneDrive Off You can close OneDrive down to stop it from performing any activities while your machine remains on. To turn it back on again, you can start up the app, or reboot your system. How to Uninstall OneDrive Uninstalling OneDrive is the most permanent solution to stopping it from backing up your files....

The instructions in this article apply to all iPhone 11 series phones—iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max—running iOS 13 and up. How To Turn Off iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max Most of the time, you don’t need to turn off your iPhone 11. You can just put it to sleep instead. If you really need to conserve battery, you may want to power down the iPhone 11 (though you should try Low Power Mode, too)....