You can dig the Layout menu in Word and make relevant changes to the page layout. After making all the required tweaks, you’ll need to save the document as a template to use it again. In this post, we will go through all the relevant options to change the page layout and save the same as a template. Change Page Size Microsoft Word uses the document size and layout as A4 by default....

There is lot more you can do with keywords, and today we are going to help you compose emails using them. This means that when you are in a hurry or you have the need of sending emails to a specific contact instantly, you do not have to open your email servicing client explicitly. Instead, you could compose your messages right from the address bar. Compose Emails from Address Bar The process has been elaborated for Firefox in detail....

I personally didn’t want to tell the world that I was using Windows Mail to send emails as it didn’t make any sense. Changing it to something more professional or disabling it altogether seemed to be a better option. So let’s see how you can change or disable signatures for emails you send out using Windows 8 Mail. Setting Up Windows Mail Email Signature Step 1: Open the Mail app from Windows 8 Start Screen and access the Charm Bar using the Windows+C hotkey....

But does it convert DOCX files to PDF? That’s a pressing problem for anyone looking to share their work in a more compatible format. Although not readily apparent, both the iPhone and iPad versions of Word do provide the functionality required to save files in PDF. But what if you don’t have Word installed. Not to worry — there’s a nifty workaround for that as well. Exporting to PDF Word’s ability to perform conversions from DOCX to PDF isn’t as seamless as you would like, but it still gets the job done fast....

Email templates are pretty helpful in Gmail. You no longer need to type generic messages. You can select a relevant email template from the compose menu and make relevant changes based on context. Email templates make sense for HR people, customer representatives, and anyone else tired of typing the same type of emails. First, you need to enable templates from the Settings menu. Enable Templates From Gmail By default, Gmail disables templates function for users....

Popular social media apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and Signal offer several sticker packs to use in conversations. Google goes a step ahead and provides the same in the Gboard keyboard. What’s more? You can even use text and emojis to create fancy new text stickers on social media and chat groups. Update Gboard on Android Creating custom text stickers on Android is a part of the Gboard add-on that Google recently introduced....

browsing history , website cookies, bookmarks and cache . We also pay a lot of attention to such histories; we manage them and clear them when required. Well, clearing of history is definitely a measure to keep things secret and maintain privacy. If that is the reality, why do we take care of just the browser history? I mean our tracks are all over the computer, no? It is maintained on the start menu, taskbar, run dialogs, windows search and explorer address bar....

There are pros and cons to the having your browsing history documented. The advantage is that it is searchable and you could lookup the site you visited, or the search term you used, if you are having a hard time recalling things. And the disadvantage..well, it’s searchable. Yeah, anyone with access to your PC could check what you checked, including Google. We talked about turning on private browsing in Firefox permanently so that no one can see your browsing history....

If that’s confusing, or if you simply want the browser to look the way it was before, then you may want to turn off the dark mode. Sadly, that’s easier said than done. Chrome’s dark mode is tied to the system color scheme in both Windows 10 and macOS Mojave. That means you need to switch the entire operating system to light mode just to disable Chrome’s dark mode. That isn’t feasible considering the dark mode functionality in other apps that you’d have to forego....

The good news is, Zoom allows you to change the background in the app. The attendees won’t be able to see your actual location. Instead, they can only glance over the background that you are using. Zoom goes further and offers the ability to upload custom backgrounds from PC or Mac to use them during video calls. The feature is essential in certain scenarios. Using a custom background, you can also make the perfect first impression over video calls....

Live captions is an accessibility feature that generates real-time transcripts to let users enjoy videos irrespective of the language they’re in. You may have used Captions on YouTube to watch videos in a different language than yours. However, that feature doesn’t work outside YouTube. The Chrome’s live caption will make it easy for everyone who consumes audio/video content without missing out on them. Let’s understand how live captions in Google Chrome works, where it will work, what media types are supported, and how to enable the feature....

Enabling remote desktop connections in VMware is done both regularly, through the operating system, and within the VMware network settings. We must set up port forwarding in VMware so the program knows what to do when we request access via remote desktop. Configure VMware for RDP (Remote Desktop) Connections VMware first needs to be configured to forward RDP requests to the IP address the virtual machine is using. Step 1: Launch the menu item VM > Settings....

XP Mode can also be used to run different versions of the same application side by side. As a web developer this allows me to run IE8 (running in Windows 7) and IE6/IE7 (running using XP Mode) side by side for testing web site compatibility. Lets see how to install and get started with XP Mode in Windows 7. Part One: Downloading XP Mode and Virtual PC Step 1. Navigate to the Windows XP Mode and Virtual PC download page, and select your edition of Windows 7 and desired language for installation....

If it were a CD or a DVD file, we could have simply plugged it in our computer’s optical reader driver and used any one of the free ISO creators. But it’s the UMD disks we are talking about and the only device we have with us – which is capable of reading a UMD disk – is a PSP. So we are going to use it for the task....

Either way, the News Feed is the first thing users view, and when they stop updating, emotions run high. This can be troublesome, especially if you like to check the News Feed first thing in the morning. I have a bunch of solutions that should resolve the Facebook news feed not updating issue for good. On a side note, according to new research, you should not spend more than 30 minutes scrolling through the News Feed....

Some users complain of noticing empty or blank icons in the Start Menu. Others say that they can’t see default Windows apps. Yet, some users are complaining that searching for specific installed apps yields no results. We will take a look at some possible solutions below that will address all these errors. Let’s begin. 1. Update Windows OS If the error is related to some bug in the system files, you may resolve it by updating Windows 10....

If you aren’t willing to shell out additional cash for one of iCloud’s paid tiers (or if you don’t want to upgrade again), then it’s ultimately up to you to manage your iCloud storage. And the following pointers should help you do just that, right from the comfort of your iPhone or iPad. Delete Unwanted Photos Photos and videos take up a ton of storage, and even with the latest HEIC and HEVC formats used by iOS devices, all those live photos, bursts, and slow-mo videos are sure to more than make up for any efficiency improvements....

ProduKey is one of those neat little system tools that you wouldn’t notice unless the catastrophe of losing your product keys hits you. If you want to reinstall your Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007), Windows (Including Windows 7 and Windows Vista), Exchange Server, or SQL Server on your computer, this small utility comes to the rescue by helping to retrieve the original product keys from the current Windows OS....

As we all know, not all that glitters is gold, you only get to know that an app or a game you purchased on the store is not exactly what you had in mind and paid for. So for situations like these, these stores have the option of a refund but are not exactly highlighting this feature. So today, I will try to help the majority of smartphone users out there with refunds on purchases made on their respective stores....

Though Samsung lets you choose from a slew of themes, the customization options are pretty limited. You can choose the clock faces or the color, however, it stops there. You can’t move outside the stock options that Samsung offers. This means that though it lets you see the battery percentage on the AOD screen, you won’t be able to see weather information on the screen. You might argue that Google sends you regular weather updates but the catch is that you’d still have to unlock your phone to view it....