While rotating text in Microsoft Word isn’t difficult, it’s not fully apparent how to do it either. Here, we’ll show you how to rotate text in Word and the various options you have for the angle. Insert a Text Box in Word To rotate text in a Word document, you must place the text in a text box. On Windows, go to the Insert tab and use the drop-down arrow next to Text Box in the Text section of the ribbon....

Instapaper is an online web app that provides an easy way for you to save pages quickly for later reading. If you’re the type of person who loves adding favorites to Google Reader, or Delicious, chances are you’ll find Instapaper pretty useful. First I’ll show you how to get started and use Instapaper, and then we’ll look at how to use some of its few, but useful features. How To Set Up Instapaper For 1 Click Web Page Saving 1....

If you have a lot of documents or compressed files on your computer, it is easy to lose track of them. The out-of-the-box Windows search function does an okay job at finding things, but when it comes to searching by the contents of a document or zip file, it just doesn’t cut it. Microsoft realized this and created the Office 2010 Filter Pack to improve search functionality. This pack also supports all of the older extensions (2007, and 2003) so this new one is all you need....

How to Create and Manage Time Machine Backups in macOS Before you perform a Time Machine backup, you will need an external hard disk with enough space to back up your entire Mac along with space for future needs. External drives are really cheap these days and you don’t need anything fancy; a USB 3.0 mechanical drive is recommended. You can get drives with 2 TBs or more for $70, sometimes even less....

Activation Lock on Mac To use Activation Lock on your computer, you must meet the following minimal requirements: Your Mac should have macOS Catalina or later installed.It must be using the Apple T2 Security Chip. You can find the list of compatible Macs on the Apple website.Additionally, you need two-factor authentication enabled for your Apple ID.You must remember your Apple ID and Password. Finally, the Leave Secure Boot setting must also be enabled....

Or do you? If you’re all using iPhones, you can ditch typing in the random numbers and letters that a WiFi password usually contains. Instead, you can try and share a WiFi password using your iPhone. This solves your password problem and allows you to connect to a shared network in just a single tap. If you’re unsure how, here’s how to share a WiFi password on your iPhone....

This guide won’t cover the complete uninstallation/deletion of custom user interfaces, and some of the features may still linger on even after switching to the stock home screen. This how-to was created using screenshots taken on a Samsung Galaxy S (Epic 4g), the actual menus and options may slightly vary on other devices. How-To Stop Running Custom Android Interfaces Step 1 Launch Settings. This can be done by Tapping the Settings button from the App Drawer....

What’s the Difference Between Insider Channels? Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft launched the Windows Insider Program. Currently, the company rolls out updates to three separate groups or “channels.” There is the Dev Channel, Beta Channel, and Release Preview Channel. However, the Windows 11 Insider program doesn’t include a Release Preview Channel at the time of this writing. In fact, when Windows 11 was initially launched for testers, you had to enroll in the Dev Channel....

Typically, the Windows clock synchronizes with internet time once a week if connected to the internet. You can also manually force the clock to synchronize with internet time whenever you want. Today we’ll show you how to sync your PC’s clock with internet time in Windows’ settings and using the command line. We’ll also show you a couple of third-party tools that help you automate syncing your clock with internet or atomic time....

First, open the BlackBerry browser and go to m.google.com/sync. Then install the Google Sync application on your device. Once installed, open Google Sync and log in with your Gmail account. In the next screen select Configure Sync. It will take you to Google Sync settings. Select the items you want to sync, press the menu button and select Save As. Here I checked the Sync Contacts options. Change When To Sync to Manual if you don’t want it to sync every time you add or delete a contact....

That said, iMessage’s focus on Apple devices makes it less useful for users who want to communicate with Android and Windows users. If you’d prefer a more platform-agnostic approach, you may want to look into how to turn off iMessage on your iPhone or Mac. You can then switch to another platform, from WhatsApp to Telegram. How to Turn Off iMessage Most of the time, iMessage isn’t a problem, as text messages to non-Apple users will send as standard SMS messages....

The problem with this is your recommendations—your TikTok feed will fill with recommended videos from accounts you follow. If you aren’t enjoying that content, you might want to reset the clock and unfollow everyone on TikTok. While you can’t bulk unfollow natively in the TikTok app, there are a few workarounds you can try. Here’s how to unfollow everyone on TikTok. How to Unfollow Individuals on TikTok Within the TikTok app, it’s not possible to unfollow everyone at once....

However, for the pedometer feature, the watch can track your number of steps on its own. In fact, it’s more than a steps counter. The built-in pedometer feature will track total steps, total distance walked, flights of stairs climbed, and calories burned. Here’s how to set it up on your watch and view your results. Use Apple Watch as a Pedometer Without an iPhone Bring up your apps list and open the Activity app on your watch....

File History offers you a timeline snapshot of files in important files, including those in the Documents folder and on your Desktop. If you’ve deleted a file, or you want to restore an older file you’ve saved over, you can use File History to do it. File History has since been available since Windows 8, but the feature continues to work on Windows 11. If you’re unsure how to use File History on Windows 11, follow the steps below....

Goal Seek tries to help you by finding the correct variable you need to reach a certain goal. This allows you to analyze Excel data where certain variables are just unknown—until you use Goal Seek, that is. Here’s how to use it. This feature is available in Microsoft Excel versions from 2010 onwards, and the instructions below should remain the same across all versions. What is Goal Seek in Excel?...

RMS or IRM (Information Rights Management) as Microsoft calls it isn’t necessarily something new. However, with Outlook 2010 Microsoft is making it easier and simpler to use RMS at home. All you need is MS Office and Outlook 2010 (or 2007.) Let’s take a look at the basics. How To Make Email Harder To Share Forward, Copy, Print, or Share In Office Outlook 2010 In Outlook 2010 Click the Home tab, then Click the New E-mail button as when you typically compose a new message....

Rainmeter is a bit tricky to navigate, and not all of the themes and skins are going to work incredibly well. The skins are very community based mainly those created by independent creators, so it’s all about trial and error. In this article, I’ll guide you through the basics of setting up Rainmeter, finding skins/themes, and setting them up on your desktop. Rainmeter is very simple to use with the right skins, and the final product can be amazing....

The Secret Conversation feature encrypts your message or calls when you send them. The content is only encrypted on the receiver’s phone. If you like the idea of encrypting your messages and calls, here’s how to use Secret Conversations on Facebook Messenger. How to Use Secret Conversations on Facebook Messenger It’s important to know that Facebook Messenger’s secret conversations feature only works on the mobile version of Facebook. You cannot use it on the web version....

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to use one wherever you are? If you’re an iPhone user, you have your very own voice assistant built into your smartphone. Siri is packed with features and it can do a lot more than you may think. If you’re not already using Siri, it’s time to start. Here’s how to use Siri on an iPhone 13. How to Set Up Siri on iPhone 13 There are a few different ways that you can use Siri on the iPhone 13....

Click the Security button on the top right side of the Facebook page, then click See More Settings. On the page that comes up, go to Security on right side menu, and then Edit, next to Trusted Contacts, then click Choose Trusted Contacts. You’ll get a notification, telling you what Trusted Contacts are and how to use them. Click Choose Trusted Contacts, and you’ll be able to choose the people that will help you recover your account if something should happen....