If you’re a Windows and Android user, you should be using Microsoft’s “Your Phone” app. It can do a lot of really useful things, including let you control the media playing on your phone from your PC. The first thing you will need to do is set up the Your Phone app on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. The Your Phone app is pre-installed on Windows devices and you’ll need the companion app on your Android device....
Whatever the reason, there are a few different ways to convert a PowerPoint to Google Slides. Here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Convert a PowerPoint to Google Slides One of the easiest ways to convert a complete PowerPoint presentation to Google Slides is by uploading it. By uploading the PowerPoint (PPT or PPTX) file to Google Slides, the file will automatically convert into a Google Slides-friendly format. To convert a PowerPoint to Google Slides directly, follow these steps:...
Both Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides are solid presentation creators. But maybe you prefer Google Slides. If you have a PowerPoint slideshow (a PPTX file) that you want to convert to Google Slides, we’ll show you three ways to do it. Convert a PowerPoint by Uploading to Google Slides You can upload a PowerPoint presentation directly to the Google Slides website. From there, open it in Slides, make your changes, and it will save automatically....
You’ve created a table in Word and started to enter your data. Then, you realize that the table should be transposed, meaning the rows should be columns and vice versa. Rather than recreating the table and manually entering the data again, there’s an easier way to do this. RELATED: How to Convert a Row to a Column in Excel the Easy Way Word does not have a built-in way to transpose a table....
Do you have photos on your iPhone or iPad that you’d like to convert to a PDF file? You can use Apple’s free Shortcuts app to make a PDF file out of your images. We’ll show you how to do that. Shortcuts is an Apple app that lets you automate various tasks on your iPhone or iPad. To turn your photos into a PDF, you can create a custom shortcut in this app....
Apple’s presentation software does all the heavy lifting for you when converting a PowerPoint presentation to Keynote. Doing the opposite, though, requires a few extra steps—we’ll walk you through them! First, double-click the Keynote presentation you want to convert in Keynote, and then click “File” at the top left. In the drop-down menu that appears, hover your cursor over “Export To.” In the submenu that appears, click “PowerPoint.” You’ll now be in the “PowerPoint” tab of the “Export Your Presentation” window....
There are a few ways to copy a shape in Photoshop. One way is to use the Copy tool (C). To copy the shape, first, select the shape and then click on the Copy button (C) located in the toolbar.Another way to copy a shape is to use the Edit > Copy command (Ctrl + C). To copy the shape, first, select the shape and then click on the Copy button (C) located in the toolbar....
To copy and paste a picture on an Android phone, open the picture you want to copy and press the “Ctrl” key and “C” key at the same time. There are a few ways to copy and paste a picture. One way is to use the keyboard shortcut ctrl+c (command+c on a Mac). Another way is to use the menu bar at the top of your screen and select “paste....
Data is one of the most valuable commodities in the world, and it’s not hard to see why. From marketing to genomics, the analysis of large sets of data leads to predictive models, which steer to favorable outcomes for the business. The more data you use, the better those models are, which means the better outcomes they can produce. Of course, this means that moving data from one place to another is a crucial skill to have for any engineer, but it’s not always as easy as it sounds....
Requirements and First Steps When you take a screenshot on the Oculus Quest or Quest 2, your VR headset saves them as 1024×1024 JPEG image files in a special folder on your Quest device. You can copy them over using a similar method to the way you might copy files from an Android smartphone. Before you get started, make sure you have a USB-C cable that matches the type of USB port you have on your Mac or PC....
If you own an iPhone or iPad, then you’ve probably noticed a 3D effect on some wallpapers, where it seems like your home screen icons are hovering over the top. You can actually do this with almost any image without special software. The wallpaper we’re talking about is called parallax wallpaper, but on your iOS device, Apple refers to it as “perspective” wallpaper. Either way, you likely think of it as 3D....
To make a clipping mask in Illustrator, first create a new document and name it “clip.png”. Next, drag and drop the “mask.png” file into the document. Then, use the Pathfinder tool to create a selection around the entire image. Finally, press the Command key (or right-click on the selection and choose “Clip Mask”). Clipping masks are used to prevent text from being cut off on a page. They are created by cutting off a small amount of the text on one side of the mask, and then pasting it onto the other side of the mask....
You don’t need any special software to create a custom map for yourself or others. Google Maps is all you need, allowing you to add your own pinpoints, shapes, and directions to a custom map. Here’s how. You’ll need to use Google Maps on your desktop to do this. If you’re having problems with a blank Google Maps screen, you’ll also need to clear your site data. RELATED: How to Fix Blank Google Maps In Chrome...
To create a group on your iPhone, open the Messages app and tap the Groups tab. Then, tap the plus sign in the top-left corner of the screen and enter the names of the people you want to add to the group. You can also add a photo or video to the group by tapping the camera icon in the top-right corner of the screen. To create a Facebook group, start by logging into your Facebook account and clicking on the “Create Group” button in the top-left corner of your screen....
A family tree is a hierarchical chart that details the connection between members of a family. You can create your own family tree in PowerPoint by using one of Microsoft’s many hierarchy style SmartArt graphics. Here’s how. To get started, open PowerPoint and navigate to the “Insert” tab. In the “Illustrations” group, click “SmartArt.” The “Choose a SmartArt Graphic” window will appear. In the left-hand pane, click the “Hierarchy” tab....
Mail has a built-in email list feature that you can use to create and manage your email list. To add an email list to Mail, follow these steps:In the main Mail screen, click on the Add New Group button.Type a name for your new group and click on Add.Enter a description for your group and click on Add.Click on the confirm button to add your new group to Mail....
PowerPoint can pop up an image when you hover your pointer over a thumbnail image. This lets you keep a nice, clean slide, but also show your audience more information when you want to. How to Pop Up a Bigger Image When You Hover Over a Thumbnail In this example, we have four thumbnail images, and we want to set up a hover effect that shows a pop-up of a larger image when you mouse over each of the thumbnail images....
The benefit of using Google Forms for your survey is that the application is connected to your Google Drive. So you can take advantage of sharing and collaboration features. Plus, you easily send the survey to those you’re connected with, as in the examples above. Here’s how to create a survey in Google Forms. Google Forms Vs. Google Surveys Before we get started, you might be wondering what the difference is between Google Forms and Google Surveys....
Aliases and shell scripts are powerful techniques in Linux and Unix-like operating systems that allow you to hone your command line experience to be just what you want. You can define your own commands suited to your specific needs, and to ease the burden of repetitive tasks. Aliases and shell scripts do the same sort of job. They allow you to define—and name—a set of Bash shell functionality that is then callable by the name you’ve given to it....
A funnel chart is great for illustrating the gradual decrease of data that moves from one stage to another. With your data in hand, we’ll show you how to easily insert and customize a funnel chart in Microsoft Excel. As the name implies, a funnel chart has its largest section at the top. Each subsequent section is smaller than its predecessor. Seeing the largest gaps allows you to quickly identify stages in a process that can improve....
