How to Add a Pattern in Photoshop
To add a pattern in Photoshop, select the area you want to cover, choose Edit > Fill, set Contents to Pattern, pick a pattern from …
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How-to guides for Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Photoshop, and other apps and software.
How to Show the From Field in Outlook
To show the From field in Outlook, open a new email, select the Options tab, and select Show From in new Outlook or From in …
How to Export Layers as Separate Images in Photoshop
To export layers as separate images in Photoshop, choose File › Export › Layers to Files, pick a destination folder, enter a file name prefix, …
How to Convert a Transparent Photoshop PSD to a PNG
To convert a transparent Photoshop PSD to a PNG, choose File > Export > Quick Export as PNG, pick a folder if asked, and click …
How to Block an Email Address in Norton 360
The current Norton 360 app no longer has a blocked senders list. Norton removed its AntiSpam feature when it moved customers to the new Norton …
How to Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup
To stop Spotify from opening when your computer starts, open the Spotify desktop app, click your profile picture, and choose Settings. Scroll to Startup and …
How to Print Something Urgently Without a Printer
If you need to print something urgently and there is no printer nearby, save it as a PDF first. A PDF is a file that …
How to Temporarily Disable the Norton 360 Background Scan
To pause Norton 360 background tasks while you work, play or watch something full screen, open Norton, click Settings, open the General tab, and under …
How to Set Up Your Computer for Remote Access
To set up a Windows computer for remote access, open Settings > System > Remote Desktop, turn on Remote Desktop, and select Confirm. Write down …
How to Make a GIF Folder on Windows 11, iPhone, and Android
To make a GIF folder in Windows 11, open File Explorer, go to the place you want the folder (your Pictures folder is a good …
How to Import an Excel List Into Outlook Contacts
To import an Excel list into Outlook contacts, save the sheet as a CSV (Comma delimited) file, then in classic Outlook go to File > …
How to Remove a Computer From CrashPlan (Deactivate Device)
To remove a computer from CrashPlan, sign in to the CrashPlan console, go to Administration > Devices, click the computer’s name, open the Action menu …
How to Fit a Spreadsheet on One Page in Excel
To fit a spreadsheet on one page in Excel, open the Page Layout tab and, in the Scale to Fit group, set both Width and …
How to Convert Video for an iPod (Free, HandBrake)
The simplest free iPod video converter is HandBrake, an open source program for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Open your video in HandBrake, pick a preset …
How to Add or Remove Borders in Word Documents
To add a border to a Word document, go to the Design tab and select Page Borders. Choose a setting such as Box, pick the …
How to Change iCloud Settings on iPhone
To change iCloud settings on an iPhone, open Settings, tap your name at the top, tap iCloud, then tap See All next to Saved to …
How to Back Up a Home DVD
A DVD backup is a second copy of a disc’s contents, stored somewhere other than the disc itself. For a DVD you made yourself, such …
How to Remove the Dell Dock in Windows 11 or 10 (and What to Use Instead)
To remove the Dell Dock, open Settings > Apps > Installed apps in Windows 11, select the More (three dots) button next to Dell Dock, …
CrashPlan Backup Instructions: How to Back Up Your Computer With CrashPlan
To back up a computer with CrashPlan, install the CrashPlan app and sign in, click Manage Files, check the files and folders you want to …
How to Burn an ISO File With ImgBurn
To burn an ISO file to a disc with ImgBurn, open ImgBurn, click Write image file to disc, insert a blank disc, click Browse for …
How to Convert PDF to Excel with Acrobat
To convert a PDF to Excel with Adobe Acrobat, open the PDF, select Convert from the bar at the top, choose Microsoft Excel on the …