How to Connect and Pair a PS5 Controller to the PS5 When you first set up your console, the first thing you must do is pair the controller with your PS5. PS5 Controller Troubleshooting Steps If you’re having problems pairing your PS5 controller with the PS5 console, here are a few things you can try: Once a controller is paired with the system, you can turn on the PS5 by pressing the PS button on the controller....

How to Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Phones Use this two-button shortcut for Galaxy S8 or later. Capture Screenshots on Samsung Galaxy S7 or Older This button shortcut will allow you to take screenshots on the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy S3 phones. How to Take a Screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy Tablet Taking a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy tablet is nearly identical to Galaxy phones....

How to Share a Few Images With Google Photos Most people only want to share a few images at a time with friends and family. Here’s how: How to Create a Shared Album in Google Photos If you want to send many photos at once to someone with an Android device, and you want to receive some in return, create a Shared Album in Google Photos instead of a message....

How to Transfer Photos Using iTunes for Windows Transfer photos from your iPad to your computer to free up storage on your tablet. Once the images are on your computer, store them there, share them with friends, print them, and more. There are several ways to transfer iPad photos to your computer. The traditional method is with iTunes, but you have other options. Here’s how to transfer photos on an iPad to a Windows computer using iTunes: If iTunes isn’t the program you want to use to copy pictures from your iPad, use a program like Syncios....

How to Turn Memories Off (and Back On) While Memories can be a wonderful way to recall fun times, exciting news, or great accomplishments, you may also have difficult memories from times in your life that you don’t necessarily want to be reminded of. It’s easy to turn the Memories feature off. Here’s how: How to Block Memories Involving Certain People or Dates From the same page, you can block Memories related to certain people or dates....

How to Turn on Microphone on an Android Phone If your microphone appears to be switched off on your Android phone, it’s simple to turn it back on. Here’s where to look and how to enable your microphone. How Do I Unmute My Microphone on Android? If you’re taking a call on your Android phone and you appear to be muted, so the caller can’t hear you, fixing the issue is pretty easy once you know where to look....

How to Use Smart App Control on Windows 11 To use Smart App Control on Windows 11, you need to have Windows 11 version 22H2 or newer installed. If your Windows is outdated, this feature won’t be available, and you’ll have to update Windows before you can use it. If Windows is fully updated, this feature will operate automatically. Smart App Control has three states: on, evaluation, and off. When Windows 11 is first installed, this feature starts in evaluation mode....

How Do I Get macOS Monterey? The macOS Monterey is a free update for anyone with an eligible computer, and there are two ways you can get the update: Click the Apple Menu and select System Preferences > Software Update. If the software update is available, you can click Upgrade Now to begin the download and installation process. Alternatively, you can download the update from the Mac App Store. Regardless of how you get the upgrade, Apple will automatically guide you through the download and installation process once you start the download....

How to Use an iPhone or iPad as a Webcam If you need to use your iPhone or iPad as a webcam for a typical work call, you’ll need to use the software your company is using to host the call. A very popular app is Zoom (Zoom is the name of the company and the software is technically called ZOOM Cloud Meetings). Another popular one is Microsoft Teams. If you are new to Zoom, here’s how to set up and join a call using Zoom....

Set Up Hot Corners on Mac You can use one or all four hot corners per your preference and decide which action to take from a list of options. Using Hot Corners on Mac Once you set up hot corners, it’s good to give them a test to make sure the actions you picked work for you. When you finish, select OK. You can then close the System Preferences and try your hot corners....

Download Instagram and Create an Account The first thing you need to do is download the Instagram app for your iOS or Android device. After you download it, create an account. Here’s how it works. How to Navigate Your Instagram Feed After you create your Instagram account, have some followers, and follow other accounts, here are the basics of navigating your Instagram feed. How to Engage With Instagram Posts Here’s what to do to interact with the Instagram accounts you follow....

How to Use Macro Mode on iPhone 13 Pro Unless you turn off the setting (see below), the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max will automatically enable macro mode when the phone detects you are close to an object. So, if you see an interesting flower (for example), open the camera app and move closer to the flower. The phone will detect you are close and switch to macro mode. The phone will go back to the regular camera mode when you move away....

How to Pick up Where You Left Off Press Shift+F5 to return to the last place you made changes. Focus Mode: How to Use Word With No Distractions Changing the view in Word can be helpful in varying situations. Changing to Focus Mode could help when you need to zero in on your document. It hides all the toolbars from view, allowing you to concentrate on your work. Toggle between Focus Mode and other view options as needed....

What You Need to Play Games With a Keyboard and Mouse on the Switch If you enjoy playing games like Fortnite on Nintendo Switch, but you prefer the controller layout of a PC, you’re in luck. To play games using a keyboard and mouse on the Switch, you might need to purchase some extra peripherals. If you already have a gaming keyboard you like, there are also USB adapters for gaming consoles....

Preparing to Use the Clone Stamp Tool Click File > Open to navigate to a photo and open it. Zoom into the image to make the areas that you want to work on clearer and easier to see. In the bar at the bottom of Paint.NET’s interface are two magnifying glass icons. Clicking on the one with the + symbol zooms in a few increments.When you’re zoomed in close, you can either use the scroll bars to the left and bottom of the window to move around the image or select the Hand tool in the Tools palette and then click directly on the image and drag it around....

How to Enable Split View Mode in Skype on Windows 10 The command to enable Split View is under the More menu in Skype. Here’s where to find it. How to Use Split View in Skype for Windows 10 After you activate Split View, you have more options for how to view your Skype conversations. Here’s what to do with the feature after it’s on. What Is Skype’s Split View Mode?...

How to Set Up the Apple Health App To start using the Apple Health app, add a bit of data about yourself to the app. To do that, follow these steps: How to Share Data with the Health App With that done, you should also see if you have any apps that can share data with the Health app. To do that, follow these steps: Use the Apple Health Summary View When you open the Health app, it defaults to the Summary tab, broken into two main sections: Favorites and Highlights....

How to Use The COUNTIF Function in Excel The COUNTIF function can be input manually or using Excel’s Formulas menu. In either case, the eventual formula will look something like: =COUNTIF(D4:D10,“Yes”) In this COUNTIF example, the function would search through cells D4 through D10 looking for the word ‘Yes.’ It would then output a number of how many times it finds it in the cell you input the formula in. You can write this in manually if you prefer, but an easier method is to use Excel’s Function menu....

How to Download Movies From Netflix You first need to install the Netflix app, which you can download from the Google Play Store. Once it’s installed, the steps to download movies and TV shows are the same regardless of which type of device you use: Netflix Smart Downloads, Partial Downloads, and Downloads For You Using Smart Downloads, when you finish watching an episode from a series, the Netflix app automatically deletes the one you watched and downloads the next batch so they’re ready to go....

Email headers offer access to many of an email’s details, such as its path, email program, and spam filtering information. In Mail, you don’t have to open the full message source to access all the header lines for a message. You can get a display of all the usually hidden header lines right in the message itself. Once there, you can look for X-Unsubscribe information, for example, that lets you know how to sign off an email list or examine Received lines to see which path an email took to get from the sender to your Mail inbox....