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But these keyboards are not available or activated by default, so you need to go through the process of installing them if you would like to use them in apps like Mail or Messages. One of the available keyboards lets you add Chinese characters to the content you type. Our guide below will show you how to add this Chinese keyboard iPhone utility so that you can start typing in Chinese instead of any other languages that are currently available to you on the device....

iOS introduced several new features, such as the ability to use a timer when taking pictures, but it also added a function that lets you adjust the exposure on pictures that you are taking. This means that you can manually adjust the exposure level of your images, allowing you to make them darker or lighter as needed. So continue reading below to find out how to do this. You can read our how to scan on iPhone guide if you wanted to be able to scan documents but didn’t want to have to buy a scanner or an expensive all-in-one printer....

While these mistakes are often easy to catch, they can also be simple to overlook. One way to reduce potential errors when typing data that includes decimal places is to enable an Excel option that will add them automatically. Our tutorial below will show you where to find the Excel setting that will cause the application to insert a decimal place automatically as you are entering data. How to Include a Decimal Point in Numbers Automatically in Microsoft Excel Our guide continues below with additional information on how to include decimal points in Microsoft Excel automatically including pictures of these steps....

Pocket and purse dialing have long been a problem for cell phone owners. The most common method that has been used to combat these unwanted button presses is to simply lock the screen. A locked screen can only be unlocked in a certain way, and the likelihood of items in your purse or pocket accidentally unlocking the device are pretty slim. Your iPhone has a setting called Auto-Lock that even takes care of this for you....

See also How to insert a check mark in Microsoft WordHow to do small caps in Microsoft WordHow to center text in Microsoft WordHow to merge cells in Microsoft Word tablesHow to insert a square root symbol in Microsoft Word Moving a Header Up or Down in Word 2010 The only limitation that you will encounter when adjusting the position of your header in Word 2010 are the limitations that are imposed on your document by your printer....

Our tutorial below will show you where to find the setting that allows you to change the page color in Google Docs. You will have a number of color choices available to you, allowing you to create the document design that your project requires. How to Change the Color of the Page in Google Docs The steps in this article were performed in the Google Chrome Web browser. These steps should be the same for other desktop Web browsers as well....

Our tutorial below will show you how to install a new theme in Chrome and switch to it. This will affect the appearance of things in your browser. Many of the themes are free, and you can even undo the switch if you don’t like the way it looks. So continue below to see how to change the theme in Google Chrome. Before you make a change to Chrome you might want to find your Chrome bookmarks location and create a backup in case something goes wrong....

But if you are using a different network now, or if you connected to the wrong version of your network, then you might be trying to figure out how to change WiFi on Roku. Fortunately, there is a WiFi menu on the device where you are able to select from other networks that are in range so that you can use them to download content from the Internet instead....

You use this connection to make and receive calls, send text messages and access the Internet. But when you are connected to a cellular network, any data that you consume is counted against your monthly data limit. This probably isn’t an issue if you are just downloading email or browsing the Web on Safari, but data can get used very quickly if you start streaming video or downloading large files....

Fortunately Publisher does have a custom option for page size, and you can use this to create your legal sized document, or document that is meant for another size of paper. Our tutorial below will show you how to do this so that you can create and print a document on legal paper, or any other sized paper you might need. How to Make a Legal Sized Document in Publisher 2013 The steps in this article are going to show you how to make a document that is the size of a legal sheet of paper so that it can be printed at that scale....

Excel provides you with a variety of different ways to create a table, but perhaps none of them are as powerful as the pivot table option. Learning how to make a pivot table in Excel 2013 will give you a new tool in your Excel utility belt that can make sorting and analyzing data much simpler. A pivot table in Excel 2013 offers a variety of options for comparing data in columns, and grouping similar data in a way that would otherwise be difficult to do manually....

All of these messages can make it difficult to find the ones that you really need, so you may have decided that you are going to sort them into folders. Our tutorial below will help you to create folders in Outlook so that you can start moving the emails to their new locations. How to Add a Folder in Microsoft Outlook Our guide continues below with additional information on how to create folders in Outlook, including pictures of these steps....

Fortunately this is just a setting, and you can change this behavior. Our guide below will show you the setting that you need to enable so that you can open your iPhone with the Touch ID, without first having to press the Home button. Change the Home Button Behavior on an iPhone 7 The steps in this guide were performed on an iPhone 7, in iOS 10. Once you have completed this process, your iPhone 7 will open directly to the Home screen when you place your thumb or finger on the Home button to open the device with TouchID....

But you may be struggling to find those apps, as they are accessed in a different way. Our tutorial below will show you how to get to the App Store through the watch app on your iPhone so that you can download your watch apps that way. How to Find and Download Apps for the Apple Watch Our guide continues below with additional information on how to download Apple Watch apps, including pictures of these steps....

Edit Windows 7 Startup Programs The benefit to setting a program to startup with Windows 7 is that the program will launch faster when you want to use it. Additionally, if the program has any pre-load options that you use frequently, having them start automatically could be beneficial. But if you don’t use a program regularly, then the trade off for having the program at startup versus the amount of time that it adds to your system to fully load is probably not worthwhile....

Our guide will show you how to find a setting that will make your phone’s camera flash go off whenever you receive an alert. this light flash is very noticeable and serves as a good alternative if you are unable to hear the notification sound. How to Make the Camera Flash When You Receive Alerts in Android Marshmallow The steps in this article were performed on a Samsung Galaxy On5 in the Android Marshmallow operating system....

This provides a convenient location for you to access these messages, but it can easily be littered with unwanted spam messages from people that are not your friends, family, or work colleagues. If you have too many of these spam messages, it can make it difficult to locate the conversations that you actually want to have. The iOS 8.1.3 update includes a new feature that allows you to sort iMessages from unknown senders into their own category in the Messages app....

A lack of hard drive space is a common affliction for MacBook owners. The computer is so well-suited for creating and consuming media files that it is easy for those large files to quickly fill up your hard drive. So when you reach the point where there isn’t enough room for your next project, you will start looking for ways to remove the larger, older files from your MacBook that you aren’t using anymore....

It’s also really easy to miss an email when you’re doing it this way, so you might be looking for a better option. Luckily you can use the Outlook 2013 conversation view option to see all of the messages that are part of the same email conversation. How to Enable Outlook 2013 Conversation View Our guide continues below with additional information on how to use Outlook 2013 conversation view, including pictures of these steps....

But the crispness of visual displays often doesn’t translate to the printed page, and you may find that your information is difficult to read when it is printed atop a colorful background. Additionally, many slide backgrounds consume the entire slide, which can mean that you are using a lot more ink when you print your presentation. If either of these issues concerns you, then it may be better to print your presentation without the background....