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If you’re using Microsoft Office 2013 and are considering purchasing it for additional computers, you should consider getting an Office 365 subscription. We have written about some of the benefits of purchasing Office in that format, and it is especially good for people that need multiple installations of the new Office version. Outlook 2013 Signature Link to a Website, Facebook or Twitter Putting a link in your Outlook 2013 signature is a helpful way to market a contact preference that you like to use....

This means you can use it on other compatible devices like your iPad or iPod Touch. You can also choose whether or not purchases made on a device will sync with other devices. Our tutorial below will show you where to find and change that setting. How to Enable or Disable Automatic Downloads on iPhone Our guide continues below with additional information about how to configure automatic app downloads on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps....

One way to do this is to set up your iPad so that it automatically deletes messages from the device after 30 days. This is especially useful if you engage in a lot of picture message, and you can see some real space savings by taking advantage of this feature. Only Keep Messages for 30 days on an iPad These steps were performed on an iPad 2, in iOS 8....

Have you been thinking about getting an iPad, but you’re worried about the cost? The iPad mini is a great device at a more affordable price. Delete a Single Text from a Text Message Conversation on the iPhone 5 Whatever your reason is for needing to delete a text message, whether it is to keep information secret from someone that might be snooping on your phone, or because you don’t want to be reminded of the information that is contained within the text, it is a helpful thing to know how to do....

This tutorial will show you how to navigate to the Now Playing screen and choose to repeat a song that is currently playing on your iPhone. Putting a Song on Repeat on the iPhone The steps in the article will assume that a song is currently playing on the iPhone, and that you want to set it up to repeat. Note that the song will continue to repeat until you choose to turn it off....

How to Disable Outlook 2013 Read Receipts Whatever your feelings about read receipts might be, there are still people that will insist on using them. There are certain fields and individuals where a read receipt can actually be important and useful, but many people that use them are simply trying to find out that you have opened an email that they sent to you, and it is no more important than a billion other emails that are sent every day without read receipts....

You can make some changes to your background picture, such as adjusting the transparency and offsetting the picture from the center, which allows you to modify the way that the picture is displayed on your slides. Our tutorial below will show you where to go to insert a background picture into one of your slides, and it will show you how to apply the background picture to every slide of your presentation, if that is your desired result....

But you can also create a private window button in your toolbar, which you can then click to start a private browsing window at any time. Our tutorial below will show you how to customize Firefox in this manner and make it a little easier to browse privately. How to Put a Private Window Button in the Toolbar in Firefox The steps in this article are going to modify the toolbar at the top of the window in Firefox by adding a button that you will be able to click which will open a new private window....

But you can also add a link to an image if you find that you need this functionality. Whether the link is there to provide credit to the creator of the image, or to offer your document reader additional information about a topic, the ability to point them to another location can be very helpful. Our short how-to guide below will show you the steps needed in order to add a link to an image....

Need a great gift for a TV lover? Click here to find out about one that is affordable and useful. Add Text Reflection in Word 2010 One important thing to note about adding the text reflection effect in Word 2010 is that it looks much better on larger text. You can use it on text of any size, but it is more visually impressive on text of a larger point size....

When you have a lot of printed spreadsheets lying around your workspace, it can be difficult to determine which file a spreadsheet came from. One helpful way to solve this problem is to include identifying information in the header section of your worksheets. An effective way to do this is by inserting the filename in the header, which you can do from the “Custom Header” window in Excel 2013. Our tutorial below will show you how to accomplish this and insert workbook information by selecting either the custom header option or the custom footer option....

If you would rather move your pictures to your computer, then this article can show you how. Backup iPhone Photos with SkyDrive This method is going to assume that you already have a Microsoft Account and that you are using SkyDrive with it. If you do not, you can click here to sign up for a Microsoft Account. Once you have that, simply return to this tutorial with the email address and password associated with the Microsoft Account to which you want to upload your iPhone pictures....

But if you find that location of some of the icons in that toolbar have become problematic (such as if you often inadvertently open the Print Preview window by mis-clicking when going to the File menu) then you might be looking for a way to change the order of those items. We will show you how to do this through the Excel Options window, as well as a shorter way to do it by clicking a specific option within the Quick Access Toolbar itself....

In the case of the default TV app on the iPhone, this data is used to provide you with recommendations about other content that you might enjoy. Our tutorial below will show you how to clear the TV app’s history on the iPhone by following a few simple steps. How to Delete History in the iPhone TV App Our guide continues below with additional information on how to clear play history from the TV app on an iPhone....

Connect the MacBook Air to a Screen with an HDMI Port What you will need: 2012 MacBook Air HDTV with an HDMI port Thunderbolt to HDMI video adapter with audio support HDMI cable Once you have acquired all of the necessary cables, the entire setup process will take about a minute. Step 1: Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter. Step 2: Connect the Thunderbolt end of the Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter to the Thunderbolt port on your MacBook Air....

How to Add the Control Panel to the Windows 7 Desktop Having a Desktop link for your Control Panel can be a very handy utility if you find that you often need to make quick changes to elements of your computer, but you don’t like the extra couple of steps that are needed if you go through the Start Menu. And if you decide that you don’t want to have that icon there anymore, or that you want to add other, similar shortcuts, you can always follow the directions below to undo your changes or add more icons....

Much like when you store files in Windows, organization can be an issue. One way that you can resolve this is by learning how to create a folder in Google Docs. How to Make a Folder in Google Docs to Organize Documents Our guide continues below with additional information on how to create a folder in Google docs, including pictures of these steps. Related Topic: You can share your Drive files with other people by following the steps in our how to let others edit Google Doc article....

While it may initially seem that there isn’t a simple way to delete a playlist from your iPhone 5, it is actually a relatively simple process. So continue reading below to learn how to delete a playlist from your iPhone 5 in iOS 7. Deleting iOS 7 Playlists on the iPhone 5 It’s important to note that deleting a playlist is not going to delete the songs that are contained within that playlist....

You can delete individual text messages on your iPad by following our short guide below. The ability to select which messages you want to delete and which messages you want to keep will allow you to selectively filter out information that is OK for other people to see on your iPad and information that was meant to only be viewed by you and the individual with whom you were conversing....

These tools are also helpful in mobile Web browsers, like the Firefox browser on your iPhone. Our delete cookies and clear history Firefox iPhone guide will show you the steps to follow to perform these actions on your device. How to Delete Cookies and History from Firefox on an iPhone Our guide continues below with additional information on our clear history Firefox iPhone method, including pictures of these steps. Safari makes it easy to locate the Web pages that you have visited in the past....