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One of the characters available to you with the default English keyboard on the iPhone is the upside down question mark or upside down exclamation point. Our tutorial below will show you where to find these characters and how to insert them if you would like to type one of them. How to Insert an Upside Down Question Mark or Exclamation Point in iOS 11 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11....

But occasionally there may be an old version of an app, or an app that was removed from the app store, that you need to be able to use on your Android Marshmallow phone. This is often accomplished by finding the .apk file for the app, downloading it, and installing it. But installing apps in this way can be potentially dangerous, so Android blocks it by default. Our guide below will show you how to lift this block so you can install apps from unknown sources....

If you would like to limit the potential distractions that your phone can cause while you are driving, then you might be interested in turning on the setting on the iPhone 7 that will automatically put the device into “Do Not Disturb” mode when the device senses that you are in a car. Our tutorial below will show you where to find and activate that setting so that you can start using it right away....

The default Maps app on your iPhone is able to show you geographic locations, as well as provide you with traveling directions to those locations. You can even specify the method of transportation that you will be using, and the app will adjust appropriately. If you elect to use driving navigation in the iPhone maps app, it may send you on routes that involve tolls or highways. If you would prefer to avoid those types of roads, then you might be looking for a way to get the app to provide you with alternate directions....

Unfortunately Google Hangouts can be a source of a lot of spam from unwanted contacts, and you might be tired of blocking and deleting strangers who randomly try to contact you through the service. Our tutorial below is going to show you how to customize the settings in Google Hangouts so that these people can’t send you invitations through Hangouts. You can further customize Hangouts so that even people with your phone number and email address can only send you invitations, and you can also block people in your Google + circles, or turn off any invite notifications as well....

But if it seems like those alerts are coming too soon or too late, then you might want to know how to change iPhone calendar default alert time options. You are able to see these default times for events, birthdays, or all-day events, and you have a lot of different options to pick from for the amount of time prior to the event that you wish to receive the notification....

Fortunately you have the ability to change the starting page number in Excel 2013 to any number that you need. Our guide below will show you where to find and use this setting. Changing the Starting Page Number in Excel 2013 The steps in this article will assume that you have already added page numbers to a worksheet that you are printing in Excel 2013, and that you want the first numbered page to start with a number other than “1”....

But in other cases you may see the last app that you were using instead. This is helpful when you are still using the app, but it can be annoying when you haven’t used an app in a while and you need to close out of it just to see your watch face. Our guide below will show you how to change a setting for your watch through the Watch app on your iPhone so that it only shows apps if you’ve used them very recently....

Our article continues below with additional information and pictures for these steps. Google Chrome will store any files, images or programs that you download in a folder that you specify in the Settings menu. The default setting for this, in Windows 7 and Windows 10, is the “Downloads” folder in your user folder. However, if you want to change this to a location that you can access more easily, you can do so at any time....

You can mitigate this problem by saving files to a cloud storage platform or an external hard drive, but you might find those options either impractical or cumbersome. In that case, you are going to need to clean the full startup disk on your MacBook Air by deleting some of the files that you aren’t using, or don’t need. What is the Startup Disk on a MacBook Air? The best way to understand the problem that you are having is to identify the actual issue....

This is a good option if you are doing some holiday shopping for a family member, and you are worried about them snooping around your iPhone 5. But you might not always remember to enter private browsing, or you might be taken to some sites before you get the opportunity to enter a private browsing session. In these cases you will need to clear your history from the Safari browser on your iPhone 5....

Have you found a good case yet for your iPhone 5? Due to the value and importance of your phone, it is a good idea to purchase a case that can protect it from damage. Click here to see a number of quality cases that will keep your iPhone 5 safe. Permanently Delete a Contact From Your iPhone 5 Whatever your reasoning behind deleting a contact, it is important to note that it will be gone after you perform this action....

But downloaded video files can take up a lot of your device’s storage space, which is often a problem for iPhone owners whenever they need to download new apps. Our guide below will show you how to delete a downloaded Netflix video from your iPhone if you need to increase your available storage space. How to Delete a Netflix Video That You Downloaded on Your iPhone The steps in this article were written using an iPhone 7 Plus, in iOS 10....

But what if you installed the wrong font, or there is a font that you keep trying to use, but there just seems to be something wrong with it? You can delete fonts from Microsoft Word 2013 by removing them through the Windows 7 font interface. This is a short process that you can complete right now with just a few short steps. Our cursive fonts in Word guide can show you how to find good script or handwriting fonts if you need one for your document....

Your Netflix account gives you the opportunity to create different profiles within it. These profiles make it easier to maintain recommendations based on your viewing preferences without someone else’s watch history affecting them. It also lets you maintain your place when watching a TV show in case someone else using your account is watching the same show. But, over time, you may wind up with a lot of profiles, some of which are no longer necessary....

We have previously discussed how to delete all of the recent documents in Word 2010, but that might not be a favorable option either. Fortunately there is another way to remove items from this list, and you can do so on a per-document basis. Our tutorial below will guide you through the steps that you need to follow in order to remove individual documents from the Recent tab within the program....

One such change can turn on the Google Slides lines across screen option, which offers a guide that is meant to help you position objects that you have added to your presentation. Our tutorial below will show you where to find this setting and disable it so that the lines disappear from your slides. How to Get Rid of Google Slides Lines Across Screen Our guide continues below with additional information on how to remove the Google Slides lines across screen, including pictures of these steps....

But if you have never deleted an app on an iPhone before, then you might be struggling to figure out how to delete the Facebook app. Fortunately it is something that you can accomplish with just a few short steps with our guide below. Removing the iPhone Facebook App The tutorial below is only going to delete the Facebook app from the iPhone. You will still be able to access Facebook from the Safari browser....

But if you find that this behavior is making it difficult for you to use OneNote the way that you want to, or if you have a lot of images and the text recognition is affecting your searches, then you might be looking for a way to turn it off. Our tutorial below will show you how to disable text recognition in picture for OneNote 2013 so that you don’t have this problem in the future....

Show the Menu Bar in Firefox Firefox’s new navigation structure revolves around an orange tab at the top-left corner of the window. This gives you a central location for all of the settings that you might want to change or update, while minimizing the amount of screen real estate that is taken up by static navigation. But you can also set up Firefox to display the standard menu bar that you might be more comfortable with as a long time Firefox user....