But if you find that you dislike having access to these features from the lock screen, such as the Notification Center that opens when you swipe down from the top of the screen, then you can choose to disable it by following the steps in the guide below. Prevent Opening the Notification Center from the iPhone Lock Screen The steps in the article below were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9....

Have you noticed that your iPhone 7 screen is turning on automatically when you lift it off a table, or when you raise the device higher so that you can use it? This feature is called Raise to Wake, and is meant to make the iPhone a little easier to use. However, you might decide that you want to disable Raise to Wake on your iPhone if this setting is negatively impacting the way you use the device....

This can occur because your iPhone’s microphone has been trained to listen for your voice saying “Hey Siri,” even when the screen is off. While this is an interesting element of using the iPhone, you may discover that you don’t use it, or that it is problematic. Fortunately you can turn off “Hey Siri” on your iPhone 7 by following a short series of steps. How to Turn Off “Hey Siri” The steps in this article were written using an iPhone 7, in iOS 10....

One such setting is called Color Filters, and it offers a variety of additional color-saturation effects that are meant to aid iPhone owners that are color blind, or who are having trouble reading the information on their screen. Our tutorial below will show you where to find and enable this Color Filters setting so that you can see if it improves your experience with your iPhone. How to Apply or Remove Color Filters on the iPhone 7 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus, in iOS 10....

That has changed with iOS 9, however, as there is now a Low Power mode that you can enable. This will reduce or completely turn off some of the less important features on the device, allowing you to go a longer amount of time between charges. Our guide below will show you where to find this setting in iOS 9 so that you can see if it offers a solution to your battery life problems....

Making some changes to your brightness settings can go a long way toward fixing this problem, but there are other measures that you can take as well. For example, you could try enabling night mode in the Firefox browser, if that is how you browse websites. Our tutorial below will show you where to find the night mode setting in the Firefox iPhone app so that you can enable or disable it as needed....

It’s actually a setting that is specific to Twitch, and you can toggle it when you are using the Chrome browser on your laptop or desktop Windows computer. How to Enable Twitch Dark Mode in Google Chrome Our guide continues below with additional information on how to activate Twitch dark mode, including pictures of these steps. Switching to dark mode can be a beneficial change as a way to reduce eye strain, plus it often just looks better than the standard viewing mode....

Your iPhone will place your icons in the first available spot that it finds after you install an app, which is one reason why learning how to sort apps on your device can also be useful. But sorting your apps can move your favorite apps away from your primary Home screen, which is a result that you might wish to avoid. So learn how you can take advantage of the Spotlight Search feature on your iPhone to quickly locate and launch a specific app without needing to waste time finding it manually....

But the option for the fill handle in Excel 2013 can be turned on or off, so you might find that it is not working as you would expect. Our guide below will point you to the fill handle setting so that you can turn it back on and start taking advantage of this very useful feature. If you would like to be able to use cursive or script fonts in Word and Excel, then our signature font in Word tutorial can show you how....

While the likelihood of this actually happening to you is probably very low, recent headlines about hack attacks against Sony, Gmail and even LastPass prove that you can never be too safe. With that in mind, I thought I’d share with you a tip for making your Dropbox data more secure. In particular, it prevents an unscrupulous employee at Dropbox from accessing your most sensitive data by encrypting it....

But not everyone uses Google Sheets, and some institutions, schools, and places of employment might require you to submit and share your spreadsheets as Excel files. Fortunately Google Sheets allows you to create Excel files from your existing Sheets documents. Our guide below will show you the short process to follow in order to create the Excel files you need. Our download Google spreadsheet tutorial provides additional information on this topic....

Many people who just casually use Microsoft Excel find that it is a great tool for organizing data. But it is very helpful for comparing data, and for performing mathematical operations on that data. One of the most common features in Excel is the SUM function, which will add together a number of cells that you select. These cells can be from anywhere on your spreadsheet, including all of the cells that are contained in a row....

As the number of installed apps increases, so does the difficulty in finding the right app on your Home screen. Our tutorial below will show you a quick way to find installed apps on an iPhone using a helpful search tool. How to Find an Installed App on Your iPhone Our guide continues below with more information on locating an installed iPhone app, including pictures of these steps. Related Topic: You can check out this why does my iPhone keep uninstalling apps guide if your phone is automatically deleting apps that you haven’t used in a while....

This handy battery report gives you a rundown of your battery specs, along with servicing options available depending on the make, model, and age of your system. For example, if your battery or laptop is still under warranty and it’s not performing up to spec, then you might be able to get a free replacement. Getting a battery report in Windows 10 is easy. Here’s how to do it....

You might think it’s a long and complicated process to do this, but it’s pretty straightforward. You may decide you want to do this because Gmail offers tools and features that Outlook doesn’t, such as more effortless organization between business and personal messages. Whatever the reason, we’ll show you how to import Outlook email to Gmail below. How to Import Outlook Emails to Gmail When you move your Outlook messages and other data to Gmail from Outlook, you need access to both accounts....

Fortunately the screen brightness on the Apple Watch is an adjustable setting, so you have the ability to make it brighter. Our steps below will how you where to find this setting on your watch so that you can make the screen brighter and easier to read. How to Make the Apple Watch Screen Brighter The steps in this article were performed on an Apple Watch using the 3.2 version of WatchOS....

Our guide below will show you how to add a hyperlink in Excel for Mac. Anyone who then views that spreadsheet on their computer can click your link to visit the Web page you will specify when you create the link. How to Add a Link in Excel for Mac 2011 The steps in this article are going to show you how to select a cell in your spreadsheet, then add a link to the data in that cell....

If you haven’t been accepted and you need to send them a message, you can send them a message. Before they see a message, it will get put in the Request section in the DMs and you’ll need to be accepted before you can be replied to. Before they accept or decline your request, they can view your message without you knowing. Can You Tell if Someone Declines your Message Request on Instagram?...

You don’t need to do anything special for Google Drive—it’s included as part of every Google account. However, if you build up too many files in your Google Drive storage, you may need to think about how to manage your files and folders. For instance, if you want to know how to make a copy of a folder in Google Drive, follow the steps below. Moving or Copying a Folder in Google Drive on PC or Mac Using the Google Drive App If you have the Google Drive app installed, you can copy folders in Google Drive like normal....

Also, when you make an image transparent, the feature in Word includes several features to make it more attractive. Whatever the reason you need to make an image transparent in Word, we’ll show you how to do it. How to Make an Image Transparent in Word As we mentioned, the ability to make images transparent is done with Word tools that also provide features to color text and add shapes to pictures....