Skype live ID, in simple terms, is your unique username on Skype. It is referred as Skype Name by Microsoft. You will find it in the settings using Skype Name only. So, it’s nothing different or strange that needs different steps. That is, you can add contacts using live ID on Skype by following the same steps as you would do for an email address or a phone number. Don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with that....

If you have been using MS Outlook calendar to schedule meetings or to maintain your personal timeline, then you will be glad to know that the calendar can show multiple time zones at a single time. We will see how to add them and make things happen. But before moving on let us also have a look at the plane calendar. Steps to Add Time Zone to Calendar Though there is a quick way of getting this done, I will take you through the longer route first and mention the quicker way towards the end....

Microsoft’s Office 365 suite is considered the gold standard in the industry. The products such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneDrive have a long list of features and powerful functions to meet the needs of students, professionals, and casual users. Especially, Microsoft Word, which the users commonly refer to as a writing tool, is more capable of simple text, images, and videos. The software even lets you add special characters, math equations, 3D characters, and more....

You do not have to go through the long process of adding the watermark through image editors like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP. Instead, you can use the built-in editor on your iPhone to add a watermark to photos. Or, if you are not happy, you can use photo editing apps for iPhone like Snapseed or Canva. The best part is that the process is simple and barely takes more than a minute....

While some of these unlocks were genuine ones – and by genuine I mean that you were actually in a public place like an office or public transportation – most of them must have been triggered while you were at home or in your car, which were not entirely necessary. I wouldn’t ever mind keeping my device unlocked while I’m at home, as it would just make it easier for me to select the next track on my playlist....

Bvckup creates backups of your important folders. It monitors the original folders for any changes and updates the backup folder accordingly. Hence it can be defined as a folder cloning utility. There are two things which will instantly appeal to you about this free backup software – the uncomplicated interface and the backup speed. Let’s reveal both… Bvckup weighs in at just 478 KB. It runs from the system tray and takes up minimal memory....

backup and restore text messages on an Android phone. However, many people use WhatsApp as their default messaging client as it’s cheap when compared to normal text messaging and supports multimedia files. On a rooted device, we can take the application data backup along with the app itself so that while restoring we get all the WhatsApp messages restored as well. But of you don’t have a rooted device, you will have to take the backup manually using the in-app feature....

If you don’t like the default icons on Windows 11 or just want to give your PC a unique look, we’ll show you how to change the various icons on Windows 11. So, let’s begin. Change Desktop and Taskbar Icons on Windows 11 Let’s start with the Desktop icons first. You can use the Settings app on Windows 11 to change the icons for Computer, User’s Files, Network, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel....

You can dig the Layout menu in Word and make relevant changes to the page layout. After making all the required tweaks, you’ll need to save the document as a template to use it again. In this post, we will go through all the relevant options to change the page layout and save the same as a template. Change Page Size Microsoft Word uses the document size and layout as A4 by default....

There is lot more you can do with keywords, and today we are going to help you compose emails using them. This means that when you are in a hurry or you have the need of sending emails to a specific contact instantly, you do not have to open your email servicing client explicitly. Instead, you could compose your messages right from the address bar. Compose Emails from Address Bar The process has been elaborated for Firefox in detail....

I personally didn’t want to tell the world that I was using Windows Mail to send emails as it didn’t make any sense. Changing it to something more professional or disabling it altogether seemed to be a better option. So let’s see how you can change or disable signatures for emails you send out using Windows 8 Mail. Setting Up Windows Mail Email Signature Step 1: Open the Mail app from Windows 8 Start Screen and access the Charm Bar using the Windows+C hotkey....

But does it convert DOCX files to PDF? That’s a pressing problem for anyone looking to share their work in a more compatible format. Although not readily apparent, both the iPhone and iPad versions of Word do provide the functionality required to save files in PDF. But what if you don’t have Word installed. Not to worry — there’s a nifty workaround for that as well. Exporting to PDF Word’s ability to perform conversions from DOCX to PDF isn’t as seamless as you would like, but it still gets the job done fast....

Email templates are pretty helpful in Gmail. You no longer need to type generic messages. You can select a relevant email template from the compose menu and make relevant changes based on context. Email templates make sense for HR people, customer representatives, and anyone else tired of typing the same type of emails. First, you need to enable templates from the Settings menu. Enable Templates From Gmail By default, Gmail disables templates function for users....

Popular social media apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and Signal offer several sticker packs to use in conversations. Google goes a step ahead and provides the same in the Gboard keyboard. What’s more? You can even use text and emojis to create fancy new text stickers on social media and chat groups. Update Gboard on Android Creating custom text stickers on Android is a part of the Gboard add-on that Google recently introduced....

browsing history , website cookies, bookmarks and cache . We also pay a lot of attention to such histories; we manage them and clear them when required. Well, clearing of history is definitely a measure to keep things secret and maintain privacy. If that is the reality, why do we take care of just the browser history? I mean our tracks are all over the computer, no? It is maintained on the start menu, taskbar, run dialogs, windows search and explorer address bar....

There are pros and cons to the having your browsing history documented. The advantage is that it is searchable and you could lookup the site you visited, or the search term you used, if you are having a hard time recalling things. And the disadvantage..well, it’s searchable. Yeah, anyone with access to your PC could check what you checked, including Google. We talked about turning on private browsing in Firefox permanently so that no one can see your browsing history....

If that’s confusing, or if you simply want the browser to look the way it was before, then you may want to turn off the dark mode. Sadly, that’s easier said than done. Chrome’s dark mode is tied to the system color scheme in both Windows 10 and macOS Mojave. That means you need to switch the entire operating system to light mode just to disable Chrome’s dark mode. That isn’t feasible considering the dark mode functionality in other apps that you’d have to forego....

The good news is, Zoom allows you to change the background in the app. The attendees won’t be able to see your actual location. Instead, they can only glance over the background that you are using. Zoom goes further and offers the ability to upload custom backgrounds from PC or Mac to use them during video calls. The feature is essential in certain scenarios. Using a custom background, you can also make the perfect first impression over video calls....

Live captions is an accessibility feature that generates real-time transcripts to let users enjoy videos irrespective of the language they’re in. You may have used Captions on YouTube to watch videos in a different language than yours. However, that feature doesn’t work outside YouTube. The Chrome’s live caption will make it easy for everyone who consumes audio/video content without missing out on them. Let’s understand how live captions in Google Chrome works, where it will work, what media types are supported, and how to enable the feature....

Enabling remote desktop connections in VMware is done both regularly, through the operating system, and within the VMware network settings. We must set up port forwarding in VMware so the program knows what to do when we request access via remote desktop. Configure VMware for RDP (Remote Desktop) Connections VMware first needs to be configured to forward RDP requests to the IP address the virtual machine is using. Step 1: Launch the menu item VM > Settings....