How to Automatically Add Birthdays to Google Calendar

In the upper-left corner, pick the hamburger menu. If needed, select theMy calendarsdrop-down arrow to expand this section. If the upper-left menu is already open, when you pick the hamburger menu, it will close. If the menu closes, just click it again to reopen it. If you don’t see aBirthdaysoption, selectContacts. Birthdays from your Google Contacts should now appear in Google Calendar. Unlike other calendars, the Birthdays calendar cannot be set up to send notifications....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Veronica Boyle

How to Automatically Cc: and Bcc: All Email You Send in Outlook

Separate instructions are supplied for Outlook 2007. double-check the account for which you want to set up automatic Cc copies is selected underAccount Information. ClickManage Rules & Alerts. Go to theEmail Rulestab. Derek Abella / Lifewire you’re free to pick criteria for the messages you want to copy via Cc. If you select nothing, all emails are added the Cc recipients. If you are prompted: UnderThis rule will be applied to every message you send....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Katherine Salas

How to Automatically Dial Extensions on Android

Two Extension-Adding Methods There are two ways to add extension numbers to contacts. If you could enter the extension as soon as the call is answered, use the Pause method. If you have to wait for an automated message to finish, use the Wait method. The contacts list can be opened from the phone dialer. Tap the person’s name. On the Phone app, the contact information slides into view. On the Contacts app, the contact information page displays....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Ethan Lewis

How to Automatically Repeat (Loop) YouTube Videos

Visit YouTubein your favorite web client, and bring up the video you want to set to repeat. Right-poke the video area, or long-press if you’re using a touch screen. Best of all, this can be done in any web surfing app on any machine. kick off the video you want to play on loop. SelectSharebelow the video, above its description, and then chooseCopyto save the URL to your clipboard. Paste the video’s URL into the search box at the top of ListenOnRepeat, and pressEnter....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Amber Peterson

How to Avoid Data Roaming Charges

Many mobile web connection providers will notify you if your unit is roaming. Check with your service provider to find out if notifications are enabled by default. How you proceed depends on how you plan to use your gear on your trip. you oughta be sure you don’t have apps installed that can override your data roaming controls. Airplane Mode Put your phone inAirplane Modeif you only want Wi-Fi access....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · John Casey

How to Avoid Losing Your AOL Mail Account

Here’s what can happen if you don’t. Incoming mail may not be delivered to your mailbox, and incoming emails may be returned to the sender. Reclaiming access could be as easy as reaching out to customer support. It’s possible a conversation with customer support could help you reactivate account access. However, depending on the circumstance, you might not be able to reclaim theemail address.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Alexa Griffin

How to Avoid Notification Overload on Apple Watch

Information here applies to all versions of the Apple Watch. None of the steps required to manage notifications on your Apple Watch occur on the watch. Instead, all notification parameters are handled on the iPhone in the Watch app. Open theApple Watchapp on your iPhone. Turn on theNotifications Indicatorby moving the toggle to the On/green position. EnableNotification Privacyby moving the toggle to the On/green position if you’re privacy-conscious. By default, the Apple Watch displays the full text of notifications....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Joseph Griffin

How to Avoid Tolls on Google Maps

Thankfully, Google knows every route without tolls. In this article you’ll learn how to avoid tolls on Google Maps. If a road is impassable for any reason,Google Maps will reroute you using an alternate route. But unless you configure Google Maps to avoid any toll roads, your route may include them. Or you’ve got the option to change overall configs to avoid tolls all the time. Log into Google Mapson your online window and search for the destination you’re planning to travel to....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Kyle Thompson

How to Back Up a Computer to an External Hard Drive

The instructions apply to Windows 11 and 10. Connect the external drive to your box, then select theStartmenu. In Windows 11, typefile historyand selectFile History. In Windows 10, typebackupand selectBackup configs. SelectAdd a driveto choose the external hard drive you want to use for your file history backups. Doing this opens aSelect a drivepopup listing all external drives connected to your system. grab the external drive where you want to back up your important files and folders....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Reginald Carpenter

How to Back Up All Your Facebook Data: Download Your FB Archive

Use a web online window to access Facebook or the Facebook mobile app foriOSorAndroiddevices and download the archive. In the upper-right corner, select theAccounticon (downward facing triangle). In the drop-down menu, selectSettings & Privacy. In theSettings & Privacydrop-down menu, selectSettings>Privacy. In the left pane, selectYour Facebook Information. Next toDownload Profile Information, selectView. Select theDate Range,Media Quality, andFormatin the corresponding drop-down lists. In theMedia Qualitydrop-down list,Highis the default setting and the best choice for most people....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Jessica Mcknight

How to Back up Chrome Bookmarks

If you’re logged in to aGoogle account, your bookmarks are automatically saved in the cloud. Locate and selectthree vertical doticon in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window. Under the resulting drop-down menu, findBookmarks. you’ve got the option to also fire up the Bookmark Manager using the shortcutCtrl+Shift+O. Select thethree doticon to the right of the blue bar across the bookmarks tab, then selectExport bookmarks. Select a location on your setup, name the backup file, then selectSave....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Mark Williams

How to Back Up Contacts to iPhone SIM

But that doesn’t mean you’re able to’t back up your contacts. You just have to go about it a different way. Here’s what you should probably know. exdez / Digital Vision Vectors / Getty Images Eventually, there were SD cards, but not every phone had them. Notice that Apple products don’t have CD/DVD drives and iOS devices don’t haveSD cards. To Apple, these are more powerful and flexible options for transferring data to new phones....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · James Goodwin

How to Back up Microsoft Edge Favorites

How to Back Up Microsoft Edge Favorites In Microsoft Edge, website bookmarks are favorites. Navigate toFavorites>Manage favorites. Select a location to back up your favorites, name the file, and clickSave. Heres how to restore Microsoft Edge favorites: SelectFavorites>Import Favorites. Click theImport from dropdownmenu, and selectFavorites or bookmarks HTML file. ensure that the box next toFavorites or bookmarksis checked before you proceed. Select your backed up favorites, and clickOpen. Wait for the process to finish, and confirm if prompted....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Timothy Morales