When you create a new table in a Google Docs document, that table will have a thin black border around each of its cells. This is helpful when you need to provide a visual separation between each of the cells in the table. But you may find yourself in a situation where you need to change that border, possible even removing it entirely. Luckily this is a setting that you can adjust in Google Docs....

Fortunately Excel 2013 has a built-in tool that allows you to create and apply a password to your entire Excel file. Once you have completed the steps in this article to require a password to view a workbook in Excel, the file that you have chosen to protect will not be accessible to anyone that does not have the password. How to Password Protect a File in Excel 2013 The steps below were performed in Microsoft Excel 2013....

This leads to situations where you have a lot of pictures in your Photos app, however, which can make it tough to find the images that you need. Fortunately your iPhone’s Photos app has an impressive search feature that you can use to find pictures that have certain objects in them. This happens automatically, and doesn’t require any additional work from you. So find out how to use the search feature in the Photos app to find pictures that have things in them....

Fortunately iOS 9 makes it a short process to locate this information on your iPhone. Once you have followed our guide below to determine the remaining iTunes gift card or credit balance on your Apple ID, you will know exactly how much money you have to spend on media or apps before iTunes starts charging the payment method that is tied to your account. Here is how to check your iTunes gift card balance on an iPhone 6 – These steps are also shown below with pictures – Step 1: Tap the iTunes icon....

You can change the default margins in Google Docs by going to File > Page setup > changing the margins > clicking Set as default > clicking OK. The margins in a document might seem like something that is unimportant however, for some schools and organizations, it can be an important formatting element that must be the same for every document you create. These margins, combined with other settings like the font size, will often need to adhere to a strict set of standards....

While you might have considered copying and pasting that information into Excel, sorting it there, then pasting it back into Word, you actually have access to a sorting tool directly within the Word application. Our guide below will show you how to use Word’s sort feature by selecting a list of names and sorting them alphabetically. How to Alphabetize a List in Word 2013 The steps in this article were performed with a document that contained a list of names that I want to sort alphabetically....

While this can be convenient, you may dislike the fact that anyone with access to your iPhone could reply to your text messages, or you might find that you simply start a quick reply by accident to often. Our guide below will show you where to find this setting so that you can turn it off. How to Disable Quick Reply for Text and iMessages on an iPhone The steps in this guide were written using an iPhone 5, in iOS 9....

Our tutorial below will show you how to turn off the animations that play in Outlook 2013 when you expand groups or conversations. Sometimes this will have little effect on how the application runs, but it can show noted improvement for some users. Disable Some Animations in Outlook 2013 The steps in this article are going to show you how to disable animations when you expand groups or conversations in Outlook 2013....

While this can be a helpful way to preserve your TV screen, it also means that you need to go back into that app and restart whatever you were using. Our guide below will show you how to disable the screensaver on the Fire Stick. You also have the option to customize the way the screensaver works, in case you would rather change some settings instead of disabling it altogether....

You can use a multi-color fill in Excel 2013 by taking advantage of a gradient fill effect that is found on the Font Settings menu. Our guide below will show you where to find and how to use this fill option so that you can start applying gradient fills to your cells as needed. How to Do a Gradient Fill in Excel 2013 The steps in this guide are going to show you how to fill a cell or selection of cells in Excel 2013 with a gradient....

The same thing can happen with your Apple Watch, but fortunately there is a helpful feature with the Watch app on your iPhone that lets you find the watch, and even play a sound on it so that you can locate your misplaced watch a little more easily. Our tutorial below will show you how to do this so that finding your watch again in the future gets a little easier....

Applications and games can be massive in size, and the ease with which we can take high resolution images and videos can easily consume even larger storage drives. Eventually it may be time to start deleting some of the files and folders from your computer. Some of these deletions are easy, but there may be times where you aren’t sure whether or not you should bother to get rid of a particular folder....

So eventually you are going to need to start getting rid of large files that you don’t use anymore, and one of the first things to go is usually your songs. They are easy to manage from iTunes, but situations will occur where you need to get rid of songs, but can’t get to your computer. Fortunately you can learn how to delete songs directly from your iPhone 5 in iOS 7, allowing you to manage your storage space directly from the device....

Since most documents have a white background by default, and it’s something that is required by most schools, there simply isn’t a reason to change that very often. But if your current Google Docs document would look better with a different background color, then you can follow our tutorial below. How to Change the Background in Google Docs Our guide continues below with more information on changing the background in Google Docs, including pictures of these steps....

Pictures can be a great addition to many types of documents that you can create in Word 2013. But many pictures can seem to fade into the background of the document, or a picture might have a white background that doesn’t look quite right when placed upon a document with its own white background. Fortunately, Word provides you with the ability to add a border to a picture, which can provide a much-needed separation between the document body and the picture....

If you’ve never changed this setting, then you probably see tabs like Primary, Social, and Promotions. But there are a couple of other options you can add, such as Updates and Forums. If you would like to change the tabs in your inbox, then our tutorial below will show you where to find them so that you can choose which tabs are shown when you visit Gmail in a Web browser....

Our guide below is going to show you how to block a phone call on your iPhone 7. This will have the additional impact of blocking future phone calls from that phone number. How to Block a Caller on an iPhone 7 in iOS 10 The steps in this guide were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 10.3.2. Once you have completed these steps you will have blocked a call that is on your Recent Calls list....

Fortunately the Edge iPhone app shares many similarities with the desktop version of the browser, including some privacy feature, like cookie blocking. Our tutorial below will show you how to navigate the Microsoft Edge app on your iPhone to find this setting so that you can start blocking cookies in the browser right away. Blocking Cookies in the Microsoft Edge iPhone App The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11....

So many of us receive such a large volume of emails that we can ignore many of them based on the sender’s name or the email subject. If you find out that your sender name is incorrect or not helpful, then you can follow our tutorial below to change your sender name in the iPhone Mail app. Summary – How to Change Your iOS 9 Email Sent From Name Our guide continues below with additional information on how to change your sender name in the iPhone Mail app, including pictures of these steps....

If you have a dedicated graphics card on your computer and are worried that Photoshop performance issues are due to an issue in this area, then you can check a setting in Photoshop to determine which graphics card is being used by the application. Is Photoshop Using My Dedicated Graphics Card? The steps in this article were performed in the Windows version of the Photoshop CC application. Note that issues with your graphics card can cause Photoshop to disregard your choice and revert to using integrated graphics....