Month: November 2016

  • How to Crop Images Using Shapes in Photoshop

    One of Photoshop’s most handy tools is the Clipping Mask. Buried in the complicated program’s layers, you can use this tool to create a frame for an image, revealing only the part of the image you want to display. This can be a great way to crop an image in your Photoshop project without cropping the actual image.…

  • How to Fix a Flickering Screen Error in Windows 10

    Let’s face it: Windows 10 isn’t a perfect OS. Like any operating system, it has some problems. Some problems can be easily ignored or worked around, and others are a dealbreaker. Some users are reporting just such a problem in the form a flashing or flickering screen in Windows 10. This leaves them unable to…

  • How to Get Rid of Lock Icons on Encrypted Folders in Windows

    Do you share your computer with other people? One of the best ways to keep your files secure when other people are using your PC is to encrypt them. Windows makes it easy to do this, but there is a slight drawback. By default, when you encrypt a folder Windows displays a little lock icon over…

  • How to Auto-Forward Emails to Multiple Addresses in Gmail

    Gmail’s forwarding feature makes it easy to automatically pass emails on to other accounts without any effort on your part. With Gmail’s filter feature and a few extra steps, you can also automatically forward emails to multiple accounts. Step One The first step is to set up the email forwarding. Go to Settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP. Click the Add a…

  • Some Ways to Screenshot on Windows 10 Without Print Screen

    I don’t have a Print Screen button on my keyboard, which means I can’t take screenshots using the normal method — hitting Print Screen, pasting the image into Paint, and saving as a PNG. But there are other reasons for not using Print Screen for screenshots, too. Here are a few alternative methods you can use instead.…

  • How to Print Web Pages to PDF With Microsoft Edge

    In earlier versions of Windows, Microsoft tried to pioneer an alternative file format to PDFs. It was first called XPS (in Windows XP, Vista, and 7) and later became OpenXPS (in Windows 8 and 8.1). Now, in Windows 10, it seems Microsoft is finally ready to admit that PDFs are the way to go. If…