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How to View Non-Printing and Hidden Characters in Word
Staring at a Word document wondering why a paragraph keeps jumping to the next page for no apparent reason, or why the...
How to Disable/Hide Inbox Categories in iCloud Mail (iCloud.com)
Did iCloud Mail suddenly start organizing messages into categories? Find that automatic sorting more confusing...
How to Type French Guillemet Quotes (« ») on a Mac
Need to type French guillemet quotation marks (« ») on your Mac? macOS lets you enter single and double...
How to Type Sharp S (ß) on a Windows Keyboard
Scrambling to type Fußballstraße or a Markenname without mangling it? Picking up the language of Goethe, Bachmann and...
How to Insert the Symbol for “Squared” ( ² ) in Word
Tried to type “m²”, "cm²", "km²" or a mathematical expression such as "x²" in Word, and all you got was a sad-looking...
How to Mark an Email Unread in iCloud Mail at iCloud.com
Opened an email by mistake, and now you’re afraid it might get lost on the sea of seen emails? Want to keep track of...
How to Disable Suggested Replies and AI in Outlook
“Yes, I have.” “Thank you!” “I don’t know.” Outlook suggests these replies as supposed shortcuts, but are as helpful...
How to Set up a Signature for PDF Files on an iPhone
Already dreading having to print, sign, scan and possibly repeat — then you realize there’s no printer at hand? On an...
How to Use a Document as a Template on a Mac
Tired of starting from scratch and gaping void every time? Frustrated with digging through old files to find a vaguely...
How to Insert the Per Mille Sign ‰ on Linux
Typing the per mille sign on your Linux machine seems like a chase for see-through swimming unicorns? Tired of copying...
How to Use the iCloud Mail “Archive” Folder
Is your iCloud inbox bursting with emails you want to keep — just not cluttering your view? Archiving lets you quickly...
How to Make Superscript Characters in Apple Notes for Mac
Fumbling with Unicode superscripts — and found some superscripted letters don’t even exist? Still want your chemical...
How to Mark Important Messages in Fastmail
You scroll and search and swear that email was just here, but it’s buried under newsletters and forgotten...
How to Create a Custom Folder in Yahoo Mail
Want to sort your emails in more folders than one (“Archive”)? Find out here how to create a new custom folder in...