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How Do I Create a Custom Search Engine in Microsoft Edge?

May 12, 2022 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help, Windows PC Help / No Comments
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I use Microsoft Edge on my PC and constantly search my company’s Web site. Is there a way to create a search shortcut without changing my default search engine entirely? Thanks!

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How Do I Disable Live Captions & Closed Captioning on YouTube?

April 20, 2022 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments
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When I go to YouTube to watch videos on my PC, it automatically defaults to showing closed captions. It pops up a message about “live captioning”. How can I turn this feature off so I don’t have this as the default for every darn video?

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Choose and Install New Google Chrome Theme in Windows?

January 18, 2022 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help, Windows PC Help / No Comments
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My browser of choice is Google Chrome on my PC, but my little brother has changed my theme so new tabs appear with a pinup model photo. Not my preference! How can I fix it or replace the image with something more appropriate or more to my own tastes? I’m running Windows 11 if that matters.

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How Can I Enable Offline Access in Google Docs?

November 29, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments
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My clients like to work on shared documents in Google Docs. That’s fine, but my Internet connection can be spotty and it’s really frustrating to have my documents “go offline” and be unable to edit them. How can I enable offline access for Google Docs?

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Can I Schedule Email to Send Later in Outlook.com or Gmail?

October 29, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help, Outlook & Office 365 Help / No Comments
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I sometimes get up in the middle of the night and catch up on email from work. Which produces embarrassing questions from colleagues about the time sent. Can I write email messages in Outlook or Gmail and then defer sending until later in the morning?

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Is There a Fast Way to Embed Google Docs Links in Gmail Email?

October 8, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments
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I find myself constantly sending links to Google Docs in my organization, and it’s tedious. I have to open Google Drive, find my docs, get the share link, and paste that into the email. Is there a smoother and easier way to accomplish this task in Gmail?

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How to Track Edits, Changes and Revisions in Google Docs?

September 11, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments
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I’m collaborating with a couple of other students on an assignment and we’re using Google Docs. All good, except someone keeps changing my portion and breaking the grammar. Annoying. Is there a way to track changes in Google Docs so I can figure out the culprit?

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Edit Microsoft Word Documents in Google Docs?

September 9, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / 1 Comment
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Students send me homework assignments as Microsoft Word files, but I don’t have Word, I use Google Docs exclusively. Is there any way I can open up a Word doc on my Desktop within Google Docs within my Web browser? Running Chrome on Windows 10.

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