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Taking a screenshot without Printscreen

July 20, 2016 by Satyapriya

Taking a screenshot of your current screen can be done using many ways and one of the most prominent ones is the screenshot with Printscreen button in the keyboard. But what if you don’t have a Printscreen button on your keyboard, don’t worry there are three more other ways where you can take screenshots of your computer screen and here I am presenting you all the ways to do that in this piece of article.

Remap the Printscreen button:

Yes there are certain tools that using those tools you can actually remap the print screen button if you don’t have it or if it has stopped working. KeyTweak and SharpKeys are the tools that you can use. But before you remap a particular key with the printscreen key, you should ensure that you no more need that and then take that decision.

Snipping Tool:

Many people are not even aware of the tool that is in built available with the Windows that can actually help you to take screenshots of your computer screen. Under the start menu type snipping tool in the search bar and you will see the snippig tool when you click on it a small window will be opened, where there will be some buttons, and when you click on the new button, the cursor will turn into a plus icon where you can select the particular area that you want a screenshot for. There are some options under the new button where you can select among the various types of screenshots that you would like to take. After you clicked the screenshot and edit window will be opened where you can do your edits if you want.

Useful add-ins for Microsoft Word 2016

July 19, 2016 by Satyapriya

Yes, you read it right. Just like browser extensions Microsoft word also supports add-ins that allows you to do as much as you can with your word document without even opening another application. The add-ins give you quick access to various actions and references.

If you have office 2016 installed on your PC, then you can get a lot out of your Microsoft Word which lets you get a lot of your work done easily and instantly. So here I am giving you a selected list of add-ins that you must have.

Finding, Installing and opening add-ins:

When you open the word document in the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 that you have in your Windows PC, you can find Insert Tab, click on that tab and you will find Store, click it, then you will be taken to The Office add-ins store where you can browse various add-ins which are categorized into a number of categories, select the particular add-in that you would like to have and then click on trust it and that’s it you are done.

And if you use a lesser version in Office suite then there is yet another way to install the add-ins where you can visit the office store online website and there you can search for the add-ins and then you will find get it button there to install the add-ins.

List of add-Ins:

Consistency Checker:

Word has in it a built in spell checker, while this add will allow you to scan your document for hyphenation, number in sentences, variations in spellings, abbreviations and many others. Once you scan the document, the add-in will show you any errors in the document.

Picket Presentation Images:

Sometimes you need to insert some pictures in your word document. At That time we usually search the images from the web and get them inserted over here in the word document. But it will be a cumbersome process. This add-in absolutely makes the process so easy by allowing you to search for the images within the word document. You can search the images by selecting the required word and then clicking on the add-in.

Office QR:

You can create a QR code for your website address or contact right from the word document and then insert in it. By using the default editing features of Word you can adjust the size and location of the code.

Translator:

This add-in is powered by Microsoft Translator and is extremely easy to use. By selecting the text and clicking in the add-in will open the add-in window and will allow you translate the text into any particular language you want and then you can insert the text in the document.

Handy Calculator:

What would be more convenient than having a calculator within a word document. It provides you with the most basic features of a calculator and lets you do all you need with a calculator without having to leave the word document.

Dictionary-Merriam Webster:

You are reading a document where you find a word a bit difficult to understand and then you need to open the dictionary app on your computer or either check from your personal dictionary. But that’s not now when you have this add-in with you installed as it allows you to get the meaning of the words within the word document.

Abbreviations.com:

This add-in can be so very helpful while you are reading word documents. Just select the word that you would like to know that abbreviation for and then click on the add-in and it will show the abbreviation for you. It also shows the genre of the abbreviation that it falls.

Now get all these add-ins and get an all new experience while you use Microsoft Word.

Android apps for better text messaging

July 18, 2016 by Satyapriya

Even in the age of increased instant messaging and social media users, SMS is still the supreme way to communicate; even the recent survey proves that about 70% of users still prefer simple messages than any other apps.

But to get the best SMS experience with the built in messaging app on your android phone is not possible, but can be experienced with the help of the apps that I am going to introduce you today in this piece of article.

TrueMessenger:

This is one of the best text messaging android apps that you cannot even think of getting to any other app once you start using it. It has features like blocking numbers and filtering spam messages, and it also has a undo send option which gives you a five-second window to stop a message that you just tried to send.

Fluenty:

This is the best messaging app if you want something smart. This has the smart messaging suggestions feature which gives you smart suggestions which gives you suggestions from your past replies and all. You can also set some custom reply messages to the messages you receive using this app and this also works with other instant messaging apps like whatsapp and hangouts.

Autoresponder + SMS Scheduler:

The most needed important features in a messaging app that every user wishes to have are included in this app. This app lets you choose among the auto responder and the scheduler and allowing you to respond accordingly. Setting up scheduler is so easy that you just need to select the date and time and then compose the mail after which you have to add the contact.

MySMS:

It excels as it is a cross platform application and it works on computers, tablets, and mobile phones as well. So you can have access to your text messages your phone receives right from your computer.

Try these for yourself and tell me your favourite one.

Apps for capturing 360 degree photos from your Android device

July 17, 2016 by Satyapriya

Well 360⁰ photos have been quite a trend these days. We can find these kind of photos everywhere on the internet. It kind of helps us to get out of struggle of adjusting a lot many people in one single selfie which is quiet a difficult task. Capturing panorama photos is quite an easy thing if you a phone with the perfect camera and a perfectly chosen app with you and a bit of patience. So here I am giving you a list of some apps that let you capture the best 360⁰ photos with ease.

Panorama 360:

With over 5 million downloads from the Google Playstore, this app helps you to click the best 360⁰ photos with an efficient method of capturing. It has methods of shooting the picture which include classic and next gen mode and both the modes are simple and easy to use as well. It has a friendly user interface and lets you share in the various social networking sites and is a very powerful app.

Photaf Panorama Pro:

It has a very few downloads and many few people only know about this app while it is a very efficient app same as the Panorama 360⁰ and it also has great user interface just like that app. It utilizes the device camera very well. It is a professional camera that allows you to capture quality pictures.

Google Camera:

This camera app is usually available as a built in app in only Nexus devices and all the other device users can download it from the Google Playstore. This app has a great feature Photosphere which offers you the best opportunity to capture 360⁰ photos whenever you spot a great location.

Pano:

Without doubt Pano has a friendly user interface and very reliable mechanism that lets you capture the best quality photos of 360⁰. It has easy blending options and proper guide to easily understand the alignment of photos that finally get stitched. It even gives some kind of panoramic photography tips.

So now its your turn to create your 360⁰ photo and share them with your friends.

Yahoo’s bots for Facebook Messenger

July 12, 2016 by Satyapriya

Like the bots available in Hike Messenger, Yahoo now launched three bots in Facebook Messenger. The bots that Yahoo launched are from various categories which include News, Finance, Weather and a Monkey.

Yahoo’s News bot: @YahooNews will help us to get the latest news and discover all the various trending stories from the web without having to search the internet and we can even share the news with our friends. You can even search for the required topic related news that you would like to share with your Facebook friends without having to open the Google search or Yahoo news.

Yahoo Finance bot: @YahooFinance is the exclusive bot available for Facebook Messenger while the other three bots are also available for kik messenger. This bot will help you to search for the latest news and information related to Finance and thus allowing you to stay updated with the ever changing world of Finance. You can read news, follow the recent market trends and can even play fun games and share the interesting things with your friends.

Yahoo Weather bot: @Yahooweather is another bot from the Yahoo which directly shows the temperature on the screen. And it also shows up some images from its very own Flickr.

Virtual Monkey: @MonkeyPet The final bot from the Yahoo’s newly released bots is the pet monkey bot that shares the selfies it takes and it even responds to your emojis.

These are the newly released bots from Yahoo while there are many other bots available for Facebook Messenger currently. So why not give them a try while you are bored and no one to chat with online.