How to Uninstall or Disable Extensions in Microsoft Edge

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• How to Uninstall or Disable Extensions in Microsoft Edge
• How to Merge Spotify Playlists
• How to Turn Off Smart Objects in Photoshop

How to Uninstall or Disable Extensions in Microsoft Edge Posted: 04 Jan 2021 08:08 AM PST Microsoft Edge Extensions can add a variety of new features that make Edge even more useful. But sometimes you might have too many installed or don't need one anymore. In this case, it's easy to disable or uninstall them. Here's how. First, open Edge. Click the ellipses button (three dots) in any window and select "Extensions" from the menu that appears. In the "Extensions" tab, you'll see a list of every Edge extension you have installed. Locate the entry for the extension you'd like to remove or disable. If you'd like to disable the extension temporarily—which will deactivate the extension but leave it installed—flip the switch beside it to turn it off. (Later, if you need to re-enable the extension, just return to the Extensions tab and flip its switch to the "on" position.) If you'd like to permanently remove the extension, click the "Remove" button located just below the extension's description. This will completely uninstall the extension. After clicking "Remove," a confirmation pop-up will appear. Click "Remove" again. The extension will be removed completely, and you'll see an "Extension removed" message pop-up. You can either ignore or dismiss with the "X" button. Alternately, you can quickly remove an extension from Edge if you see its icon in the toolbar. Right-click its icon and select "Remove from Microsoft Edge" from the pop-up menu. Then click the "Remove" button in the pop-up confirmation, and the extension will be uninstalled. If you ever need to reinstall it again, you'll need to visit the Edge Extensions category in the Microsoft Store, which you can also access through the Extensions tab. Happy browsing! RELATED: How to Install and Use Extensions in the New Microsoft Edge See details

How to Merge Spotify Playlists Posted: 03 Jan 2021 09:31 AM PST If you've put together several Spotify playlists, but you're looking to consolidate your collection, you may want to look at merging them. There isn't a built-in method for merging playlists on Spotify, but there are ways to do it. Along with manually copying songs from one playlist to another, you can also use third-party tools like Spotify Playlist Merger to organize your Spotify library and bring two or more playlists together into one. Here's how. RELATED: How to Organize Your Spotify Library Manually Copying Songs to a New or Existing Playlist The easiest method to merge Spotify playlists is to copy songs from one or more playlists into a new (or existing) playlist. You can still do this if you don't own the original playlist, but you won't be able to delete the original playlist afterward. Open the Spotify desktop app on your Windows PC or Mac to begin. Unfortunately, this process isn't possible in the Spotify mobile app for Android, iPhone, or iPad users. Click on a playlist in the selection menu on the left to open it. While holding the Shift key down, select the first and last songs in the list on the right to select all of the songs at once. Once the songs are selected, right-click and select Add To Playlist > New Playlist to copy them to a new playlist. Alternatively, select one of the existing playlists below the "New Playlist" option to copy the songs to that playlist instead. As we've mentioned, this will copy the songs, not move them. If you'd prefer to remove the older playlist once the songs have been copied (leaving only the new playlist), you'll need to delete it. Otherwise, you're free to leave it in place. If you want to delete the older playlist, right-click the name of it in the left-hand menu and then select the "Delete" option. This will remove the older playlist, leaving you with only the merged playlist on your account. You'll need to repeat these steps for each additional playlist you wish to merge. Using a Third-Party Playlist Merging Tool The method above works well, but requires the use of the Spotify desktop app. If you want to try a more automatic approach, then you'll need to use a third-party tool like Spotify Playlist Merger. This uses the Spotify API to copy playlists together without needing to use the desktop app, making it a good alternative for mobile Spotify users. To start, open the Spotify Playlist Merger website and select the "Connect With Spotify" button in the center of the page (or in the top-right corner). Sign in using your Spotify login details on the next page, authorizing access to your Spotify account (including your saved playlists). Select "Agree" to confirm that you approve access. Once you've signed in, you'll revert to the Spotify Playlist Merger front page. In the "Playlist Name or Link" box, search for the first playlist you wish to merge and then select it from the menu, clicking "Next" to confirm. Repeat this step for the second playlist you wish to merge. At the final stage, click the "Do you want to combine them into a new playlist?" slider to ensure the playlists are merged in a new playlist. Otherwise, the songs will be copied into the first playlist you selected. If you choose to combine them into a new playlist, click "Next" to continue. In the "New Playlist Name" box, provide a name for your new playlist and then select "Finish" to begin the merging process. This will create a new merged playlist containing the songs from both playlists. It won't delete the previous playlist, however, so if you're looking to tidy up your saved playlists, you'll need to remove it in the desktop or mobile app afterward. See details

How to Turn Off Smart Objects in Photoshop Posted: 03 Jan 2021 08:09 AM PST Depending on how you use Adobe Photoshop, smart objects might be one of your favorite features—or a source of constant annoying dialog boxes. If you're in the latter camp, here's how to stop Photoshop from placing everything as a smart object. What Are Smart Objects in Photoshop? But first, let's just go over what you're losing out on. Smart objects do a few different things but their biggest advantage is that they preserve the original data of the embedded image or vector file. They're one of the ways Photoshop enables you to work non-destructively. For example, in the composite above, the image on the left is the original image, the image in the middle is a smart object that was resized down to 10% and then resized up again, while the very blurry mess on the right is the rasterized layer resized down to 10% and then resized up again. As you can see, the smart object preserved the original image throughout the transformation while the rasterized layer has lost a lot of data. This means that if you're creating a composite image, you can move, resize, crop, filter, use adjustment layers, and otherwise mess around with how things look without fear that you'll make some changes that can't be undone. By contrast, if you work with rasterized layers, the only way to try something new is to undo everything you've already done and start from scratch. On the other hand, the bonus of a rasterized layer is that you can edit them directly without getting any annoying dialog boxes. How to Stop Photoshop from Always Creating Smart Objects By default, whenever you add an image or vector to a Photoshop document it gets embedded as a smart object. To change that behavior so they get embedded as rasterized layers, head to Edit > Preferences General on a PC or Photoshop > Preferences > General. on a Mac. Uncheck "Always Create Smart Objects When Placing," and click "OK." How to Convert a Layer to a Smart Object Of course, even if you add a rasterized layer to a Photoshop document, you can convert it to a smart object if you want to do some non-destructive editing. Just right-click on the layer and select "Convert to Smart Object." See details

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