How to Find Your Family and Friends Using Google Maps |
- How to Find Your Family and Friends Using Google Maps
- How to Reduce Background Noise in iMovie on Mac
- How to Use Researcher in Microsoft Word for Essays and Papers
- How to Stop Windows 10 From Turning Off Your Screen
| How to Find Your Family and Friends Using Google Maps Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:50 AM PST  Google Maps can give you peace of mind when it comes to your loved ones. Whether it's a school-aged child or an elderly family member, you can use Google Maps to find your family or friends' locations. Keep up with your kids by seeing when they arrive home, or check in on a close friend who has been traveling. With Google Maps online or on your mobile device, you can see where they are when you're worried. Request a Friend or Family Member's LocationIn order to share real-time locations between you and your contact, you'll both need the Google Maps mobile app. You can download it on Android or iPhone for free. You must also be willing to share your own location with your contact at least once. This is what gets the ball rolling for you to request their location. Open the Google Maps app on your mobile device to begin location sharing. You may need to adjust your settings to allow location services for Google Maps if prompted. Tap your profile photo or initial found in the top-right corner of the app window and select "Location Sharing."
If you've never shared your location in Google Maps before, you'll need to share your spot with your contact before you can request theirs. Tap "New Share."
Before you choose a contact, use the drop-down box to select a timeframe. You can share your location for a certain amount of time or until you turn it off.
Next, select your contact, or scroll to the right and tap "More" to view all of your contacts. Pick one and tap "Share."
Once you share your location, you can request that your contact share theirs with you. Select the contact, then tap "Request."
You'll see a message that your email address will be shared with them, and you can opt to disable this same message in the future. Tap "Request" here as well.
If you've shared your location with someone before, you'll see them at the bottom of the Location Sharing window. From there, you can share your spot with them again or simply request that they share theirs with you. Tap your contact at the bottom, pick "Request," then tap "Request" once more in the subsequent window.
Your contact will receive a notification in Google Maps and via email that you've requested that they share their location.
Find Someone With Google MapsOnce someone has agreed to share their location with you, you can find them easily in Google Maps on your mobile device or online. Find Someone on MobileOpen Google Maps on your mobile device, tap your profile photo or initial from the top right, and select "Location Sharing." You'll see those contacts sharing their location(s) with you at the bottom. Tap to view details about their location, get directions to them, or simply view their spot on the map.
Find Someone OnlineHead to Google Maps online and sign in. Click the three-line menu button in the top-left corner next to the search box and choose "Location Sharing."
Select the contact who is sharing their location with you. You'll see their photo or initials appear on the map along with the address for their current location on the left.
Hide Someone on Google MapsEven though someone has shared their location with you, that doesn't mean that you want to see them on the map all the time. Maybe you already know they're safe and sound, and now you want to check on someone else. Luckily, you can hide a contact on the map if you like. Hide Someone on MobileGo back to the Location Sharing screen in the app by tapping your profile photo or initial and "Location Sharing." Choose the contact at the bottom that you want to hide from the map. Tap the three dots on the top-right corner of their location details and pick "Hide [Name] From Map."
To unhide a contact, tap the contact at the bottom of your location sharing list. When the message appears at the top letting you know that they're hidden, tap "Unhide."
Hide Someone OnlineHead back to the Location Sharing area of Google Maps online with Menu > Location Sharing. Select the contact you want to hide and click "Hide on Map" below their name. This will remove their photo or initial from your map view, although they will still appear in your location sharing list.
To unhide a contact, hover your cursor over their name in your location sharing list and click "Show on Map."
To stop seeing a contact's location completely and in the future, you have the option to block them. Otherwise, wait for the sharing timeframe to expire or hope that they decide to stop sharing their spot with you. You know what they say, sharing is caring! So if you want to check in on a loved one to make sure they're home or at their intended destination, put the features of Google Maps to work.  |
| How to Reduce Background Noise in iMovie on Mac Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:38 AM PST The audio quality in a home video leaves something to be desired. A normal microphone will capture a lot of background audio, and the speech volume won't be high enough. Here's how to fix these issues using iMovie on Mac. The iMovie app on Mac has a built-in tool for removing background noise and for increasing the volume. And for a free app that comes with the Mac, it does a very good job. You won't need to use an online tool or pay for a specialized program. First, you'll need the iMovie app. If it's not pre-installed on your Mac, you can download it from the Mac App Store. Now, after opening iMovie, click the "Create New" button from the "Projects" screen.
From the pop-up menu, choose the "Movie" option.
iMovie will now open a new movie project. In the top-left corner, you'll see all the media from your Photos Library. If your movie clip is in the Photos app, you can select it from here.
If it's in the Finder, you can simply drag and drop the movie file into the bottom section of the project window. This is the timeline view.
Once the movie is imported, you'll see it in the timeline view. Select the movie file. The movie's preview can be found in the editing screen in the top-right corner. You can make edits and see them live here. Just hit the Play button to start playback and use the timeline view to change the playback position.
First, let's reduce the background noise. To do this, click the Background Noise icon from the top of the editing section. Next, click the checkmark next to the "Reduce Background Noise" option to enable the feature. By default, iMovie reduces the noise by 50%, but you can increase or decrease it to your liking.
Try out different levels and hear how the background audio level changes. If you increase the background noise too much, it actually changes the speech as well (making it tinny and hollow). So spend some time finding the sweet spot. If you like, try a different equalizer as well. For speech, we found the "Flat" equalizer to be the best. Now it's time to increase the volume. Here, switch to the Volume section from the top. If you don't want to fiddle with the volume settings, just press the "Auto" button. iMovie does a pretty good job of analyzing the voice (or the sound) and increasing the volume appropriately. This makes sure that with the increase in volume, there's no voice tearing or distortion.
You can also use the slider to increase the volume manually. You can take the volume up to 400% if you want. Again, it's best to try out different levels. Spend some time changing both variables to increase the voice quality of your movie. We were able to improve the quality of the audio from our AirPods Pro massively. RELATED: How to Use Your AirPods and AirPods Pro: The Complete Guide Once you're done, it's time to export the video. To do this, click the Share button from the top-right corner and choose the "Export File" option.
From this window, you can customize the export options like the resolution of the video, compression, quality, and more. From the "Format" section, you can also choose to export only the audio. Once you're done, click the "Next" button.
Give the video file a name, choose a location to store your file in, and click the "Save" button.
iMovie will now start working on the export. In a while, you'll get a notification saying that the movie file was exported successfully.
Click the notification to see the exported file. You can now view the exported file or share it with anyone using email or cloud-sharing services like Dropbox or Google Drive. RELATED: How to Create Shareable Download Links for Files on Google Drive  |
| How to Use Researcher in Microsoft Word for Essays and Papers Posted: 05 Mar 2021 10:06 AM PST
Microsoft wants to make your research easier. With the Word Researcher tool, you can close your web browser and get sources for school essays, research papers, and similar documents in a few clicks. What Can You Do With Researcher?The Researcher feature, powered by Bing, gives you a handy search box to find people, events, places, and concepts. The results of your search provide you with relevant topics and top sources including books, journals, websites, and images. When you select the source you want, you can see an overview, history, location, images, and other important details. And the best part is, you never leave your Microsoft Word document. In addition to viewing the details for your topic, you can start an outline for your paper as well as adding and citing text. Click the main subject or one of the information sections and add it directly to your document. Here, we'll show you how to reduce the time you spend researching and speed up the creation of your paper with the Researcher tool in Microsoft Word.
Open Researcher in Microsoft WordTo use the Researcher tool, open the "References" tab of your Word document. Click "Researcher" from the "Research" section of the ribbon. When the pane opens on the right, type a term into the Search box and you're on your way!
Review Relevant Topics and Top SourcesYou'll receive results for your search with Relevant Topics at the top and Top Sources beneath. Relevant TopicsSome topics may only give you a couple of Relevant Topics. Click "More Topics" below that section to see additional sources.
If you click one of the Relevant Topics, you'll see a nice overview of the subject. At the end of the "Overview" section, click "Read More" for full details.
Depending on your topic, you'll then see several block sections packed with details. This structure comes in handy for starting your outline with them, which we'll describe below. If the subject and Relevant Topic have images, you can click "See All Images" for a neat grid of photos and illustrations. Click one to open your browser and view the image online. Plus, you can add these to your document, which we'll also show you below.
Top SourcesFor even more options, the "Top Sources" area offers books, journals, and websites. Select any one of those for its details.
If you choose a Relevant Topic at the top first, you can then filter your Top Sources by subtopic. Click the drop-down box for "All Topics" and pick one.
While most of the material is contained within Word, you may come across a source here and there that you must open in your browser. Click the link to open the source site in your default web browser.
Add Topic Items to Your DocumentAlong with viewing information on your topic, you can add headings, text, and images directly to your document using Researcher. Add HeadingsOn the top right of each source's section, you'll see a plus sign. Click the "+" icon to add that section as a collapsible heading for your document outline. Remember, this only adds the heading, not the text, within the section.
Add TextIf you want to add a snippet of text to your document, you can do this as well. Select the text from the source by dragging your cursor through it. When you release, you'll see a small box appear with options for "Add and Cite" and "Add."
When you choose "Add and Cite," the text will pop into your document with the source cited at the end of the snippet. The citation is formatted automatically, so you can add it to a bibliography easily.
When you choose "Add," the text will still appear in your document, but without the citation.
Add ImagesIf your topic offers images, and you click "See All Images," you have the option to add one or more of those, too. This is super convenient because you don't have to hunt them down yourself. Click the "+" icon in the corner of the image to add it to your paper.
It will appear in your document with the source cited beneath it.
College essays and research papers are enough work in themselves. By using Researcher in Microsoft Word, you can ease the burden of the research for your document and get a jumpstart on its contents.  |
| How to Stop Windows 10 From Turning Off Your Screen Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:58 AM PST Do you find yourself turning on the screen on your Windows 10 PC too often? It's possible to stop the screen from turning off altogether. You can select different preferences for when your PC is running on battery power and when it's plugged into a power source, too. If you have a portable device like a laptop or tablet, you get to decide how the screen acts while on battery or plugged in. Desktops only have the plugged-in option. The screen timeout length can be anywhere from two minutes to five hours. First, click the Start Menu and select the gear icon to open the Settings. (You can also open the window by pressing Windows+i.)
Next, select "System" from the Settings window.
Select "Power & Sleep" from the sidebar.
If you're using a desktop, you'll see one drop-down for "When Plugged In" under both "Screen" and "Sleep." If you're using a laptop or tablet, you'll see a second drop-down for "On Battery Power." For controlling when the screen turns off, select a drop-down under "Screen."
Select "Never" from the menu to prevent Windows from turning off your display.
That's it! For best results, we recommend only keeping the screen on while plugged in. You'll go through the battery quickly if you do it on battery power. However, the choice is yours!
You can also prevent an iPhone or Android device from turning off its display, too. RELATED: How to Stop Your Android Phone’s Screen From Turning Off
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