You probably know you can create and edit documents with Google Docs, but you can edit more than just .doc files. Google Drive can also convert any PDF into a document with fully editable text. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open drive.google.com in your browser. You can click-and-drag the PDF from your file browser.

or you can click New followed by File Upload and browse to the file you want to upload.

Step 2: A dialog box displays the progress of the upload and when the upload is complete. Click the “X” on the dialog box to close it.

 

Step 3: Right-click on the PDF file in the file list and select Open With > Google Docs.

The PDF file is converted to a Google Doc containing editable text.

Notice that the Google Docs version of the file still has the .pdf extension on it, so the files have the same name in the list. However, the Google Docs file has a different icon than the PDF file.

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Here's how you can turn the Dark mode on and off on the official YouTube app on Android smartphones.

Step 1: Open the YouTube app and tap your user icon in the top-right corner.

Step 2: Tap the word Settings.

 

Step 3: Tab the word General.

Step 4: Find the words "Dark theme" and toggle on the switch to its right.

 

For Android 10 (or newer) users: ​

Step 1: Select your profile picture 

Step 2: Tap Settings .

Step 3: Tap General.

Step 4: Tap Appearance.

Step 5: Select "Use device theme" to use your device's dark theme setting.

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Editing PDF files can be a major hassle. But here’s a simple trick for editing them–and all you need is Microsoft Word.

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word. You can do this by clicking its icon in the Start menu list of applications.

Step 2: Open the PDF file using Word. You can do this by clicking File – Open then browse for and click the PDF file.

 

Step 3: A dialog box will appear confirming whether you want to convert the PDF file into a Word document. Click OK.

 

Word will automatically convert the PDF into an editable Word document. Once it opens, make any edits you need to. 

(Note that this may not look exactly like the original PDF, especially if the original file contained multiple graphics.)

Step 4: Now head to File > Save As. In the “Save as Type” dropdown menu, and choose your desired format.

Which file type should you choose?

After you finish converting and editing your PDF file, you'll need to decide whether to save it as a PDF file or a Word document. Depending on your situation, one option may work better than the other:

PDF: If you don't want to make any more changes to the document—or if you want to ensure that the file can be opened on any computer—save it as a PDF file.

 Word document: If you want to continue making changes to the document—or if other people need to edit it—save it as a Word document. You can always save it as a PDF file when you're done making changes.

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For those of you looking to turn your YouTube dark mode on in your web browser, start by navigating to YouTube.com

Step 1: Go to YouTube and click on your user icon in the top-right corner (you don't have to be signed into your account – you can click the three dots in that corner if you're logged out).

 

Step 2: Click on the word "Dark theme: off."

 

Step 3: Toggle on the switch that's labeled "Dark Theme," and the screen will switch to have a black background.

 

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In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to use the best shortcut keys while in slideshow mode in Microsoft PowerPoint. 

Shortcut #1: White Screen

W (while in Slide Show Mode) will turn the screen completely white. Hit W once more, and you will return to your slide.

Shortcut #2: Black Screen

B (while in Slide Show Mode) will turn the screen completely black. Hit B once more, and you will return to your slide.

 

Shortcut #3: Jumping to a Slide in Your Presentation

When you give a presentation, your talk doesn’t always end up going according to plan. And you want to be prepared in case that happens.

There are some situations when you will need to jump around in your presentation. For instance, say you are on slide 50, and your audience puts a question that requires you to jump back to slide 20.

Pressing Page Up 30 times is time-consuming and looks unprofessional. That’s why PowerPoint has two handy methods for doing so efficiently.

The first method is to simply type the slide number in, and then hit Enter (Ex. “20 Enter”).

The second method is to use the All Slides dialog box. This feature allows you to visually see all the slides within your presentation so you can immediately jump to the correct one.

Ctrl + S (while in Slide Show Mode) will launch the All Slide dialog box.

Shortcut #4: Pen and Eraser

Ctrl + P (while in Slide Show Mode) will activate the pen, allowing you to write / draw on your slides. Hitting CTRL + P a second time will turn the Pen off.

Ctrl + E or E (while in Slide Show Mode) will erase all the ink on your slide.

Shortcut #5: Highlighter and Arrow

Ctrl + I (while in Slide Show Mode) will activate the highlighter, allowing you to highlight / draw on your slides.

Pressing Ctrl+A changes the pointer to the default arrow.

 

Shortcut #6: Activating the Laser Pointer

When giving your talk, you may have specific elements on your slide that you want to point out to your audience. One great way to do that is to use a laser pointer – and PowerPoint provides one directly within the software.

While in Slide Show Mode, hold down the CTRL+L key on your keyboard. Doing so turns on the laser pointer, allowing you to point out things on your slide and focus your audience’s attention.

 

Shortcut #7: Zoom in and zoom out To zoom into a slide in Slideshow View, simply hit + (Plus). Once zoomed in, you can use your Arrow keys to navigate around.

To zoom out of a slide or to see all slides in Slideshow View, simply hit – (minus). Once zoomed out, you can use your Arrow keys to navigate around.

 

Shortcut #8: Subtitle Pressing J will turn on or off subtitles.

Shortcut #9: To hide or unhide mouse

To hide your pointer and navigation immediately, hit CTRL + H.

To unhide your pointer, hit CTRL + A or U.

 

Shortcut #10: Display shortcuts

Pressing F1 while in Slideshow mode, this command display all the different slide show shortcuts you can use to quickly navigate your presentation. If you ever forget your shortcut, just hit F1.

 

Shortcut #11: End the presentation

Press escape to end the presentation.

 

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Have you ever accidentally sent a message from your Gmail account, only to realize, seconds later, that you made a mistake? Whether you sent it to the wrong person or people, included incorrect information, or made a harsh, emotional response that you regret, the ability to get that message back is a very helpful tool. Luckily there is a feature that you can enable for your Gmail account which can recall your email.

Step 1: Launch your favorite browser and log into your Gmail account as you normally would.

Step 2: Next, click the cog icon in the upper-right corner of the screen and click See all settings from the drop-down menu.

 

Step 3: The General tab is displayed. Scroll down and locate the "Undo Send" section. Click to check the box next to "Enable Undo Send and modify the cancelation period as per your need.

 

Step 4: Scroll to the bottom and click on the "Save Changes" button.

 

Now you will see a message at the bottom left of the screen after you send an email. You can click the Undo button to recall the email before it is sent.

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Translate words or phrases in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint

Step 1: In your document, spreadsheet or presentation, highlight the cell or text you want to translate.

Step 2: Select Review > Translate > Translate selection or you can right click and Select Translate.

Step 3: Select your language "From and To" to see the translation.

 

Step 4: Select Insert. The translated text will replace the text you highlighted in step 1. 

To translate a whole file in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

Step 1: Select Review > Translate > Translate Document.

Step 2: Select your language to see the translation.

 

Step 3: Select Translate. A copy of the translated document will be opened in a separate window.

Step 4: Select OK in the original window to close translator.

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Emails come in throughout the day — sometimes at really inconvenient moments. If you don’t have the time to deal with an email when it appears or if you want to get back to it later and you’re afraid you’ll forget about it, you can use Gmail’s snooze feature.

Snoozing an email means that it will disappear for a while and then come back to the top of your inbox at a time you pick, as though you’re receiving it all over again.

Here’s how to snooze your emails.

Snooze Emails on Website

Step 1: Launch the Gmail website and open the email that you want to snooze.

Step 2: Click on the snooze icon at the top. It looks like a clock.

Step 3: Select the time until which you want to snooze the email. When you do that, the email will be removed from the inbox and taken to the Snoozed folder.

In case you want to snooze multiple emails, select the emails on the main screen and hit the snooze icon at the top. You can use this method for individual emails too.

To disable snooze on an email, you need to access it first. Once you are in the Snoozed folder, open the email that you want to unsnooze.

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For each of your uploaded videos, you can add video chapters. Chapters break up your video into sections, each with an individual preview. These chapters can help viewers by giving more info and context by allowing them to rewatch different parts of the video.

To turn on chapters for your video

Step 1: Sign in to YouTube.

 

Step 2: Go to the video you want to edit. 

Step 3: Select EDIT VIDEO under the video. 

Step 4: In the “Description” box of the “Add details” page, add a list of timestamps and titles.

For example, you can add the following details as timestamps: 

0:00 Intro

3:14 Chapter 1

5:45 Chapter 2

8:05 Chapter 3

12:20 Final words

To opt into video chapters, make sure that the first timestamp you list starts with 00:00. Your video should have at least three timestamps listed in ascending order.

The minimum length for video chapters is 10 seconds.

For videos over an hour - [hour:minute:seconds] [Chapter title]

For videos less than an hour - [minute:seconds] [Chapter title]

Are chapters available in every country? 

According to YouTube, yes, they are. They are available in every country and every language.

How to disable YouTube chapters?

Just change the first timestamp from 00:00 to something else.

For example: 00:00 Intro ——> 00:03 Intro

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