In this guide, we’ll show you how to make an image transparent using some built-in methods and third-party apps on different programs including Paint, PowerPoint and Google Slides. 1. In Microsoft Paint 3D Microsoft Paint is a refresh of the age-old Microsoft Paint and it’s included for free with Windows 10. You can use Paint 3D for simple drawing needs including making an image transparent. Note: If you don’t like the result of the image, you can use Adobe Photoshop to create transparent backgrounds and layer images for great effect....

You’ll always want to make sure you have the equipment you need for these types of photos as well. As far as lenses go, an 85mm will be your best bet in keeping more focus on the subject rather than the background. Also be sure you always have a tripod so that you don’t get blurry, messy images.A camera that shoots in manual mode to allow you to change the settings is necessary, and you can follow this guide for the best settings to apply to your camera for portrait photos....

Some admins go a little overboard with restrictions and forcing people to search using only Bing is a prime example. In this article, I’ll show you how to modify some settings in the registry so that you can use Google as the default search engine instead of Bing.If the registry editor is disabled on your computer also, make sure to check out my previous post on how to re-enable the registry editor....

This all rests, however, on whether your PC or Mac has a working microphone. If your Discord mic is not working, either from robotic voice issues or with no recorded input detected at all, you’ll need to troubleshoot the problem. Here are several ways you can fix a broken Discord mic issue. Check Discord Permissions (and Run as Administrator) All major operating systems, including Windows and macOS, make efforts to limit access to certain hardware like your microphone and webcam to help protect your privacy....

Sometimes the fix is easy and sometimes it is a bit more complicated. In this article, I’ll try to go through the different solutions on Mac and Windows for fixing this issue. How the drive is formatted and what file system is being used is the most common reason why drive is not recognized. Assign Drive Letter The other main reason is that the drive simply is not being recognized by Windows or Mac and therefore won’t even show up on your system at all....

However, for the desktop icons missing issue, there are a few standard fixes you can try and hopefully resolve the issue on your computer.Also, if you prefer to watch a video, check out our YouTube tutorial below that goes through a couple of the options. However, if none of those work, make sure to read the rest of the article as we have more steps and solutions listed here....

The rise of the fast food industry brought both convenience and affordability in comparison to traditional restaurants. What was newly a convenience decades ago may be viewed as an inconvenience today, and third-party food delivery apps seek to challenge that.Uber Eats rose to popularity on the back of its ridesharing service, but there are many similar apps—notably and rising, Grubhub and DoorDash. However, each of these food delivery services are presented by a very different set of features and apps....

To create custom icons from your own pictures is a fairly simple process and mostly requires you to shrink the photo to the appropriate size. Windows icons are pretty tiny, so the first thing to understand is that your amazing wide shot photo of the beach will look minuscule when converted to a 16×16 or 32×32 pixel icon!Anyway, that’s something you can play around with when you are creating your Windows icon....

When linked to your streaming apps, Trakt sends push notifications whenever new episodes of your favorite shows are released. Also, it syncs content you’re watching across your devices and streaming platforms to create a unified streaming experience. This tutorial shows you how to activate Trackt TV on Firestick apps. You need a Trakt TV account, an internet connection, and a Trakt-compatible app. Create a Trakt TV Account Jump to the next section if you already have a Trakt account....

One feature of Procreate that makes the program stand out among many other art apps is its animation capabilities. You can easily create short animations on Procreate and export them in multiple formats. This can be useful for animating larger projects in sections, storyboarding, YouTube intros, or just creating a simple animated GIF. Procreate made this feature user-friendly, so you don’t have to worry if you’re a beginner. Let’s learn how to make your first Procreate animation....

You can change the background in Chrome so that when you open a new tab, you can look at a picture instead. You can also change the color scheme for the tabs and Chrome window to something more exciting. In this post, we will show you how to pull it off. This way, you can browse the web and enjoy the view while you do it. Note that none of this will change the background when you go to Google....

Depending on how you want the inserted slides to appear in the main presentation, you will need to choose between two different methods for joining the presentations. In this article, I’ll mention both methods along with the advantages and disadvantages for each method.The first method uses the Reuse Slides option in PowerPoint and the second method uses the Insert Object option. Reuse Slides Method If you want the inserted slides to match the theme of your main presentation, then you have to use the Reuse Slides option....

They’ll take a cut of the profits, of course, but it beats investing in stock or manufacturing costs. It can also be a great way to customize your own clothing to wear yourself too. Whether you’re looking to start your own brand, sell merchandise, or create custom clothes to wear, this guide will take you through everything you need to know. Teespring vs Redbubble vs Zazzle – Which is Better?...

However, it would be really useful sometimes if I didn’t have to constantly open Outlook every time I want to write a new email, let’s say. It would be so much easier to simply click on an icon on the desktop or on the Quick Launch bar to create a new mail. You can do this by changing how Outlook runs with a set of command line switches.Here’s how you go about doing this: first you should already have a shortcut icon on your desktop or in your Quick Launch bar for Outlook as shown below....

Surprisingly, it’s not that complicated to delete individual pages from a PDF. So below, we shall walk you through several convenient methods to delete pages from a PDF on any desktop or mobile device. Use Edge, Chrome, or Firefox (PC) The easiest way to delete individual pages from a PDF file on your PC involves using nothing more than a web browser. The procedure consists of printing the contents to a new PDF file and excluding the page or pages you don’t want....

We’ll explain how Facebook drafts work, where to find them, and how to post a saved draft when you’re ready. About Facebook Drafts There is a difference between drafts you save for a Facebook business page and for your personal Facebook profile. As of this writing, you can only locate all saved drafts for a Facebook page. Once you do, you can edit, publish, or delete a draft. We’ll explain how to do this below....

Overall, the feature works fairly well, though there are some strange quirks that I hope get ironed out over the next few iOS releases. In this article, I’m going to walk you through the steps for creating a locked note in iOS and how to use them properly. How Locked Notes Works in iOS Before we get into the actual process, it’s important to go over how locked notes really work in iOS....

The good news is that there’s a way to reset the VR headset if it does freeze and a way to factory reset the entire device if everything goes wrong. Note that factory resetting will remove all saved files from the device and restore it to its out-of-the-box state, but you won’t lose any purchases. Of course, you can always redownload games to your account. How to Soft Reset the Quest 2 For minor glitches and software problems, you don’t need to factory reset....

However, change is constant, and apps come and go. Google is especially notorious for ending support for beloved services. (RIP, Google Reader.) From time to time you may have to roll with the punches and find new ways to accomplish what you need to do.Case in point: Users of the Google universe of apps and services may recall that you used to be able to attach payments to Gmail messages and texts by selecting the “attach money” icon....

Here’s what the normal Windows Explorer interface looks like when in Details view:So if you want to figure out which folders are taking up a lot of space, you have to manually right-click on each one and choose Properties. That’s just plain tedious and annoying! Why not simply have Windows Explorer calculate the folder sizes and display them for you?Folder Size does just that for us. Folder Size is a freeware Windows utility that adds a new column to the Details view in Windows Explorer for Windows XP....