Taking a screenshot of your device
If you want to capture some information that’s displayed on your screen, such as a receipt, it can often be helpful to take a screenshot.
Luckily this is easy on all devices, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
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Tekee Tim's Tips
Tekee Tim is full of useful hints and tips to get more out of your computers, tablets, smart phones and systems, and online services, so bookmark this page and keep coming back for more tips.
Making notes with Apple Pencil
If you prefer writing your notes by hand, but still like the convenience of having them stored and searchable on your iPad, you can use the Notes app and an Apple Pencil to do just that.
Creating encrypted notes on Mac OS and iOS
Included in Apple's updates for iOS 9.3 and macOS 10.11.4 was the ability to have encrypted notes that you can share between the iPhone/iPad and your Mac. Here we'll show you how to lock and unlock notes on both devices so you can ensure that any confidential information you add into a note is kept safe.
Secure your Apple account
If you have an Apple ID or an iCloud account, it's a great idea to switch on Two Step Verification to make sure your account is extra secure. Two Step Verification adds an extra layer to logging into your account, as well as your ID and password, you then need the extra code that comes out to your devices. Without this code, no one can access your account.
Find your WiFi password on iOS 16
One of the handy new features in iOS 16 for iPhone (and coming soon for iPad) is the ability to see the WiFi password of the network you're connected to. This can be very handy if you need to share the password with other people trying to get online.
In this tip, we'll show you how to see your WiFi password directly on your iPhone.
Using one handed keyboards on iOS 11
One of the new features for the iPhone in iOS 11 is a one handed keyboard. If you have one of the larger iPhones and regularly use it with one hand, this can make typing much easier.
How can I run two things at once on my iPad?
One of the big features in iOS 9 when it was released was split screen multitasking on the iPad. We still get a lot of questions about this and a lot of people aren't sure how it can help them so we thought it was an ideal subject for Tekee Tim to cover.
How to switch on music recognition on your iPhone and iPad
Did you know that your iPhone and iPad can automatically recognise music for you with just a tap of a button? This feature was added in the recent iOS 14.2 update and gives you a really easy way to find out what music is playing either on your device or on the TV/radio.
In this Tekeez Tip, we'll show you how to switch on this great new feature.
How to change your default web browser and email apps
With such a wide choice of apps available for PCs, Macs and mobile devices, you'll often want to use a different default application for your web browsing, email, photo editing, playing music etc and this is easy to change on all your devices.
In this tip we'll go through how to set the default apps on your different devices.
How can I edit my photos?
If you enjoy taking photos and storing them on your computer or mobile device, you have access to a lot of free software that can help you enhance, resize and otherwise edit your photos. Basic software for doing this is built into Windows, macOS and iOS and we'll show you how to get started with it here.
How to check your Apple subscriptions
If you've subscribed to any Apple services, such as Apple Music or have a subscription payment set up for any iPhone or iPad apps, such as Netflix, news app etc there's an easy place to check on this subscriptions and cancel them if needed.
In this tip, we'll show you how to check what services you're subscribed to.
How do I save attachments from my email?
If you receive attachments via email, it’s important to save them onto your computer. Once you’ve done this you can edit the attachments, email them on to other people and file them away into your filing system.
Below we’ll show you how to save your file attachments from Mac Mail, Outlook and iPhone/iPad Mail.
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