Tekee Tim's Tips

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.

How can I edit text on my iPhone or iPad?

When you're writing an email or a document on your iPhone or iPad, you'll often want to correct typos or edit the text as you would when you're using a desktop PC. This is nice and easy on both the iPhone and iPad and we'll show you how.

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.

Using Scribble on iPadOS 14

One of the best new features in iPadOS 14 is Scribble, this lets you use your Apple Pencil to write into any text entry field on the iPad so you can handwrite messages, documents etc and the iPad will convert it into text, just as if you'd typed it in.

In this tip, we'll show you a few ways you can use it and also point you to the setting to get more info about how you can make the most of it.

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.

Accessing your emails out and about

Most people now have more than just one PC at home or in the office, so it’s important to know how to access your emails when you’re away from your main PC.

Almost all the major email providers have a few ways for you to do this and we’ll take a look at those options here.

Can't find your files?

When you've had your computer for a while, it's easy to start to lose track of where your files are stored, especially if you've created a lot of folders and have to spend time digging around for the correct file.

Fortunately, with both macOS and Windows, it's easy to find the files you need without having to do much work. You can also use the search tool to find applications, photos, settings as well as documents and emails, so you should be able to find anything you need at any time!

How can I work faster?

When you're using your computer, you can usually make things faster and easier by using keyboard shortcuts. These allow you to perform many of the functions you usually do with the mouse but without having to move away from what you're doing.

We've listed a few of the most common shortcuts below for Windows, Mac and iPad. On Windows you use the Ctrl key for the shortcuts and on the Mac and iPad, you use the Cmd key.

Switching back to jpeg photos on iPhone and iPad

If you have a modern iPhone or iPad, it will take photos in a newer, more efficient format called HEIF and videos in a new format called HEVC.

If you're using all Apple devices, this shouldn't cause you any problems as they fully support these formats but if you use Windows, this might cause you some compatibility problems so in this tip, we'll show you how to switch back to the more standard formats.

WiFi, but no Internet?

Occasionally, when you're connected to a strong WiFi signal, you may find that you can't actually call up any web pages or send any emails. There are a few reasons why this can be the case and we'll run through some ideas that can help you get online here.

Captioning photos on your iPad and iPhone

One of the new features in the Photos app on iOS 14 for your iPad and iPhone is the ability to caption photos, this makes it much easier to search back and find exactly the photo(s) that you're looking for.

In this tip, we'll show you how to caption and search for your favourite photos.

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.