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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• Here’s a quick tip for making Gmail easier to use
• How to give your Google account a quick ‘Security Checkup’
• How to use ‘Emergency Restart’ to reboot a frozen Windows PC
• Video: Watch two guys build an underground hut and swimming pool (by hand)
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Here’s a quick tip for making Gmail easier to use
If you use Gmail in a web browser on a computer you know there’s a menu above every open message containing icons for actions you can take on that message.
For example, there are icons for archiving the message, reporting it as spam, deleting it, moving it to another folder and several other actions.
Personally, I find those icons a little cumbersome to use.
Even though I use Gmail every day I still have to hover my mouse over those icons for a second or two before I can figure out which one I need to click .
Of course the “Delete” icon is easy. Just click on the Trash Can.
The rest, not so much.
The thing is, I don’t really use the other icons often enough to have them committed to memory. Yes, they are easy to figure out by hovering the mouse over them, but I like to work as quickly as possible.
Luckily, there’s a simply settings change you can make that will replace those semi-obscure icons with easy-to-read and understand text descriptions.
For example, instead of the “Trash Can” icon you’ll see the word “Delete”.
Instead of the “Envelope with a right-facing arrow in it” you’ll see the words “Move to” – and so forth.
Wanna give it a try on your own Gmail account? Just follow the steps below:
1 – Open Gmail in your browser and sign in to your account.
2 – Click the Settings icon on the right side of the top menu bar (it looks like a “gear“).
3 – Click See all settings.
4 – Scroll down approximately three-quarters of the way to the bottom of the screen to the “Button labels” field and select Text.
5 – Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes.
That’s all there is to it. The next time you open a message in Gmail you’ll see a row of handy text descriptions instead of those tiny icons.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to give your Google account a quick ‘Security Checkup’
Is your Google account truly secure? Google’s ‘Security Checkup’ tool makes it easy to find out.
• How to use ‘Emergency Restart’ to reboot a frozen Windows PC
Don’t automatically unplug your PC’s power cord when it freezes up and becomes unresponsive. Try this instead.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Watch two guys build an underground hut and swimming pool (by hand)
This is nothing short of amazing.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Verizon is no longer the country’s fastest Internet provider
• Some Spotify customers will soon get separate play and shuffle buttons
• Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals
• Apple’s App Store homepage will soon feature ads
• Intel introducing Wi-Fi 7 to supercharge wireless networks in 2024
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