How to Enable the Secure Folder on Samsung Phones

The Secure Folder is a useful feature on Samsung devices that allows you to keep apps and files out of sight. Here’s how to enable it and use it.

How the Secure Folder Works

Samsung’s Secure Folder is an app that allows you to hide a part of your phone. It uses Samsung’s Knox security platform to create a new home screen that is protected by a password or your device’s biometrics. Apps and files you place in the folder can’t be accessed unless you unlock your Secure Folder.

You can add an existing app on your phone to your Secure Folder to create a copy of the app. This app will not have any of your existing files, cache, and logins, so it’s essentially a new installation of the app. You can also add new apps from the Galaxy Store or Play Store to install them only in the Secure Folder.

Files in your Secure Folder can’t be opened without authentication, either. These files won’t appear in regular file explorers or your Gallery app. Only apps that are already in the Secure Folder can access your hidden files.

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How to Set a Maximum Frame Rate in NVIDIA’s Drivers

At the beginning of 2020, NVIDIA released new GeForce drivers with a highly requested feature. You can now cap your PC’s framerates—either for all games on your PC or just for specific games. Here’s how.

Why Would You Want to Cap Your FPS?

This feature is particularly useful on Windows gaming laptops with NVIDIA hardware, as you can stop your GPU from running as fast as it can. This will save battery power and reduce heat consumption, letting you game for longer when you’re away from a power outlet.

You might also find the cap useful to reduce screen tearing in games. You can try setting the maximum FPS to your display’s refresh rate if you don’t have a G-Sync or FreeSync-enabled monitor with variable refresh rates. The NVIDIA Control Panel also says this feature can “[reduce] system latency in certain scenarios.”

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How to Insert a Signature into Microsoft Word

Adding your signature to a Microsoft Word document is the ultimate way to personalize it as your own, especially for documents like letters or contracts. If you want to add a signature to a Word document, here’s how.

There are several ways to add your signature to a Word document. You can add a signature line for a post-print signature, add a digital signature, or insert your own handwritten signature as a picture.

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Messages sent from a shared mailbox aren’t saved to the Sent Items folder of the shared mailbox in Outlook

Problem

Assume that you’re using Microsoft Outlook 2010 or a later version, and you’ve been delegated permission to send email messages as another user or on behalf of another user from a shared mailbox. However, when you send a message as another user or on behalf of the user, the sent message isn’t saved to the Sent Items folder of the shared mailbox. Instead, it’s saved to the Sent Items folder of your mailbox

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How to Modify Google Text-to-Speech Voices

While Google focuses on the Assistant, Android owners shouldn’t forget about the Text-to-Speech (TTS) accessibility feature. It’ll convert text from your Android apps, but you might need to modify it to get the speech to sound the way you want it.

Modifying Text-to-Speech voices is easily done from the Android accessibility settings menu. You can change the speed and pitch of your chosen voice, as well as the voice engine you use.

Google Text-to-Speech is the default voice engine and is pre-installed on most Android devices. If your Android device doesn’t have it installed, you can download the Google Text-to-Speech app from the Google Play Store.

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How to Calibrate A Touch-Enabled Display in Windows

If your touchscreen isn’t working correctly, it might just need calibration.

Windows 10 is designed to work very well with touch-enabled displays, but things can still go wrong. When you tap the screen, and it behaves as if you’ve tapped a completely different place, that usually indicates that there is some kind of calibration issue. Touch screen calibration usually takes care of that type of problem.

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