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Changing Fonts on the Slide Master in PowerPoint 2019, 2016, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 The easiest way to change the font on a PowerPoint presentation based on a template is to change the presentation in Slide Master view. Working With a PowerPoint Template When you use the template, the text you type to replace the placeholder text remains in the font that the template specifies. That’s fine if you like the font, but if you have a different look in mind, you can easily change the templated fonts throughout the presentation....

Asus has been trying to change this perception with its ROG (Republic of Gamers) line of smartphones. This trend continues with today’s announcement of the ROG Phone 6 and the ROG Phone 6 Pro. These are true gamer phones with the specs to match. Both phones feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, a 6.78-inch OLED screen, 6,000mAh batteries, at least 16GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of internal storage....

Reset Picture Settings This option resets your color, brightness, contrast, and other picture related settings back to the factory defaults. This comes in handy if you’ve made manual adjustments to the picture, but don’t like the result and can’t get the settings back to where you started. A picture settings reset does not change any other TV settings. To reset the picture, select Settings > the Picture Settings icon > Expert Settings > Reset Picture....

Home security is extremely important to me, and while I’ve yet to invest in any previous Ring devices, I have been eyeing them for quite a while. With the recent reveal of the Floodlight Cam Wired Pro, I think I’m finally ready to pull the trigger. On top of that, the features the Floodlight Cam Wired Pro offers are exceptional, and give me tons of new ways to keep an eye on everything happening around my home....

Samsung Smart TVs include a full web-browser. Select 2019 models going forward also include Remote Access, which allows you to operate a network-connected PC or Laptop from the TV. In addition to the video, streaming, and PC control features, Samsung has added another bonus: Smart home control with SmartThings. Home Control with Your TV and SmartThings Ordinarily, home control is something that requires a separate physical and operating infrastructure (in many cases it can be expensive), but Samsung adds its twist to the fast-growing market of simpler and affordable alternatives, such as Alexa and Google Home-based systems by way of its SmartThings platform....

Samsung revealed the new Odyssey gaming monitors on Monday. Consumers will be able to purchase the 28-inch Odyssey G7 28, the Odyssey G5 27-inch, and the Odyssey G3—which comes in both 27- and 24-inch sizes. The new monitors are designed specifically for gaming and include high refresh rates that range from 144Hz to 165Hz, depending on the model. Two of the primary features of the G7 and G5 allow users to utilize picture by picture (PBP) and picture in picture....

The color scarlet falls between red and orange and is traditionally a bit on the orange side. Scarlet is sometimes considered a shade of crimson, although crimson is redder. Scarlet is a warm color that carries the symbolism of red as a power color. It is closely associated with academics, theology, and the military, especially formal occasions and tradition. In publications and on web pages, the color scarlet attracts attention when used sparingly....

Anyone who’s shopped around for hard drives in the last two decades will be familiar with Seagate, perhaps for not-so-good reasons. While the company has had some pretty staggering reliability issues over the years in this market, Seagate has done a lot to improve things in recent years, and trust is slowly coming around for their products. Enter the FireCuda SSHD, a hybrid drive that seeks to bridge the gap between older HDD tech and modern SSDs....

Overall Findings You’ll probably want a laptop if you can only afford one device. Budget laptops cost the same as mid-tier tablets and can do much more. Tablets are primarily for browsing the web, reading ebooks, playing games, listening to music, and other passive activities. On the other hand, laptops are for productivity, creating documents, sending emails, and using powerful software. There are also hybrids, or convertible laptops, which you can use in tablet mode to have the best of both worlds....

The updates include allowing users to create and share media, and an enhancement to its direct messages. The company said it the announcement that it’s focused on helping businesses (and their employees) shift to a digital-first environment. Users will be able to create and share audio, video, and screen recordings thanks to the new Clips feature. The recordings can be shared in the channels or via direct messages on Slack, and users have the option to add live captions and searchable transcripts....

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has teased a nifty-looking retractable camera lens that should start appearing in the company’s future device releases, according to a Tweet and accompanying video. “Most pop-ups are annoying, but not our self-developed retractable camera,” the company wrote. Actual details are scant, but the video shows a retractable camera lens that activates with the push of a virtual button and looks to be water-resistant and shock-resistant. As a matter of fact, the company shows off the phone being dropped from quite a height with the camera elongated, which may indicate it can survive some serious real-world conditions....

The XG300 is the biggest of the bunch, measuring about 12.5-inches by 5.4-inches by 5.4-inches, and weighing in at a little over six and a half pounds. Sony says it’s the most powerful of the three, using a combo of Front Tweeter and “MEGA BASS” features for deeper basses and clearer high-frequency sounds. It’s also the longest-lasting, claiming up to 25 hours of play time on a full charge. Whereas the XE300 and XE200 are both smaller and lighter, though they focus more on evenly-distributing audio in a space rather than raw power and don’t hold a charge for quite as long....

While smartphone cameras do a pretty neat job in most circumstances, their small sensors often fail in extreme conditions, either adding noise to low-light images or blowing out the brightly lit ones. “Dynamic range has been a real problem for smaller sensors in phones. I hope to see [the] new sensor technology improve [the] raw file quality of phone photos and to give more natural tone photos instead of HDR effect,” Finnish professional photographer Mikko Suhonen shared with Lifewire over email....

Not everyone wants to pay $9.99 per month for Premium, and the free plan limits how many songs you can skip, but what about a cheaper plan with unlimited skips? Would this be something that could convert free users to paid subscribers? This is what Spotify wants to test out with its pilot for Spotify Plus. Spotify’s free plan has a couple of caveats since it’s free, most notable of which is the inability to skip more than six tracks per hour....

While many network providers already show 5G on many of their phones, this often isn’t “true 5G.” On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced plans to add a new 5G UC icon to let you know exactly when your phone is connected to a proper 5G connection. The new icon will appear whenever users with an iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max are connected to T-Mobile’s 5G Ultra Capacity network instead of its “regular 5G network....

On December 12, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres urged world leaders at the Climate Ambition Summit to declare a state of climate emergency in hopes of getting key countries to adopt more comprehensive strategies. He cited the increase in carbon dioxide-intensive sectors by G20 countries in stimulus packages adopted to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. In step with scientific research, Guterres recommends prominent governments commit to efforts to counteract climate change including social reforms....

You’ve probably heard most of the terms before, but do you know what they mean? How many gigabytes are in a terabyte? What does one terabyte actually mean in the real world? These are all things you need to know before you buy a hard drive or memory card, choose a tablet based on the memory it has, etc. Fortunately, as confusing as it all might seem at first glance, all of these units of measurement are easily convertible from one to another and are simple concepts to grasp thanks to the examples we’ve provided below....

From simple hardware additions to Windows configurations to routine maintenance, there are some measures you can try to optimize your current setup. Here’s how to get the most out of your PC while spending the least. Check out this guide to checking your PC’s RAM compatibility to see what type you need. Then head over to our buyer’s guides to desktop RAM or laptop RAM for guidance on how much you need....

All of the same rules for buying a PC apply here, a solid CPU and a good amount of RAM are a must for multi-tasking. and If you plan to do any gaming, you’ll want a good GPU as well. Form factor is also something to pay attention to, if real estate is at a premium you may want to invest in an AIO. If you’re buying one of these workstations for a newly established home office, make sure to add our guide to home office layout ideas to your reading list before taking a look at our picks for the best $400 to $1000 desktops....

These apps offer free international calls to at least one, if not many, countries. Most of them also have chat features so you can stay in touch with quick messages in between calls and share photos and videos. Here are our five favorite apps to make international calls. In 2016, WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption that applies to all messages and calls using the app. However, if you’re chatting with someone who has an older version, none of your communications are encrypted....