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How to Recover Permanently Deleted Files and Folders in Google Drive

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When you delete any file or folder in your Google Drive, it is moved to the trash folder. The deleted file stays in trash for 30 days and then it is permanently deleted. You can right-click the deleted file in the trash bin and select Restore to undelete the file. Restore Permanently Deleted Files If you fail to restore a deleted file within the 30-day window, or if you have emptied the trash manually, the files will be permanently deleted from your Google Drive. You can however contact Google Support and they may restore the deleted files for you. Go to support.google.com/drive?p=file_recovery and sign-in with the Google account you used to delete the file. Provide your first name, last name, and check the consent box to confirm that you are trying to recover files you deleted from Google Drive. You’ll receive an email from drive-noreply@google.com confirming that your request has been received and that it may take up to 48 hours for the files to be restored. (It ...

View Microsoft Office Files in the Browser without Downloading

You can use the filetype: operator in Google to search for Office files of specific types. For instance, a query like invoice template filetype:xls will find public Excel spreadsheets that match the search query. Similarly, you can find Word documents and PowerPoint presentations on the Internet by appending filetype:doc or filetype:ppt to the search query. How do you view a file that you found on the Internet in the browser itself? All modern browsers have built-in support for PDF files so you can view them directly in the browser without downloading the file to your computer. However, if you are working with Office files, you can use simple URL hacks to view the file inside Google Docs or Microsoft Office Viewer. View Office Files in Browser We’ve two sample files, an Excel spreadsheet and a Word file, hosted on the Internet. The file URLs are provided below and the requirement is to view these files directly in the browser. https://www.labnol.org/files/word.docx [Word d...

How to Create Photo Stickers in Canva

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This quick tutorial will walk you through the steps to create your own custom stickers from photos in Canva . The basic idea is that you remove the background from the photo, add a thick white border around the cut out image and save it as a PNG file with a transparent background. Here are the steps: Step 1: Add the Photo to Canvas Create a new design in Canva and drag the photo from your desktop to the canvas. Step 2: Remove the Image Background Select the image, click the Edit Image button and choose the BG Remover option to instantly remove the background. Click Apply to save the changes. Step 3: Add a White Outline While the photo is selected, go to Shadows and choose the Glow option. Set the background color of the glow to white, set the blur to 0 and the transparency to 100%. You can now play around with the Size slider to get the desired thickness of the outline. These steps were performed on the Canva website but you can also do them inside the Canva ap...

How to Save Money on your Microsoft Office 365 Subscription

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The personal edition of Microsoft Office 365 is available for $6.99 per month on the official Microsoft website. This license includes all Microsoft Office apps. With the personal license, you’ll be able to install Microsoft Office on all your computers, phones and tablets through you can only be signed in to 5 device at the same time. You may buy a license for Microsoft Office 365 through the Microsoft website, through in-app purchases inside the Apple App Store or Google Play store or through online stores like Amazon. Office 365 Prices Comparison I did a quick comparison of Office 365 prices across different regions and it is obvious that the most affordable option is Amazon. For instance, if you are looking to buy Microsoft 365 subscription in India, you’ll save around 20% when the purchase is made through Amazon vis-a-vis the Microsoft Store. The savings are even higher for UK customers. Country / Region Price on Microsoft Store Price on Amazon Website Savings U...

How to Copy Email Messages from Google Workspace to another Gmail Account

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Your organization is currently using Gmail with Google Workspace for email. You are moving to another company and would like to archive all your existing email messages before the contract is terminated and the emails are permanently deleted from Gmail servers. How to Copy Google Workspace Emails to another Gmail Address Our previous email migration guide discussed ShuttleCloud, a service built into Gmail that uses Gmail APIs to copy your emails from one Gmail account to another. That approach, however, will not work when you are transferring emails from Google Workspace (or Google Apps) to a free Gmail account. Here’s an updated step-by-step guide for easily transferring your emails from an existing Google Workspace / GSuite / Google Apps (Legacy) account to a new Gmail address. Step 1: Enable POP Download in Gmail In your existing Gmail (Google Workspace) account, go to Settings, click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab, choose Enable POP for all mail in the POP download sec...

How to Embed Google Maps in your Website Responsively and Lazily

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It take two easy steps to embed Google Maps in your web pages. While you are on the Google Maps website, search for the place or area that you wish to embed, click the hamburger icon in the upper left corner and choose the Share or embed map option from the menu. You may embed standard maps, satellite maps, or even street views. Google Maps resize automatically based on the device size Embed Google Maps Responsively This web page contains a sample map embedded using the default embed code provided by Google Maps. The embedded map is non-responsive. What it means is if you open the page on a device other than your desktop computer, the Google Map won’t fit the screen and you’ll have to scroll the page horizontally to see the complete map. Here’s another web page that contains the same Google Map but now the map has been embedded responsively. Thus, if you resize the browser or view the page on a mobile phone, the embedded map would adjust its size automatically based on the si...